Teen Uses Dating Apps To Lure, Rob Victims At Knife-Point On Long Island: Police Teen Uses Dating Apps To Lure, Rob Victims At Knife-Point On Long Island: Police
Teen Uses Dating Apps To Lure, Rob Victims At Knife-Point On Long Island: Police A 15-year-old has been arrested on charges including robbery after he allegedly used dating apps as a way to find his next robbery victim. The teen was arrested on Sunday, June 23 for two New Cassel incidents, Nassau County Police said. His arrest came following an investigation, which found that the unnamed 15-year-old boy used a dating app to arrange meetings with other boys on at least two occasions — on Friday, June 14, and on Friday, June 21. However, once the two met at the prearranged location, the teen would get into his victim’s car, pull out a knife, and threaten to stab the d…
Man Fatally Shot Long Island Mother In Parking Lot Of Strip Mall, Jury Finds Man Fatally Shot Long Island Mother In Parking Lot Of Strip Mall, Jury Finds
Man Fatally Shot Long Island Mother In Parking Lot Of Strip Mall, Jury Finds A 32-year-old man was found guilty of fatally shooting a woman in a Long Island parking lot. Anthony Santiesteban, of Centereach, was convicted of second-degree murder and related charges by a Suffolk County jury on Monday, June 24, in the death of 33-year-old Martina Thompson. Prosecutors said Santiesteban was captured on surveillance footage talking with Thompson in a Coram parking lot in the early hours of Oct. 29, 2022. The video shows him following the woman into a fenced area at the rear of the parking lot before a single gunshot is heard on the recording. He is then seen leaving the…
2 Victims Partially Blinded In MS-13 Member’s ‘Brutal’ Attack Outside Long Island Business: DA 2 Victims Partially Blinded In MS-13 Member’s ‘Brutal’ Attack Outside Long Island Business: DA
2 Victims Partially Blinded In MS-13 Member’s ‘Brutal’ Attack Outside Long Island Business: DA An alleged MS-13 gang member was formally charged in a vicious stabbing attack outside a Long Island business that permanently disfigured two victims. Gensel Soler Avila, age 21, of Huntington Station, was arraigned on assault and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, June 18. According to prosecutors, Soler Avila got into a physical fight with another man at a Huntington Station bar at around 11:45 p.m. on Dec. 4, 2023. When the other man attempted to run away, he reportedly chased him into the middle of the intersection of Pulaski Road and New York Avenue and knocked him to…
Woman Beats Teen With Brass Knuckles, Knife During Long Island Fight, Police Say Woman Beats Teen With Brass Knuckles, Knife During Long Island Fight, Police Say
Woman Beats Teen With Brass Knuckles, Knife During Long Island Fight, Police Say A 30-year-old woman was arrested after a verbal fight turned physical and she allegedly assaulted a teen girl. It happened in Uniondale on Wednesday, June 12. According to Nassau County police, Armanda Valles got into an argument with a 19-year-old girl just before 7:30 p.m. in front of her Hawthorne Avenue residence. Valles allegedly hit the teen in the legs with brass knuckles. As the victim tried to run away, Valles then took out a knife and slashed the teenager in the leg, just below the knee, police said. The teen ran away and was taken to a local hospital, where she is current…
2 Lives Ended In 32 Seconds: Man Gunned Down Mom, Stepdad At NY Home, Jury Finds 2 Lives Ended In 32 Seconds: Man Gunned Down Mom, Stepdad At NY Home, Jury Finds
2 Lives Ended In 32 Seconds: Man Gunned Down Mom, Stepdad At NY Home, Jury Finds A protection order was no match for a disgruntled 21-year-old armed with an AK-47 rifle and set on murdering his own mother and stepfather in upstate New York, a jury found. Schenectady County resident Nicholas Fiebka, of Schenectady, was convicted of two counts of murder and related charges on Friday, June 7, in the deaths of his mother Alesia Wadsworth and stepfather, William Horwedel. Prosecutors said Fiebka entered his mother’s Princetown home on Nov. 21, 2022, armed with an AK-47 rifle with an illegal drum magazine capable of holding 75 rounds of ammunition and firing two shots with ev…
Alleged Shooter Arrested Weeks After Long Island Incident Alleged Shooter Arrested Weeks After Long Island Incident
Alleged Shooter Arrested Weeks After Long Island Incident Weeks after shots rang out in a quiet Long Island neighborhood, police have made an arrest. Shaunkim Abercrombie, age 34, was nabbed for the Manhasset incident, Nassau County Police announced on Monday, June 10. Original Story: Shooting Incident In Quiet Manhasset Neighborhood Under Investigation His arrest comes one month after the Friday, May 10 shooting. At about 6:40 p.m. that evening, officers responded to Pond Hill Road on a report of shots fired. There, they found a dispensed shell casing on the ground. Shortly after, it was determined that the suspect was a man. Aber…
