Flavored Vapes Found During Underage Sales Sting At Nassau County Smoke Shop: Police Flavored Vapes Found During Underage Sales Sting At Nassau County Smoke Shop: Police
Flavored Vapes Found During Underage Sales Sting At Nassau County Smoke Shop: Police A Long Island smoke shop employee was arrested after police conducting an underage sales sting spotted a large quantity of flavored vape products displayed for sale, authorities announced on Sunday, Aug. 9. Tamer Ghazali, 23, of Hempstead, was arrested at Smoke Bazaar, located at 3010 Merrick Road in Wantagh, during Nassau County Police Department's "Project 21" initiative at 8:20 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8, according to the department.  Officers with the Strategic Response Team and underage agents were investigating the sale of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products to minors when the…
Motorcyclist, 31, Killed After Kawasaki Strikes Tree, Utility Pole On Long Island Motorcyclist, 31, Killed After Kawasaki Strikes Tree, Utility Pole On Long Island
Motorcyclist, 31, Killed After Kawasaki Strikes Tree, Utility Pole On Long Island A 31-year-old motorcyclist was killed after his bike veered off a Long Island roadway and struck a tree and utility pole early Sunday morning, Aug. 9, police said. The man was riding a 2016 Kawasaki motorcycle eastbound on East Main Street near Harrison Avenue in East Islip when the motorcycle left the roadway at approximately 1:20 a.m., according to Suffolk County Police. The motorcycle struck a tree and then a utility pole, police said. The rider was taken to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, where he was pronounced dead. His name has not been released pending notification …
Woman, Baby Killed In Boat Crash Off Liberty Island Woman, Baby Killed In Boat Crash Off Liberty Island
Woman, Baby Killed In Boat Crash Off Liberty Island A 46-year-old Manhattan man has been charged after a boat overturned near Liberty Island, killing a 27-year-old woman and a 5-month-old baby, authorities said. Manuel Hernandez was arrested at 2:27 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, within the NYPD's 72nd Precinct, and charged with 13 counts of reckless endangerment, an NYPD spokesperson said. The incident began around 10:25 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, when police received a 911 call reporting an overturned vessel near Liberty Island within the 1st Precinct, authorities said. The NYPD Harbor Unit, SCUBA Team and Aviation Unit responded to the scene…
Deadly Summer Bacteria Threat Triggers Warnings In Multiple States Deadly Summer Bacteria Threat Triggers Warnings In Multiple States
Deadly Summer Bacteria Threat Triggers Warnings In Multiple States Health officials in multiple states are warning residents about a potentially deadly bacterial threat that becomes more common as waters warm. Seven deaths have now been reported this year from Vibrio vulnificus infections in Louisiana and Florida, according to official state health data.  The bacterium can cause rapidly progressing, life-threatening infections and, in some cases, destroy tissue around an infected wound. Louisiana's Department of Health said Thursday, Aug. 6, that five people had died among nine reported cases in the state this year. Florida has recorded 14 case…
Harley Rider Suffers Severe Arm Injury In Nassau County Crash Harley Rider Suffers Severe Arm Injury In Nassau County Crash
Harley Rider Suffers Severe Arm Injury In Nassau County Crash A motorcyclist suffered a severe arm injury in a crash with a Jeep on Long Island, police announced on Saturday, Aug. 8. The 44-year-old man was riding a 2007 Harley-Davidson east on Old Country Road in Westbury when the crash happened near Salisbury Park Drive at 2:28 p.m., according to Nassau County Police. A 26-year-old man driving a 2016 Jeep was attempting to make a left turn into a parking lot when he struck the motorcycle, police said. Officers applied a tourniquet to the motorcyclist before taking him to a nearby hospital, according to police. The Jeep driver remained at the sc…
Suspect Slapped With 5,500+ Charges For Raping Teen 'Almost Daily' For Years: Affidavit Suspect Slapped With 5,500+ Charges For Raping Teen 'Almost Daily' For Years: Affidavit
