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Rare 2-Headed Turtle Hatches On Cape Cod — Talk About A Double Take
Wanted: Judo rat to train a pre-teen mutant turtle recently hatched on Cape Cod, but crime-fighting can wait — for now. Wildlife experts are caring for the diamondback terrapin that hatched with two heads at a protected nesting site in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Both heads are alert and showing interest in food — encouraging signs for the tiny turtle. “We are monitoring and making sure they’re bright and alert; they’re reactive. We’re making sure that we’re offering food and that both heads are active and looking around and trying to eat. So far they are, which is awesome,” Zak M…
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Man Dies Days After Early-Morning Long Island Robbery: Police
A man who was critically injured during an early-morning robbery on Long Island has died, police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 22. The victim, identified as Justinn Thomas, 30, of South Hempstead, succumbed to the head injuries he suffered in the robbery, according to the Nassau County Police Department. The robbery happened near May Street and Grand Avenue in South Hempstead at approximately 5:27 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19, police said. Officers responding to reports of a robbery that had just occurred found Thomas suffering from head injuries, detectives said. He was rushed to a nearby …
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New Plans Finally Announced For Closed Suffolk Restaurant — From An Experienced Team
A successful Long Island restaurant duo is opening a fourth location. Chris Perrotta and Frank Ubriaco will debut Bar Franco at 6005 Jericho Turnpike in Commack in October, Newsday reported Tuesday, Sept. 22. The location was previously home to Jackson’s, a gastropub that lasted 19 years in the space before shutting down in September 2025. At the time, the family that owned Jackson’s told Newsday, “The cost of everything has gone up so much” and “it’s just not sustainable anymore.” But Perrotta and Ubriaco will try their luck, adding to a business profile that already includes three more L…
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Police Search For Answers After Three-Car Altercation On Suffolk County Highway
An altercation at a Long Island highway interchange has baffled police. New York State Police are asking for the public’s help for information about a three-car incident that occurred Sunday, Sept. 20, authorities said Tuesday, Sept. 22. State troopers are seeking witnesses and/or dashboard camera footage from the altercation, which occurred on the ramp from northbound Robert Moses Causeway onto the eastbound Southern State Parkway, police said. Anyone in the area around 1:10 a.m. Sunday with information about the incident is asked to contact Investigator Rivera at 845-303-0290 or email Lp…
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Rush Hour Nightmare On Eastbound LIE After Crash Closes All Lanes
A multi-car crash on the Long Island Expressway turned the busy highway into a parking lot during afternoon rush hour Tuesday, Sept. 22. At least six cars were stopped in the left two eastbound lanes of the highway near Exit 40 in Jericho, according to traffic cameras. Three of the cars had damage that could be seen from the traffic cams, while police and first responders surrounded the scene in both directions. Trapped motorists were being diverted onto Jericho Turnpike, but Nassau County officials advised most people to “use an alternate route.” Traffic backed up on the LIE due …
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Sicko Suffolk Teacher Who Sent, Asked For Nudes With Teen Girls Pleads Guilty: Authorities
A Long Island teacher admitted to sending and soliciting nudes to and from underage girls on Monday, Sept. 21, authorities said. Ryan J. McCaffery, 38, of Ridge, cut a plea deal in the appalling case about 18 months after he resigned from Riverhead High School, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office announced. McCaffery created profiles on Snapchat and Kik, where he posed as a teen boy and communicated with hundreds of accounts, investigators said. His Snapchat account was “c_chambers77” and he also used the name “Asherkonlon2,” officials previously said. In his messages, McCaffery …
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Love Triangle Stabbing: Killer Sentenced For Suffolk Attack On Girlfriend’s Ex-Lover, DA Says
A man who traveled to Long Island to kill his new lover’s ex-boyfriend was sentenced Tuesday, Sept. 22. Victor Panebianco, 33, of King, NC, got 25 years in prison for killing Christopher Millwater in November 2025, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. Panebianco’s new girlfriend, Kacy Corso, is set to get seven years in prison at her sentencing hearing Wednesday, Sept. 23, according to the DA’s office. Millwater, 52, of Selden, was stabbed to death around 3:45 a.m. on Nov. 11, 2025, at Stony Brook Yacht Club, according to authorities. Panebianco and Corso drove from North C…
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Man Dies After Fatal Leap Inside Mall In NY
A man died after jumping from an upper floor inside the Palisades Center Mall in Rockland County, police confirmed. The incident happened at the Palisades Center Mall at 1000 Palisades Center Drive in West Nyack at around 7:22 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 22, according to Clarkstown Police. Officers were called to the mall about three minutes later. An investigation determined that the adult man had jumped from an upper interior floor of the mall, police said. He was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His identity is being withheld until his family can be …
