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Missing Persons Squad Seeks Public's Help in Locating 13-Year-Old Scarleth Diaz-Rosales, Last Seen in Island Park
The Missing Persons Squad report the details of a Missing Juvenile that occurred on Saturday, July 6, 2024 at 2:30 pm in Island Park and was reported to police on Saturday, July 6, 2024 at 4:53 pm. According to Detectives, Scarleth Diaz-Rosales, 13, was last seen leaving her Island Park...
1 Person dies and 10 are injured when a power boat crashes into the Long Beach jetty
The Alamitos Bay jetty in Long Beach was struck by a 48-foot power boat on Wednesday night, resulting in one fatality and other injuries. When the Long Beach Fire Department arrived to the scene at 9:21 p.m., they discovered 11 persons there, including a man in his 50s who had perished in the collision.
Long Island child burns down 2 homes with fireworks, police say
LEVITTOWN, N.Y. -- A Long Island man is accused of giving 4th of July fireworks to an 11-year-old child, sparking a fire that damaged both his and his neighbor's homes.Police said they responded to several fireworks-related incidents Thursday across Nassau and Suffolk counties.Karamjit Singh, 33, of Levittown, was charged with arson, reckless endangerment, unlawfully selling fireworks to someone under 18, unlawfully possessing fireworks and endangering the welfare of a child. Nassau County Police said he supplied the 11-year-old with the fireworks and then told the child to light them. The fireworks malfunctioned, causing a shed to burst into flames. The flames spread to...
MS-13 Gang Leader Wanted for Murder in El Salvador Arrested in NYC with Weapons and Drugs
On June 20, Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) New York City apprehended Melvin Orlando Hernandez Villanueva, a 27-year-old MS-13 gang member. Wanted by Salvadoran authorities for two counts of aggravated homicide and unlawful association, Hernandez was captured near his residence in Queens. Arrest Details. During the arrest, officers recovered a...
Teen sisters die after being pulled from Coney Island water
NEW YORK - Two teenage sisters pulled from the water in Coney Island have been pronounced dead. The two teens, 17 and 18, went into the water Friday night at around 8 p.m., after lifeguards were off duty. Emergency responders arrived on the scene with boats and divers. The girls were pulled from the water in critical condition at around 9:30 p.m. and rushed to Coney Island Hospital, where they were pronounced dead just after 10 p.m. Their names haven't yet been released. "I saw a lot of cops and firemen running towards the situation, and then the next thing you know, the family...
Missing Teens Killed By ‘Demon’ Wave At Popular New York Beach
Two bodies were recovered from the waters near where two New York teens went missing. The teens went missing about two weeks ago. Teens Go Missing After Swimming In Queens, New York. Elyjha Chandler, 16, and 17-year-old Christian Perkins went missing in the waters at Jacob Riis Park on June...
3 killed during NYC 4th of July celebration when driver plows into park
NEW YORK -- At least three people were killed and six others were injured when a suspected drunk driver crashed into a Manhattan park Thursday night during the July 4th celebrations, authorities said.Two of the victims have been identified as 59-year-old Lucille Pinkney and 38-year-old Herman Pinkney, who lived nearby. The third victim's name has not been released. The driver, identified as 44-year-old Daniel Hyden, of Monmouth Junction, New Jersey, has been charged with driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol and operating a vehicle without a license. Dramatic scene during 4th of July celebrationsThe crash happened just before...
7-Year-Old Drowns At Home In East Meadow On July 4th
Officers responded to a residence in East Meadow on 2nd Avenue just before 4 p.m. Thursday, July 4, after a report of a 7-year-old boy who was not breathing from an apparent drowning accident in a swimming pool, Nassau County Police said. When officers arrived, the boy was already removed...
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