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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 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.
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...
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...
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...
3 killed during NYC 4th of July celebration when driver plows into park
NEW YORK -- At least three people were killed and six others were injured when a suspected drunk driver crashed into a Manhattan park Thursday night during the July 4th celebrations, authorities said.Two of the victims have been identified as 59-year-old Lucille Pinkney and 38-year-old Herman Pinkney, who lived nearby. The third victim's name has not been released. The driver, identified as 44-year-old Daniel Hyden, of Monmouth Junction, New Jersey, has been charged with driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol and operating a vehicle without a license. Dramatic scene during 4th of July celebrationsThe crash happened just before...
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...
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.
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...
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