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For 30 years he thought his neighbor was ‘creepy’. Then he learned he’s the Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect
For 30 years, he just thought his neighbor was “creepy”. Then he learned he was the Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect.It was almost exactly one year ago today when police came knocking on the door of FDNY firefighter Etienne de Villiers’ home.At first, officers just asked him to move his car, and wouldn’t reveal any clues as to the huge police presence along the quiet street in Massapequa Park, Long Island, he told The Daily Beast.He then turned on the news and couldn’t believe what he saw.“I went outside and said, ‘Rex is the Gilgo killer?’” de Villiers told...
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...
1 stabbed at Long Island's Adventureland Amusement Park
NEW YORK - A person was seriously injured in a stabbing at Long Island's Adventureland Amusement Park during business hours Sunday afternoon. According to Suffolk County Police, the attack happened at 4:50 p.m. at 2245 Broadhollow Road in East Farmingdale, but it remains unclear where inside the park the stabbing took place.
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...
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.
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...
23-Year-Old Killed, 2 Others Hospitalized After SUV, Car Crash On Long Island Roadway
It happened Friday, July 5, at 10:20 p.m. in Central Islip. The victim was driving a 2009 Honda Accord northbound on Carleton Avenue. According to Suffolk County Police, he failed to stop at a red light at the intersection of East Suffolk Avenue and crashed into a 2007 Toyota SUV traveling eastbound on East Suffolk Avenue.
3 Charged During Long Island Sobriety Checkpoint
The detail was conducted in the LIRR parking lot at the corner of Route 110 and Church Street in Huntington from 11 p.m. Friday, July 5, to Saturday, July 6, at 2 a.m. Police officers from the Suffolk County Police Department’s Highway SAFE-T Team (Selective Alcohol Fatality Enforcement Team) conducted the joint operation with New York State Police troopers and Suffolk County Sheriff's Department deputies.
Fatal Crash: 45-Year-Old ID'd As Victim After Slamming Into Tree On Long Island
It happened around 12:05 a.m. Saturday, July 6, in Ronkonkoma. According to Suffolk County Police, the victim was driving a 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe on Express Drive North when the vehicle veered off the road at the corner of Breeze Avenue. It hit a street sign, crossed the lawn of 4195...
Man Killed in Single-Vehicle Crash
Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed a man in Ronkonkoma early this morning. Milton Garcia was driving a 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe on Express Drive North when the vehicle left the roadway at the corner of Breeze Avenue, hit a street sign, continued across the lawn of 4195 Express Drive North, and struck a tree head-on in the yard of 4191 Express Drive North at approximately 12:05 a.m.
SCPD: 21-Year-Old Man Blows Off Multiple Fingers While Lighting Firework
Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives are investigating a firework related incident that seriously injured a man in Copiague on Thursday, July 4. Ryan McCloskey was lighting a firework at a party in front of 284 Trouville Road when it exploded in his hand at approximately 9:10 p.m. The explosion severed three fingers on his left hand and damaged the other two. He also suffered a burn to one leg.
NYPD mourns Emilia Rennhack, officer killed in nail salon crash by alleged drunken driver
NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y. — Hundreds of police officers gathered alongside family, elected officials, and residents to say their goodbye to Officer Emilia Rennhack, who was killed by an alleged drunken driver last week in Long Island. Rennhack, 30, was one of four people killed after Steven Schwally, 64,...
Roxi the Bull Mastiff Abandoned on Dangerous Long Island Highway Finds Hope
A pet owner shockingly abandoned their 4-year-old dog on the side of the treacherous Southern State Parkway early Monday morning. Several drivers alerted police after spotting the helpless dog, later identified as Roxi, tied to a light pole near Exit 21 around 5:30 a.m. People have lost their lives, sustained horrific injuries and had tens of thousands in property damage from crashes on the Southern State Parkway, noted Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly, highlighting the dangers associated with this stretch of road.
Long Island fireworks mishap at home injures 4, including 12-year-old girl
LONG ISLAND - Four people were injured and several cars were damaged in a fireworks accident at a Long Island home, Suffolk County police said. The incident happened on July 4th around 10 p.m. at a home on Foxrun Court in Port Jefferson Station. According to police, many people were...
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