Unlicensed Driver With Warrants Hits Pedestrian On Long Island: Police Unlicensed Driver With Warrants Hits Pedestrian On Long Island: Police
Unlicensed Driver With Warrants Hits Pedestrian On Long Island: Police A pedestrian was seriously injured after he was struck by a car while crossing a Long Island roadway early Sunday morning, police said. Edison Jovanny Morocho Gonzalez, 24, of Patchogue, was driving a 2018 Honda Civic southbound on Route 112 near Silver Street in Patchogue when he struck the pedestrian at approximately 3 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 16, according to Suffolk County Police. The 43-year-old Patchogue resident was taken to NYU Langone Hospital – Suffolk in Patchogue for treatment of serious injuries, police said. Fifth Squad detectives arrested Morocho Gonzalez and charged him with Ag…
Donuts, Burnouts Lead To 15 Arrests, 7 Impounded Vehicles In Suffolk County Street Takeover Donuts, Burnouts Lead To 15 Arrests, 7 Impounded Vehicles In Suffolk County Street Takeover
Donuts, Burnouts Lead To 15 Arrests, 7 Impounded Vehicles In Suffolk County Street Takeover A planned street takeover that police tracked ended with 15 arrests and seven vehicles impounded on Long Island, authorities announced on Sunday, Aug. 16. The Suffolk County Police Street Takeover Task Force learned through intelligence gathering and social media monitoring that a takeover was planned for Friday night, Aug. 14, though the location was initially unknown, according to police. The task force tracked the group through several locations, preventing takeovers at Commack Road and Sunrise Highway in Islip and Route 112 and Main Street in Patchogue before intercepting the group at W…
Man Shot In Foot, Fires Back At SUV Before Alleyway Arrest: Suffolk County Police Man Shot In Foot, Fires Back At SUV Before Alleyway Arrest: Suffolk County Police
Man Shot In Foot, Fires Back At SUV Before Alleyway Arrest: Suffolk County Police A man who was shot in the foot allegedly fired back at a fleeing SUV before police caught him trying to escape through an alleyway on Long Island authorities announced on Saturday, Aug. 15. Demetrius Williams, 39, of Brooklyn, was retrieving items from a parked vehicle on Hawthorne Avenue near Feller Drive in Central Islip, when a gray SUV drove past at 6:10 a.m., according to Suffolk County Police. An unknown person inside the SUV fired two shots at Williams, striking him in the foot, police said. Williams then ran after the SUV and allegedly fired multiple shots at the vehicle, according…
Bank Robber On The Run After Handing Teller Demand Note In Suffolk County Bank Robber On The Run After Handing Teller Demand Note In Suffolk County
Bank Robber On The Run After Handing Teller Demand Note In Suffolk County A man walked into a Long Island bank, handed a teller a note demanding cash, and fled on foot, police announced on Friday, Aug. 14. The robbery happened at Chase Bank, located at 39 Vanderbilt Motor Parkway in Commack, at approximately 4:45 p.m., according to Suffolk County Police. The teller complied with the demand before the man took off on foot, police said. The robber was described as a white man standing between 5-foot-5 and 5-foot-8. He was wearing sunglasses, a white dress shirt, black pants, black shoes, and a baseball cap that possibly had a camouflage pattern, according to polic…
Teens Attack Elderly On Long Island Twice In Two Hours: Police Teens Attack Elderly On Long Island Twice In Two Hours: Police
Teens Attack Elderly On Long Island Twice In Two Hours: Police Two elderly men were targeted in separate incidents on Long Island within just over an hour, leading to the arrests of an 18-year-old and a 17-year-old, police announced on Saturday, Aug. 15. The first attack happened in the parking lot of Bolla Market at 504 Route 111 in Hauppauge at approximately 3:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11, according to Suffolk County Police. Keeghan Lynch, 18, and two 17-year-old boys approached a 73-year-old Hauppauge man who was collecting bottles in the parking lot, police said. The two 17-year-olds struck the man with a bottle before punching and kicking him, acc…
MASS SHOOTING: 5 Shot Outside Virginia State University Dorms As Campus Locks Down MASS SHOOTING: 5 Shot Outside Virginia State University Dorms As Campus Locks Down
Mass Shooting: 5 Shot Outside Virginia State University Dorms As Campus Locks Down Gunfire shattered the early morning quiet at Virginia State University before dawn Saturday. Five people were shot outside residence halls in the 3300 block of Boisseau Street at around 1:28 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15, triggering a lockdown and massive police response as investigators began searching for answers, campus officials confirmed. One victim was critically injured. The other four suffered injuries that were not considered life-threatening, according to an update from VSU. All five were taken to area hospitals. What led to the shooting remains unclear. In an early-morning alert, …
