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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…
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 …
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
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…
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
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…