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Nasty Car Crash Leaves Three Hurt In East Meadow, Two Vehicles Wrecked Nasty Car Crash Leaves Three Hurt In East Meadow, Two Vehicles Wrecked
Nasty Car Crash Leaves Three Hurt In East Meadow, Two Vehicles Wrecked Three people were injured and two vehicles totaled in a nasty car crash on Long Island on Monday, March 30, officials said. The wreck occurred on Newbridge Road near Fairview Ave in East Meadow, John F. Scalesi Jr. said in a Facebook post. A red sedan and a white sedan both suffered significant front-end damage, and the red sedan ended up off the road in a grassy area, according to photos and video shared by Scalesi, a member of the Nassau County Police Department’s commissioner’s council. Three people were hurt in the two-car wreck, Scalesi said. Authorities have not publicly identified t…
Pizza Shop Wrecked By Car In East Meadow, One Injured Pizza Shop Wrecked By Car In East Meadow, One Injured
Pizza Shop Wrecked By Car In East Meadow, One Injured An SUV slammed into a Long Island pizza shop on Monday, March 30, leaving one person with minor injuries, officials said. The white Subaru Forester crashed through the front glass of Ciro’s Pizza on Bellmore Avenue in East Meadow, according to photos shared on Facebook by John F. Scalesi Jr. One person suffered minor injuries in the wreck, according to Scalesi, a member of the Nassau County Police Department commissioner’s council. The East Meadow Fire Department responded to the scene, and the car was extricated from the shop. Authorities have not released any details on the crash.
Sysco Gobbles Up Restaurant Depot For $29 Billion, Plans 125 New Locations Sysco Gobbles Up Restaurant Depot For $29 Billion, Plans 125 New Locations
Sysco Gobbles Up Restaurant Depot For $29 Billion, Plans 125 New Locations Multinational delivery giant Sysco purchased “cash-and-carry” wholesaler Restaurant Depot in a $29.1 billion deal, the companies announced Monday. Queens-based Restaurant Depot will be folded into Sysco’s global operations as part of the deal, with Sysco planning to open more than 125 new Restaurant Depot locations in the next 10 years, according to a press release. The companies already operate in similar parts of the same industry. Sysco sells food and related items in bulk to hotels, restaurants, stadiums, schools, and any place that routinely needs large amounts of something. But while…
Teen Accidentally Shoots Himself, Two Charged In Albany: Cops Teen Accidentally Shoots Himself, Two Charged In Albany: Cops
Teen Accidentally Shoots Himself, Two Charged In Albany: Cops A 15-year-old boy accidentally shot himself in the leg inside an Albany home early Monday, March 30, police said. Cops rushed to Lark Street near Orange Street around 2 a.m. for reports of a shooting, the Albany Police Department said. Officers found the 15-year-old boy suffering from a gunshot wound to the lower leg. But further investigation determined the boy had shot himself accidentally inside a residence on the 100 block of Lark Street, according to authorities. He was taken to Albany Medical Center in stable condition, police said. The teen was charged with second-degree weapons pos…
Caught-On-Camera Kidnapping, Killing In Farmingdale Leads To Prison Terms For Three Relatives Caught-On-Camera Kidnapping, Killing In Farmingdale Leads To Prison Terms For Three Relatives
Caught-On-Camera Kidnapping, Killing In Farmingdale Leads To Prison Terms For Three Relatives Three men captured on video committing a brazen daylight killing on Long Island have been sentenced to multiple decades in prison, authorities announced Monday, March 30. Gustavo Hernandez, 40, and his nephews, Walter Ramirez Jeronimo, 21, and Wilson Ramirez Jeronimo, 19, were each sentenced to 25 years behind bars, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. Hernandez and the Ramirez Jeronimo brothers had pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in the death of 48-year-old Juan Carlos Diaz Jeronimo, who is unrelated to the group, according to prosecutors. “These defendants stal…
Devastating Car Crash Hospitalizes Recent Sayville HS Grad, Online Fundraiser Set Devastating Car Crash Hospitalizes Recent Sayville HS Grad, Online Fundraiser Set
Devastating Car Crash Hospitalizes Recent Sayville HS Grad, Online Fundraiser Set A recent Long Island high school graduate suffered devastating injuries in a car crash, and now the local community is rallying to help him and his family. Sebastian Berlingieri, who graduated from Sayville High in 2021, was hospitalized following the serious wreck in Vermont, according to a GoFundMe launched Sunday, March 29. “His injuries are significant, including internal organ trauma and multiple fractures,” the Sayville Alumni Association wrote in an online post. “While he continues to fight through a long and difficult recovery, those who know Sebastian understand his strength, resil…
Accused Patchogue Kidnapper Blamed Language Barrier For Snatch: Report Accused Patchogue Kidnapper Blamed Language Barrier For Snatch: Report
Accused Patchogue Kidnapper Blamed Language Barrier For Snatch: Report An accused Long Island kidnapper blamed a language barrier for why he led a 4-year-old girl away from her mother, according to a report published Sunday, March 29. Carlos Corte, a 38-year-old Patchogue man, took the 4-year-old girl from a laundromat to a local library on Saturday, March 28 before he was arrested, Suffolk County police said. But Corte’s attorney Alexandra Dryoff claimed in court that he believed the girl didn’t have any parents, the New York Post reports. Dryoff also apparently said Corte brought the girl to the library and tried to explain the situation to a staff memb…
After Video Shows Giant Hole, Fire Island Bridge Cut To One Lane For April After Video Shows Giant Hole, Fire Island Bridge Cut To One Lane For April
After Video Shows Giant Hole, Fire Island Bridge Cut To One Lane For April The Fire Island Inlet Bridge will be reduced to one lane between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. for most of April, officials announced Monday, March 30. The daily weekday closures begin Monday and will last approximately one month, the New York Department of Transportation said in an alert. Authorities will be inspecting the bridge during the shutdown periods, perhaps a welcome sign to some motorists after videos of a giant hole in the bridge prompted public outcry in February. The Robert Moses Causeway, which is carried by the bridge, will be cut to one lane between Ocean Parkway and Robert Moses Sta…
Riverhead Man Sexually Abused Child Under Age 11: Police Riverhead Man Sexually Abused Child Under Age 11: Police
Riverhead Man Sexually Abused Child Under Age 11: Police A Long Island man sexually assaulted a child less than 11 years old, police said Thursday, March 26. Leon Felipe Higuita, a 40-year-old Riverhead resident, was arrested following a two-month investigation, Southampton Police said in an alert. Authorities began looking into Felipe Higuita in January 2026 following a report of sexual abuse of a child dating to the summer of 2024, cops said. The investigation concluded with charges of felony first-degree criminal sex act (victim less than 11 years old) and child endangerment. Felipe Higuita was held Thursday night in Southampton and set for a…
Drunk-Driving NY Man Waved Imitation Gun On Thruway: State Police Drunk-Driving NY Man Waved Imitation Gun On Thruway: State Police
Drunk-Driving NY Man Waved Imitation Gun On Thruway: State Police A drunk-driving New York man was three times the legal limit while waving an imitation pistol at other motorists on the Thruway, state police said Friday, March 27. James Reinardt, a 51-year-old Schenectady County resident, was stopped by state troopers after other drivers reported him waving a handgun out the window while traveling eastbound on I-90 through Minden just after 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, New York State Police said. Reinardt was located and arrested not long after the report. Troopers measured his blood-alcohol content at 0.25, but they also determined the pistol was a Byrna …
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