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Drunk Wrong-Way Driver With Stolen Gun Leads Trooper Pursuit On Long Island: Police
An intoxicated Bay Shore man in a stolen car led police on a wrong-way pursuit before being caught with a stolen gun and cocaine, police said. The incident unfolded shortly after 3 p.m. Sunday, March 9, when troopers patrolling westbound on the Southern State Parkway spotted a Ford Taurus with Florida plates stopped on the Exit 41S ramp, New York State Police said. When troopers attempted to check on the vehicle, the driver, 50-year-old Samuel Colon, suddenly made an illegal left turn and sped off, driving westbound in the eastbound lanes of Bayshore Road, police said. Troopers pursued Col…
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Second Arrest Made In Broad-Daylight Hempstead Execution: Police
A second suspect has been arrested in connection with the broad-daylight execution of a 19-year-old man in Hempstead, Nassau County police announced in an update on Monday, March 10. Brayan Pineda, 20, of Elmont, was taken into custody and charged with first-degree hindering prosecution for allegedly assisting in the cover-up of the March 1 homicide, police said. He is set to be arraigned on Tuesday, March 11, at First District Court, 99 Main Street, Hempstead. Authorities previously arrested 18-year-old Jeremias Ferrufino-Rodriguez for second-degree murder and two counts of second-degree…
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Officer Slashed With Switchblade By Teen At Park: Nassau County Police
A police officer suffered a severe hand laceration when a 16-year-old armed with a switchblade resisted arrest in Massapequa Park, authorities said. Officers responded to Lake Shore Drive around 12:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 8, for reports of a suspicious male pulling on car door handles, Nassau County police said. The Bureau of Special Operations assisted in canvassing the area and spotted a suspect matching the description fleeing on foot. As officers attempted to detain him, the teen grabbed at his clothing, and a concealed black switchblade severely injured an officer’s hand, investig…
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Knife-Wielding Man Threatens Teens, Menaces Officers At McDonald's: Nassau County Police
A knife-wielding man threatened two teenage girls and later menaced officers before his arrest at a McDonald's in North Lawrence, Nassau County Police announced on Thursday, March 6. Officers responded to the fast-food restaurant at 365 Rockaway Turnpike around 4 p.m. for reports of a suspicious man armed with a weapon, according to detectives. Antonio Reyes, 47, undomiciled, was allegedly in a heated argument with two girls, ages 14 and 15, when he pulled out a knife and pointed it at them, placing them in fear for their lives. The terrified teens fled and called police, authorities said. …
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Second Inmate Beaten To Death By Guards Near NY Prison Where Robert Brooks Died: Report
A second inmate has died near the same New York State prison where guards were captured on video fatally beating an inmate last year. Messiah Nantwi, 22, died at Mid-State Correctional Facility in Marcy on Saturday, March 1, a spokesperson for the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) told Daily Voice. Additional details about his death were not released, but nine inmates at the facility told The New York Times that Nantwi was brutally beaten by corrections officers. Thomas Mailey, a prisons spokesman, declined to comment on the New York Times allegations in a st…
Police & Fire
Teen Executes 19-Year-Old In Broad Daylight In Intersection: Nassau County Police Allege
A 19-year-old was shot dead in broad daylight at a Hempstead intersection, and now another teen is behind bars, Nassau County police announced in an update on Monday, March 3. Jefferson J. Mancia-Fernandez, 19, of Hempstead, was gunned down near West Graham Avenue and Peninsula Boulevard just after noon on Saturday, March 1, police said. Officers found him unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds and rushed him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Now, 18-year-old Jeremias Ferrufino-Rodriguez of 190 West Marshall Street has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder and tw…
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Jose Funes-Zabala Murdered Brenda Alfaro-Alcantara: DA
More than three years ago, Brenda Alfaro-Alcantara moved to the United States to be with the man she loved, her family said. But the 29-year-old mother's American dream came to a tragic and senseless end when she was stabbed more than 30 times last October by that same man, identified by authorities as 43-year-old Jose Funes-Zabala, of Roosevelt. It all happened in front of the couple's 2-year-old son, who relatives say was found covered in blood at his family's apartment. On Monday, Feb. 10, Funes-Zabala was indicted on second-degree murder and related charges in Nassa…
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Undercover Prostitution Investigation At NY Spas: Syosset Residents Nabbed, Police Say
Authorities in Orange County have cracked down on illegal activity at several massage parlors, leading to multiple arrests of Long Island, New Jersey, and Connecticut residents and the closure of one business. On Friday, Feb. 7, the New Windsor Police Department announced several arrests in connection with an undercover investigation into alleged prostitution and unlicensed massage operations at several locations in the town. The probe, initiated after repeated complaints from residents and local businesses, led to the arrests of five individuals on various charges, including unauthor…
