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Bullet Narrowly Misses TV Viewer During Domestic Violence Shooting At Long Island Home
A Long Island man is accused of shooting into a home occupied by his girlfriend and several children. Joaquin Franco, age 42, of Brentwood, was indicted for criminal possession of a weapon and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Monday, Nov. 18, stemming from a shooting at a Central Islip residence. Prosecutors said the victim and her two children were visiting her parents in Central Islip on Sunday, Oct. 20, when the family heard a loud bang from outside. One resident ran upstairs and discovered that a bullet had entered the home, penetrating several walls, a television, and a chi…
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Man Accused Of Exposing Self To 9-Year-Old In East Meadow
A Long Island man who was previously accused of exposing himself to a young girl is now charged with possessing child pornography. Jhonatan Fuentes, age 29, of East Meadow, was arrested Friday, Oct. 11, after an investigation revealed he was in possession of child pornography, Nassau County Police said. He was charged with ten counts of possessing a sexual performance by a child under 16 and was released with an appearance ticket to Nassau County Court. Earlier Report: 29-Year-Old Accused Of Exposing Himself To Girl In East Meadow The arrest came months after Fuentes was accused o…
Police & Fire
Man Exposes Himself To 11-Year-Old Girl At West Hempstead Park, Police Say
A man is accused of exposing himself to a girl at a Long Island park. Nassau County Police were called about a man committing a lewd act at West Hempstead’s Halls Pond Park, located on Nassau Boulevard, at around 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21. An 11-year-old girl told her father that she witnessed a man inappropriately touching himself. The father also witnessed the incident. Officers located the suspect, 31-year-old Avigdor Goldemberg, a short time later at his Collins Lane residence, roughly two blocks away from the park. Goldemberg is charged with public lewdness and endangering the welfar…
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Man's 'Horrific' Stabbing Attack On Ex-GF In Front Of Children On Long Island Nets 15 Years
A Long Island man will spend over a decade in prison for brutally stabbing his ex-girlfriend in front of their horrified children. Jorge Guevara, age 49, of Bay Shore, was sentenced to 15 years behind bars in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Sept. 4, after a jury convicted him of attempted assault and related charges. According to prosecutors, Guevara and the victim got into an argument on March 28, 2023, and he threatened her with a knife. The two struggled over the weapon before Guevara grabbed a pair of scissors and stabbed the woman in her neck and shoulder repeatedly. Earli…
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Accused Of Committing Lewd Act While Naked, Watching Girls
A Long Island man has been accused of committing a lewd act while watching two girls through a window in his home. The alleged incident happened around on Friday, Aug. 30 in Islip Terrace. A family member of the girls reported to police that the man was naked and committing the act while watching the minors, from the window of his home, located on Sunrise Highway (Route 27). Following an investigation by Suffolk County Police Third Squad detectives, Joseph Zink, wage 59, of Islip Terrace, as arrested today at approximately 3:50 p.m. Monday, Sept. 2. Zink was charged with: …
Police & Fire
Worker Accused Of Taking Pictures Of Child In Dressing Room Of Long Island Store
An employee at a Long Island store has been accused of taking pictures of a young girl as she changed her clothes in a dressing room. The suspect was working as an employee at Burlington in Commack, located at 108 Veterans Memorial Highway, when he reached his cell phone under a changing room door and surveilled the girl at approximately 9:15 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 1, according to Suffolk County Police. The girl saw the cell phone and told her parents, who were also in the store. The parents confronted the worker, William Veitch-Canete, age 27, of Commack, and then ca…
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Trio Recruits Own Kids To Steal From Nassau County Macy's, Police Say
Three people are accused of recruiting their own children to help them steal from a Macy’s store on Long Island. The incident happened in East Garden City, at Roosevelt Field Mall, shortly before 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17. According to Nassau County Police, a security guard stopped two women and a man who left the store while concealing dozens of items that weren't paid for. The trio were accompanied by three children, ages 3, 10, and 13. Together, the group stole 67 pieces of merchandise by concealing items inside bags and a stroller, police said. The following suspects were arrested with…
Police & Fire
Burger King Incident Leads To Arrest Of Man For Acts Of Public Lewdness On Long Island
