More Than $2M In Wage Theft Uncovered In Nassau County, DA Says More Than $2M In Wage Theft Uncovered In Nassau County, DA Says More Than $2M In Wage Theft Uncovered In Nassau County, DA Says
More Than $2M In Wage Theft Uncovered In Nassau County, DA Says Employers across Nassau County have been accused of stealing more than $2 million from workers through wage theft and fraud schemes since the start of 2025, prosecutors said. Nearly $450,000 has already been returned to 80 workers who were shortchanged on wages or benefits, according to the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office. Cases include: Two Garden City medspa owners, accused of taking $6,000 each from prospective employees for fake training programs and failing to pay them for about 150 hours of work. The men allegedly stole more than $16,000, prosecutors said. They pleaded not g…
4 Jet Skiers Rescued From Marsh In Massapequa: Nassau County Police 4 Jet Skiers Rescued From Marsh In Massapequa: Nassau County Police 4 Jet Skiers Rescued From Marsh In Massapequa: Nassau County Police
4 Jet Skiers Rescued From Marsh In Massapequa: Nassau County Police Four stranded jet skiers were rescued from the marsh south of Massapequa on Monday, Sept. 15, at 9:27 p.m., Nassau County police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 16. According to police, the Nassau County Police Department Marine Bureau responded to assist Town of Oyster Bay Constables after four individuals on jet skis became stranded in the marsh. A helicopter from the Nassau County Police Department Aviation Unit was deployed to provide illumination of the area, authorities said. The Bay Constables and Marine Bureau officers safely escorted all four jet skiers back to Burns Park, police deta…
3 Admit Stealing Motorcycle, ATVs From Garage In Southeast: DA 3 Admit Stealing Motorcycle, ATVs From Garage In Southeast: DA 3 Admit Stealing Motorcycle, ATVs From Garage In Southeast: DA
3 Admit Stealing Motorcycle, ATVs From Garage In Southeast: DA Three men have pleaded guilty in connection with a 2024 burglary that left a Putnam County homeowner without several vehicles, prosecutors announced.  The defendants — Donovan Slater of Suffolk County, Percy Dickinson of Nassau County, and Roodler Pierre-Louis of Nassau County — admitted to attempted burglary in the second degree, a violent felony, in Putnam County Court, Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy announced on Tuesday, Sept. 9.  The case stems from an incident on April 22, 2024, when Putnam County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a home in Southeast after a …
Ex-Nassau Probation Officer Admits Sexual Relationship With Probationer, Falsifying Records Ex-Nassau Probation Officer Admits Sexual Relationship With Probationer, Falsifying Records Ex-Nassau Probation Officer Admits Sexual Relationship With Probationer, Falsifying Records
Ex-Nassau Probation Officer Admits Sexual Relationship With Probationer, Falsifying Records A former Nassau County probation officer admitted to falsifying records and engaging in a sexual relationship with a woman he was supervising. Matthew Albertson, 43, of Smithtown, pleaded guilty to offering a false instrument for filing, a felony, and official misconduct, in Nassau County Court on Monday, Sept. 8. Albertson confessed to engaging in a sexual relationship with a female probationer between December 2021 and March 2022, including during a home visit, in violation of written Probation rules. An attorney for the probationer reported the relationship in August 2023 and provided …
Two Workers Injured After Conveyor Belt Falls At Oceanside Recycling Facility Two Workers Injured After Conveyor Belt Falls At Oceanside Recycling Facility Two Workers Injured After Conveyor Belt Falls At Oceanside Recycling Facility
Two Workers Injured After Conveyor Belt Falls At Oceanside Recycling Facility Two men were hospitalized after being trapped beneath a conveyor belt that collapsed at a Long Island recycling facility. The incident happened around 10:20 a.m. Monday, Aug. 25, at Earth-Tec Recycling, located on Wood Street in Oceanside, according to Nassau County Police. Officers from the Fourth Precinct responded to reports of multiple injuries and found both men pinned under the fallen conveyor belt.  With help from the Nassau County Police Emergency Service Unit (ESU) and the Oceanside Fire Department, rescuers managed to free the victims. A 68-year-old man suffered serious inj…
Uber Driver Pulls Gun On Woman In Atlantic Beach, Police Say Uber Driver Pulls Gun On Woman In Atlantic Beach, Police Say Uber Driver Pulls Gun On Woman In Atlantic Beach, Police Say
Uber Driver Pulls Gun On Woman In Atlantic Beach, Police Say A Roosevelt man working as an Uber driver threatened a passenger with a handgun in Atlantic Beach, Nassau County police announced on Sunday, Aug. 24. James Watson, 63, displayed a gun and refused to let a 30-year-old woman enter his vehicle near 2035 Ocean Boulevard at 11:43 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23, according to detectives. Fearing for her safety, the victim canceled the ride, and Watson fled the scene, police said. Officers later stopped him near Nassau Expressway and Park Street, where they recovered a handgun during their investigation. Watson was arrested without further incident and…
