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Brooklyn Man Accused Of Attacking Woman, Injuring Cops On LI: Police
A Brooklyn man allegedly assaulted a woman, resisted arrest, and injured two Nassau County police officers, authorities announced on Sunday, July 13. Kareem Howell, 34, was arrested after officers responded to a domestic disturbance on G Street in Elmont at 2:21 p.m., according to the Fifth Squad. Detectives said Howell got into a verbal argument with a 32-year-old woman that escalated into a physical altercation. He allegedly struck her several times and forcibly took her phone, prompting her to flee the home in fear for her life. Officers arriving at the scene saw Howell flee on foot. Wh…
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Mugshot Shows Driver, 62, Charged After Mowing Down Anti
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Protestors In NJ
A North Bergen woman was arrested after police say she hit several protesters with her vehicle during a public demonstration in Fairview on Saturday, July 12 (scroll for video). The incident happened around midday around 2:!5 p.m., at the intersection of Fairview and Anderson avenues, according to Fairview Police Chief Vincent Bellucci. Demonstrators were crossing the intersection, temporarily holding up traffic, when a confrontation began between one of the participants and a motorist, later identified as Linda Roglen, Bellucci said. One of the demonstrators spat on Roglen — which i…
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Man Chokes Woman Before Injuring Cops, Medic During Wild Long Island Arrest, Police Say
A 31-year-old man is facing multiple charges after choking a woman and injuring two police officers and a medic during a violent arrest on Long Island, police said. The incident happened around 1 p.m. on Monday, July 7, in Elmont, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Officers responded to a residence on Locustwood Boulevard following reports of a disturbance. When they arrived, they were informed that a verbal argument had escalated between Lyadell Sutherland and a 22-year-old woman. An investigation found that Sutherland struck the woman multiple times before forcibly grabbin…
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Trio Ran $500K Luxury Car ID Theft Ring On LI, Dragged Cop While Fleeing: DOJ
Three men are accused of running a sophisticated identity theft ring that used stolen personal information of unsuspecting victims to buy luxury cars—some of which were stored on Long Island. The defendants—Tiansi Gong, 26, of Manhattan; Kevin McCarthy, 31, of Selden; and Matthew Hibner, 36, of Huntington Station—are accused of conspiring to obtain high-end vehicles using stolen identities, then stashing the cars at a lot on Zorn Avenue in Yaphank. Investigators determined that the scheme involved more than $500,000 in fraudulent vehicle loans tied to at least 35 identity theft victims, acc…
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Man Followed From Crash, Stabbed Repeatedly In Vicious LI Attack: Police
A Lakeview man is accused of stabbing another man several times after a car crash in Franklin Square, Nassau County police announced on Sunday, July 6. Officers were called to a Franklin Street home at 4:31 a.m. for a 20-year-old man suffering from multiple cuts across his body, according to detectives. The victim had been involved in a car crash earlier that morning when a suspect followed him and confronted him, police explained. A fight broke out, and the victim was stabbed with a sharp object, police said. The man was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was listed in stable condition.…
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Drunk Woman Kicks, Spits On Officers After Long Island Crash: Police
A Massapequa woman allegedly assaulted police officers after crashing her car while drunk in Plainview, Nassau County police announced on Saturday, July 5. Jamy Castillo, 21, was driving a 2010 Honda Pilot south on Floral Avenue when she struck a guardrail at 2:25 a.m., according to officers from the Eighth Precinct. When police arrived, they determined Castillo was intoxicated and took her into custody. She was complaining of neck pain and was transported to a hospital in a Nassau County Police Department ambulance, authorities said. During the transport, Castillo reportedly became combat…
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Ex-Con Who Shot Relative Outside Suffolk County Bar Gets Decades In Prison
A previously convicted felon who shot a relative during a late-night argument outside a Long Island bar will spend decades behind bars. Jonathan Redar, 33, of Miller Place, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Suffolk County Court on Monday, June 30, following a jury conviction for assault and related charges. The shooting unfolded just after 2 a.m. on May 7, 2024, in the parking lot of a Mount Sinai bar, where Redar and a relative got into an argument. Redar pulled out a gun and fired a single shot at the victim while bystanders stood nearby, prosecutors said. The bullet tore through t…
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14-Year-Old Shoots Himself In Hand, Wounds Teen During Wild Brawl: Suffolk Police
A 14-year-old boy shot himself in the hand while opening fire on another teen during a wild brawl in Patchogue, Suffolk County Police said on Thursday, June 26, 2025. The shootout erupted around 4:30 p.m. during a fight involving five male juveniles on Edwards Street, just east of Rider Avenue, according to police. During the chaos, the 14-year-old pulled out a 9-millimeter handgun and fired multiple times, striking a 17-year-old male. Police say the younger teen also accidentally shot himself in the hand during the violence. The wounded 17-year-old was rushed to a nearby hospital with ser…
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ICE Arrests 11 Iranians As Sleeper Cell Threat 'Never Higher,' Feds Say
A sniper. A convicted felon with Hezbollah ties. A U.S. citizen who allegedly threatened to shoot ICE officers. These are just some of the 11 Iranians arrested in a sweeping weekend operation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, federal officials announced. The coordinated enforcement effort, which unfolded across eight states, was part of what DHS officials described as a proactive mission to "get the worst of the worst out" of American communities. “Under Secretary Noem, DHS has been full throttle on identifying and arresting known or suspected terrorists and violent extremists th…
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Jilted Wife Arrested In Brass Knuckle Beating Of Cheating Husband's New GF: Cops
A Connecticut woman is facing serious charges after police say she broke into a woman's apartment, beat her with brass knuckles because she believed the woman was having an affair with her husband, authorities said. Giana Garcia, 27, of Plainfield, faces multiple charges following the alleged break-in at a Killingly home on Sunday, June 15, Connecticut State Police said. Police were called to the Church Street apartment around 4 a.m. to reports of a break-in. The victim told troopers that Garcia had rammed into her vehicle before forcing her way inside the home, a report said.,&…
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Maserati Fugitive Busted After Brawling With, Injuring Cops During LI Traffic Stop: Police
Two police officers were injured — one seriously — after a Long Island traffic stop turned violent, authorities said. The incident unfolded just after 10:30 p.m. Thursday, June 5, when Nassau County Police pulled over a Maserati for having an obstructed license plate cover in a parking lot on Gardiners Avenue in Levittown. During the stop, a visibly nervous front-seat passenger got out of the vehicle and tried to walk away, according to police. That man, 47-year-old Dashawn Thompkins, gave officers a fake name and date of birth, police said. Officers eventually learned that Thompkins was v…
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Man Bludgeoned Pregnant GF Until Baby Died In Horrific 2-Day Assault In NY, DA Says
A pregnant New York woman lost her baby after enduring a brutal two-day assault carried out by her boyfriend, prosecutors alleged. Tylique Young, 18, of Albany, was arraigned on kidnapping, assault, and robbery charges in Albany County Court on Wednesday, June 4, after allegedly beating the victim with a hammer inside his Orange Street apartment in Albany, according to the DA’s office. Young is accused of holding his 19-year-old girlfriend—who was 27 weeks pregnant—hostage over the course of several hours on the night of Thursday, May 15, into the early morning of Friday, May 16. After st…
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