Homeless Man Snaps Officer’s Finger During Transport To Warming Center: Nassau Police Homeless Man Snaps Officer’s Finger During Transport To Warming Center: Nassau Police
Homeless Man Snaps Officer’s Finger During Transport To Warming Center: Nassau Police A 29-year-old homeless man allegedly assaulted two police officers while being transported to a warming center in Wantagh, Nassau County police announced Tuesday, Jan. 21. Officers responded to a welfare check at 630 Old Country Road in East Garden City at 10:44 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20, and encountered the man in a parking garage, police said. He declined medical attention but requested transportation to a warming center, according to the release. While en route to the center, the man—identified as Kysaan Goff—became combative. He allegedly grabbed an officer’s shoulder and bent their right in…
Man Exposes Himself Near Elementary School: Nassau Police Man Exposes Himself Near Elementary School: Nassau Police
Man Exposes Himself Near Elementary School: Nassau Police A Dix Hills man is accused of exposing himself in a vehicle parked near an elementary school in Uniondale, police announced on Saturday, Jan. 18. Willian Portillo Melara, 29, of 3 Foxridge Circle, was arrested following the incident, which occurred on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, at 2:40 p.m., Nassau County police said. Portillo Melara was reportedly sitting inside a white Honda Pilot parked on Dale Place near Smith Street, in the vicinity of the Smith Street School, when he was seen exposing and touching himself inappropriately by a 22-year-old woman, detectives said. The victim immediately wen…
Worker Flown After 20-Foot Fall From Ladder At Long Island Construction Site: Police Worker Flown After 20-Foot Fall From Ladder At Long Island Construction Site: Police
Worker Flown After 20-Foot Fall From Ladder At Long Island Construction Site: Police A construction worker sustained serious injuries after falling 20 feet at a job site on Long Island on Wednesday morning, Jan. 15, police said. The incident occurred at approximately 10:45 a.m. on Highland Avenue in Sea Cliff, where the 43-year-old man was working on a ladder at a residential construction site, Nassau County police said. Detectives from the Sixth Squad reported that the victim fell while on the job, suffering serious injuries from the height. Emergency responders, including a Nassau County Police Helicopter, rushed to the scene. The man was transported to a nearby hospital,…
Nassau County Detective Struck By Drunk Driver Gains New Lease On Life With Service Dog Nassau County Detective Struck By Drunk Driver Gains New Lease On Life With Service Dog
Nassau County Detective Struck By Drunk Driver Gains New Lease On Life With Service Dog A Long Island police detective who defied the odds after a near-fatal crash is finding renewed strength with the help of a four-legged friend. Nassau County Police Detective Kenneth Baribault was introduced to his five-month-old service dog, Lady, during a ceremony at the department’s headquarters in Mineola on Wednesday, Jan. 15. Baribault was nearly killed when a drunk driver struck him during a routine traffic stop on the Long Island Expressway in 2008. The crash left him with catastrophic injuries, including a traumatic brain injury. Doctors give him a 10 percent chance of survival. Ag…
Reward Offered After Arsonist Sets Fire To Church In Hempstead, Police Say Reward Offered After Arsonist Sets Fire To Church In Hempstead, Police Say
Reward Offered After Arsonist Sets Fire To Church In Hempstead, Police Say If you recognize this suspected arsonist, police want to hear from you. Authorities are asking for the public’s help after someone intentionally set fire to a Long Island church. The incident happened in Hempstead, at the La Cosecha Community Church on Greenwich Street, at around 2:40 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. A man carrying a yellow backpack purposely set fire to the building, causing damage, Nassau County Police said. Nobody was injured. Nassau County Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest. Anyone with information in the case is…
Scooter-Riding Burglar Scared Off By Atlantic Beach Homeowner Scooter-Riding Burglar Scared Off By Atlantic Beach Homeowner
Scooter-Riding Burglar Scared Off By Atlantic Beach Homeowner Authorities are asking for tips after a Long Island homeowner scared off a would-be burglar. The attempted break-in occurred in Atlantic Beach, at a residence on Troy Avenue, at around 6 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 12.  The homeowner was awoken by a stranger attempting to open an unlocked bedroom window, according to Nassau County Police. When the resident tried confronting them, the intruder fled the scene on a white motorized scooter heading eastbound on Park Street. Nobody was injured in the ordeal. The suspect was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, black mask, black vest, and gray pants. …