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Brothers-In-Law Killed In Hersheypark Crash By Teen High At 70+ MPH: Police
Two brothers-in-law building a business together were killed near Hersheypark by a 17-year-old driver who was high on marijuana and traveling more than 70 mph, police announced following a monthlong investigation. Ronald "Ron" Lindenmuth, 57, of Phoenix, Arizona, and James "Jim" Eyerly, 63, of Harrisburg, were killed in the head-on crash at West Hersheypark Drive and North Hockersville Road on Tuesday, Aug. 11. The Harrisburg teen has now been charged as a juvenile with homicide by vehicle while DUI and DUI involving a controlled substance or metabolite, Derry Township police announced in a…
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Scammer Targeted LI Senior For $20K, But Victim Got Wise Just In Time: Police
A Long Island senior withdrew $20,000 in a technology-based scam but wised up just in time and called the cops, police said. Biaodi Jiang, 50, of Brooklyn, was arrested Monday, Sept. 21 for the failed scam, the Nassau County Police Department said. The would-be victim, a 68-year-old Baldwin man, was greeted Monday morning by a message on his computer claiming it had been compromised and displaying a phone number to call, according to police. After calling the phone number, the man was told he needed to withdraw his money in order to protect it, and he immediately complied by taking out $20…
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Pet-Hating Suffolk Woman Left Shattered Glass Around Apartment Complex, Authorities Say
A Long Island woman is facing an animal cruelty charge for taking creative measures to keep pets away from her apartment, authorities said Tuesday, Sept. 22. Joyce Hamlett, 61, of Central Islip, scattered pieces of shattered glass and mothballs in common areas of her apartment complex in August, the Suffolk County SPCA said. In addition to pets, multiple children under age 17 live in the complex, investigators said. However, Hamlett was focused on deterring animals from entering the areas, according to the SPCA. Hamlett was charged with second-degree reckless endangerment, child endangerme…
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Harley Rider Seriously Injured In Suffolk County Crash, Police Say
A Harley-Davidson rider was seriously injured when a Toyota turning across a Long Island roadway struck his motorcycle, police said. The crash happened at the intersection of Little East Neck Road and Platt Avenue in West Babylon at approximately 3:50 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21, according to Suffolk County Police. Rosemay Clairant, 60, of North Amityville, was driving a 2011 Toyota north on Little East Neck Road and attempting to turn left onto Platt Avenue when her vehicle struck a southbound 2009 Harley-Davidson motorcycle, police said. The motorcycle was being operated by a 25-year-old from …
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Chase Ends In Crash, Standoff After Man Returns To NY Store: Police
A man who police say twice violated an order of protection at a New York business led officers on a chase that ended with a crash and a standoff, authorities announced Monday, Sept. 21. The incident began at Beer Universe, 16 West Avenue, in Saratoga Springs around 3:39 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, when local police were called for a man attempting to speak with someone inside the store despite a full stay-away order of protection, according to the department. Officers arrived and attempted to speak with the man, who was already inside a vehicle in the parking lot, police said. He allegedl…
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LI Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With Turning Subaru Identified By Police (
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The motorcyclist killed in a crash with a turning Subaru on Long Island on Monday afternoon, Sept. 21 has been identified, police said Tuesday, Sept. 22. Michael Locastro, 56, of Westbury, was killed in the wreck, the Nassau County Police Department said. The crash happened at 3:28 p.m. Monday in Jericho, according to the NCPD Homicide Squad. Locastro was riding a 2025 Indian motorcycle north on Cedar Swamp Road when a 32-year-old woman driving a 2020 Subaru made a left turn onto Old Jericho Turnpike, causing the collision, detectives said. After being rushed to a local hospital with…
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Driver Killed In Fiery Crash At Same LI Toll Booth For Second Time In Eight Days: Police
A driver was killed in a fiery car crash at the same Long Island toll booth for the second time in eight days, authorities said. A car slammed into the toll station at Sunken Meadow State Park in Kings Park around 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21, New York State Police said. Photos and videos from the scene showed the left side of the booth at the end of Sunken Meadow State Parkway surrounded by flames at the bottom and thick black smoke billowing upward. It was the exact same spot where a driver died last Monday, Sept. 14 in a fiery crash. First responders found a person dead inside the vehicle b…
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Homeless Man’s Burglary Attempt Thwarted At LI Laundromat, Two Cops Injured: Police
