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South Setauket Man Indicted for Assaulting, Abusing Five-Week-Old Son
Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a South Setauket man was indicted in Suffolk County on assault charges for allegedly repeatedly abusing his five-week-old son and causing brain injuries that required life-saving surgery in January 2024. Vincent Distasi, 31, was arraigned today in Suffolk County Court by...
NYC weather: Thunderstorms with pea-sized hail to hit Manhattan and Staten Island Monday
The National Weather Service issued a weather alert at 4:59 p.m. on Monday for strong thunderstorms until 5:30 p.m. for Manhattan and Staten Island. The storms could bring wind gusts of up to 30 mph and pea-sized hail (0.25 inches). "At 4:58 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm over...
Blaze Ravages South Farmingdale Home: Arson Bomb Squad on the Case!
The Arson Bomb Squad reports the details of a Fire that occurred on Monday, April 29, 2024 at 2:50 p.m. in South Farmingdale. According to Detectives, Officers responded to a 911 call for heavy smoke at a West Oak Street residence. Upon arrival, officers observed a fire on the first floor. All occupants were out of the residence prior to police arrival. The South Farmingdale Fire Department along with the East Farmingdale, Bethpage, and North Massapequa Fire Departments responded and extinguished the flames. Approximately 50 firefighters were on scene. No injuries were reported. The building suffered moderate structural damage along with variant degrees of smoke, fire, and water damage. The Nassau County Fire Marshall and Arson Bomb Squad Detectives was on scene.
Man arrested for stealing more than 27K credit card numbers at Walmart locations, affidavit says
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV/Gray News) – A man accused of stealing more than 27,000 credit card numbers at different Walmart locations in the northeast was arrested and charged in North Carolina last week. A criminal complaint was filed against Romario Serban on April 10 alleging he “participated in a fraudulent...
Teen shot, walks to police post in Brooklyn: sources
BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, Brooklyn (PIX11) – A 15-year-old boy who was shot in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, early Tuesday morning managed to walk to a police post for help, sources told PIX11 News. The shooting happened at a gas station on Atlantic Avenue around 3:30 a.m., police said. The teen walked up to the foot post on Herkimer Street, […]
NYC’s once-bustling Flatiron District now a wasteland of empty storefronts as rampant shoplifting wreaks havoc on iconic nabe
Flatiron is in shambles. The once-thriving Manhattan business district is now a virtual wasteland littered with empty storefronts — with locals blaming spiking crime and the Big Apple’s disastrous post-pandemic retail real estate market. “Big Box” retailers — including Lowes, Bed Bath & Beyond and Staples — have fled in the last few years, leaving one of the city’s shopping meccas peppered with vacant retail space. Businesses who are trying to hang on have been plagued by rampant shoplifting and thefts, according to workers and city crime statistics. “Business is horrible,” said Tenzin Tsethar, manager of The Wine Gallery at Sixth Avenue and West...
NYC asks judge to order house arrest for ‘worst landlord’ in one of his own buildings
City lawyers are asking the court to extend the landlords stay at Rikers, or move him into one of the apartments he owns. The request from a city attorney is reminiscent of the 1991 film "The Super," in which a landlord played by Joe Pesci is forced to live in his own crumbling apartment building. [ more › ]
2 dead after shootings in East Flatbush and South Ozone Park, police say
Evidence markers were seen on a street in South Ozone Park after police said a shooting happened there on April 29, 2024. The shootings happened late on Saturday and early on Monday, according to the NYPD. [ more › ]
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