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Two-Time DWI Convict Picks Up Third Arrest After Hamptons Weekend: Police
A Long Island man was busted for at least his third DWI in the past 10 years recently in the Hamptons, according to police.
Ray Anthony Freeman, 35, of East Hampton, was arrested around 3:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 10 on Montauk Highway near Second House Road, the East Hampton Police Department revealed in documents released Monday, Aug. 17.
Freeman failed all his field sobriety tests after cops spotted his 2018 Mercedes-Benz crossing the double yellow line and the white fog line, police said. When he was pulled over, a “strong odor of an alcoholic beverage was detected on his breath, his eyes we…
NY Couple Used Incinerators, Burner Phones To Hide Man's Murder: Both Get Life In Prison
A married couple convicted of killing a man inside their Dutchess County home and carrying out an elaborate scheme to cover up the murder will spend the rest of their lives in federal prison.
Jamie Orsini, 38, and Nicholas Orsini, 36, both now of Amsterdam, New York, were each sentenced to life in prison in connection with the 2020 murder of Steven Kraft, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced.
Jamie Orsini was sentenced on Tuesday, Aug. 11, while Nicholas Orsini received his sentence on Thursday, Aug. 13, federal prosecutors said. The pair…
Nassau Deli Erupts In Panic After Unwanted Customer Brandishes Knife, Police Say
A Long Island man sent workers and customers into a panic at a Long Island deli on Sunday, Aug. 16 when he pulled a knife, police said.
Jawon Rainey, 29, of Levittown, entered La Fonda Deli in the town around 4 p.m., the Nassau County Police Department said.
Employees told Rainey to leave “numerous times” but he refused, became more upset, and tried to punch a worker, authorities said. Rainey then exited the building and brandished a knife, causing “employees and patrons to fear for their safety,” Nassau County police said.
Rainey then took off on foot, but he was arrested later without in…
LI Man Shot In Foot, Fires Back At SUV Before Alleyway Arrest: 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 On Long Island
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…
Five Crashes, 100 MPH, Two Hospitalized In Sprawling 15-Mile LI 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…
LI Girl, 16, Forced In Suggestive Pose For MRI, Technician Walks Free After Conviction: DA
A Long Island MRI technician who made a 16-year-old girl disrobe and pose suggestively during an exam was released following his conviction, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 14.
Robert Baguio, 37, of Wheatley Heights, was convicted of child endangerment, but his sentencing hearing Thursday, Aug. 13 ended with a conditional discharge and an order of protection, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
The MRI
The victim went for an MRI on Oct. 1, 2023, at Orlin & Cohen Orthopedic Group in Bohemia, where Baguio worked as a technician, authorities said. She was recovering from…
Flock Around, Find Out: NJ Man Praised After Allegedly Destroying Controversial Cop Cam
A 31-year-old New Jersey man was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 13, for cutting down a Flock safety camera, police said.
Andrew Wardell, a Brick resident, intentionally cut down the Flock camera at 181 Drum Point Rd. by the Exxon gas station on Wednesday, July 8, Brick Township police said. Wardell is charged with criminal mischief, police said.
Wardell's arrest comes amid national controversy over Flock cameras. Earlier this week, three deputies in Georgia were arrested for using the license plate readers to stalk people, some of whom they were dating. In response, Flock rolled out new safegua…
Wife Strangled With Neckties, Husband Charged With Homicide: DA (Update)
A husband has been charged with killing his wife, who was found on a bedroom floor with multiple men's neckties wrapped around her neck, authorities announced on Friday, Aug. 14.
Michael P. Myers, 59, of Bristol Borough, was arrested after his wife, 54-year-old Dawn Myers, was found dead inside their home at 1305 Wood Street early Thursday, Aug. 13, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office.
Myers is charged with criminal homicide, strangulation, aggravated assault, intimidation of witnesses or victims, possession of an instrument of crime, and false imprisonment. Court recor…
Brothers Found Dead In Nassau Basement Died In Murder-Suicide, Police Say
The two brothers found dead in a Long Island basement on Wednesday, Aug. 12 were killed in a murder-suicide, police said Friday, Aug. 14.
