Ex-NYPD Sergeant Admits Driving Drunk In Fatal Wrong-Way Crash On NY Parkway: AG Ex-NYPD Sergeant Admits Driving Drunk In Fatal Wrong-Way Crash On NY Parkway: AG
Ex-nypd Sergeant Admits Driving Drunk In Fatal Wrong-Way Crash On NY Parkway: AG A former NYPD sergeant from Orange County has admitted to causing a head-on crash that killed a 61-year-old man on the Taconic State Parkway in Westchester County, prosecutors said. Warwick resident Tiffany Howell, 48, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Aug. 19, to aggravated vehicular homicide and second-degree manslaughter in connection with the Thursday, Jan. 22 crash that killed Peekskill resident Manuel Boitel, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced.  Howell, who was an off-duty NYPD sergeant at the time of the crash, entered the plea before Westchester County Court Judg…
Teen Pedestrian Badly Injured Crossing Busy LI Road After Midnight: Cops Teen Pedestrian Badly Injured Crossing Busy LI Road After Midnight: Cops
Teen Pedestrian Badly Injured Crossing Busy LI Road After Midnight: Cops A Long Island teenager was seriously injured while crossing a roadway early Thursday, Aug. 20, police said. The 17-year-old boy was walking across Route 25A near Chestnut Street in Mount Sinai around 12:55 a.m., the Suffolk County Police Department said. An 18-year-old man driving a 2020 Acura westbound in the left lane struck the 17-year-old victim, police said. The 17-year-old, who lives in Mount Sinai, was rushed to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious injuries, authorities said. The 18-year-old, a Miller Place resident, was not injured in the collision, cops said. Authorities …
Jeanine Pirro Targeted, Hunted By LI Man Who Threatened ‘Bullet In Your F—kin Head’, Feds Say Jeanine Pirro Targeted, Hunted By LI Man Who Threatened ‘Bullet In Your F—kin Head’, Feds Say
Jeanine Pirro Targeted, Hunted By LI Man Who Threatened ‘Bullet In Your F—kin Head’, Feds Say An angry Long Island man threatened to kill ex-Fox News host and D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro in a series of unhinged social media posts, federal authorities said. Daniel Kretsinger replied to an X post from Pirro with a video and said, “I’m specifically targeting you when I come to Washington D.C. and put a bullet directly between your eyes c–t and if Trump keeps up his bulls–t I may kill the president too,” according to charging documents filed in New York’s Eastern District. Pirro is not identified specifically in the documents, but Kretsigner’s listed X account shows him replying to…
LI Creep Used AI To Create Child Porn From Social Media Pictures: Police LI Creep Used AI To Create Child Porn From Social Media Pictures: Police
LI Creep Used AI To Create Child Porn From Social Media Pictures: Police A Long Island man used AI to create child porn from images taken off social media platforms, police said. Nicholas Zavesky, 43, of East Patchogue, was arrested Thursday morning, Aug. 20 in possession of dozens of the images, the Suffolk County Police Department said. Cops got a tip about Zavesky’s behavior from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and searched his residence on Knot Street on Thursday, Aug. 13, seizing multiple electronic devices, police said. Investigators found more than 50 child porn images, which had been artificially edited after they were taken from social …
LI Dirt Bike Rider Thrown From Bike After Rear-Ending SUV: Police LI Dirt Bike Rider Thrown From Bike After Rear-Ending SUV: Police
LI Dirt Bike Rider Thrown From Bike After Rear-Ending SUV: Police A dirt bike rider was seriously injured in a crash Wednesday night, Aug. 19 on Long Island, police said. The 45-year-old Bay Shore man was riding a Suzuki DRZ bike around 9:15 p.m. southbound near 1383 Brentwood Road in Bay Shore, the Suffolk County Police Department said. He crashed into the right rear of a 2025 Acura RDX, an SUV, that had stopped in traffic, authorities said. The bike rider was launched from the bike and sustained serious injuries, police said. First responders rushed him to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, cops said. The Acura driver, a 26-year-old Bay Shor…
Cops Have Theory For LI Man’s Death After One-Car Crash Into Fence, Police Say Cops Have Theory For LI Man’s Death After One-Car Crash Into Fence, Police Say
Cops Have Theory For LI Man’s Death After One-Car Crash Into Fence, Police Say A Long Island man was killed in a single-car crash on a two-lane road late Wednesday, Aug. 19, police said. Matthew Adcock, 54, of Huntington, was driving a 2016 Ford Edge northbound on Dix Hills Road just south of Hren Court around 11:25 p.m., the Suffolk County Police Department said. Adcock’s vehicle left the road, crashed into a fence, and hit a hedge before coming to a stop, police said. Investigators believe Adcock suffered a medical episode, triggering the wreck, authorities said. First responders rushed Adcock to Huntington Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, cops said. The For…
