Car Sliced In Half, Driver Ejected In Deadly Smithtown Crash, Police Say
A car split in half in a deadly wreck on Long Island’s Northern State Parkway on Monday, May 25, police said.
Salvatore Sparacino IV, 29, was driving a 2010 Volkswagen EOS and killed in the single-car crash, New York State Police said. Sparacino, of Smithtown, was the only person in the car, authorities said.
The vehicle was traveling westbound on the Northern State Parkway near the New Highway overpass in Smithtown when it crashed, investigators said. New York State Police determined “erratic operation and unsafe speed” contributed to the wreck, according to authorities.
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Jericho Fraudster Admits Stealing Almost $1M For Speedboat, Home Improvement, Coffee Maker: DA
A Long Island man admitted to stealing nearly $1 million from his employer in a guilty plea Friday, May 22, authorities said.
Gregory Morgan, 54, bought a 36-foot speedboat, a $2,000 Miele coffee maker, and spent $170,000 on home improvements with his stolen money, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said.
“Morgan wanted someone else to foot the bill for his luxurious lifestyle, but that life is over, and he will soon be heading to state prison,” District Attorney Anne Donnelly said.
Morgan, of Jericho, started working as a sales rep for a digital printing company in 2015, prosecu…
Torture Of 7-Year-Old Bayport Girl Detailed In Court: 'Like She Got Beat The Whole Summer’
The family that tortured and abused a 7-year-old girl on Long Island casually discussed their actions in family group chats and recorded conversations, authorities said in court.
Prosecutors said as young Jor’Dynn Duncan was preparing to return to school in September 2025, Elyssa Seymore texted Emily Kelly that Jor’Dynn was “a hot [expletive] mess” and “looks like she got beat the whole summer,” Newsday reported.
Kelly, 50; Seymore, 24; and Barbara Renner, 75, were arraigned Wednesday, May 20, in connection with Jor’Dynn’s death on Dec. 29, 2025. Renner is Kelly’s mother, Seymore is her dau…
Kingston Creep Accused Of Raping Teen Girl, Giving Her Booze, Police Say
A New York man accused of raping a teenage girl and providing her with alcohol has been arrested, state police announced Friday, May 22.
Tobias Buchanan, 25, of Kingston, was charged with third-degree rape, sexual misconduct, two counts of child endangerment, and first-degree unlawful dealing with a child, New York State Police said.
Troopers began investigating Buchanan following a report on Saturday, March 21 that he had sexual contact with a child under age 17, authorities said. He was arrested Wednesday, May 20 and arraigned Thursday, May 21 on the four charges, according to online reco…
