CRIME & SAFETY
DWI Suspect Dies In Custody At Bay Shore Police Precinct
Suffolk County Police said Joseph Leonard, age 58, of West Islip, was found dead in his holding cell at the agency’s 3rd Precinct in Bay Shore at around 9 a.m. Friday, April 26. It came hours after he was arrested in Brentwood Thursday evening, April 25, following a suspected...
Newborn Suffers Brain Injury After Long Island Dad’s ‘Brutal’ Abuse Caught On Video: DA
A Long Island father repeatedly abused his newborn son, culminating in the child suffering a traumatic brain injury, prosecutors allege.Vincent DiStasi, age 31, of South Setauket, was formally charged with assault and related offenses in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, April 25, after prosecutors…
Gotta Catch 'Em All: Man Wanted for Stealing Nearly $400 in Pokemon Cards from Centereach Store
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man who stole merchandise from a Centereach store. A man stole approximately $340 worth of Pokemon cards from Target, located at 265 Pond Path, on April...
Long Island woman accused of fleeing in police car after fatal DWI crash
LONG ISLAND - A woman was arrested and charged with DWI after she allegedly caused a vehicle crash on Long Island – which left another woman dead – and then fled in a police cruiser, the Nassau County Police Department said. According to police, Rachel Lodice, 21, of...
15-Year-Old Kidnapped, Stabbed: Reward Offered In Search For Brentwood Assault Suspect
In recognition of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, Suffolk County Police asked for tips in the search for Josue Zepeda Padilla, one of seven people indicted for the robbery, kidnapping and gang assault of a 15-year-old boy on Saturday, Jan. 6. According to police, the group lured the teen...
Gilgo Beach murder investigation sparks new search of woods on Long Island: source
Cops are combing through the woods near Manorville, Long Island, as part of a lengthy search that’s connected to the Gilgo Beach killings, The Post has learned. Members of the NYPD — including a K-9 unit — worked alongside Suffolk County Police in an area along Schultz Road, near the intersection of Wading River Manor Road. Officers were also searching along a road that cuts through state land — which is only accessible for permitted hunters. Search for bodies expands on Long Island as possible link eyed to Gilgo Beach murders “The Suffolk County Police Department, the New York Police Department and the New...
National Bloods street gang leader extradited to LI to face charges, Suffolk DA says
Greater Bay Shore coverage is funded in part by Shoregate, now leasing brand-new premium apartment homes in the heart of Bay Shore. Click here to schedule a tour. The national leader of the notorious Bloodhound Brims street gang has been extradited to Long Island and will appear in Suffolk County Criminal Court on Thursday to face three counts of conspiracy for allegedly directing violent gang operations from behind bars in federal prison in California.
Bellport Man Arrested 46 Times, Nabbed For 10 Larcenies
Emmitt Smith, age 43, of Bellport, was charged on Wednesday, April 24, with the larcenies that occurred across Nassau County, according to Nassau County Police. According to detectives, an investigation was conducted that led to the arrest of Smith for the following larcenies:. August 2023:. Macy's, 1095 Green Acres Mall,...
Elmont man faces up to 15 years in prison for drug, gun charges
Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney announced that Clyves Laurent, 30, of Elmont, was found guilty after a jury trial of weapons and drug charges on April 18, for possessing a defaced loaded handgun and methamphetamine outside of a Mount Sinai gas station convenience store. Laurent’s trial was heard before...
More Than A Dozen K-9 Police Units Scanned Manorville For Human Remains Connected To Gilgo Beach Homicide Investigation
The law enforcement search of Manorville grew in size yesterday, as more than a dozen K-9 police units from three agencies scanned sections of the hamlet’s 6,900 acres of pine barrens looking for human remains in the Gilgo Beach homicide investigation. Grant Parpan reports on Newsday.com that cadaver dogs from the NYPD and State Police joined the Suffolk County Police Department’s specialized K-9s to search a wide swath of land in Manorville and neighboring communities for the third consecutive day, an effort sources said could last more than a week.
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