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TD Bank Robbery Suspect Nabbed Week After Lake Ronkonkoma Heist: Police
The man who robbed a TD Bank in Lake Ronkonkoma has been arrested about a week after making off with the cash, police said Friday, May 15.
Sage Arias-Brown, 33, was nabbed Friday and set for arraignment on a charge of third-degree robbery on Saturday, May 16, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
Arias-Brown, of Lake Ronkonkoma, entered TD Bank at 474 Portion Road around 5:15 p.m. on Friday, May 8 and passed the teller a note demanding cash, investigators said.
The teller complied with the note, and Arias-Brown fled on foot, cops said. He will be held overnight following his detainmen…
Oxycodone Scheme: Nassau Nursing Home Worker Used Residents To Get Pills, Authorities Say
A Long Island nursing home worker tried to order oxycodone pills in residents’ names but was fired and arrested shortly after starting her scheme, authorities said Friday, May 15.
Tianah Allen a.k.a Tianah Eusebe, 34, filed prescriptions for one resident who had recently died and another who was a recovered drug addict, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said.
Allen, of Brooklyn, began working at Island Assisted Living in Hempstead as a medication supervisor in August 2024, according to investigators. On Feb. 25, 2025, Allen submitted two prescriptions for a total of 90 10mg oxyco…
$210K In Cash, Jewelry Stolen From Nassau Home, Burglar Cuffed: Police
A Queens man who busted into a Long Island home and stole $210,000 in cash and jewelry was arrested Thursday, May 14, police said.
Ronald Suarez, 40, burglarized a home in Syosset on Dec. 19, 2025, around 6:30 p.m. and stole the valuables before fleeing, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Suarez evaded detection for nearly five months before cops caught up with him on Thursday following an extensive investigation, authorities said. He was charged with second-degree burglary and is also wanted in New York City for grand larceny, according to police.
Additionally, Suarez entered the U…
Drunk Driver Left Crash Scene, Lied To Cops In Hamptons Arrest, Police Say
A drunk driver crashed another car on Long Island and fled the scene, then lied to cops after they caught up with him on Wednesday morning, May 13, police said.
Ivan Wilmer Leon, 43, was arrested following the crash on Sunrise Highway and a traffic stop in Sag Harbor, the Southampton Town Police Department said.
Cops responded around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday to reports of a hit-and-run wreck on the highway, authorities said. Officers then located the suspect vehicle and pulled it over in Sag Harbor.
Leon, of Riverhead, was found to be operating the vehicle while drunk, investigators said. He al…
Same Woman Charged In 3 Long Island Spa Raids In 13 Months Arrested Again: Police
A woman previously arrested in two separate Long Island massage parlor prostitution raids has been busted yet again — marking her third arrest tied to spa investigations in just over a year, Suffolk County police announced on Wednesday, May 14, 2026.
Lianlin Liang, 47, of Flushing, was arrested during another raid at Valley Sole Spa, located at 51 Broadway, Unit 6, in Greenlawn, according to police.
The latest investigation was launched following community complaints and carried out by Suffolk County Police Second Precinct Crime Unit officers alongside the Human Trafficking Unit, Town of Hu…
NY Sex Offender Arrested For Sex Abuse Of Two Girls For Years, DA Says
A 73-year-old New York man sexually abused two girls he knew for several years, beginning his assaults when the girls were less than 13 years old, authorities said Wednesday, May 13.
David Griffith, of Chittenango, was arraigned Wednesday in Albany County, the local district attorney said.
Griffith began abusing the first victim in 2016, when she was less than 13 years old, prosecutors said. His pattern of sexual acts involving the victim continued from 2016 to 2022, according to investigators.
Then, Griffith began abusing another girl in 2018 when she was younger than 11 years old, and th…
Repeat Nassau Arsonist Handed To ICE To Dodge NY Bail Laws, Officials Say
An accused serial arsonist on Long Island has been handed over to ICE because his charges aren’t bail eligible, authorities said Tuesday, May 12.
Elder Lopez Avalos, 27, was cuffed Sunday, May 10 in connection with multiple vehicle fires on Long Island in the past year, police said.
But the six arson counts Lopez Avalos faces were not bail eligible, so Nassau County authorities coordinated with ICE to ensure Lopez Avalos remains behind bars, WABC reported Tuesday.
Authorities said Lopez Avalos, a Baldwin resident, admitted to entering the U.S. illegally after leaving his home nation of Gua…