E-Scooter Rider Killed In Car Crash In Nassau County, Police Say E-Scooter Rider Killed In Car Crash In Nassau County, Police Say
E-Scooter Rider Killed In Car Crash In Nassau County, Police Say A 23-year-old Long Island man was killed in a crash on an electric scooter on Wednesday night, Aug. 19, police said. David Anthony De Jesus, of Roslyn, was traveling westbound near Dosoris Way and Elliot Place in Glen Cove around 7:20 p.m. Wednesday, the Nassau County Police Department said. De Jesus collided with a 2023 Jeep Wrangler being driven by a 19-year-old woman, investigators said. Following the crash, De Jesus was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. No other injuries were reported in the crash, and the investigation is ongoing. De Jesus was the…
Doctor, Air National Guard Veteran Killed In Midair Plane Crash With State Police Helicopter Doctor, Air National Guard Veteran Killed In Midair Plane Crash With State Police Helicopter
Doctor, Air National Guard Veteran Killed In Midair Plane Crash With State Police Helicopter The pilot killed when his Cessna collided with a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter at Carlisle Regional Airport has been identified as a 57-year-old Hershey man with decades of experience in emergency medicine. Paul William Sokoloski, 57, of Hershey, was pronounced dead at the scene of the Wednesday, Aug. 19 crash, according to Pennsylvania State Police and Cumberland County Coroner Charley Hall. Sokoloski was the pilot and sole occupant of a Cessna 150 single-engine airplane that collided with a PSP Bell 407GX helicopter at the airport, located at 228 Petersburg Road in South Middleton …
$495K In Mailed Checks Intercepted From Nassau County Company, Queens Man Charged: Police $495K In Mailed Checks Intercepted From Nassau County Company, Queens Man Charged: Police
$495K In Mailed Checks Intercepted From Nassau County Company, Queens Man Charged: Police A Queens man has been arrested more than a year after nearly half a million dollars in checks mailed by a Long Island company were intercepted, police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Raymond Nagaloo, 31, of Queens, was arrested following an investigation by the department's Electronics Squad/Fraud & Forgery Section, Nassau County Police said. The investigation began after a Woodbury company mailed two checks totaling more than $495,000 that were intercepted by an unknown person on Monday, June 23, 2025, according to detectives. Nagaloo was arrested in connection with the intercepted c…
Underage Alcohol Sales At 2 Long Island Gas Stations Land Employees Charges Underage Alcohol Sales At 2 Long Island Gas Stations Land Employees Charges
Underage Alcohol Sales At 2 Long Island Gas Stations Land Employees Charges Two gas station employees were arrested after allegedly selling alcohol to underage police agents during a series of inspections on Long Island, authorities announced on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Neval Efecik, 52, of East Patchogue, and Shannon Schnoll, 50, of Medford, were arrested during State Liquor Authority inspections in East Moriches, according to Suffolk County Police. Seventh Precinct Crime Section officers inspected five businesses following community complaints and found two were not compliant, police said. Underage police agents were sold alcoholic beverages at both businesses during…
Pilot Killed, Troopers Injured In Midair Collision Between Police Helicopter And Plane (UPDATE) Pilot Killed, Troopers Injured In Midair Collision Between Police Helicopter And Plane (UPDATE)
Pilot Killed, Troopers Injured In Midair Collision Between Police Helicopter And Plane (Update) A pilot was killed, and two Pennsylvania State Police troopers were injured when a small plane struck a police helicopter during a training exercise at Carlisle Regional Airport on Wednesday evening, Aug. 19, officials said. Cpl. Bryce Corman and Trooper Jason Mills were conducting routine training exercises in a Bell 407 helicopter when a Cessna 150 approached from behind and struck the helicopter, Pennsylvania State Police Acting Commissioner Lt. Col. George Bivens said during a late-night briefing with Gov. Josh Shapiro. The pilot of the Cessna was killed in the crash. Authorities know t…
Killing Of LI Man Found Dead In Vacant Backyard Ends With Gang Leader’s Guilty Plea: Feds Killing Of LI Man Found Dead In Vacant Backyard Ends With Gang Leader’s Guilty Plea: Feds
Killing Of LI Man Found Dead In Vacant Backyard Ends With Gang Leader’s Guilty Plea: Feds A Long Island gang leader has admitted his role in a murder and robbery plot that left a 36-year-old man dead in 2020, authorities said. Dwayne Murray, 36, of Coram, pleaded guilty in the death of Wayne Cherry in a Baywood backyard six years ago, the Justice Department said Friday, Aug. 14. Murray was a leader of the Almighty Gorilla Stone Nation Bloods on Long Island until his arrest in January 2024, federal investigators said. He killed Cherry with two bullets to the head on June 12, 2020, according to authorities. Cherry was found dead in the vacant home’s backyard two days later. Murr…