Three Staten Island siblings missing since last Thursday, according to police
NEW YORK, NY – A family in Staten Island is desperately trying to figure out what happened to their three children who have now been …
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US To Boost Military Presence On Island Nation To Counter China Threat: REPORT
US To Boost Military Presence On Island Nation To Counter China Threat: REPORT Micaela Burrow on January 31, 2023 The U.S. and the Philippines are …
Another dead whale washed up on beach, this time in Long Island
LONG BEACH, NY – Another dead whale has washed ashore on a beach in the New York and New Jersey area. This time, the whale …
13-year-old charged with gang-related murder of 17-year-old in Coney Island
NEW YORK, NY – Three teens were arrested in connection with the stabbing death of a 17-year-old in Brooklyn last Friday. On January 20th, police …
Two suspects charged in Staten Island convenience store armed robbery
NEW YORK, NY – Two suspects wanted for an armed robbery last Sunday at a Staten Island convenience store have been arrested. Police charged 51-year-old …
Woman stabbed outside her Staten Island home, suspect identified
NEW YORK, NY – Police in Staten Island are searching for 51-year-old Peter Clark, wanted for the stabbing assault of a woman outside her home …
Long Island Contractor Indicted for Multi-Million Dollar Fraud in Connection with Hurricane Sandy
Alexander Almaraz, the owner of Design Concepts Group LLC (DCG) in Freeport, New York, has been charged in a 20-count indictment with wire fraud conspiracy, …
Botched robbery suspects slashed victim’s face with box cutter in Staten Island
NEW YORK, NY – A 34-year-old man sitting in his vehicle was slashed during a robbery committed by three suspects outside a Staten Island business …
Drunk driver gets 2 to 6 years in prison for fatal crash on Gowanus Expressway
NEW YORK, NY – A Staten Island man responsible for the death of a passenger while driving drunk on the Gowanus Expressway on March 11, …
Staten Island convenience store robbed at gunpoint
NEW YORK, NY – A man armed with a gun entered a Staten Island convenience store on Sunday but was refused by the store employee. …
Staten Island girl reported missing again
NEW YORK, NY – Police are once again asking the public for assistance in locating a 12-year-old girl who has been reported missing from her …
Police investigating hate crime at Staten Island synagogue after man runs through fence
NEW YORK, NY – A man ran through a fence at a Staten Island synagogue during the Saturday sabbath, and police are now investigating the …
17-year-old Coney Island stabbing victim has died
NEW YORK, NY – 17-year-old Nyheem Wright, who was stabbed near his Neptune Avenue home in Coney Island on Friday, has died. Wright was stabbed …
Long Island man who falsified docs to steal home from 89-year-old woman heading to prison
BROOKLYN, NY – A North Babylon man who defrauded an 89-year-old woman out of her home by falsifying documents is going to prison. Unfortunately, the …
Staten Island 12-year-old feared missing, police
NEW YORK, NY – Police on Staten Island late Monday night announced they are searching for 12-year-old Ariyah Garcia-Smith. Detectives with the 121st Precinct said …
Arrest made in fatal Staten Island stabbing incident
NEW YORK, NY – Detectives have identified the killer wanted for stabbing 37-year-old Nicholas Nelson Wednesday night. A 37-year-old man was stabbed and killed in …
Man stabbed in neck, killed in Staten Island
NEW YORK, NY – A 37-year-old man was stabbed and killed in front of a Staten Island home on Wednesday. Police responded to 25 Elizabeth …
Former Executive Director of Long Island Charity Sentenced to Over Two Years in Prison for Embezzlement
Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Senior United States District Judge Edward R. Korman sentenced Wafa Abboud to a term of imprisonment of …
Former Registered Broker Sentenced to 5 Years’ Imprisonment for Conspiring with Long Island Boiler Room to Pump and Dump Stock on Unsuspecting Elderly Investors
Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Lawrence Isen, a former registered broker who participated in a criminal conspiracy to promote and manipulate the …
Rock Island Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking
Davenport, IA – Jayvontae Dashwan Bland Robertson, age 29, of Rock Island, Illinois, was sentenced on January 4, 2023, to 96 months in prison for …
Ex-Correction Officer Charged with Accepting Bribes to Smuggle Contraband into Rikers Island Jail
An indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, charging Karin Robinson, a former correction officer employed by the New York City …
NYPD announces arrest in October murder on Staten Island
NEW YORK, NY – A 30-year-old man was arrested and charged with murder in connection to an October shooting death on Staten Island. According to …
Long Island Medical Doctor Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Medicare Billing Fraud Scheme
Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Morris Barnard, a gastroenterologist practicing in Great Neck, New York, was sentenced by United States District Judge …
Rhode Island Teacher Sues School That Let Him Go After He Ditched Their Union
Rhode Island Teacher Sues School That Let Him Go After He Ditched Their Union John Hugh DeMastri on January 5, 2023 A Rhode Island educator …
Nathan Bishop Middle School Students Complete First Rhode Island “Discovering Justice” Program
PROVIDENCE – In record time, a jury sitting in federal court in Providence returned a verdict for the plaintiff, finding that a school principal violated …
Staten Island Ferry service suspended due to high tides, wind
