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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 …
Amtrak Fiber Cut Triggers FAA Ground Stops at Philly, Newark, JFK, LaGuardia, Teterboro
An Amtrak construction crew accidentally cut a fiber line in New Jersey, triggering a telecommunications outage that forced the FAA to halt flights at five major Northeast airports Monday, Sept. 21, federal officials said.
Flights were affected at Philadelphia International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, Teterboro Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, and LaGuardia Airport as the outage rippled across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York.
"An Amtrak construction crew accidentally cut into a fiber line in New Jersey which caused a telecom outage and forced FAA to …
Teen Driver Flips Car While Drunk In Suffolk County, Lands In Jail: Police
A drunk Long Island teenager hit a guardrail and flipped his car but escaped without injury, police said.
Marek Alexander Amraly, 19, of Quogue, was traveling westbound on Old Country Road in East Quogue around 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, the Southampton Town Police Department said.
Amraly then left his travel lane near Gleason Drive and collided with a guardrail, which caused the car to overturn, police said. Amraly was not injured, according to investigators.
Officers responded to the area and determined Amraly was drunk at the scene, authorities said. He was charged with aggravated DWI and…
Drunk Driver Plows Into Pole In Suffolk County While Twice Legal Limit: Police
A drunk Long Island driver crashed her car into a utility pole in Montauk, leading to her arrest, police said.
Tiara M. Rashad, 41, of Hicksville, was busted with a BAC over 0.18%, the East Hampton Town Police Department said.
Rashad was traveling northbound on South Essex Street, just north of South Fairview Avenue, when she collided with the pole around 7:15 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, police said.
Officers responded to the scene and smelled a strong odor of alcohol on Rashad’s breath and noticed her eyes were glassy and bloodshot, her speech was slurred, and she was unsteady on her feet, acc…
Drunk Driver Wrecks Car In Suffolk County — One Month After Prior DWI Arrest: Police
A drunk Long Island driver crashed his car and picked up his second DWI arrest in two months, police said.
Said Solano Medina, 23, of Hampton Bays, was found at the scene of a one-car crash around 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, the Southampton Town Police Department said.
Investigators determined Solano Medina was drunk behind the wheel and arrested him for two counts of DWI, aggravated unlicensed operation, and several traffic violations, authorities said.
Solano Medina was previously arrested for DWI on Thursday, Aug. 6 in Sag Harbor, according to a prior Southampton police announcement. In…
Drugged Driver Strikes Bicyclist On Long Island: Police
A stationary bicyclist was critically injured when a Subaru struck him in a suspected drug-impaired crash on Long Island, police announced Saturday, Sept. 19.
The 31-year-old man was stopped on his bicycle near Nassau Expressway and Burnside Avenue in Inwood when he was hit at 10:11 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, according to Nassau County Police.
A 2018 Subaru traveling east on Burnside Avenue struck the bicyclist, investigators said.
The driver remained at the scene, police said.
Michael Mayosky, 51, of East Meadow, was arrested without incident.
The bicyclist was taken to an area hospital, wh…
More Victims Feared After Long Island CNA Forcibly Touched Disabled Patient, Police Say
Police are searching for more potential victims after a certified nursing assistant forcibly touched a disabled woman twice at a New York rehabilitation center, authorities announced Saturday, Sept. 19.
The incidents happened on Long Island at Surge Rehabilitation and Nursing, located at 49 Oakcrest Ave. in Middle Island, on Thursday, Sept. 3, and Friday, Sept. 4, according to Suffolk County Police.
The 32-year-old patient told another certified nursing assistant what had happened, police said. That employee called 911.
The patient was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital for an evalua…