Suspect Slapped With 5,500+ Charges For Raping Teen 'Almost Daily' For Years: Affidavit A Pennsylvania man accused of raping a teenage girl "almost daily" for years is facing thousands of criminal charges, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Aug. 7. Nicholas Allen Spencer, 37, of Clearfield, was charged following an investigation that began when a 16-year-old girl went to Pennsylvania State Police to report sexual messages she said she had been receiving from him, according to the affidavit. The teen arrived at the PSP Clearfield station with a parent on Sunday, May 17, and showed investigators messages Spencer had sent her that day, investigators w…
Manhunt Over: Cops Capture Son Wanted In Father's NY Killing, Police Say Manhunt Over: Cops Capture Son Wanted In Father's NY Killing, Police Say
Manhunt Over: Cops Capture Son Wanted In Father's NY Killing, Police Say A multi-day manhunt for a man accused of killing his 70-year-old father and setting his Orange County home on fire ended after tips from the public led New York State Police to him, authorities said. Thomas D. Ryan, 32, was taken into custody at about 12:10 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, following a coordinated search in Schoharie County, State Police said. Ryan was wanted in connection with the Thursday, Aug. 6 homicide of his father, Robert Ryan, at his home at 512 Greenville Turnpike in the Town of Greenville, police said. Robert "Bob" Ryan was born May 14, 1956, to Catherine and David Ryan o…
New Jersey Man Caught Stealing Power Tools From Vehicles On Long Island: Police New Jersey Man Caught Stealing Power Tools From Vehicles On Long Island: Police
New Jersey Man Caught Stealing Power Tools From Vehicles On Long Island: Police A New Jersey man is accused of stealing power tools from vehicles parked outside several Long Island homes during an early-morning crime spree, police announced on Friday, Aug. 7. Bayron Velazco Parody, 30, of Norman Road in Montclair Township, was arrested after Suffolk County Police responded to a Lantern Street home in Greenlawn for a report of multiple people damaging vehicles at 4:16 a.m., according to the department. Norman Road is located in Montclair Township, according to township records. Officers arrived and spotted multiple people searching through a vehicle parked outside th…
15-Year-Old Boy Missing For Days From Nassau County Home: Police 15-Year-Old Boy Missing For Days From Nassau County Home: Police
15-Year-Old Boy Missing For Days From Nassau County Home: Police A 15-year-old boy has been reported missing after leaving his Long Island home, police announced on Friday, Aug. 7. Mathew Valentin, 15, was last seen leaving his residence at 11:55 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 4, according to the Nassau County Missing Persons Squad. His disappearance was reported to police at 2:50 p.m. Friday.  Valentin is described as 5-foot-2 and approximately 130 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing black pants, a black sweatshirt, and gray slides, detectives said. Police believe Valentin may be in the Lynbrook area.  Anyone with informa…
Woman Trips, Falls To Death Under Moving Bus In NY: Police Woman Trips, Falls To Death Under Moving Bus In NY: Police
Woman Trips, Falls To Death Under Moving Bus In NY: Police A 66-year-old woman was killed after she apparently tripped and fell beneath a moving bus in Albany, police announced on Friday, Aug. 7. The crash happened near New Scotland Avenue and Morris Street around 3:15 p.m., according to the Albany Police Department. Officers responding to reports of a crash involving a pedestrian and a Capital District Transportation Authority bus found the woman seriously injured in the roadway, police said. She was treated at the scene by the Albany Fire Department and emergency medical personnel but was pronounced dead at the scene. The woman appears to have …
Retired NYPD Chief Drowns In Long Island Backyard Pool; Found By Family Member: Police Retired NYPD Chief Drowns In Long Island Backyard Pool; Found By Family Member: Police