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Child Abuser Left Bruises On 3-Year-Old In Uniondale, Police Say
A Long Island man is accused of physically abusing a toddler. Ranferi Orozco, 26, of Uniondale, was arrested on suspicion of assault and related charges following a welfare check at a Uniondale residence on Wednesday, Feb. 5. A representative from Child Protective Services was checking on the welfare of a 3-year-old child when they discovered visible bruising on the child's body, prompting them to call 911, Nassau County Police said. The alleged abuse is believed to have occurred a day prior to the welfare check. Following an investigation, police arrested Orozco on suspicion of: Tw…
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Armed Cop Impersonator Busted At Social Services Building In Uniondale, Police say
A Long Island man is behind bars after allegedly posing as a law enforcement officer and walking into a county office with multiple firearms and fraudulent police credentials. John Galifianakis, 73, was arrested Wednesday morning, Jan. 29, after he entered the Department of Social Services building on Charles Lindberg Avenue in Uniondale, falsely claiming to be a police officer and asking for help in safeguarding his firearm, Nassau County Police said. A concerned employee immediately contacted police, who arrived to find Galifianakis in possession of multiple fake law enforcement identific…
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Christmas Eve Murder: Son Stabbed Mother In Heart At Massapequa Home, DA Says
A man accused of stabbing his mother to death inside their Long Island home on Christmas Eve was formally charged with murder. Jeremy Emmanuel Lopez Ramirez, 27, of Massapequa, was arraigned on second-degree murder and related charges in Nassau County Court on Thursday, Jan. 16, in the death of Josefina Ramirez Montero. Ramirez attacked his mother inside the living room of their shared apartment, located near Old Sunrise Highway and Clocks Boulevard, shortly after returning from a laundromat on the evening of Tuesday, Dec. 24, prosecutors said. He stabbed the woman four times with a six-in…
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Levittown Man Stabs Driver During Argument On Hempstead Turnpike: Police
A Levittown man is accused of stabbing a driver in the abdomen during an argument on Hempstead Turnpike, Nassau County police announced Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. Officers responded to a disturbance near Hempstead Turnpike and Berger Avenue at 3:45 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 4, according to police. The victim, a 59-year-old man seated in his vehicle, became involved in an argument with a pedestrian, later identified as Richard Avolin, detectives explained. During the altercation, Avolin allegedly kicked the car door, prompting the victim to exit his vehicle. Avolin then produced a knife and stabbed…
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Man Pulls Gun On Woman During Heated Argument In Nassau County: Police
A New Cassel man is accused of pulling a loaded gun on a woman during a heated argument, prompting her to flee and call police, authorities said on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025. Officers from the Third Precinct responded to a disturbance at a 3rd Avenue residence in New Cassel at 11:30 a.m., detectives said. Talique Thomas 23-year-old got into a verbal argument with a 21-year-old woman that escalated when he allegedly pointed a loaded black firearm at her, leaving her in fear for her life. The woman fled the home and contacted authorities. Officers located Thomas at the residence and ar…
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Man Bites Officers During Roosevelt Field Mall Fight: Nassau County Police
A Rockville Centre man is accused of assaulting officers after a fight at Roosevelt Field Mall, East Garden City, police announced on Saturday, Dec. 28. Christopher Santana, 22, of Milford Place, was arrested following a disturbance in the food court on Friday, Dec. 27 at 6:20 p.m., according to Nassau County police. The altercation caused mall patrons to flee the area. Santana attempted to reenter the mall while carrying several bricks and became combative when officers tried to arrest him, spitting and biting at officers, detectives said. One officer suffered an injury to his left hand an…
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Black Friday Brawl, Loaded Gun At Long Island Mall Net 18-Year-Old Felony Charges
An 18-year-old man is facing weapons charges in connection with a brawl at a Long Island mall on one of the busiest shopping days of the year. Tavion Elting, of East Patchogue, was indicted for criminal possession of a weapon and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Friday, Dec. 20. Prosecutors said Elting was involved in a fight in the food court at Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove just after 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 29. As the teen was struggling with another individual, a loaded 9mm pistol fell out of his pocket and onto the mall floor, according to investigators. A bystander kicked …
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Nassau County Man Arrested After Firing Gun In Rockville Centre Parking Lot, Police Say
