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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.
Child, 11, ignites fireworks that burn 2 homes on Long Island; man arrested: NCPD
LEVITTOWN, N.Y. (PIX11) – A man was arrested after allegedly giving an 11-year-old child fireworks, which caught two Long Island houses on fire when they were ignited on the Fourth of July, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Karamjit Singh, 33, allegedly told the child to set off the fireworks on Red Maple Drive […]
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...
8-year-old stabbed to death in Queens, suspect fatally shot by police
NEW YORK -- A police officer shot and killed a man who allegedly stabbed an 8-year-old boy to death in Queens on Thursday, the New York City Police Department said.The stabbing likely stemmed from a domestic dispute, police said, but the details were still unclear. Police said the 20-year-old suspect and the 8-year-old male victim may be brothers or step-brothers. No names were immediately released.The incident occurred inside an apartment building on 94th Avenue in the borough's Jamaica neighborhood. Around 5:20 p.m., police say a 29-year-old woman who had been stabbed in the back left the building and ran down...
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…
Only our police officers should be doing police work
On June 25, my classmates and I became the latest class of graduates from the Nassau County Police Department Foundation’s Civilian Police Academy — a program I encourage all Nassau residents to enroll in. Although I have been involved with many aspects of the criminal justice system during...
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...
Video shows road rage lead to innocent bystander stabbed to death in Bronx
NEW YORK -- Family members of an innocent young father stabbed to death in the Bronx are calling for justice after they say he was killed for simply witnessing a road rage incident. The victim's sister told CBS New York the suspect should turn himself in. Friends started to leave candles Wednesday for 29-year-old Ronald Gomez-Mesa, who they say was loved and well known in the Morris Heights neighborhood. They said he was just hanging out on Tuesday afternoon when he got caught in the middle of a road rage incident he wasn't even involved in. "Now we're not gonna...
Ride along with the NYPD team cracking down on illegal fireworks
NEW YORK -- The New York City Police Department is cracking down on illegal fireworks, and CBS New York's Derick Waller joined officers for an exclusive ride-along.As Waller learned, it's not just fireworks police are after.NYPD's Community Response Team watching out for illegal fireworks across cityOn a Friday night in the Bronx, officers with the NYPD's Community Response Team were on duty, watching out for illegal fireworks."This block had complaints last night and tonight. They've been lighting fireworks off all night," Sgt. Jimmy Seder said.Seder and his partner, Officer Edgar Guerrero, patrol the 46th and 48th precincts.They stopped one group...
8 NYC men busted for dealing drugs, guns next to Yankee Stadium: DA
Eight Bronx men were indicted this week for allegedly peddling drugs and guns to an undercover detective and other buyers a block from Yankee Stadium, prosecutors said Wednesday. The defendants, including seven suspects from three families, were charged in a 108-count indictment after operating for more than a year out of a storefront and van a short walk from the ballpark, the Bronx District Attorney’s Office said. The probe started in March 2023 at the former Lush Smoke Shop at 90 East 161 Street where an undercover investigator bought cocaine and methamphetamine pills from alleged dealer Jose Tejada Jr, the district attorney’s...
4th of July fireworks blamed for several injuries on Long Island
PORT JEFFERSON, N.Y. -- At least five people were hurt and several cars were damaged by 4th of July fireworks on Long Island. Suffolk County Police said they responded to two incidents Thursday night -- one in Port Jefferson and another in Copiague.A large group had gathered to watch a fireworks display at a home on Foxrun Court in Port Jefferson when one went astray, police said. It happened around 10 p.m.Four people, including an 8-year-old girl, were injured, and several cars on the block were damaged.Police said a 38-year-old man was treated for burns and a serious leg injury, and...
'Drink driver' accused of downing 18 pints before smashing car into nail salon killing four
Suffolk County Police said Steven Schwally, of Dix Hills, had been speeding through the parking lot when he drove his SUV through the front window of Hawaii Nail & Spa in Deer Park at around 4:30 p.m. Friday
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