Machete Attack On Woman, Bystander Lands Long Island Man In Prison For Decades Machete Attack On Woman, Bystander Lands Long Island Man In Prison For Decades
Machete Attack On Woman, Bystander Lands Long Island Man In Prison For Decades A Long Island man will spend decades in prison for attacking the mother of his children with a machete and threatening a neighbor who tried to intervene. The 50-year-old Islandia man, whose name was not released in order to protect the victim’s identity, was sentenced to 22 years behind bars in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, June 5, following his conviction for assault and a dozen other charges. Prosecutors said the victim first called 911 in March 2022 after spotting the defendant standing outside of her home holding a crowbar and a hunting knife. He immediately began to bang on her wi…
Man Nabbed With Gun During Long Island Traffic Stop, Police Say Man Nabbed With Gun During Long Island Traffic Stop, Police Say
Man Nabbed With Gun During Long Island Traffic Stop, Police Say A Long Island man is facing multiple gun possession charges after police allegedly found a weapon in his car during a traffic stop. The Bethpage incident occurred on Tuesday, June 4, according to Nassau County Police. At approximately 10:40 a.m. that morning, police pulled over 27-year-old Shyheim Smith near the intersection of Union Avenue and Hicksville Road for a traffic stop. However, officers reportedly found a black handgun in the car. Smith, who is from Massapequa, was arrested and charged with the following: Criminal possession of a weapon, two counts in the second degree a…
St. Partick's Day Stabber Found Guilty Of Assault, More For Long Island Incident St. Partick's Day Stabber Found Guilty Of Assault, More For Long Island Incident
St. Partick's Day Stabber Found Guilty Of Assault, More For Long Island Incident A Long Island man has been convicted by a jury of assault after he stabbed a 21-year-old in the chest during a St. Patrick’s Day celebration. Martin Carpio, age 36 of Noth Bellmore, faced his conviction on Tuesday, June 4, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. Original Story: Man Stabbed During Fight At Farmingdale Restaurant, Police Say The jury’s decision came after six days of deliberation. On March 4, 2023, the 21-year-old victim — whose identity was not released — was with friends attending an event called “LepreCon,” a St. Patrick’s Day bar crawl on Main Street in…
Man Allegedly Rams Police Officer With Car Multiple Times During Long Island Arrest Man Allegedly Rams Police Officer With Car Multiple Times During Long Island Arrest
Man Allegedly Rams Police Officer With Car Multiple Times During Long Island Arrest During a police investigation, a Long Island man allegedly rammed his vehicle into arresting officers multiple times before fleeing. It happened in Carle Place on Tuesday, May 28. Just before 4:30 p.m., Nassau County Police Bureau of Special Operations (BSO) Officers traveled to the Holiday Inn, located at 369 Old Country Road, to arrest Peter Centeno on an active bench warrant. Centeno, age 42, of Hicksville, was found behind the hotel in a 2023 Chevy Malibu. During the BSO’s investigation, Centeno allegedly drove his car into an unmarked patrol car and tried to hit the officer who h…
Teen Suspect Nabbed After Armed Robbery At Mobil Station In Hicksville Teen Suspect Nabbed After Armed Robbery At Mobil Station In Hicksville
Teen Suspect Nabbed After Armed Robbery At Mobil Station In Hicksville A teenage suspect has been apprehended after an armed robbery at a Long Island gas station. The suspect walked into the Mobil located in Hicksville at 285 North Broadway at about 3:40and approached the 56-year-old male cashier, Nassau County Police said. The suspect displayed a handgun and demanded money.  The victim, fearing for his life, complied and gave the subject approximately $900.  The subject then fled the gas station on foot.  Officers located the teen a short time later on Bay Avenue and as officers were attempting to place 18-year-old Angel Echeverria…
Event Venue Stabbing: Duo Arrested In Connection With Long Island Incident Event Venue Stabbing: Duo Arrested In Connection With Long Island Incident
Event Venue Stabbing: Duo Arrested In Connection With Long Island Incident Two men were nabbed after police said they stabbed each other during a fight at a Long Island event venue. It happened on Monday, May 20 in West Hempstead. At about 12:45 a.m. that morning, two men from Queens — 33-year-old Anthony Grant and 32-year-old Michael Laing — got into a verbal and physical fight at Boom VIP Events, located at 439 Hempstead Avenue, which is across the street from Chestnut Street Elementary School. As the fight escalated, the pair made their way outside of the event venue, where Grant is alleged to have stabbed Laing in the neck and torso with a sharp object. G…