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Video shows moment of impact in deadly Long Island salon crash
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. -- The man accused of driving while intoxicated and crashing into a nail salon on Long Island, killing four people, appeared in court Monday.Steven Schwally, 64, is charged with DWI. The charges are expected to be upgraded.Meizi Zhang, 50, Yan Xu, 41, Jiancai Chen, 37, and off-duty NYPD officer Emilia Rennhack, 30, were all killed in Friday's crash. Ten other people, including a 12-year-old girl and Schwally, were hospitalized.Authorities say Schwally, of Dix Hills, was behind the wheel of his 2020 Chevy Traverse when it barreled through the parking lot and slammed into Hawaii Nail and Spa. Prosecutors detailed...
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...
Teen In Critical Condition Following Long Island Crash
A 17-year-old was airlifted to a nearby hospital after a freeway crash, police said. It happened in Plainview on Tuesday, July 2. According to Nassau County Police, the teen boy was driving north on Route 135 in a 1998 Toyota Corolla. Just before 4:15 p.m., he collided with a 26-year-old woman, als…
Holiday Bust: 4 Arrested For Selling Illegal Fireworks At Nassau Stores
The arrests occurred on Wednesday, July 3 at stores across Nassau County following an investigation by the Nassau County Police’s Problem Oriented Policing Unit. Authorities said the investigation stemmed from multiple community complaints against businesses in the area. Police made arrests at each of the following locations:. INC Convenience...
Off-duty NYPD cop, husband broke into her sister-in-law’s home before choking her: prosecutors
An off-duty NYPD cop was arrested Sunday after she and her husband allegedly broke down the door of her sister-in-law’s Queens home and choked their relative, prosecutors and police said. Maria and Robert Villalta, both 39, also allegedly hit the victim in the face during the predawn break-in that started around 2:15 a.m., according to a criminal complaint. After entering the home, Robert Villalta allegedly shoved his sister onto a bed and choked her. Savvy thieves use devious hidden cameras to scope out houses in troubling ‘burglary tourism’ trend He then allegedly hit her in the face, prosecutors said. The...
Dog found tied to pole with note off Southern State Parkway on Long Island
Police are looking for the person responsible for abandoning a dog off a highway on Long Island.Troopers responded to the Southern State Parkway westbound in the area of Exit 21 on Monday around 5:30 a.m.A white female English mastiff was found tied to a light pole by her leash with a dog bowl filled with food and a note."This is 'Roxi,' a trained American bull mastiff," the note said. "She is four years old. She has been fed and given a flea bath, she may still have issues with them. See that she gets good care."The gentle dog was taken...
Dog Found Abandoned, Tied To Pole On Southern State Parkway In Hempstead
It happened on Monday, July 1 in Hempstead, according to New York State Police. At around 5:30 a.m. that morning, Troopers responded to calls about an abandoned dog tied to a light pole near Exit 21 on the Southern State Parkway. The dog, a white Mastiff named Roxi was found...
New York Man Loses Hand And Fingers In Fireworks Accident
It's not even the 4th of July yet, and someone has already blown their hand off. A gruesome incident occurred this past Saturday night, a Long Island man suffered severe injuries due to a fireworks explosion. According to police in Suffolk County, the 66-year-old Brentwood resident was in his yard on Eastern Avenue around 9 p.m. when the explosion occurred. The blast was powerful enough to sever his left hand and take off three fingers from his right hand. He was rushed to Stony Brook University Hospital in serious condition.
Toddler Dies After Being Pulled From Long Island Swimming Pool
A toddler has died after being pulled from a swimming pool on Long Island. Emergency crews in Islandia were called to a home on Sunflower Lane at around 12:40 p.m. Tuesday, July 2, after a 2-year-old boy was found unresponsive in a pool.Suffolk County Police said a family member pulled the child ou…
Multiple Fire Departments Respond to Blaze at Unoccupied Valley Stream Residence
The Arson Bomb Squad reports the details of a Fire that occurred on Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 11:00 pm in Valley Stream. According to Detectives, Officers responded to a working house fire located at 1 Garland Lane. Upon arrival, Officers observed flames emanating from the residence. The building was unoccupied at the time. The Valley Stream Fire Department along with several additional Fire Departments responded to extinguish the fire.
Grand Lux Cafe on Long Island catches fire
Firefighters spent the morning battling a fire at a restaurant at the Roosevelt Field mall in Garden City Wednesday. The three-alarm fire started around 9 a.m. at the Grand Lux Cafe on Old Country Road. The cause of the fire was identified as gas-related that caused a small explosion in...
Suffolk DA Tierney: Suffolk County Business Owners Sentenced for Sales Tax Fraud Totaling Over $1 Million
Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that Brian Soltan, 62, of West Islip, owner of several East Islip auto body businesses, and Gerald McCrystal, 51, of Dix Hills, owner of Farmingdale-based furniture stores, were each sentenced after pleading guilty to grand larceny on separate cases for stealing sales tax money from New York State.
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