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Sicko LI Teacher Who Sent, Asked For Nudes With Teen Girls Pleads Guilty: Authorities Sicko LI Teacher Who Sent, Asked For Nudes With Teen Girls Pleads Guilty: Authorities Sicko LI Teacher Who Sent, Asked For Nudes With Teen Girls Pleads Guilty: Authorities
Sicko LI Teacher Who Sent, Asked For Nudes With Teen Girls Pleads Guilty: Authorities A Long Island teacher admitted to sending and soliciting nudes to and from underage girls on Monday, Sept. 21, authorities said. Ryan J. McCaffery, 38, of Ridge, cut a plea deal in the appalling case about 18 months after he resigned from Riverhead High School, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office announced. McCaffery created profiles on Snapchat and Kik, where he posed as a teen boy and communicated with hundreds of accounts, investigators said. His Snapchat account was “c_chambers77” and he also used the name “Asherkonlon2,” officials previously said. In his messages, McCaffery …
Love Triangle Stabbing: Killer Sentenced For LI Attack On Girlfriend’s Ex-Lover, DA Says Love Triangle Stabbing: Killer Sentenced For LI Attack On Girlfriend’s Ex-Lover, DA Says Love Triangle Stabbing: Killer Sentenced For LI Attack On Girlfriend’s Ex-Lover, DA Says
Love Triangle Stabbing: Killer Sentenced For LI Attack On Girlfriend’s Ex-Lover, DA Says A man who traveled to Long Island to kill his new lover’s ex-boyfriend was sentenced Tuesday, Sept. 22. Victor Panebianco, 33, of King, NC, got 25 years in prison for killing Christopher Millwater in November 2025, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. Panebianco’s new girlfriend, Kacy Corso, is set to get seven years in prison at her sentencing hearing Wednesday, Sept. 23, according to the DA’s office. Millwater, 52, of Selden, was stabbed to death around 3:45 a.m. on Nov. 11, 2025, at Stony Brook Yacht Club, according to authorities. Panebianco and Corso drove from North C…
Man Dies After Fatal Leap Inside Mall In NY Man Dies After Fatal Leap Inside Mall In NY Man Dies After Fatal Leap Inside Mall In NY
Man Dies After Fatal Leap Inside Mall In NY A man died after jumping from an upper floor inside the Palisades Center Mall in Rockland County, police confirmed.  The incident happened at the Palisades Center Mall at 1000 Palisades Center Drive in West Nyack at around 7:22 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 22, according to Clarkstown Police.  Officers were called to the mall about three minutes later. An investigation determined that the adult man had jumped from an upper interior floor of the mall, police said.  He was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His identity is being withheld until his family can be …
Brothers-In-Law Killed In Hersheypark Crash By Teen High At 70+ MPH: Police Brothers-In-Law Killed In Hersheypark Crash By Teen High At 70+ MPH: Police Brothers-In-Law Killed In Hersheypark Crash By Teen High At 70+ MPH: Police
Brothers-In-Law Killed In Hersheypark Crash By Teen High At 70+ MPH: Police Two brothers-in-law building a business together were killed near Hersheypark by a 17-year-old driver who was high on marijuana and traveling more than 70 mph, police announced following a monthlong investigation. Ronald "Ron" Lindenmuth, 57, of Phoenix, Arizona, and James "Jim" Eyerly, 63, of Harrisburg, were killed in the head-on crash at West Hersheypark Drive and North Hockersville Road on Tuesday, Aug. 11. The Harrisburg teen has now been charged as a juvenile with homicide by vehicle while DUI and DUI involving a controlled substance or metabolite, Derry Township police announced in a…
Scammer Targeted Nassau Senior For $20K, But Victim Got Wise Just In Time: Police Scammer Targeted Nassau Senior For $20K, But Victim Got Wise Just In Time: Police Scammer Targeted Nassau Senior For $20K, But Victim Got Wise Just In Time: Police
Scammer Targeted Nassau Senior For $20K, But Victim Got Wise Just In Time: Police A Long Island senior withdrew $20,000 in a technology-based scam but wised up just in time and called the cops, police said. Biaodi Jiang, 50, of Brooklyn, was arrested Monday, Sept. 21 for the failed scam, the Nassau County Police Department said. The would-be victim, a 68-year-old Baldwin man, was greeted Monday morning by a message on his computer claiming it had been compromised and displaying a phone number to call, according to police. After calling the phone number, the man was told he needed to withdraw his money in order to protect it, and he immediately complied by taking out $20…
Pet-Hating LI Woman Left Shattered Glass Around Apartment Complex, Authorities Say Pet-Hating LI Woman Left Shattered Glass Around Apartment Complex, Authorities Say Pet-Hating LI Woman Left Shattered Glass Around Apartment Complex, Authorities Say
Pet-Hating LI Woman Left Shattered Glass Around Apartment Complex, Authorities Say A Long Island woman is facing an animal cruelty charge for taking creative measures to keep pets away from her apartment, authorities said Tuesday, Sept. 22. Joyce Hamlett, 61, of Central Islip, scattered pieces of shattered glass and mothballs in common areas of her apartment complex in August, the Suffolk County SPCA said. In addition to pets, multiple children under age 17 live in the complex, investigators said. However, Hamlett was focused on deterring animals from entering the areas, according to the SPCA. Hamlett was charged with second-degree reckless endangerment, child endangerme…
