Repeat Freeport 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…
Parolee Convicted In Deadly Troy Stabbing — But Beats Murder Charge, DA Says
A New York man has been convicted in connection with a deadly stabbing in the Capital Region but cleared on the top murder charge, authorities said Tuesday, May 12.
Juan Rivera, a 27-year-old Troy man, was instead convicted of first-degree manslaughter in the death of Kevin Hall Jr., the Rensselaer County District Attorney’s office said.
Rivera and Hall, 47, were involved in a fight over property on April 21, 2025, in Troy when Rivera stabbed Hall in the chest with a knife, prosecutors said.
At the time, Rivera had just been released from state prison after serving a four-year sentence for…
$1 Million Safe Targeted By Veteran LI Burglary Crew With Long Rap Sheet: Cops
A veteran Long Island burglary crew tried to take a safe with nearly $1 million in valuables inside while a family was on vacation, police said Wednesday, May 13.
Leonard Repka, 63; Vincent Repka, 58; and Nikitas Margiellos, 53, were busted for the Saturday, April 11 home invasion in North Valley Stream, the Nassau County Police Department said.
The three men ransacked the home and damaged the floor where the safe had been affixed, police said. The safe contained $460,000 in cash and $500,000 worth of jewelry, according to authorities.
The homeowner on Wyngate Drive East left for a family …
Accused Child Porn-Obsessed Valley Stream Healthcare Exec Hit With New Charges
A Long Island healthcare executive is facing additional child porn charges in connection with more teenage victims, according to federal court documents.
Jacob Walden, 39, was charged with two additional counts of sexual exploitation of a child for the two new victims, according to the documents.
Walden, of Valley Stream, was first indicted in January 2025 and hit with six child porn and child sex abuse charges. But in court, prosecutors said they’d identified 11 potential victims of Walden’s actions.
In the newest indictment, filed Wednesday, May 6, investigators said Walden did “persuade…
Unholy Heist: Church Donation Box Robbed In East Meadow And Suspect Caught On Camera, Cops Say
A man was caught on camera after stealing cash from a church donation box on Long Island, and police are searching for the suspect.
The man, wearing a tan jacket, black shirt, and black pants, is seen on video walking around St. Raphael’s in East Meadow around 4:30 p.m. Monday, May 11, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Inside the church, the suspect used a clothes hanger to force the donation box open and snatched about $100 cash inside, police said.
The suspect then fled eastbound on Newbridge Road, and an investigation is ongoing, cops said. It’s the second instance of a man stea…
Glen Cove Gangster Who Flipped On Boss And Copped To Murder Learns His Fate
A Long Island man has been sentenced to decades behind bars for carrying out a heartless gang murder ordered by his boss, authorities announced Tuesday, May 12.
Christopher Perdomo, 29, got 20 years in prison after flipping and pleading guilty in the case that ended with gang leader Kayla Alvarenga behind bars for life without parole, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
The victim, 29-year-old Linver Ortiz Ponce, parked outside Alvarenga’s Bay Shore home on Sept. 16, 2022, after realizing he was too drunk to drive and looking for a place to stop, according to investigators. …
