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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 […]
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...
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...
$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,”...
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 […]
Prosecutors release BAC of suspect in deadly Long Island nail salon crash
DEER PARK, N.Y. -- New details were released Friday in the case involving an alleged drunk driver who slammed into a Long Island nail salon, killing four people.Suspect Steven Schwally, 64, is accused of plowing into the Hawaii Nail and Spa in Deer Park on June 28. Meizi Zhang, Yan Xu, salon co-owner Jiancai Chen and off-duty New York City Police officer Emilia Rennhack were killed in the crash. Nine other people, including a 12-year-old girl, were hospitalized. Schwally was also injured.Alleged drunk driver's blood alcohol level released in courtAccording to prosecutors, Schwally's blood alcohol level was .17, more than...
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.
‘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 […]
Man Who Killed Co-Worker Faces Sentencing
A Huntington Station man who pleaded guilty in May to stabbing his co-worker to death is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday. He pleaded guilty before Supreme Court Justice John B. Collins to Manslaughter in the First Degree, and Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, both Read More ...
Teen robbed, jeered in racist attack in Queens. cops say
A Queens teenager was robbed of his cell phone and bombarded with racist insults by the thief, police said Friday. A photo of the attacker, who is Black, and details of the 4:25 p.m. Tuesday incident at 160th St. and Jamaica Ave. in Jamaica, were released by the NYPD. According to police, the 18-year-old victim was standing at the corner when the attacker walked up to him, made anti-white ...
Hochul notes major L.I. crime reduction
Governor Kathy Hochul announced a substantial decrease in shooting incidents and overall crime rates on Long Island, highlighting the impact of unprecedented state investments in public safety. The data, reported by the Nassau, Suffolk, and Hempstead police departments, shows a 44 percent reduction in shooting incidents with injury, a 15 percent drop in index crimes, and a 16 percent decrease in property crimes compared to the same period in 2023.
Woman caught stealing 30 times … from same store
Old habits were hard to break, and that was especially true for one Long Island, New York woman. Florence Leslie Miller, 27, was arrested recently under suspicion of stealing about $6,000 worth of handbags, jeans and other items from the same Long Beach TJ Maxx store 30 times between Sept. 9, 2023 and June 13, 2024, City Prosecutor Douglas Haubert tells KCAL-TV.
Woman attacked, left bloodied by stranger in random assault in Long Island City
A woman is speaking out after she was randomly attacked and thanking the good Samaritan that came to her rescue when no one else would.Runing Lao said she was attacked Wednesday just before 1 p.m. outside of a Chipotle on Jackson Avenue.She said the woman attacked her for no reason.When Lao tried to defend herself, she said the woman took her umbrella, broke it in half and used it to cut her in the face."She just attacked me for no reason, at first I was shocked and frightened and I tried to fight back," Lao said.Lao said if it wasn't...
Drunk Driver Nabbed After Hit-Run Crash Injuring Wheatley Heights Boy In Patchogue
It happened around 4:45 a.m. Sunday, July 21, in Patchogue. A 13-year-old boy from Wheatley Heights was riding an e-bike eastbound on East Main Street when an eastbound Audi struck him in front of 350 East Main Street and fled the scene, according to Suffolk County Police. The boy was...
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