Drunk teen driver faces 25 years for Cross Island Parkway crash
Teen driver indicted for high-speed crash that killed 17-year-old and injured four others on Cross Island Parkway Queens, NY – A 19-year-old from Jamaica, Queens has been indicted on multiple felony charges…
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 Hubbard Street crime scene at around midnight…
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 there way to Long Island this weekend.…
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 Brooklyn. According to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric…
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 while cautiously responding to Tokyo’s plans for…
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 (USCG) Station South Padre Island this month.…
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. Hassad was arrested this morning and is…
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 conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, heroin and cocaine…
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, half of what it had previously predicted…
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 a Coney Island Avenue business on Friday.…
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 island countries by the year end, a…
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 and a half ago, he was shot…
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 deputy sheriff from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s…
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 Kosher supermarket on Victory Boulevard in Staten…
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. currency and providing a fictitious name. Yesterday,…
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 price of shares in publicly traded companies,…
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 of doublespeak after the Biden administration proposed…
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”), pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit honest…
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 Long Island home appears to be accidental.…
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 was engaged in an argument with his…
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 that defrauded more than a dozen Rhode…
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 a 42-year-old man was driving along the…
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 Snug Harbor Road. The shooting was reported…
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 home health care worker. The man was…
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 in the street. According to police, officers…
Long Island Businesswoman Convicted of Obstructing the Internal Revenue Service, Filing False Tax Returns, and Structuring Cash Deposits
Earlier today, a federal jury in Central Islip returned a guilty verdict on all five counts of superseding indictment charging Lorraine Pilitz, also known as “Lorraine Christie,” and “Lorraine Storms” with illegally…
Breaking News