A report of gunfire led to the arrest of a Long Island man after officers discovered shell casings and recovered a handgun connected to the alleged incident. According to Nassau County Police detectives, the incident occurred on Tuesday, Dec. 17, at around 2:15 a.m. in the parking lot of a commercial business at 525 Merrick Road in Rockville Centre. Detectives said witnesses reported seeing a man remove a gun from his jacket pocket and fire it into the air before fleeing the scene. Responding officers recovered shell casings at the location, and no injuries were reported. …
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Robber Busted Fleeing Nassau County Convenience Store, Police Say
A man is facing charges after allegedly robbing a Long Island convenience store. The robbery occurred in Valley Stream, at the BP station located on North Central Avenue, at around midnight Tuesday, Dec. 3. Nassau County Police said 40-year-old Devon Gomes, of Queens, entered the store and removed several items from the shelves before approaching the 21-year-old clerk at the register. After selecting lottery tickets that were behind the counter, he placed his hand inside his sweatshirt to imply he had a gun and demanded cash and the employee’s cell phone, police said. The clerk complied a…
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Combative 29-Year-Old Injures 2 Officers During Arrest At Baldwin Home, Police Say
A 29-year-old man is accused of injuring two officers during an arrest at a Long Island home. Nassau County Police were called for a disturbance at a Baldwin residence on Bonnie Drive at around 10 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2. Officers encountered Karlhentz Louissaint, who began acting irate and attacked them, police said. He was reportedly violent and combative as officers attempted to get him into handcuffs. Two officers suffered injuries during the ordeal and were treated at a hospital. The agency did not elaborate on the nature of their injuries. Louissaint was arrested on suspicion of: Me…
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Nassau County Man Accused Of Stabbing, Punching Woman During Argument
Long Island authorities report the arrest of a man for assault following a violent altercation. The incident occurred on Saturday, Nov. 23, at 9:15 a.m. in Manhasset. Nassau County PD Sixth Precinct officers responded to a residence on Pond Hill after a report of an assault. Police determined that Carlos Mullings, age 53, a Manhasset resident, became involved in a verbal argument with a 30-year-old woman that escalated. Mullings allegedly punched the woman in the jaw, causing pain, before using an unknown sharp object to stab her in the upper left arm, resulting in a puncture …
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Man Stabs 8 Partygoers At Long Island Home After Sexual Advances Rejected, DA Says
A man is facing attempted murder charges following a stabbing spree at a Long Island home that injured eight people. Moses Brooks, age 50, of Wyandanch, was indicted on nearly two dozen criminal counts in Nassau County Court on Friday, Nov. 22. According to the charges, Brooks was attending a crowded basement house party on Linden Place in Hempstead in the early hours of Sunday, Oct. 6, when he exposed himself to a 26-year-old woman. When she walked away, Brooks followed her and rubbed his penis against her arm, prosecutors said. The victim told her friends what happened and they removed …
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Gunman In Double Homicide At Long Island Home Gets Decades In Prison
A man who confessed to shooting and killing two men at a Long Island home will spend decades behind bars. Brian Cordovano, age 50, of Ronkonkoma, was sentenced to 30 years in prison in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Nov. 20, after pleading guilty in the deaths of Ian Saalfield and Robert Julian. Suffolk County Police found the 45-year-old Saalfield, of Lake Grove, and the 59-year-old Julian shot to death inside Julian’s Selden home on May 3, 2022. Earlier Report: Ronkonkoma Man Admits To Double-Fatal Shooting At Selden Residence An investigation found that Cordovano had shot th…
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Man Gets 7 Years For Trafficking Illegal Firearms In Nassau County
Years in prison await a man who confessed to selling illegal firearms on Long Island. Kim Lilly, age 45, of Greenville, South Carolina, was sentenced to seven years behind bars in Nassau County Court on Wednesday, Nov. 20, after copping to criminal sale of a firearm and related charges. Prosecutors said Lilly sold 11 illegal firearms in Freeport, including an assault rifle and assault pistol, between August 2023 and January 2024. All but one were loaded and sold with accompanying ammunition. He also admitted to selling several high-capacity magazines. Lilly, who resided in Freeport befor…
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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 Threatening Victim With Knife At Nassau County Gym
A Long Island man was arrested after allegedly threatening another man with a knife at a gym. The incident occurred around 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, at the 24-Hour Fitness on West Sunrise Highway in Valley Stream. Edwin Cortez, age 47, is accused of displaying a knife during an argument with a 40-year-old man, according to Nassau County Police. Cortez was arrested at the scene without incident, and no injuries were reported. Cortez is charged with: Criminal possession of a weapon, third degree, Menacing, second degree. He was arraigned on Wednesday, Nov. 20, at First District…
