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Subway surfing boy, 14, falls off NYC train
QUEENS - A 14-year-old boy was injured after he reportedly fell off a NYC train while subway surfing in Queens, the NYPD said. The incident happened on Friday around 10:30 a.m. on a northbound 7 train as it was entering the 103rd Street–Corona Plaza station in Corona. According to...
Brooklyn Man Arrested After Crashing Stolen Dodge Durango in Hicksville
The Second Squad reports the arrest of a Brooklyn man for an incident that occurred on Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 11:45 am in Hicksville. According to Detectives, Officers responded to AAAA-1 Towing located at 34 Charlotte Avenue for an auto accident. Upon police arrival, officers observed a stolen Black 2023 Dodge Durango had struck a utility pole and driver had fled scene.
Man stabbed repeatedly during broad daylight fight on Queens sidewalk, video shows
A man was stabbed repeatedly in a broad daylight fight on a Queens sidewalk that was captured on security camera, according to police. Surveillance video shows one man using a knee scooter — which can help people with lower body injuries get around — making his way down Broadway in Woodside before 3 p.m., as a woman with a Husky puppy walks beside him. Immediately behind them was a man in a grey hooded sweatshirt who caught up with the and launched his attack, the video showed.
Fire At Commercial Garage In Mineola
A fire in a commercial garage on the border of Mineola and the Willistons drew crews from multiple fire houses on Thursday morning. Neighbors reported hearing numerous sirens that morning as teams from the Mineola Fire Department, East Willison Fire Department, Williston Park Fire Department, and New Hyde Park Fire Department responded to the blaze.
Man sentenced to 9 years in prison for fentanyl and crack cocaine sale that led to fatal overdose of Ronkonkoma woman
Justin Llewellyn Pleaded Guilty in March to Selling Drugs that Led to the Death of Yasmin DeLeon. Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced on May 16 that Justin Llewellyn, 35, of Wyandanch, was sentenced to nine years in prison after pleading guilty in March to Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree and Conspiracy in the Fourth Degree, for selling fentanyl and crack cocaine to Yasmine DeLeon, 25, of Ronkonkoma, that lead to her fatal overdose in November 2022. Llewellyn was one of 21 defendants indicted last April following a long-term narcotics and gun trafficking investigation.
Two Workers at Jericho Two Workers at Jericho Business Arrested for Stealing Copper Wi Arrested for Stealing Copper Wire from their Employer, Cops Say
The Second Squad reports the arrests of two males for an incident that occurred between Wednesday, May 15, 2024 and Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 6:00 AM in Jericho. According to Detectives, Officers responded to a Larceny report of copper wire at Getty Terminal Corp located at 125 Jericho Turnpike. After a thorough investigation was conducted, two employees, Defendants Carlos Hernandez, 35, of 25-107 71st Avenue, Bellerose and Hugo Ayala, 23, of 4 Nassau Boulevard, Malverne were arrested without incident.
Hempstead Man Sentenced to 15 Years to Life in Prison for October 2018 Broad Daylight Murder
Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Hempstead man was sentenced today to 15 years to life in prison for shooting and killing a Roosevelt man in broad daylight in October 2018. Savonn Dangerfield, 27, pleaded guilty before Judge Meryl Berkowitz on March 7, 2024, to Murder...
Alleged Bloods Gang Member Indicted for 2021 Elmont Murder
Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that an alleged Bloods gang member was arraigned yesterday on murder and weapon charges for the shooting death of a young man in Elmont in 2021. Christopher Semoy, 22, currently incarcerated in Marcy Correctional Center, was arraigned Wednesday before Judge Robert Bogle...
Contractor convicted of criminally-negligent manslaughter after 5-year-old killed by crumbling wall
Sign up for our Brooklyn Paper email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox!. The owner of a Nassau County construction company was convicted of criminally negligent homicide on Tuesday, nearly five years after a wall built by his company crumbled and killed a 5-year-old girl in Bushwick.
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