Retired Nypd Chief Drowns In Long Island Backyard Pool; Found By Family Member: Police A retired NYPD chief who spent decades protecting New Yorkers drowned in a backyard pool at his Long Island home, authorities said. Anthony J. Izzo, 75, of Stony Brook, was found by a family member in the pool at his Malverne Lane home at approximately 7:45 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. Sixth Precinct officers and members of the Stony Brook Fire Department pulled Izzo from the pool and performed CPR, police said. Izzo was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detective…
VIDEO: Off-Duty Detectives Restrain Unruly Passenger On Flight From Newark To Fort Lauderdale VIDEO: Off-Duty Detectives Restrain Unruly Passenger On Flight From Newark To Fort Lauderdale
Video: Off-Duty Detectives Restrain Unruly Passenger On Flight From Newark To Fort Lauderdale Video shows three off-duty Bergen County sheriff’s detectives and a retired police chief stepping in to restrain an unruly passenger causing a disturbance aboard a United Airlines flight from Newark earlier this week. Bergen County Sheriff’s Office detectives Cesar Fernandez, Jonathan Veloz and Gianina Ocasio were aboard the flight when passenger Daniel Borman appeared intoxicated and began causing a disturbance on Wednesday, Aug. 5, according to Sheriff Anthony Cureton. The flight had departed Newark and was bound for Fort Lauderdale, and Borman, 36, is reportedly from Springfield…
Exposed Breast Shown In Bodycam Released By NJ Police Department, Woman Alleges In Lawsuit Exposed Breast Shown In Bodycam Released By NJ Police Department, Woman Alleges In Lawsuit
Exposed Breast Shown In Bodycam Released By NJ Police Department, Woman Alleges In Lawsuit A New Jersey woman is suing a town and its police department, claiming officials released unredacted video last year showing her exposed breast while she was in police custody, leading to the footage being viewed hundreds of thousands of times online (lawsuit attached at the bottom of this news article). Adrianna Smith, a Mount Olive resident, filed the 17-page lawsuit in Passaic County Superior Court on Tuesday, July 28, against the Township of Little Falls, Little Falls Police Department, civilian records clerk Robert Scalera, and unnamed employees and supervisors. Smith was arrested by L…
Model Airplane Hunt Ends In Air Rescue For 70-Year-Old Man In Nassau County Model Airplane Hunt Ends In Air Rescue For 70-Year-Old Man In Nassau County
Model Airplane Hunt Ends In Air Rescue For 70-Year-Old Man In Nassau County A trip into the woods to retrieve a model airplane ended with an air rescue for a 70-year-old man on Long Island, police said. The man entered a wooded area near the aerodrome field at Cedar Creek Park, 3340 Merrick Road in Seaford, but was unable to find his way out at 2:06 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, according to Nassau County Police.  Seventh Precinct officers responded along with the Nassau County Police Department Emergency Service Unit and Aviation Unit, police said. With assistance from the New York Police Department Aviation Unit, crews extricated the man from the woods, according…
Truck Flipped Upside Down, Minivan Mangled In Long Island Car Crash: Authorities Truck Flipped Upside Down, Minivan Mangled In Long Island Car Crash: Authorities
Truck Flipped Upside Down, Minivan Mangled In Long Island Car Crash: Authorities A Long Island car crash ended with one vehicle upside down in a yard while another suffered crunching back-end damage, authorities said. The wreck occurred Thursday evening, Aug. 6 in Bohemia, at the intersection of the eastbound Sunrise Highway service road and Locust Avenue, the West Sayville Fire Department said. No other details were revealed, but firefighters shared pictures of the wreck that showed a white pickup truck upside down in a grassy area off the service road. The second vehicle, a gray Nissan Quest minivan, lost its rear bumper and its back windshield, along with suffering …
Teen Hospitalized After Crash While Changing Tire On LI Highway Shoulder: Police Teen Hospitalized After Crash While Changing Tire On LI Highway Shoulder: Police
