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Drunk Suffolk Driver Who Killed Pedestrian After Stealing Car Cuts Plea Deal: Authorities
A young Long Island man who killed a pedestrian while driving drunk in a stolen car took a plea deal Wednesday, Sept. 30, authorities said.
Alexander Cerda, 23, of Bay Shore, pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter and several more charges in the death of Eric Perez in March 2025, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
In exchange, Cerda is expected to get between six and 18 years in prison at his sentencing hearing on Jan. 8, 2027, according to the DA’s office.
“Every decision this defendant made on March 8, 2025, was worse than the next,” District Attorney Ray Tierney s…
Drunk Driver Slams Utility Pole In The Hamptons, Gets Cuffed: Police
A Long Island drunk driver slammed into a utility pole near East Hampton Airport, leading to his arrest, police said.
Fredy Tezen Paredes, 38, of Flanders, was traveling northbound on Daniels Hole Road near Hedges Lane in Wainscott around 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, the East Hampton Town Police Department said.
Tezen Paredes’s crash into a utility pole sparked a police response, and officers smelled alcohol on his breath and noticed his eyes were bloodshot and glassy, authorities said.
When cops put Tezen Paredes through field sobriety tests, he “performed poorly” on the “horizontal gaze” an…
Suffolk Man Pulls $3M-Winning Lottery Ticket Against 1-In-5 Million Odds
A Long Island man won a $3 million prize on a lottery scratch-off ticket, officials announced.
Cesar Martinez Alas, of Huntington Station, claimed the top prize in the $3 Million Max Multiplier game on Wednesday, Sept. 23, the New York Lottery announced.
Martinez Alas chose to receive a one-time lump sum payment of $1,328,043, after required withholdings, lottery officials said.
He bought his winning ticket at the 7-Eleven at 247 Broadway Greenlawn in Huntington, according to the New York Lottery.
Martinez Alas was the first to claim the top prize in the statewide scratch-off game, and tw…
13 Animals Rescued From ‘Deplorable’ Suffolk County Home, Three Arrested: Police
Thirteen animals living in “deplorable” conditions were rescued from a home on Long Island on Monday, Sept. 28, police said.
Brian Burden, 50, and Nicole Ramunni, 44, of Port Jefferson, and Timothy Burden, 55, of Stony Brook, were arrested following an investigation, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
Firefighters initially responded to reports of a roof fire on Willis Avenue in Port Jefferson around 9:45 a.m. Monday, authorities said.
But when they arrived, they also found “several different species of animals without food or water in the residence, and living in deplorable condit…
Two Teens Nabbed Mid-Tire Theft On Long Island, Hit With Seven Charges Each: Cops
Two teens trying to steal tires off a car on Long Island were caught red-handed early Tuesday, Sept. 29, police said.
Starling Flores, 19, of Freeport, and Christopher Vinson, 18, of Lindenhurst, were nabbed following a theft report around 2:45 a.m. Tuesday, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Cops responded to the call on Mack Avenue in Hicksville and saw a 2020 Honda resting on a carjack and two men trying to remove the tires, authorities said.
Flores took off on foot, but officers quickly tracked him down and arrested him, police said. Other canvassing officers found Vinson and ca…
Drunk Suffolk Mom Plows Car Into Tennis Court Moments After Dropping Off Daughter: Cops
A Long Island mom drunkenly crashed into a tennis court just moments after dropping off her 10-year-old daughter, police said.
Kimberly Shortell, 41, of Ronkonkoma, took her daughter to Ronkonkoma Beach at 299 Rosevale Avenue around 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
But after dropping her daughter off, Shortell drove into a parked car, went through a chain link fence, then continued onto a tennis court and into the fence on the other side of the court, cops said.
No one was on the court at the time, authorities said. Shortell was taken to Stony Brook Univ…
Suffolk Man Shot And Killed In Park, Leaving Loved Ones Searching For Answers: ‘Just Why?’
A Long Island man was shot dead in a park Tuesday night, Sept. 29, police said.
Lonnie Booker, 43, of North Bellport, was found suffering from a gunshot wound in Robert Rowley Park just before 7:30 p.m., the Suffolk County Police Department said.
First responders rushed Booker to NYU Langone Hospital – Suffolk in Patchogue, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
No arrests were announced in the deadly shooting, and no suspects have been publicly identified. Police asked anyone with information about the shooting to call Homicide Squad detectives at 631-852-6392 or Crime Stoppers at 1-8…
Huntington Man, Attorney Wife Among 4 Killed In Greece Blast
A Bronx-raised attorney and her husband, a Long Island native, were among four American tourists killed in an explosion near the Acropolis in Athens, Greece.
Florida Hoxha grew up in the Bronx and was a senior attorney at the New York Legal Assistance Group, according to ABC News. Her husband, Ian Alexander Kirkpatrick, was from Huntington and attended Huntington High School from 2003 to 2007, according to his LinkedIn profile.
Hoxha and Kirkpatrick were killed alongside Hoxha’s brother, Florin Hoxha, and his wife, Erisa Cani, on Friday, Sept. 25, when an early-morning explosion destroyed a…