Elmont Man Attempts To 'Gouge Out Eye' Of Arresting Officer, Police Say Elmont Man Attempts To 'Gouge Out Eye' Of Arresting Officer, Police Say
Elmont Man Attempts To 'Gouge Out Eye' Of Arresting Officer, Police Say An Elmont man is accused of assaulting police officers and resisting arrest during a routine patrol, Nassau County Police announced on Sunday, Jan. 12. Hurguens Jasmin, 28, of South King Street, was recognized by officers walking along Dutch Broadway near Opal Street at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11. He had an active Nassau County arrest warrant, according to detectives. When officers approached, Jasmin became combative, allegedly punching one officer in the face multiple times, causing significant pain, and attempting to gouge another officer’s eye while trying to flee. He w…
Bloody Children Flee Home Calling 911 After Man Slashes Mom: Nassau Police Bloody Children Flee Home Calling 911 After Man Slashes Mom: Nassau Police
Bloody Children Flee Home Calling 911 After Man Slashes Mom: Nassau Police A Uniondale man is accused of slashing a woman with a knife and attacking a child who tried to intervene, Nassau County police announced on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. Milton Mendez, 45, was arrested after a violent altercation in a Uniondale home that unfolded late Tuesday night, authorities said. The incident began around 9:30 p.m. on Jan. 7, when Mendez and a 39-year-old woman began arguing inside the residence. The argument escalated, and Mendez allegedly grabbed a kitchen knife, slashing the woman multiple times in the face and hands, causing significant blood loss, according to detecti…
Teen Killed, Firefighter Injured In Nassau County House Fire Teen Killed, Firefighter Injured In Nassau County House Fire
Teen Killed, Firefighter Injured In Nassau County House Fire An 18-year-old man was killed, and a firefighter was injured in a house fire in Valley Stream, police announced on Wednesday, Jan. 8. The victim, identified as Sarabraj Singh of India, was found inside a Keller Street home near North Grove Street that was fully engulfed in flames at 11:22 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 7, according to Nassau County Police. The Valley Stream Volunteer Fire Department was notified of the fire at 11:25 a.m. Upon their arrival, firefighters encountered heavy smoke coming from the home and transmitted a Signal 10 “Working Fire,” prompting mutual aid from surrounding comm…
Truck Hauling Asphalt Overturns, 6 Hospitalized On Long Island: Police Truck Hauling Asphalt Overturns, 6 Hospitalized On Long Island: Police
Truck Hauling Asphalt Overturns, 6 Hospitalized On Long Island: Police A truck carrying asphalt overturned at a busy Old Westbury intersection on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 7, colliding with a school bus and SUV and sending six people, including two children, to the hospital, police said. The crash occurred at 3:22 p.m. at the intersection of Store Hill Road (LIE North Service Road) and Post Road, according to Old Westbury Police Chief Stuart Cameron. The accident began when a 1988 GMC roll-off dumpster truck, driven by a 66-year-old man, experienced brake failure as it approached a red light on Store Hill Road, the chief said. The truck overturned and struck a 2…
Levittown Man Stabs Driver During Argument On Hempstead Turnpike: Police Levittown Man Stabs Driver During Argument On Hempstead Turnpike: Police
Levittown Man Stabs Driver During Argument On Hempstead Turnpike: Police A Levittown man is accused of stabbing a driver in the abdomen during an argument on Hempstead Turnpike, Nassau County police announced Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. Officers responded to a disturbance near Hempstead Turnpike and Berger Avenue at 3:45 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 4, according to police. The victim, a 59-year-old man seated in his vehicle, became involved in an argument with a pedestrian, later identified as Richard Avolin, detectives explained. During the altercation, Avolin allegedly kicked the car door, prompting the victim to exit his vehicle. Avolin then produced a knife and stabbed…
Victim ID'd In Hit-Run Crash Killing 38-Year-Old Man In Plainview Victim ID'd In Hit-Run Crash Killing 38-Year-Old Man In Plainview
Victim ID'd In Hit-Run Crash Killing 38-Year-Old Man In Plainview Authorities have identified a man who police say was killed by a hit-and-run driver on Long Island on New Year's Day. Kevin Lawry, 38, of Plainview, was identified as the victim struck by 39-year-old Veronica Marmol, of College Point, Queens, heading east in a Jeep Wrangler at Old Country Road and Floral Avenue, just before 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 1, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Marmol did not stop and continued heading east, leaving Lawry seriously injured at the scene, according to police. Lawry was later pronounced dead at the scene. Marmol was arrested withou…