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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...
Diners robbed of their watches at gunpoint during meal in Brooklyn
This is the moment thieves barged into a packed Chinese restaurant in Brooklyn and held three diners at gunpoint, stealing their belongings.The robbers entered the Birds of a Feather restaurant at around 9:35 pm on 31 May, brandishing a gun and demanding a $200 Seiko watch and phones from three customers. The duo then escaped on a moped, heading westbound on Grand Street, Williamsburg.Police later traced and recovered three iPhones at a location on North 11th Street. The victims, all men in their 20s, were unharmed during the incident. Read More Watch: Hurricane Beryl batters Caribbean homes as Category 4 storm makes landfallKeir Starmer fights back tears as he reveals his one regret in lifeBritons using new safety measures in Tenerife after Jay Slater disappearance
Bodies of NYC teens swept away at Queens beach recovered, family says
The bodies of two teenagers swept into the ocean at a Queens beach last week have been recovered, the grieving family confirmed to The Post Sunday. “I called the precinct this morning and I went down there and they showed me pictures. I know for sure it’s him,” said Ushell Chandler, whose 16-year-old son Elyjha Chandler was swept away at Jacob Riis Park in the Rockaways on June 21. Elyjha’s body was recovered at around 9 p.m. Saturday near Beach 114th Street, just up the beach from where he disappeared over a week ago alongside his lifelong friend Christian Perkins, 17. The morning...
NCPD: North Merrick Man Arrested for String of Commercial Burglaries Throughout Nassau County
The First Squad reports the arrest of a North Merrick man for an incident that occurred on Monday, July 1, 2024 at 1:25 am in North Merrick. According to Detectives, First Precinct Officers responded to Jim-Jam Cleaners, located at 1200 Merrick Avenue for an audible alarm. Upon arrival, the defendant, Jose Portillo-Sandoval, 36, of 1554 Jerusalem Avenue, was observed walking away from the location. The defendant was recognized as being responsible for previous burglaries and was detained by First Squad Detectives.
28-Year-Old Killed In 2-Vehicle Garden City Crash
Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash on a Long Island roadway that left one person dead. Click here for a new, updated story: ID Released For Elmont 28-Year-Old Killed In 2-Vehicle Garden City CrashIt happened on Saturday, June 29, at 3:50 p.m. in Garden City.A 28-year-old man op…
Tragic Collision on Route 135 in Plainview: Teen in Critical Condition After Crash with Range Rover
The Homicide Squad reports the details of a Vehicular Accident that occurred on Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 4:12 pm in Plainview. According to Detectives, a 1998 Toyota Corolla being operated by a 17-year-old male was traveling northbound on Route 135 where he was in a collision with a 2013 Range Rover being operated by a 26-year-old female traveling northbound.
Suspect sought for firing gun at cop after car chase that started in Astoria and ended in Brooklyn: NYPD
A manhunt is underway for a gunman who fired shots at a cop Saturday night after the suspect crashed his vehicle following a car chase through the streets of western Queens. The suspect, who is known to frequent areas of Dutch Kills and Astoria, exchanged gunfire with a police officer after he crashed his vehicle into another car in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, before fleeing on foot. The gunman allegedly jumped a fence near the crash site and escaped beneath the Greenpoint Avenue Bridge that spans Newtown Creek. The officer was not injured.
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...
Man loses hand and fingers in fireworks mishap on Long Island
A Long Island man lost a hand and several fingers of his second after a fireworks explosion Saturday night, according to police in Suffolk County. The 66-year-old Brentwood man was in the yard of his Eastern Avenue home around 9 p.m. at the time of the incident. Police didn't provide...
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