Teen Hospitalized After Crash While Changing Tire On LI Highway Shoulder: Police A Long Island teenager was seriously injured in a car accident while changing a flat tire, police said. The 18-year-old man from Mastic was changing a tire on the side of Sunrise Highway westbound near the Route 112 exit in East Patchogue around 7:15 a.m. Friday, Aug. 7 when he was struck, the Suffolk County Police Department said. A 35-year-old man from Shirley driving a 2020 Hyundai Elantra drove into the young man, police said. The Hyundai driver was not injured. The 18-year-old suffered serious injuries and was rushed to NYU Langone – Suffolk Hospital in Patchogue, authorities said. Bo…
PA Creep Sent Explicit Messages To Minor, Captured In Nassau County: Police PA Creep Sent Explicit Messages To Minor, Captured In Nassau County: Police
PA Creep Sent Explicit Messages To Minor, Captured In Nassau County: Police An accused child predator from Pennsylvania was arrested on Long Island, authorities said Friday, Aug. 7. Shane Michael Rossi, 40, of Nazareth, PA, was wanted for felony unlawful contact with a minor, the Nassau County Police Department said. Rossi was arrested back on Jan. 27 following an investigation by the Nazareth Police Department, authorities said. He was accused of sending “multiple inappropriate messages and explicit images” to a victim. By May 2026, Rossi was the subject of a bench warrant out of Northampton County, PA, according to Nassau County police. He was located at Pulls t…
Fentanyl, Explosives, And ‘Tranq’ In Nassau Home Get Drug Dealer Prison Time, DA Says Fentanyl, Explosives, And ‘Tranq’ In Nassau Home Get Drug Dealer Prison Time, DA Says
Fentanyl, Explosives, And ‘Tranq’ In Nassau Home Get Drug Dealer Prison Time, DA Says A Long Island man found with fentanyl, xylazine, and explosives in his home is headed to prison. Anthony Gianatiempo, 35, of Westbury, was sentenced Friday, Aug. 7 to six years behind bars after pleading guilty to selling drugs and attempted weapons possession, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said. Gianatiempo sold $820 worth of cocaine, fentanyl, ketamine, heroin, and alprazolam (Xanax) to a person in Cantiague Park on June 18, 2025, according to the district attorney’s office. That sale led to a raid on Gianatiempo’s apartment on Aug. 5, 2025, in which investigators recovere…
Nassau Dunkin’ Donuts Burglar Tries To Make Coffee Before Fighting Cops: Police Nassau Dunkin’ Donuts Burglar Tries To Make Coffee Before Fighting Cops: Police
Nassau Dunkin’ Donuts Burglar Tries To Make Coffee Before Fighting Cops: Police A New York City man who broke into a Dunkin’ Donuts on Long Island was arrested following a struggle with cops, authorities said. Senai Haywood, 25, of Jamaica, Queens, entered the store on Hillside Avenue in Williston Park around 10:40 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, the Nassau County Police Department said. An employee making a delivery spotted Haywood and told him to leave, police said. But Haywood ignored the employee, went behind the Dunkin’ counter and started making himself a coffee, cops said. When the 25-year-old male employee again confronted Haywood, Haywood struck him in the chest three…
LI Drunk Driver Plows Into Several Street Signs Before Arrest, Cops Say LI Drunk Driver Plows Into Several Street Signs Before Arrest, Cops Say
LI Drunk Driver Plows Into Several Street Signs Before Arrest, Cops Say A drunk driver on Long Island slammed into several street signs before her arrest early Thursday, Aug. 6, police said. Maryi Puerto Benites, 28, of Brentwood, was reported around 12:15 a.m. by Suffolk County Park Rangers, according to the Southampton Town Police Department. The park rangers spotted Puerto Benites hitting street signs while traveling northbound on County Road 31 and westbound on County Road 104 in Flanders, police said. Officers determined Puerto Benites had left the roads’ travel lanes and “struck several street signs, causing considerable damage to the signs and her vehic…
WATCH: Baseball Team's Plane Struck By Lightning WATCH: Baseball Team's Plane Struck By Lightning
Watch: Baseball Team's Plane Struck By Lightning A plane carrying the Party Animals baseball team was struck by lightning while flying into the Lehigh Valley ahead of two games this weekend, officials said. The flight was traveling from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Lehigh Valley International Airport when the lightning strike happened on the way down for landing on Friday, Aug. 7. The plane landed safely at LVIA, according to officials. Party Animals player Garett Delano had been documenting the team's travel troubles on social media before the lightning strike. “30 minute delay to start the trip to Lehigh Valley. Nothing …