Garfield Adamson, 50, of Hempstead, fatally shot his older brother, 52-year-old David Adamson, in the Hempstead home before turning the gun on himself, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Cops were called to the home at 16 Angevine Avenue around 10:20 a.m. Wednesday for reports of a shooting, authorities said.
Arriving officers found the Adamson brothers suffering from life-threatening gunshot wounds, and they were pronounced dead at the scene, pol…
Mom Died Fearing Daughter's Accused Killer Would Never Face Trial: Now, He Will
Janet Pizzelli became known for her fight to see the man accused of killing her 27-year-old daughter, Mary Rose Fealey, face justice.
But when the 61-year-old mother died of breast cancer in December 2025, less than two years after her daughter's murder, she believed that day might never come. Now, months after her death, the outcome she had hoped for has arrived: David Shroitman, the 30-year-old Somerville man charged in Fealey's killing, has been found competent to stand trial.
On Thursday, Aug. 13, Superior Court Judge Peter J. Tober made the ruling, following another…
Two LI Kids Inappropriately Touched By Nassau Day Care Employee, Cops Say
A Long Island day care employee inappropriately touched two young children on the job, police said.
Asia Oliver, 27, of Hempstead, was arrested Thursday night, Aug. 13 for touching two juvenile males at Learn and Play Center in Baldwin, the Nassau County Police Department said.
The incident occurred Wednesday, July 1 around 12 p.m. at the day care, according to investigators. Oliver was charged with first- and second-degree sexual abuse, along with two counts of child endangerment, police said.
Learn and Play offers after-school programs, summer camps, and day care options for children age…
Sleeping Child Thrown Onto Walmart Parking Lot Pavement: Police
A sleeping child was thrown onto the pavement outside a Lancaster County Walmart, leading to a man's arrest, police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 12.
Justin Martin Wagner, 41, of Lancaster, was arrested following the incident at the Walmart at 890 East Main St. in Ephrata Township at 6:58 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11, according to the Ephrata Police Department.
Wagner had been causing a disturbance inside the store before witnesses saw him take a sleeping child from a shopping cart, lift the child into the air, and throw the child onto the pavement in the parking lot, police said.
Wagner was la…
Fraudster Sold 266% Of NY Property He Never Owned, Stole $3 Million From Investors: Feds
A fraudster stole more than $3 million by selling properties across Long Island and Westchester County, including at least one he owned no part of, according to federal investigators.
Alberto Gomez, 48, of Boca Raton, FL, used a Queens-based accounting practice to carry out the brazen scheme, the Justice Department said Monday, Aug. 10.
Gomez’s most ambitious project centered on a Mount Vernon property, where he met with seven different investors and convinced them they were entering exclusive agreements to co-own the property with him, investigators said.
Through the scheme, Gomez effecti…
No Floors, No Refunds: LI Flooring Contractor Admits $90K Hamptons Rip-Offs, DA Says
A Long Island flooring contractor has admitted to stealing $90,000 and bailing on three projects, authorities announced Thursday, Aug. 13.
Leones Martins Rodrigues, 40, of East Islip, took the money for three jobs across Southampton and East Hampton from May 2022 to February 2024, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. Martins Rodrigues was the owner of Smart Flooring.
But instead of completing the work, Martins Rodrigues simply drained his accounts to pay down outstanding debts, investigators said. He never even purchased any hardwood flooring as promised, according to authori…
LI Dessert Shop Worker Scored Sweet Payday With $11K Theft Scheme, Police Say
A Long Island business lost $11,000 to a thieving former employee writing fake checks, police said Thursday, Aug. 13.
Leeanna Luke, 25, of Brooklyn, swiped $11,828.13 from Ralph’s Italian Ices in Melville by forging and depositing 15 checks into her personal account, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
The owner of the dessert shop noticed multiple unauthorized transactions on his bank account for checks to Luke, a former employee, investigators said. After cops looked into the case, they arrested Luke on Thursday around 7:15 a.m., according to police.
Luke was charged with first-de…