Harley Rider Seriously Injured In Long Island Crash, Police Say Harley Rider Seriously Injured In Long Island Crash, Police Say Harley Rider Seriously Injured In Long Island Crash, Police Say
Harley Rider Seriously Injured In Long Island Crash, Police Say A Harley-Davidson rider was seriously injured when a Toyota turning across a Long Island roadway struck his motorcycle, police said. The crash happened at the intersection of Little East Neck Road and Platt Avenue in West Babylon at approximately 3:50 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21, according to Suffolk County Police. Rosemay Clairant, 60, of North Amityville, was driving a 2011 Toyota north on Little East Neck Road and attempting to turn left onto Platt Avenue when her vehicle struck a southbound 2009 Harley-Davidson motorcycle, police said. The motorcycle was being operated by a 25-year-old from …
Chase Ends In Crash, Standoff After Man Returns To NY Store: Police Chase Ends In Crash, Standoff After Man Returns To NY Store: Police Chase Ends In Crash, Standoff After Man Returns To NY Store: Police
Chase Ends In Crash, Standoff After Man Returns To NY Store: Police A man who police say twice violated an order of protection at a New York business led officers on a chase that ended with a crash and a standoff, authorities announced Monday, Sept. 21. The incident began at Beer Universe, 16 West Avenue, in Saratoga Springs around 3:39 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, when local police were called for a man attempting to speak with someone inside the store despite a full stay-away order of protection, according to the department. Officers arrived and attempted to speak with the man, who was already inside a vehicle in the parking lot, police said. He allegedl…
Nassau Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With Turning Subaru Identified By Police (UPDATED) Nassau Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With Turning Subaru Identified By Police (UPDATED) Nassau Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With Turning Subaru Identified By Police (UPDATED)
Nassau Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With Turning Subaru Identified By Police (Updated) The motorcyclist killed in a crash with a turning Subaru on Long Island on Monday afternoon, Sept. 21 has been identified, police said Tuesday, Sept. 22. Michael Locastro, 56, of Westbury, was killed in the wreck, the Nassau County Police Department said. The crash happened at 3:28 p.m. Monday in Jericho, according to the NCPD Homicide Squad. Locastro was riding a 2025 Indian motorcycle north on Cedar Swamp Road when a 32-year-old woman driving a 2020 Subaru made a left turn onto Old Jericho Turnpike, causing the collision, detectives said. After being rushed to a local hospital with…
Driver Killed In Fiery Crash At Same LI Toll Booth For Second Time In Eight Days: Police Driver Killed In Fiery Crash At Same LI Toll Booth For Second Time In Eight Days: Police Driver Killed In Fiery Crash At Same LI Toll Booth For Second Time In Eight Days: Police
Driver Killed In Fiery Crash At Same LI Toll Booth For Second Time In Eight Days: Police A driver was killed in a fiery car crash at the same Long Island toll booth for the second time in eight days, authorities said. A car slammed into the toll station at Sunken Meadow State Park in Kings Park around 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21, New York State Police said. Photos and videos from the scene showed the left side of the booth at the end of Sunken Meadow State Parkway surrounded by flames at the bottom and thick black smoke billowing upward. It was the exact same spot where a driver died last Monday, Sept. 14 in a fiery crash. First responders found a person dead inside the vehicle b…
Homeless Man’s Burglary Attempt Thwarted At Nassau County Laundromat, Two Cops Injured: Police Homeless Man’s Burglary Attempt Thwarted At Nassau County Laundromat, Two Cops Injured: Police Homeless Man’s Burglary Attempt Thwarted At Nassau County Laundromat, Two Cops Injured: Police
Homeless Man’s Burglary Attempt Thwarted At Nassau County Laundromat, Two Cops Injured: Police A homeless man who busted into a Long Island laundromat and grabbed some soap was arrested and later injured police officers in an ambulance, authorities said. Michael Torres, 34, was arrested Sunday night, Sept. 20 in East Meadow, the Nassau County Police Department said. Torres entered Rapid 2 Laundromat on Hempstead Turnpike around 10:30 p.m., entered a staff-only area, shoved a 34-year-old man working at the business, and grabbed two bottles of soap, police said. Though Torres attempted to leave with the soap, cops arrived on the scene and arrested him without incident, authorities sai…
Dead Animals, Coffin, Severed Finger Left At Masonic Lodge: Police Dead Animals, Coffin, Severed Finger Left At Masonic Lodge: Police Dead Animals, Coffin, Severed Finger Left At Masonic Lodge: Police
Dead Animals, Coffin, Severed Finger Left At Masonic Lodge: Police Dead animals, cryptic messages, a miniature coffin, and a severed finger were among the disturbing objects repeatedly left outside a Pennsylvania Masonic lodge before a traffic stop led investigators to a suspect, police announced Monday, Sept. 21. Joshua Albert Reisinger, 37, was arrested following an investigation into more than a month of incidents at Paxton Lodge No. 16 Masonic Hall at 410 North Harrisburg Street in Steelton, according to the Steelton Borough Police Department. Between Aug. 15 and Sept. 20, investigators said unusual objects and written messages were intentionally left …