Cocaine, MDMA, LSD And More: Nassau Drug Dealer Had Full Menu Before Arrest, Cops Say Cocaine, MDMA, LSD And More: Nassau Drug Dealer Had Full Menu Before Arrest, Cops Say
Cocaine, MDMA, LSD And More: Nassau Drug Dealer Had Full Menu Before Arrest, Cops Say A Long Island drug dealer was busted with a wide variety of illegal offerings during a raid Thursday, Aug. 6, police said. Jack Acquafredda, 23, of Bellerose Terrace, was arrested around 4:30 p.m., the Nassau County Police Department said. Inside his residence, officers found: Cocaine – approximately 41 grams MDMA – approximately 28.9 grams Psilocybin mushrooms – approximately 1.5 pounds Ketamine – approximately 5.3 grams Amphetamine and dextroamphetamine 30mg pills – approximately 54.5 grams (132 pills) LSD – approximately 56 tabs – 0.6 grams Clonazepam pill – 1 pill – 0.2 grams Cannabis …
Citizen Complaints Spark Brothel Bust On Long Island, Two Arrested: Police Citizen Complaints Spark Brothel Bust On Long Island, Two Arrested: Police
Citizen Complaints Spark Brothel Bust On Long Island, Two Arrested: Police A Long Island brothel was busted Thursday, Aug. 6 after numerous community complaints, police said. Two women — Fen Fang Lin, 57, of Queens, and Xiangjie Lin, 41, of Brooklyn — were arrested following the raid at 1998 Route 112, Apt. 51A in Coram, the Suffolk County Police Department said. In addition to the arrests, cocaine, cash, and electronic devices were seized during the raid, authorities said. Lin and Lin were advertising their services on “commercial internet sites,” Suffolk police said. They were both charged with prostitution and issued appearance tickets for a later date, cops s…
Cop From Long Island Makes Small Talk With Drunk Driving After Killing Bride On Wedding Night Cop From Long Island Makes Small Talk With Drunk Driving After Killing Bride On Wedding Night
Cop From Long Island Makes Small Talk With Drunk Driving After Killing Bride On Wedding Night “I would like to call my dad right now.” Newly released police video shows Hunterdon County native Jamie Komoroski repeatedly asking to call her father after the drunken South Carolina crash that killed a bride on her wedding night. The series of videos released by South Carolina news station WCSC shows Komoroski at a bar before the 2023 crash in Folly Beach, speaking with police near the wreckage, and later being processed at police headquarters. Police body-camera footage shows Komoroski sitting on the lawn of a home near the crash scene, where her rental car can be seen resting against …
Manhunt For Murder Suspect Underway After Fire Engulfs NY Home: State Police Manhunt For Murder Suspect Underway After Fire Engulfs NY Home: State Police
Manhunt For Murder Suspect Underway After Fire Engulfs NY Home: State Police Police are searching for an armed and dangerous suspect in connection with a homicide investigation that followed a devastating house fire in Orange County. On Friday morning, Aug. 7, New York State Police issued an alert identifying Thomas David Ryan, 32, as a suspect in a homicide that occurred on Thursday, Aug. 6, on Greenville Turnpike in Greenville. The fire was reported shortly before 7:30 p.m. at 512 Greenville Turnpike, New York State Police confirmed. Firefighters arriving at the scene encountered heavy smoke and flames engulfing the residence, according to incident reporter Mark …
Off-Duty NYPD Cop Drunkenly Crashes Car With Three Kids Inside: State Police Off-Duty NYPD Cop Drunkenly Crashes Car With Three Kids Inside: State Police
Off-Duty Nypd Cop Drunkenly Crashes Car With Three Kids Inside: State Police An off-duty NYPD officer was driving drunk and crashed his car with three young children inside, state police said. Anthony N. Guglielmo, 38, of Staten Island, crashed on Route 23 in Greenport in Columbia County, with 7-, 6-, and 5-year-old children in the car on Wednesday, Aug. 5, New York State Police said. Troopers responded around 10:30 p.m. to reports of a property damage crash and a Volkswagen that left the scene, authorities said. Investigators located the car at 120 County Route 31 in Greenport, the address for A. Colarusso & Son Inc., a crushed stone supplier, according to stat…
