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Five-Time DWI Driver Gets Max Prison Term After Latest LI Conviction: Authorities Five-Time DWI Driver Gets Max Prison Term After Latest LI Conviction: Authorities Five-Time DWI Driver Gets Max Prison Term After Latest LI Conviction: Authorities
Five-Time DWI Driver Gets Max Prison Term After Latest LI Conviction: Authorities A five-time DWI driver got the maximum prison term following his latest conviction, authorities revealed Wednesday, Sept. 23. Pablo Aguilar Alvarez, 36, was sentenced to two and one-third to seven years in prison, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. He also faces deportation upon his release. Aguilar Alvarez was convicted Friday, Aug. 7 in his fifth DWI case, including four in the past 10 years, authorities said. The latest case was tied to a Nov. 29, 2025, incident in which Aguilar Alvarez was driving through Riverhead with his girlfriend when they stopped at a gas station…
Dix Hills Man Among 6 Charged In $1.7M Business Email Scam, NJ Police Say Dix Hills Man Among 6 Charged In $1.7M Business Email Scam, NJ Police Say Dix Hills Man Among 6 Charged In $1.7M Business Email Scam, NJ Police Say
Dix Hills Man Among 6 Charged In $1.7M Business Email Scam, NJ Police Say Six people have been charged after scammers allegedly compromised a Fairfield company's Microsoft account and tricked it into wiring about $1.7 million, authorities said. The investigation began after the owner of a Fairfield-based HVAC wholesale company contacted police on Feb. 18 about a fraud that occurred in January, Fairfield Police Cpl. David Lagan said. Employees had received fraudulent emails that appeared to come from one of the company's business partners, Lagan said. The company's Microsoft account was then allegedly compromised. The suspects allegedly intercepted and m…
Rare 2-Headed Turtle Hatches On Cape Cod — Talk About A Double Take Rare 2-Headed Turtle Hatches On Cape Cod — Talk About A Double Take Rare 2-Headed Turtle Hatches On Cape Cod — Talk About A Double Take
Rare 2-Headed Turtle Hatches On Cape Cod — Talk About A Double Take Wanted: Judo rat to train a pre-teen mutant turtle recently hatched on Cape Cod, but crime-fighting can wait — for now.  Wildlife experts are caring for the diamondback terrapin that hatched with two heads at a protected nesting site in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Both heads are alert and showing interest in food — encouraging signs for the tiny turtle.  “We are monitoring and making sure they’re bright and alert; they’re reactive. We’re making sure that we’re offering food and that both heads are active and looking around and trying to eat. So far they are, which is awesome,” Zak M…
Man Dies Days After Early-Morning Long Island Robbery: Police Man Dies Days After Early-Morning Long Island Robbery: Police Man Dies Days After Early-Morning Long Island Robbery: Police
Man Dies Days After Early-Morning Long Island Robbery: Police A man who was critically injured during an early-morning robbery on Long Island has died, police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 22. The victim, identified as Justinn Thomas, 30, of South Hempstead, succumbed to the head injuries he suffered in the robbery, according to the Nassau County Police Department. The robbery happened near May Street and Grand Avenue in South Hempstead at approximately 5:27 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19, police said. Officers responding to reports of a robbery that had just occurred found Thomas suffering from head injuries, detectives said. He was rushed to a nearby …
New Plans Finally Announced For Closed Suffolk Restaurant — From An Experienced Team New Plans Finally Announced For Closed Suffolk Restaurant — From An Experienced Team New Plans Finally Announced For Closed Suffolk Restaurant — From An Experienced Team
New Plans Finally Announced For Closed Suffolk Restaurant — From An Experienced Team A successful Long Island restaurant duo is opening a fourth location. Chris Perrotta and Frank Ubriaco will debut Bar Franco at 6005 Jericho Turnpike in Commack in October, Newsday reported Tuesday, Sept. 22. The location was previously home to Jackson’s, a gastropub that lasted 19 years in the space before shutting down in September 2025. At the time, the family that owned Jackson’s told Newsday, “The cost of everything has gone up so much” and “it’s just not sustainable anymore.” But Perrotta and Ubriaco will try their luck, adding to a business profile that already includes three more L…
Police Search For Answers After Three-Car Altercation On Suffolk County Highway Police Search For Answers After Three-Car Altercation On Suffolk County Highway Police Search For Answers After Three-Car Altercation On Suffolk County Highway
Police Search For Answers After Three-Car Altercation On Suffolk County Highway An altercation at a Long Island highway interchange has baffled police. New York State Police are asking for the public’s help for information about a three-car incident that occurred Sunday, Sept. 20, authorities said Tuesday, Sept. 22. State troopers are seeking witnesses and/or dashboard camera footage from the altercation, which occurred on the ramp from northbound Robert Moses Causeway onto the eastbound Southern State Parkway, police said. Anyone in the area around 1:10 a.m. Sunday with information about the incident is asked to contact Investigator Rivera at 845-303-0290 or email Lp…
Rush Hour Nightmare On Eastbound LIE After Crash Closes All Lanes Rush Hour Nightmare On Eastbound LIE After Crash Closes All Lanes Rush Hour Nightmare On Eastbound LIE After Crash Closes All Lanes
Rush Hour Nightmare On Eastbound LIE After Crash Closes All Lanes A multi-car crash on the Long Island Expressway turned the busy highway into a parking lot during afternoon rush hour Tuesday, Sept. 22. At least six cars were stopped in the left two eastbound lanes of the highway near Exit 40 in Jericho, according to traffic cameras. Three of the cars had damage that could be seen from the traffic cams, while police and first responders surrounded the scene in both directions. Trapped motorists were being diverted onto Jericho Turnpike, but Nassau County officials advised most people to “use an alternate route.” Traffic backed up on the LIE due …
Sicko Suffolk Teacher Who Sent, Asked For Nudes With Teen Girls Pleads Guilty: Authorities Sicko Suffolk Teacher Who Sent, Asked For Nudes With Teen Girls Pleads Guilty: Authorities Sicko Suffolk Teacher Who Sent, Asked For Nudes With Teen Girls Pleads Guilty: Authorities
Sicko Suffolk 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 Suffolk Attack On Girlfriend’s Ex-Lover, DA Says Love Triangle Stabbing: Killer Sentenced For Suffolk Attack On Girlfriend’s Ex-Lover, DA Says Love Triangle Stabbing: Killer Sentenced For Suffolk Attack On Girlfriend’s Ex-Lover, DA Says
Love Triangle Stabbing: Killer Sentenced For Suffolk 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 LI Senior For $20K, But Victim Got Wise Just In Time: Police Scammer Targeted LI Senior For $20K, But Victim Got Wise Just In Time: Police Scammer Targeted LI Senior For $20K, But Victim Got Wise Just In Time: Police
Scammer Targeted LI 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…