A homeless man who busted into a Long Island laundromat and grabbed some soap was arrested and later injured police officers in an ambulance, authorities said. Michael Torres, 34, was arrested Sunday night, Sept. 20 in East Meadow, the Nassau County Police Department said. Torres entered Rapid 2 Laundromat on Hempstead Turnpike around 10:30 p.m., entered a staff-only area, shoved a 34-year-old man working at the business, and grabbed two bottles of soap, police said. Though Torres attempted to leave with the soap, cops arrived on the scene and arrested him without incident, authorities sai…
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Dead Animals, Coffin, Severed Finger Left At Masonic Lodge: Police
Dead animals, cryptic messages, a miniature coffin, and a severed finger were among the disturbing objects repeatedly left outside a Pennsylvania Masonic lodge before a traffic stop led investigators to a suspect, police announced Monday, Sept. 21. Joshua Albert Reisinger, 37, was arrested following an investigation into more than a month of incidents at Paxton Lodge No. 16 Masonic Hall at 410 North Harrisburg Street in Steelton, according to the Steelton Borough Police Department. Between Aug. 15 and Sept. 20, investigators said unusual objects and written messages were intentionally left …
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Amtrak Fiber Cut Triggers FAA Ground Stops at Philly, Newark, JFK, LaGuardia, Teterboro
An Amtrak construction crew accidentally cut a fiber line in New Jersey, triggering a telecommunications outage that forced the FAA to halt flights at five major Northeast airports Monday, Sept. 21, federal officials said. Flights were affected at Philadelphia International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, Teterboro Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, and LaGuardia Airport as the outage rippled across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. "An Amtrak construction crew accidentally cut into a fiber line in New Jersey which caused a telecom outage and forced FAA to …
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Teen Driver Flips Car While Drunk In Suffolk County, Lands In Jail: Police
A drunk Long Island teenager hit a guardrail and flipped his car but escaped without injury, police said. Marek Alexander Amraly, 19, of Quogue, was traveling westbound on Old Country Road in East Quogue around 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, the Southampton Town Police Department said. Amraly then left his travel lane near Gleason Drive and collided with a guardrail, which caused the car to overturn, police said. Amraly was not injured, according to investigators. Officers responded to the area and determined Amraly was drunk at the scene, authorities said. He was charged with aggravated DWI and…
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Drunk Driver Plows Into Pole In Suffolk County While Twice Legal Limit: Police
A drunk Long Island driver crashed her car into a utility pole in Montauk, leading to her arrest, police said. Tiara M. Rashad, 41, of Hicksville, was busted with a BAC over 0.18%, the East Hampton Town Police Department said. Rashad was traveling northbound on South Essex Street, just north of South Fairview Avenue, when she collided with the pole around 7:15 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, police said. Officers responded to the scene and smelled a strong odor of alcohol on Rashad’s breath and noticed her eyes were glassy and bloodshot, her speech was slurred, and she was unsteady on her feet, acc…
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Suffolk County Man Killed In PA Hit-Run ATV Crash ID'd As Family Seeks 'Justice'
A 27-year-old New York man killed after falling from an ATV onto a Pennsylvania roadway and being struck by a driver who fled has been identified, authorities said. Kyle Elardo, of Suffolk County, Long Island was killed late Thursday, Sept. 17, on State Route 903 near Church Road in Penn Forest Township, according to Pennsylvania State Police and the Carbon County Coroner's Office. Troopers from the Fern Ridge barracks were called to the scene around 11:30 p.m. for a reported fatal hit-and-run and found Elardo in the northbound lane, police said. Investigators determined Elardo had been op…
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Drunk Driver Wrecks Car In Suffolk County — One Month After Prior DWI Arrest: Police
A drunk Long Island driver crashed his car and picked up his second DWI arrest in two months, police said. Said Solano Medina, 23, of Hampton Bays, was found at the scene of a one-car crash around 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, the Southampton Town Police Department said. Investigators determined Solano Medina was drunk behind the wheel and arrested him for two counts of DWI, aggravated unlicensed operation, and several traffic violations, authorities said. Solano Medina was previously arrested for DWI on Thursday, Aug. 6 in Sag Harbor, according to a prior Southampton police announcement. In…
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Man In Viral New York Beating Videos Captured On Warrants, Police Say
A man shown apparently beating multiple people in disturbing videos circulating online has been taken into custody, authorities announced on Sunday, Sept. 20. Investigators identified and located the man Sunday afternoon after videos appearing to show him physically assaulting multiple victims spread across social media, the Albany Police Department said. He was arrested on unrelated outstanding warrants and turned over to the Colonie Police Department, according to Albany police. Police have not released his name, saying his identity is being withheld to protect the integrity of the on…
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Chemistry Experiment Sparks Apartment Fire, Reveals Explosive Mixtures On Long Island