Deadly Failed Robbery Of LI Teen Ends In Decades-Long Prison Term For Killer: Authorities Deadly Failed Robbery Of LI Teen Ends In Decades-Long Prison Term For Killer: Authorities
Deadly Failed Robbery Of LI Teen Ends In Decades-Long Prison Term For Killer: Authorities A Long Island man is headed to prison for decades for murder, authorities said. Erick Garcia, 22, was sentenced Thursday, Aug. 6 to 25 years behind bars for the killing of 19-year-old Carlos Guillen in 2022, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. Garcia, of Central Islip, designed a plan to rob Guillen at gunpoint after meeting up in Central Islip on Oct. 1, 2022, investigators said. Guillen, of Bay Shore, invited Garcia into his vehicle, then Garcia pulled the gun, authorities said. But instead of handing over what Garcia wanted, Guillen panicked and accelerated the vehicle, …
Mistaken Identity Murder Of LI Father Lands Killers Decades In Prison: Authorities Mistaken Identity Murder Of LI Father Lands Killers Decades In Prison: Authorities
Mistaken Identity Murder Of LI Father Lands Killers Decades In Prison: Authorities Two Long Island partners-in-crime were sentenced Thursday, Aug. 6 for gunning down an unarmed father in a case of mistaken identity, authorities said. Christopher Fernandez, 29, got 25 years to life, and Oliver Schor, 24, got 22 years to life, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. The two men were convicted of killing 49-year-old Michael Hartmann in his backyard on Nov. 2, 2022, in Bohemia. Prosecutors said Fernandez led the plan, believing his missing cellphone was in Hartmann’s home, according to Newsday. “Mr. Hartmann did nothing wrong – he was shot at his own home – and h…
Still Free: John Gotti’s Grandson Misses Promised Kidney Donation Date Again, Not Jailed Still Free: John Gotti’s Grandson Misses Promised Kidney Donation Date Again, Not Jailed
Still Free: John Gotti’s Grandson Misses Promised Kidney Donation Date Again, Not Jailed John Gotti’s grandson has once again failed to donate a kidney to his mother, despite promising the transplant to delay his prison sentence. Attorneys for Carmine G. Agnello, 40, of Oyster Bay, said he’s ready for the transplant, but his mother, Victoria Gotti, has a serious infection requiring another delay, the New York Daily News reported. Judge Nusrat J. Choudhury ruled Thursday, Aug. 6 that if Agnello donates the kidney before Monday, Aug. 10, he can still have his sentencing delay, Newsday reported. In that case, he would report to prison on Sept. 18. But if the transplant doesn’t ha…
Ex-NYC Sanitation Super Caught With Thousands Of Child Sexual Abuse Images: Feds Ex-NYC Sanitation Super Caught With Thousands Of Child Sexual Abuse Images: Feds
Ex-nyc Sanitation Super Caught With Thousands Of Child Sexual Abuse Images: Feds A former top New York City sanitation official has been charged in federal court after investigators said they found thousands of images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children inside his home.  Bronx resident Victor Alvelo, 61, was arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 4, and charged with possession of child sexual abuse material involving prepubescent children, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced.  According to federal prosecutors, Alvelo served as General Superintendent of the New York City Department of Sanitation until his retirement in Augu…
Drunk Driver Hits Utility Pole, Tree In Long Island Wreck: Police Drunk Driver Hits Utility Pole, Tree In Long Island Wreck: Police
Drunk Driver Hits Utility Pole, Tree In Long Island Wreck: Police A drunk driver wrecked his car into a utility pole on Long Island early Thursday, Aug. 6, police said. Franklyn Carpio Garcia, 27, of Southampton, was driving at the intersection of Noyack Road and Water Mill Towd Road around 12:06 a.m., the Southampton Town Police Department said. Carpio Garcia’s vehicle left the road, striking a utility pole and a tree before coming to rest, investigators said. However, Carpio Garcia was not injured, according to police. Cops booked Carpio Garcia on two counts of DWI and held him for morning arraignment, authorities said. His crash was one of five DWI ar…