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Woman Enters Bedroom, Threatens Victim With Knife In Nassau County: Police
A Long Island woman was arrested after allegedly assaulting a person and injuring an officer during a disturbance. Nassau County police said Jennifer Carrera Aguilar, age 28, of Westbury, entered a bedroom at a Whittier Street residence in New Cassel around 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16, and threatened a 35-year-old woman with a knife. When the victim tried to call 911, police said Aguilar slapped the phone from her hand to prevent the call. As officers attempted to take Aguilar into custody, she allegedly resisted and refused to comply with verbal commands, leading to an officer sustaining …
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Man Stabbed Ex-Wife Over 20 Times As She Sat In McDonald's Drive-Thru On Long Island, DA Says
A Long Island man is accused of trying to kill his ex-wife just hours after she obtained a protection order against him. Willie Curry, age 36, of Brentwood, was indicted on attempted murder and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Nov. 14. Prosecutors said Curry ambushed his ex-wife as she sat in the drive-through lane of a Bay Shore McDonald’s at around 8:15 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2. He rode up on an electric bicycle, ran around to her opened drive side window and began repeatedly stabbing her, prosecutors alleged. The attack only stopped when the woman drove forward a sho…
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Terrorism Charge: Dad Tried Bombing Uniondale Building After Losing Visitation Rights, DA Says
A father angered over losing visitation rights with his kids tried bombing a Long Island government building, prosecutors said, leading to the county’s first ever terrorism charge. James Luca, age 46, of North Merrick, was arraigned on terrorism and related charges in Nassau County Court on Wednesday, Nov. 13, in connection with an attempted bombing at the Nassau County Department of Social Services building in Uniondale. Prosecutors said Luca and a co-defendant, 25-year-old Jayson Reyes, of North Merrick, arrived at the building on Charles Lindbergh Boulevard at around 2 a.m. Tuesday, Sept…
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Long Island Man Sentenced For Fatal Shooting Of Ex-Fiancée In New Hyde Park Parking Garage
A man was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for murdering his ex-fiancée in an underground parking garage on Long Island. The shooting occurred on March 31, 2022, in the New Hyde Park garage of the medical facility where the victim worked. Quay Sean Hines, age 33, of Bay Shore, was convicted in September of second-degree murder and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the fatal shooting of 33-year-old Amelia Laguerre. Hines waited in the garage with a loaded firearm and confronted Laguerre as she entered around 4:10 p.m., , Nassau County District Attorney Anne …
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LI Dealer Busted With Enough Fentanyl To Kill 115K People Gets Decade In Prison
A prior felon from Long Island will spend a decade behind bars after he was caught with enough fentanyl to kill tens of thousands of people. Joshua Oltchick, age 26, of West Babylon, was sentenced to 10 years in prison in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Nov. 5, after pleading guilty to drug possession and related charges. Prosecutors said Suffolk County Police officers found Oltchick slumped over behind the steering wheel of his parked car in West Babylon, near 7th Avenue and 15th Street, on Sept. 16, 2023. The vehicle was facing the wrong direction with its engine still running. A sear…
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19-Year-Old Who Fatally Shot Man Outside Long Island Nightclub Gets Decades In Prison
A 19-year-old gang member who confessed to fatally shooting a man and injuring two others outside a Long Island nightclub will spend decades behind bars. David Trent, of Mastic Beach, was sentenced to 28 years in prison in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Oct. 30. It followed his guilty plea to manslaughter and related charges in the death of Jorge Mauricio Sevilla Berrera. Earlier Report: 19-Year-Old Admits Fatally Shooting Man Outside Farmingville Nightclub Prosecutors said Trent – a member of the criminal street organization, “No Fake Love,” or “NFL” – was with several other g…
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Name Released Of 15-Year-Old Killed In Hudson Valley Shooting That Led To Manhunt, Arrest
This story has been updated. The name has been released of a teenage boy who was killed in a fatal shooting in Northern Westchester that led to a 12-hour manhunt and the arrest of a suspect. Fernando Jimenez, age 40, shot his girlfriend and her two children with an illegally possessed handgun in the Baldwin Place section of Somers during a domestic dispute at about 11:35 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 28, according to New York State Police. One of the children, a 10th-grade student at Somers High School now identified as Michael Raimondi, age 15, was killed. The boy's brother, a 13-year-…
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