A chemistry experiment reacted violently inside a Long Island apartment, sparking a hallway fire and leading investigators to unstable explosive mixtures, police announced on Sunday, Sept. 20. Police and firefighters were called to 125 Lincoln Ave. in Mineola at 2:38 a.m. for a fire in the third-floor hallway of a residential apartment building, according to Nassau County Police. Nolan Gaugler, 34, was conducting an “unknown chemistry experiment” inside apartment B3C when the mixture reacted violently, investigators said. Gaugler carried the mixture into the hallway and threw it, igniting …
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LI Restaurant Owner Catches Burglar Stealing Food, Prying Open Business Door: Police
A Long Island restaurant owner caught an intruder stealing food and trying to pry open the door of another business late Saturday night, Sept. 19, police said. The owner of Morning Delights received a motion alert from a security camera at his restaurant, located on the basement level of 666 Old Country Road in East Garden City, at approximately 10:18 p.m., Nassau County Police said in a release issued Sunday, Sept. 20. When the owner arrived, he found a man inside the building using tools in an attempt to open the door of another business, according to detectives. The owner told the man t…
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LI Woman Swallowed By Hidden 8-Foot Backyard Hole Thought She Was Going To Die: Reports
A Long Island woman was rescued by neighbors she'd never met after falling into an 8-foot hole in her backyard that she never knew was there last week (scroll down for video). Danielle Tammone told CBS News that she thought she was going to die when she fell in and couldn't get out. She began screaming for help. It happened last Thursday, Sept. 17, Tammone's 47th birthday. Tammone tells 1010 Wins she was walking in her backyard when her feet sank into the ground, and seconds later, she was swallowed into the earth. Once she realized what had happened, panic set in. "Wow, I could die t…
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Drugged Driver Strikes Bicyclist On Long Island: Police
A stationary bicyclist was critically injured when a Subaru struck him in a suspected drug-impaired crash on Long Island, police announced Saturday, Sept. 19. The 31-year-old man was stopped on his bicycle near Nassau Expressway and Burnside Avenue in Inwood when he was hit at 10:11 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, according to Nassau County Police. A 2018 Subaru traveling east on Burnside Avenue struck the bicyclist, investigators said. The driver remained at the scene, police said. Michael Mayosky, 51, of East Meadow, was arrested without incident. The bicyclist was taken to an area hospital, wh…
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More Victims Feared After Long Island CNA Forcibly Touched Disabled Patient, Police Say
Police are searching for more potential victims after a certified nursing assistant forcibly touched a disabled woman twice at a New York rehabilitation center, authorities announced Saturday, Sept. 19. The incidents happened on Long Island at Surge Rehabilitation and Nursing, located at 49 Oakcrest Ave. in Middle Island, on Thursday, Sept. 3, and Friday, Sept. 4, according to Suffolk County Police. The 32-year-old patient told another certified nursing assistant what had happened, police said. That employee called 911. The patient was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital for an evalua…
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Hunter Kills Woman After Mistaking Her For Deer In Front Of Kids: Police
A hunter is facing charges after police say he shot and killed a woman walking through a field with a man and two children after mistaking her for a deer in Delaware. Walter Moorhead, 74, of Salisbury, MD, was identified as the hunter in the tragic accident, while the victim has been identified as 39-year-old Santos Maria Chilel Soto, from Georgetown, DE, Delaware State Police said. was charged with manslaughter and other offenses after he fatally shot a woman on Friday night in Ellendale while he was hunting from a ground blind, according to Delaware State Police. Shortly after 7:30 …
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NY Fugitive Kidnaps 5-Year-Old CT Boy, Threatening To Kill Himself And Child: Police
A New York fugitive accused of kidnapping a 5-year-old boy was arrested at a Connecticut hotel after an Amber Alert and hours of negotiations, police said. Christopher Rodriguez, 32, was taken into custody shortly after 11 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, at a Branford hotel. New Haven police announced the arrest Friday. The case began when officers responded to a reported domestic dispute at a New Haven home. A woman told police Rodriguez had become "extremely upset" after they got into an argument. Rodriguez allegedly left the woman there and drove to New Haven to pick up her 5-year-old son…
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Medical Emergencies Delay Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship's Return To NJ Port
Two medical emergencies aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship delayed the cruise ship's return to New Jersey, impacting passengers' travel plans, according to a notice distributed onboard. Medical staff determined that two guests aboard Oasis of the Seas needed urgent medical attention during the voyage, the notice says. The passengers were successfully taken off the ship to receive additional medical care. While the nature of the emergencies was not released, Cruise Hive reports that one involved a critically ill 7-year-old child, prompting the ship to return to Nassau, the closes…
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