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Child, 7, dead after being pulled from swimming pool on Long Island
BAY SHORE (PIX11) – A child was pulled unresponsive from a swimming pool in Bay Shore Saturday evening, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. The 7-year-old was found at a residence on North Thompson Drive around 8:25 p.m., police said. The child, who is from Brooklyn, was rushed to an area hospital and later […]
28-Year-Old Killed In Chain-Reaction Lynbrook Crash
It happened on Friday, July 19, at around 5:30 p.m. in Lynbrook. A 28-year-old man was riding a white 2010 Ducati motorcycle eastbound on Peninsula Boulevard when he collided with the rear of a Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) bus being driven by a 40-year-old woman. The bus was traveling westbound...
Slashing at Hofstra Incites Concerns Amongst Students About Their Safety
Two people were assaulted with a knife by a group of masked men outside of the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Center on Wednesday, June 19 at 4:20 p.m., where the Academy Charter High School was hosting their graduation ceremony. Since Wednesday, six men have been charged with gang assault and weapons charges after being taken into police custody, according to FOX5 NY.
Man repeatedly punches, rapes woman in Queens: NYPD
NEW YORK - The NYPD is searching for a man they accuse of repeatedly punching and forcibly raping a woman in Queens last weekend. Authorities say the incident happened on July 14 at around 10:45 p.m., inside a building located near Main Street and 40th Road in Flushing. According to...
4 people, including kids, were stabbed to death inside Brooklyn home: NYPD
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — A man allegedly stabbed his mother, sister-in-law, niece and nephew to death inside a Brooklyn home Friday night, according to police sources. One of the inhabitants of a Bensonhurst home arrived to find his brother with blood on his hands, police sources said. Responding officers arrived around 10:18 p.m. near Avenue […]
Man Arrested in Woodbury: Loaded Handgun and Switchblade Recovered During Traffic Stop
The Second Squad reports the arrest of a Brooklyn man for Criminal Possession of a Weapon for an incident that occurred on Friday, July 19, 2024 at 9:11 pm in Woodbury. According to Detectives, Criminal Intelligence Rapid Response Team (CIRRT) Officers while on routine patrol observed a gray 2011 Mercedes-Benz traveling northbound on Woodbury Road at a high rate of speed. Officers activated their emergency lights and conducted a Vehicle and Traffic Law.
$2M Fraud: 3 From Long Island Among 4 Nabbed For Scheme
They have pleaded guilty in federal court in Central Islip to money laundering conspiracy in connection with the scheme involving the global financial services firm based in Menlo Park, California, which is located near San Francisco. Three of the four are Long Island residents:. Edward Hernandez, also known as “Ghost,”...
Brooklyn man shot dead after confronting man who ‘inappropriately touched’ woman: police
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn (PIX11) – A man was shot to death in Brooklyn last Friday after he stepped in to confront a man who “inappropriately touched” a woman, police said. Dyseem Jackson, 21, was shot and killed at the Albany Houses at 1400 Bergen St. in Crown Heights around 12:15 a.m., according to the NYPD. […]
‘Totally shocked’: Man saves Queens woman attacked by random assailant
LONG ISLAND CITY, Queens (PIX 11) — A local woman is speaking out after she said she was randomly attacked by a woman in Queens as she was walking down the street just days ago. That woman recounted the horrifying incident that left her with face wounds and bloodied. Runing Lao said she had just […]
Massive Illegal Arms Bust in Queens: Over 50 'Ghost' Guns Confiscated
The Office of the New York Attorney General announced a major arms bust in Queens, during which authorities confiscated 55 “ghost” guns and an array of assault weapons. Knewz.com has learned that a total of five individuals were arrested during the operation for their involvement in gun trafficking. The arrested individuals have been slapped with […]
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