Bookkeeper Bleeds West Babylon Company For Almost $400K In Embezzlement Scheme: Cops
A Long Island bookkeeper stole nearly $400,000 from her employer by simply writing herself checks from the company, police said Tuesday, May 19.
Patricia Sparby, 66, of West Islip, worked at R&J Display Inc. in West Babylon for several years, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
Between January 2019 and August 2024, Sparby wrote checks to herself totaling $385,424.36, investigators said. The fraud was discovered during an internal audit in 2025, according to police.
Sparby was arrested around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, and her arraignment on a charge of second-degree grand larceny was sc…
Fake ID Helped NYC Teen Swipe Packages Worth $97K From Hicksville Facility: Police
A New York City teenager has been busted for stealing two FedEx packages worth $97,000 on Long Island using a fake ID, police said Monday, May 18.
Denys Hryshchenko, 18, of Staten Island, was arrested around 7 a.m. and charged with first-degree identity theft, second-degree possession of a forged instrument, second-degree grand larceny and unlawful possession of identifying information, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Hryshchenko used the false identification to obtain two packages with items valued at $97,000 inside on Thursday, April 23, at a FedEx facility at 25 Newbridge Road …
Convicted Albany Man Busted With Loaded 9mm During Traffic Stop: Cops
A New York man with a prior conviction was busted with an illegal loaded gun during a routine traffic stop, police said.
Miguel A. Flores, 23, was a passenger when Cohoes police pulled over a vehicle on I-787 on Friday, May 15 around 8 p.m., the Cohoes Police Department said Monday, May 18.
Flores, of Albany, was found to be in possession of a loaded Taurus G2C 9mm semi-automatic handgun, cops said. He was arrested and charged with six counts of weapons possession, including one for having a weapon despite a prior conviction, authorities said.
The vehicle’s driver, 20-year-old Yandell Moya…
USPS Driver Raped 15-Year-Old In Mail Truck In East Hampton, Cops Say
A U.S. Postal Service worker raped a 15-year-old girl inside a mail truck on Long Island, police said.
Jenry Buestan Gutama, 23, was operating the postal vehicle in East Hampton with the teen victim as a passenger, the East Hampton Town Police Department said Friday, May 15.
The teen victim was familiar with Buestan Gutama, investigators said. After the assault, she immediately reported the incident to school officials, who contacted police, according to authorities.
Buestan Gutama, of Moriches, was arraigned Saturday, May 16 on charges of first-degree rape and child endangerment, police s…
Long Island Woman Busted For DWI After Crashing Near Hamptons Beach: Cops
A Long Island woman was busted for drunk driving after crashing her car near the beach over the weekend, police said.
Paula Constant, 59, was found at the scene of a crash on Dune Road in Hampton Bays around 9:50 p.m. Saturday, May 16, the Southampton Town Police Department said.
Constant, of Westhampton Beach, was arrested at the scene after investigators determined she was drunk, cops said. She was arraigned Sunday, May 17.
While police did not share details of the accident, they identified Constant as “one of the drivers” at the scene.
Constant was one of several people arrested for dr…
Hempstead Suspect In LI Fatal Overdose Busted With Cocaine, Police Say
The suspect in a fatal overdose on Long Island was arrested Saturday, May 16 with cocaine on him, police said.
Nathaniel Greene, 58, was nabbed in his hometown of Hempstead around 9:30 p.m. Saturday, the Nassau County Police Department announced Sunday, May 17.
Cops were investigating Greene in connection with a fatal overdose in Nassau County, authorities said. Additional details were not disclosed.
When officers arrested Greene, he was found to be in possession of a white powdery substance later identified as cocaine, investigators said. Greene was charged with selling and possessing a c…