TV News Star Accused Of Sexual Harassment In Lawsuit Against ABC News: Reports TV News Star Accused Of Sexual Harassment In Lawsuit Against ABC News: Reports
TV News Star Accused Of Sexual Harassment In Lawsuit Against ABC News: Reports Former ABC News Chief Correspondent and New Jersey native Matthew Gutman is named in a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by a former ABC News colleague who alleges he made sexual remarks that contributed to a hostile work environment. Former ABC News producer Samira Said filed the lawsuit Friday, Aug. 14, in Los Angeles Superior Court against 48-year-old Gutman, ABC News, and its parent company, The Walt Disney Co., according to the New York Post and Los Angeles Times. In one incident, Gutman allegedly initiated a conversation rating a female correspondent's appearance, the outlets report,…
8 Rescued From 62-Foot Vessel Taking On Water Off Long Island (PHOTOS) 8 Rescued From 62-Foot Vessel Taking On Water Off Long Island (PHOTOS)
8 Rescued From 62-Foot Vessel Taking On Water Off Long Island (Photos) Eight people were rescued from a 62-foot vessel that began taking on water off Long Island, police announced on Friday, Aug. 14. The Nassau County Marine Bureau responded to the vessel near Success Rock in Sands Point at 7 p.m., according to Nassau County Police. Eight passengers were aboard the boat as it took on water. The Town of North Hempstead Bay Constables, US Coast Guard, Rye Police Department Marine Bureau, and FDNY Marine Bureau also responded to assist, police said. All eight passengers were safely brought back to shore by Nassau County Marine 3. No injuries were reported. TowB…
Man Spray-Paints Flock Camera On Suffolk County: Police Man Spray-Paints Flock Camera On Suffolk County: Police
Man Spray-Paints Flock Camera On Suffolk County: Police A Long Island man is accused of spray-painting a police camera and damaging it, authorities announced on Friday, Aug. 14. Russell Clough, 48, of Huntington Station, was arrested at his Old Country Road home at 5:12 p.m. on Friday following an investigation by Suffolk County Police Property Auto Crime Section detectives, according to police. The investigation began after Fourth Precinct officers responded to a 911 call in Hauppauge on July 23 reporting that a Flock camera appeared to have been spray-painted, police said. Clough was charged with Criminal Mischief in the Third Degree and issu…
Trump Says He’d ‘Give Up’ Blakeman’s Success For A Key Political Win In Long Island Speech Trump Says He’d ‘Give Up’ Blakeman’s Success For A Key Political Win In Long Island Speech
Trump Says He’d ‘Give Up’ Blakeman’s Success For A Key Political Win In Long Island Speech President Trump threw his support behind Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman in the governor's race, though he did suggest one world in which he'd be okay with him losing during a speech on Long Island on Friday, Aug. 14. Trump’s visit to Nassau County’s police academy in Garden City was billed as an event touting a decrease in nationwide crime, according to FBI statistics. But Trump also used it as an opportunity to boost his own credentials and back Blakeman, who trails the incumbent Hochul in the polls. “He's going to win. I feel it,” Trump said. “Under Bruce, Nassau County has been …
Video Of Dramatic Aerial Rescue Of Lost LI Man, 70, Shared By NYPD Video Of Dramatic Aerial Rescue Of Lost LI Man, 70, Shared By NYPD
Video Of Dramatic Aerial Rescue Of Lost LI Man, 70, Shared By Nypd Police shared dramatic video of an aerial rescue in the Long Island woods on Thursday, Aug. 13. Nassau County cops initially responded to a 70-year-old man who went searching for a model airplane in Cedar Creek Park in Seaford and realized he was lost around 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, according to authorities. But when officers located the man, they realized they needed aerial support, the NYPD shared Thursday in a social media post. “We have the patient. We’re gonna need to figure out a way to get him outta here,” one person says on police radio. “To be totally honest, we might have to hoist…
Five Crashes, 100 MPH, Two Hospitalized In Sprawling 15-Mile Suffolk Police Chase: Authorities Five Crashes, 100 MPH, Two Hospitalized In Sprawling 15-Mile Suffolk Police Chase: Authorities
Five Crashes, 100 MPH, Two Hospitalized In Sprawling 15-Mile Suffolk Police Chase: Authorities A drunk driving Long Island man who fled police and caused multiple crashes during a 15-mile pursuit has been hit with numerous charges, authorities said. Vladimir Alonzo, 23, of Mastic Beach, was indicted, arraigned, and released Friday, Aug. 14, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. Alonzo was driving more than 100 mph on Sunrise Highway when the chase began around 12:30 a.m. Saturday, June 27, prosecutors said. During the pursuit, he slammed into a 2026 Toyota Sienna with two people inside, causing it to spin and then flip, according to authorities. Two people inside the S…