Resident Hospitalized, Dog Rescued After Bedroom Fire In East Rockaway Home: Police Resident Hospitalized, Dog Rescued After Bedroom Fire In East Rockaway Home: Police Resident Hospitalized, Dog Rescued After Bedroom Fire In East Rockaway Home: Police
Resident Hospitalized, Dog Rescued After Bedroom Fire In East Rockaway Home: Police A bedroom fire tore through a home in East Rockaway on Saturday, Aug. 23, sending one person to the hospital, Nassau County police announced. The blaze broke out around 4:05 p.m. at a 3rd Avenue residence, where Chief of Department Craig Gelb arrived within two minutes of dispatch to find smoke coming from the two-story house, according to the East Rockaway Fire Department. Gelb was advised of flames at the rear of the structure and transmitted a working fire signal. One occupant and his dog were met at the front door, and firefighters quickly discovered another person may still be inside o…
Fire At Oceanside’s High Seas Gallery Exposes Secret Drug Operation: Nassau County Police Fire At Oceanside’s High Seas Gallery Exposes Secret Drug Operation: Nassau County Police Fire At Oceanside’s High Seas Gallery Exposes Secret Drug Operation: Nassau County Police
Fire At Oceanside’s High Seas Gallery Exposes Secret Drug Operation: Nassau County Police A fire inside Nassau County’s premier glass art gallery led investigators to uncover an alleged drug operation run by its owner, police announced on Thursday, Aug. 21. Zachary Mednick, 31, of Poplar Street, was arrested after a fire broke out at his Oceanside business, High Seas Gallery, located at 2901 Long Beach Road, according to Nassau County police. Firefighters rushed to the second floor around 2:25 p.m. after heavy smoke poured from the building. Multiple fire departments battled the blaze, and the Nassau County Fire Marshal and Arson Bomb Squad also responded. No injuries were repor…
Man With Gun Outside Roosevelt High School Arrested: Nassau County Police (UPDATE) Man With Gun Outside Roosevelt High School Arrested: Nassau County Police (UPDATE) Man With Gun Outside Roosevelt High School Arrested: Nassau County Police (UPDATE)
Man With Gun Outside Roosevelt High School Arrested: Nassau County Police (Update) A Roosevelt man has been arrested after allegedly flashing a gun at a 17-year-old outside Roosevelt High School, Nassau County police announced on Thursday, Aug. 21. The incident happened on Monday, Aug. 18 at 6 p.m. outside the school at 1 Wagner Avenue. A teen victim was approached by a man, later identified as Eybin Umana, 40, of 164 Grenada Avenue, and got into a verbal argument, detectives explained. Umana allegedly lifted his shirt to reveal the handle of a black firearm tucked into his waistband before telling the teen to wait for him in the parking lot. The victim ran away in fear a…
MS-13 Members Slashed Soccer Players, Beat Victims In Hempstead, Uniondale: DA MS-13 Members Slashed Soccer Players, Beat Victims In Hempstead, Uniondale: DA MS-13 Members Slashed Soccer Players, Beat Victims In Hempstead, Uniondale: DA
MS-13 Members Slashed Soccer Players, Beat Victims In Hempstead, Uniondale: DA Five MS-13 gang members are facing attempted murder and related charges after carrying out violent machete and pipe attacks on Long Island, prosecutors alleged. The defendants – alleged members of the Hempstead Locos Salvatruchas (HLS) clique of MS-13 – were indicted on attempted murder, assault, and robbery charges in Nassau County Court this month. Their charges stem from two incidents that occurred in Hempstead and Uniondale in October and December 2024, respectively. The first attack happened on Oct. 20, 2024, at Kennedy Memorial Park in Hempstead. Surveillance video showed four of the…
Online Dating Stabbing: Man Lured Victim With Massage Before Attack In Middletown, DA Says Online Dating Stabbing: Man Lured Victim With Massage Before Attack In Middletown, DA Says Online Dating Stabbing: Man Lured Victim With Massage Before Attack In Middletown, DA Says
Online Dating Stabbing: Man Lured Victim With Massage Before Attack In Middletown, DA Says New details have come out in a violent stabbing that left a victim critically injured after a meeting arranged through an online dating app in Orange County.  Reggie Florence of Middletown, 28, was indicted on one count of second-degree attempted murder and two counts of first-degree assault in connection with the Sunday, Aug. 3 attack at his Underhill Road apartment in Middletown, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced Thursday, Aug. 14.  As previously reported by Daily Voice, police responded to 47 Underhill Rd. around 7 p.m. after receiving a noise co…
Unresponsive Man Pulled From Water At Wantagh Park Survives Near-Drowning: Police Unresponsive Man Pulled From Water At Wantagh Park Survives Near-Drowning: Police Unresponsive Man Pulled From Water At Wantagh Park Survives Near-Drowning: Police
Unresponsive Man Pulled From Water At Wantagh Park Survives Near-Drowning: Police Officers from the 7th Precinct were called to the park for a report of a possible drowning, according to police. When they arrived, they found a 44-year-old man partially submerged and unresponsive. Officers immediately began chest compressions, and the man expelled water, police said. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was listed in stable condition, authorities reported. The incident happened at Wantagh Park, a popular summer recreation spot in Nassau County.