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$158K Diamond Delivery Lands LI Man In Handcuffs, Police Say
A Long Island man was arrested after detectives said he knowingly received a package containing fraudulently purchased loose diamonds worth approximately $158,000, Nassau County police said.
Wilfredo Franco Ramirez, 42, of Franklin Square, was arrested at 7:08 p.m. on Friday, May 29, in Franklin Square, according to the Nassau County Police Department's Electronics Squad/Fraud & Forgery Section.
Detectives said Ramirez knowingly accepted a package containing natural loose diamonds that had been purchased through fraud. The diamonds were valued at approximately $158,000, police said.
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$1 Million Safe Targeted By Veteran LI Burglary Crew With Long Rap Sheet: Cops
A veteran Long Island burglary crew tried to take a safe with nearly $1 million in valuables inside while a family was on vacation, police said Wednesday, May 13.
Leonard Repka, 63; Vincent Repka, 58; and Nikitas Margiellos, 53, were busted for the Saturday, April 11 home invasion in North Valley Stream, the Nassau County Police Department said.
The three men ransacked the home and damaged the floor where the safe had been affixed, police said. The safe contained $460,000 in cash and $500,000 worth of jewelry, according to authorities.
The homeowner on Wyngate Drive East left for a family …
Gunpoint Robbery, Deadly DUI Crash Lead To Guilty Plea For LI Man: Proescutors
A Long Island man pleaded guilty in a deadly drunken car crash and three robberies just before he was set to face trial, authorities announced Wednesday, March 18.
Elvin Maradiaga Ortiz, a 35-year-old Hempstead resident, admitted to burglary, robbery, and manslaughter charges, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said.
“From violent robberies to the alcohol-fueled crash that killed his own passenger, this defendant demonstrated a consistent disregard for human life,” District Attorney Anne Donnelly said. “He left a dying victim behind in an attempt to escape responsibility for his v…
‘Call Me Daddy' Creepy Church Leader, Soccer Coach Raped Girl Before Kidnapping Her To Mexico
Kevin Esterly — the Pennsylvania man who ran off to Mexico with a teenage girl in 2018 — has now been convicted of repeatedly raping the same victim when she was a child, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, March 5.
The disturbing allegations first emerged when the victim came forward to police in February 2025, saying Esterly had sexually abused her for years, beginning when she was a child.
A jury convicted Esterly, now 53, of rape, statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, and endangering the welfare of children following a trial that began with jury selection on …
Community Rallies For Family Of Missing Woman Found Dead In Suffolk County Homicide (Update)
The community is rallying to support the family of Kathleen Harrison Trent, the missing Riverhead woman identified as the victim found dead in a wooded area in Manorville, as a homicide investigation continues.
Trent, 63, of Forge Road in Riverhead, was reported missing on Jan. 29 after she had not been seen or heard from since Jan. 27, according to authorities.
Her body was discovered in a wooded area on Connecticut Avenue, south of River Road, at 3:21 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11, Suffolk County Police said.
Detectives believe her death to be criminal in nature following a preliminary inve…
New Evidence Found Near Nancy Guthrie’s Home: Bloody Glove, Stone With Blood Droplet
A bloody glove and a stone with a blood droplet have been discovered near the Arizona home of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie, who has been missing since Sunday, Feb. 1.
According to a report by Tucson NBC-TV affiliate KVOA, a local couple found the items in the desert less than a mile from Guthrie’s home in the Catalina Foothills of Tucson.
The couple, who requested anonymity, said they spotted the glove under their car’s headlights on the night of Tuesday, Feb. 11. A second glove, appearing to match the first, was found 10 feet away.
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Blakeman Launches Bid For NY Governor, Setting Up GOP Clash With Stefanik
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman has officially launched his campaign for New York governor, setting up a high-profile Republican primary fight with Rep. Elise Stefanik.
Blakeman announced his run Tuesday, Dec. 9, releasing a campaign video and posting on X that he plans to “Put New York First” by focusing on public safety, taxes, and utility costs.
“Our state is struggling with high taxes, rising utility bills, and rising crime,” Blakeman wrote. “New Yorkers deserve a proven leader who will put New York first”
Blakeman pointed to his record as Nassau County executive, including keep…
Suspect In 1997 Murders Of LI Army Vet, Toddler Daughter Arrested In Florida: Report
Nearly 30 years after an Army veteran single mother and her toddler daughter were found murdered on Long Island, a suspect is in custody, ABC News reports.
Andrew Dykes, 66, was arraigned in a Florida courtroom Wednesday, Dec. 3, on two counts of murder in the deaths of Tanya Denise Jackson and her daughter, Tatiana Marie Dykes, according to the outlet. Dykes is the child’s father.
The charges stem from a warrant issued out of Nassau County, law enforcement sources told ABC News.
Cold Case Background
Jackson, 26, was found dismembered in June 1997 at Hempstead Lake State Park in Lakeview…
New Mugshot Shows Son Accused Of Killing Parents At Their Long Island Deli
A beloved couple brutally killed inside their longtime deli on Long Island are being remembered as their son faces charges in their deaths.
Vito Dambrosio of Seaford, 30, has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the fatal stabbings of his parents, Antonio "Tony" Dambrosio and Angela Pulisciano, both from Seaford, inside A & A Italian Deli in Bethpage on Thursday, Dec. 4, Nassau County Police announced on Friday, Dec. 5.
According to a report by Fox 5, Dambrosio allegedly attacked a coffee shop clerk less than 20 minutes before the killings, slap…
Former Fox Affiliate TV Anchor Accused Of Stabbing Mother To Death
A former local TV news anchor is accused of stabbing her mother to death and has been charged with first-degree murder, authorities said.
Police were dispatched at about 7:50 a.m. Friday, Oct. 31 to a “reported cutting” at a home in Wichita, Kansas.
Responding officers found a woman outside who was later identified as Angelynn “Angie” Mock, 47. Inside, they found her 80-year-old mother, Anita Avers, “unresponsive in her bed with multiple stab wounds,” according to a department statement.
Avers was transported to a local hospital, where she died later Friday morning, police said. The …