A man has been accused of committing multiple acts of public lewdness on Long Island. Suffolk County Police Department Fourth Precinct Patrol officers responded to Burger King on Portion Road in Ronkonkoma at around 11:40 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20, after two female employees reported a man committing a lewd act in plain sight in the parking lot. The man fled the scene shortly after, police added. After an extensive canvass of the area, officers located and arrested Ronald Richardson III, age 43, who police say is homeless. Following an investigation by Fourth S…
Police & Fire
'Irate' Passenger Exposes Himself To Girls, Man Aboard Nassau County Bus, Police Say
A man is facing multiple charges after allegedly exposing himself to two minors on a Long Island bus. The incident happened in Cedarhurst, on an MTA bus that was traveling near Rockaway Turnpike and Rugby Road, at around 9:15 a.m. Monday, Aug. 19. Nassau County Police said a 30-year-old man and two girls, ages 17 and 7, were riding on the bus when another passenger “became irate,” pulled his pants down, and exposed himself to the victims. The suspect, 61-year-old Dwight Poorman, of Far Rockaway, Queens, then threatened them with a stick, police said. Nobody was injured. Poorman was arres…
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Hit-Run Crash: Greenport Man Drove Drunk With 3 Kids In Car In Riverhead, Police Say
A man has been accused of driving drunk with three children in the car after a hit-and-run crash on Long Island. The incident happened around 8:10 p.m. in Riverhead. Greenport resident Juan L. Arevalo-Lopez, age 22, crashed a white Honda Civic on Old Country Road before fleeing the scene, according to Riverhead Police Department. Responding officers found Arevalo-Lopez to be intoxicated while his 1-year-old daughter, and two boys -- ages 9 and 10 -- were inside the vehicle, said police. Arevalo-Lopez was charged with: Driving while intoxicated, under Leandra's Law; Three cou…
Police & Fire
North Merrick Man Accused Of Exposing Himself To Girl In Parking Lot Of North Bellmore CVS
A man is facing multiple charges after police say he exposed himself to a child outside a Long Island CVS. According to Nassau County Police, Darwin Taylor, 72, from North Merrick, was at CVS in North Bellmore located at 2660 Jerusalem Ave, where a 14-year-old girl witnessed him exposing himself and touching his genitals in the parking lot. After a thorough investigation, Taylor was located and placed under arrest without incident. Taylor was charged with: Public lewdness, Indecent exposure, Endangering the welfare of a child. He was released on an Appearance Ticket returnabl…
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Hampton Bays HS Teacher Accused Of Sending Inappropriate Texts To Student
A Long Island high school teacher has been accused of sending inappropriate texts to a student. On Monday, July 15, Southampton Town Police Department received a walk-in complaint of the inappropriate relationship between a student at Hampton Bays High School and a member of the faculty During the interview with the juvenile, detectives learned that there was an inappropriate texting relationship between the student and the teacher, Southampton Town Police Department said. No allegations of a physical relationship were made. Detectives spok…
Police & Fire
Long Island Church Leader Raped Girl For Years: Police
Police arrested a man who served as a leader at multiple Long Island churches after he allegedly sexually abused a child for nearly five years. Jose Wilfredo Vazquez Cardoza, age 49 of Uniondale, was arrested on Wednesday, July 10, Nassau County Police announced. Starting in August 2011, Cardoza reportedly had sexual relations with a 12-year-old girl at Iglesia Cristiana Unida in Hempstead, where he served as a church leader and as security at the time. The alleged abuse lasted until April 2016. Cardoza then went on to serve as an active member and elder of the Iglesia Misionera El Red…
Police & Fire
Freeport Woman Drives Drunk With 9-Year-Old Daughter In Vehicle In North Amityville: Police
A Long Island woman has been accused of driving drunk with a child in the vehicle. According to Suffolk County Police, the woman was driving a 2014 Audi Q5 northbound in North Amityville on Route 110, near Ritter Avenue, when she rear-ended one vehicle and collided with another, causing the Audi to overturn at approximately 5:40 p.m. Sunday, June 23. Her 9-year-old daughter was transported to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip for precautionary reasons. The driver of the vehicle that was rear-ended was transported to the same hospital for treatment of minor in…
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Man Stabs GF In Neck As 3 Children Watch Inside Long Island Home, Jury Finds
A Long Island man could spend years in prison for stabbing his girlfriend with a pair of scissors in front of their horrified children. Jorge Guevara, age 49, of Bay Shore, was found guilty of attempted assault and related charges by a Suffolk County jury on Wednesday, June 19. According to prosecutors, Guevara and the victim got into an argument on March 28, 2023, and he threatened her with a knife. The two struggled over the weapon and Guevara grabbed a pair of scissors and stabbed the woman in her neck and shoulder repeatedly. The couple’s three children were present during the attack, …
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