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Brentwood Father Of Two Shattered Leg In LI Car Crash That Killed Co-Worker, Family Says Brentwood Father Of Two Shattered Leg In LI Car Crash That Killed Co-Worker, Family Says
Brentwood Father Of Two Shattered Leg In LI Car Crash That Killed Co-Worker, Family Says A Long Island construction worker and father of two had his leg shattered by a drugged driver earlier this month, according to his family. Jose Gonzalez Colindres, 33, of Brentwood, was one of three workers injured in the wreck Monday, Aug. 10 on Townline Road in Nesconset, according to police. “Jose suffered a severely shattered leg and had to undergo surgery,” his brother Lucero Martinez wrote in a GoFundMe launched Tuesday, Aug. 18. “He is in a great deal of pain and has a long road to recovery ahead of him in which he will not be able to work.” Thomas Lobianco, 26, of Lake Ronkonoma, w…
Bellport Woman Admits Sex Trafficking Girl, 14, In Exchange For Crack: Authorities Bellport Woman Admits Sex Trafficking Girl, 14, In Exchange For Crack: Authorities
Bellport Woman Admits Sex Trafficking Girl, 14, In Exchange For Crack: Authorities A Long Island woman has pleaded guilty to sex trafficking a teen girl in exchange for crack, authorities said. Jacquelyn Comiskey, 54, of Bellport, admitted to sex trafficking a child, promoting prostitution, and child endangerment at a hearing Wednesday, Aug. 19, Newsday reported. She is expected to get 12 years in prison at her sentencing hearing on Oct. 1. Comiskey was one of dozens of people involved in the sex trafficking and abuse of a 14-year-old girl in December 2024 into January 2025, when the victim was missing for 25 days, according to authorities. The girl was found Jan. 3, 202…
Five Towns Tanker Crash Sends Fuel Toward Surrounding Waters, Shuts Roadway Five Towns Tanker Crash Sends Fuel Toward Surrounding Waters, Shuts Roadway
Five Towns Tanker Crash Sends Fuel Toward Surrounding Waters, Shuts Roadway A fuel truck crashed and spilled its load all over a Long Island roadway on Wednesday morning, Aug. 19. The truck was turning left from East Avenue onto Rockaway Turnpike in Lawrence around 11 a.m. when it tipped over, according to surveillance video of the crash obtained by 5 Towns Central. It immediately began spilling fuel; no other cars were involved. A 42-year-old man was behind the wheel of the truck, the Nassau County Police Department said. He declined medical attention at the scene. Emergency crews rushed to the area and closed Rockaway Turnpike from Peninsula Boulevard to Brookvi…
Machete-Wielding Man Who Chased Estranged Wife, Kids From NY Home Learns His Fate Machete-Wielding Man Who Chased Estranged Wife, Kids From NY Home Learns His Fate
Machete-Wielding Man Who Chased Estranged Wife, Kids From NY Home Learns His Fate A Capital Region man who chased his family from their home with a machete has learned his fate. Thomas Sorensen, 46, of Loudonville, was sentenced Wednesday, Aug. 19 to 15 years in prison, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said. He’ll also be on probation for five years after his release. “He made the decision to attack us in our own home – four of the people he should have cared about the most, in what should have been the safest place for them,” Sorensen’s estranged wife said at the hearing. “He put his own vindictiveness and negative feelings about our divorce above the well-b…
Car Erupts In Flames On Long Island Highway: Firefighters Car Erupts In Flames On Long Island Highway: Firefighters
Car Erupts In Flames On Long Island Highway: Firefighters A car went up in flames on a Long Island highway on Tuesday, Aug. 18, according to emergency responders. The vehicle caught fire around 12:30 p.m. on the Sunken Meadow Parkway near Exit SM1, the Commack Fire Department said. Firefighters arrived and extinguished the blaze without incident, officials said. No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation, News 12 Long Island reported. A photo from the scene showed the car smoking on the side of the road with firefighters surrounding it. A fire engine was parked in the grass next to the highway.