NEW YORK, NY – A passing winter storm has just made commuting in and out of New York City even worse. With coastal flooding and …
Two shot inside car in Coney Island near hookah lounge
NEW YORK, NY – Two people, a man and woman, were shot while sitting inside a car in Coney Island overnight. Police arrived at the …
New York State Police participate in Wreaths Across America in Long Island
LONG ISLAND, NY – Members of the community and the New York State Police participated in Wreaths across America on Saturday. “Wreaths Across America” made …
Staten Island man charged for trafficking 16-year-old, female co-consipirator remains a fugitive
NEW YORK, NY – Police in New York City are searching for a fugitive co-consipirator in a sex trafficking case involving a 16-year-old girl in …
South Korea protests Japan’s island claim in national security strategy
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea issued a strong protest against Japan’s territorial claim over disputed islands made in a national security strategy released on Friday …
AMO to Deploy Aerostat over South Padre Island
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Air and Marine Operations (AMO) will launch the tethered aerostat, “Argos,” at U.S. Coast Guard …
Long Island Medical Doctor Charged with Illegally Distributing Oxycodone Pills
Late yesterday, in federal court in Central Islip, an 18-count indictment was returned charging Dr. Roya Jafari-Hassad with illegal distribution of oxycodone and witness tampering. …
Long Island Man Convicted of Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses
Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, a federal jury convicted Marlon Thompson on all four counts of an indictment charging him with …
Cuba forecasts only slight growth rise as crisis grips island
By Marc Frank and Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) – Crisis-hit Cuba on Monday forecast economic growth of 3% for 2023 and reported 2% in 2022, …
NYPD seeking brazen armed robber in Coney Island
NEW YORK, NY – Detectives with the New York City Police Department’s 70th Precinct in Coney Island are searching for a man who held up …
U.S. aims for ‘top line’ deal on aid to three Pacific island countries
By Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States hopes to reach agreement on “top line” numbers for assistance to three Pacific …
Long Island Police, Family Not Giving Up Hope in Unsolved Murder of New Jersey Man
SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY – Family members of Danie Philistin aren’t giving up in the cold case to bring his murderer to justice. Over a year …
Wellesley Island Border Patrol Agents and the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Seized Approximately 150 Pounds of Marijuana
EVANS MILLS, N.Y. – U.S. Border Patrol agents and Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office seized 156lbs of marijuana. On December 2, Border Patrol agents assisted a …
Jewish father, son shot in bb-gun drive-by outside Staten Island Kosher market
NEW YORK, NY – New York City Police Department detectives are investigating a possible hate crime against a Jewish man and his son outside a …
False Name Turns into Counterfeit U.S. Currency Discovery by Wellesley Island Border Patrol Agents
HAMMOND, N.Y. – U.S. Border Patrol agents with the assistance of the New York State Police arrested a 24-year-old-male pursuant to possession of counterfeit U.S. …
Corporate Insider Sentenced to 10 Years’ Imprisonment for Conspiring with Long Island Boiler Room to Pump and Dump Stock on Unsuspecting Elderly Investors
Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Jeffrey Chartier, a former registered broker who participated in a criminal conspiracy to promote and manipulate the …
Cuba slams U.S. rejection of undersea telecoms connection to island
By Dave Sherwood and David Shepardson HAVANA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Cuba´s Vice Foreign Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio on Thursday accused long-time rival the United States …
Former Long Island School Official Pleads Guilty in Kickback Scheme
Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, Sharon Gardner, the former Director of Food Services for the Hempstead Union Free School District (“HUFSD”), …
New York City cop found dead in Long Island home
SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY – Investigators with the Suffolk County Police Department today said the death of an off-duty New York City police officer inside his …
16-year-old stabbed during fight at Staten Island Mall on Black Friday
STATEN ISLAND, NY – Police are investigating the stabbing of a 16-year-old male at the Staten Island Mall Friday night. According to police the teen …
New York Man Sentenced by Federal Court in Rhode Island Fraud Scheme Targeting Seniors
PROVIDENCE – Jason Hatcher, 40, of New York, NY, was sentenced today to nearly three years in federal prison for his participation in a conspiracy …
Driver shot by passing vehicle on Long Island Expressway
NEW YORK, NY – New York City Police Department detectives are investigating after a shooting on the Long Island Expressway involving two vehicles. Police said …
Two teenagers shot Saturday night in Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, NY – The New York City Police Department has confirmed two teenagers were shot Saturday night in the area of Richmond Terrace and …
72-year-old man stabbed and killed in his bed at Staten Island home
NEW YORK, NY – The New York City Police Department is investigating after a 72-year-old was found stabbed to death in his bed by a …
Armed suspect shot and killed by police in Coney Island after firing gun at cops
NEW YORK – New York City police officers responded to a domestic disturbance call in Coney Island overnight that ended with one man shot dead …