Tiny Car Defect Lands Brooklyn Men In Big Trouble In Five Towns: Police Tiny Car Defect Lands Brooklyn Men In Big Trouble In Five Towns: Police
Tiny Car Defect Lands Brooklyn Men In Big Trouble In Five Towns: Police Two Brooklyn men were arrested while traveling through Long Island early Wednesday, Aug. 19, police said. Boubacar Sy, 41, and Darnell Williams, 42, were busted with an illegal weapon on the Nassau Expressway in Inwood around 1 a.m. Wednesday, the Nassau County Police Department said. Sy was behind the wheel of a black 2014 Toyota Camry traveling southbound when cops spotted a defective license plate lamp and pulled the vehicle over, authorities said. Investigators then recovered a loaded SCCY CPX-2 9mm handgun inside the vehicle, according to police. Sy and Williams, in the passenger’s se…
How To See The Stanley Cup In Freeport On Wednesday, Aug. 19 How To See The Stanley Cup In Freeport On Wednesday, Aug. 19
How To See The Stanley Cup In Freeport On Wednesday, Aug. 19 Long Island native and Stanley Cup champion Brandon Bussi brought the cup home to the island on Wednesday, Aug. 19. For his day with the cup — an NHL tradition in which each player on the title-winning team gets the trophy for a day — Bussi scheduled two public events for fans to take photos. The first was held at 10:30 a.m. at The Rinx in Hauppauge, while the second was set for 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Bracco’s Clam & Oyster Bar in Freeport, according to Bussi’s Instagram page. Bussi, 28, was born and raised in Sound Beach and attended college at Western Michigan. He told the New York Post…
$140K Eggs Delivered To Melville Food Bank As Producers Shell Out In Price-Fixing Deal $140K Eggs Delivered To Melville Food Bank As Producers Shell Out In Price-Fixing Deal
$140K Eggs Delivered To Melville Food Bank As Producers Shell Out In Price-Fixing Deal More than 140,000 eggs have been delivered to a Long Island food bank following a nationwide price-fixing settlement with major egg producers, authorities said Wednesday, Aug. 19. The eggs arrived at Island Harvest food bank in Melville in 11,700 cartons of a dozen each, the New York Attorney General’s office said. “The eggs will be distributed among our network of food pantries and emergency feeding programs to benefit families across Nassau and Suffolk counties,” Island Harvest CEO Randi Shubin Dresner said. It was the latest egg delivery in New York; through Wednesday more than 1.5 mill…
LI Firefighter, NYPD Officer Dies Suddenly At 25: ‘Dedicated To Serving Others’ LI Firefighter, NYPD Officer Dies Suddenly At 25: ‘Dedicated To Serving Others’
LI Firefighter, Nypd Officer Dies Suddenly At 25: ‘Dedicated To Serving Others’ A Long Island firefighter and NYPD officer died suddenly Sunday, Aug. 16 at age 25. Erasmo Mario Troia was honored with tributes online from his fire company and numerous others who knew him. “Gone far too soon, but the impact you left on this world will never fade,” Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department Company 2 wrote on Facebook. “You answered every call, helped every person in need, and left a mark on everyone lucky enough to know you. Fly high Erasmo.” North Hempstead Supervisor Jen DeSena was among those who remembered Troia’s kindness and generosity, saying she just spoke with him the…
‘No Words’: Albany DWI Crash Victim’s Mom Describes Her Pain At Driver’s Sentencing ‘No Words’: Albany DWI Crash Victim’s Mom Describes Her Pain At Driver’s Sentencing
‘No Words’: Albany DWI Crash Victim’s Mom Describes Her Pain At Driver’s Sentencing A Capital District man who admitted to causing a fatal highway crash has been sentenced to several years in prison, authorities said. Lewis Thomas, 44, of Coxsackie, got five to 15 years behind bars for the drunken wreck on Interstate 787 through Albany, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said. Thomas pleaded guilty in the case back in April. Eric Hurley, 38, of Albany was killed in the wrong-way collision on Oct. 12, 2025. “There are no words that truly describe that pain,” Rita Hurley, his mother, said at Thomas’s sentencing hearing Tuesday, Aug. 18. “I still expect to hear his…
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