Cars Engulfed In Flames In Freeport Parking Lot, Arson Suspect Arrested: Police
A Long Island man set fire to several cars in a parking lot early Sunday, May 10, then was also tied to three prior arson incidents after his arrest, police said.
Elder Lopez Avalos, 27, was detained shortly after the cars were found on fire at Municipal Parking Field 1 near 32 Smith Street in Freeport, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Cops responded around 1:30 a.m. Sunday to a call about multiple vehicles on fire in the lot, authorities said. They observed “several vehicles engulfed in flames.”
Lopez Avalos, of Baldwin, was located a short distance from the scene and arrested wi…
Passed Out In Middle Of East Quogue Road, LI Man Busted For DWI: Police
A Long Island driver who passed out behind the wheel in the middle of the road was arrested early Sunday, May 10 for DWI, police said.
Peter Weeks, 47, was found asleep in his vehicle in the middle of Baycrest Avenue in East Quogue around 6:30 a.m. Sunday, the Southampton Town Police Department said.
Officers had responded to a call about a running vehicle not moving in the roadway and arrived to find Weeks, a Woodmere resident, asleep in the driver’s seat, according to police.
Cops determined Weeks was drunk and hauled him to police headquarters, where he was held on a DWI charge ahead of…
Albany County Inmate Lost Two Teeth In Jailhouse Brawl, Suspect Pleads Guilty: Authorities
A New York man has admitted to knocking out another man’s teeth in a jailhouse assault after he was locked up for weapons possession, authorities said Friday, May 8.
Jahsiah Daniels, 26, pleaded guilty Friday to the first-degree attempted assault charge and the second-degree weapons possession charge he was initially facing, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said.
Daniels was first locked up for walking into a convenience store on New Scotland Avenue on Feb. 18, 2025, with a Glock 43X 9mm handgun loaded with 11 rounds, according to prosecutors.
While incarcerated, Daniels assaul…
Stranger Spotted In Car In Valley Stream, NYC Woman Busted For Break-Ins: Police
A 21-year-old New York City woman was busted breaking into cars on Long Island, police said.
Charmaine Skeen, of Coney Island, was spotted inside a vehicle by a victim in Valley Stream around 1:30 a.m. Friday, May 8, the Nassau County Police Department said.
The victim’s vehicle was parked on Munro Boulevard, and she called police when she spotted Skeen inside, authorities said.
After the suspect’s description was shared with local cops, an officer found Skeen on Munro Boulevard, but she was “violent and combative while resisting arrest,” cops said.
Investigators learned Skeen had broken …
Parents Arrested In Wyandach Flag Football Fight, School Shooting Threat: Cops
Two parents were arrested for a brawl at a Long Island high school flag football game after one of them threatened to shoot up the school and the other punched two teen girls, police said Friday, May 8.
The fight erupted during a game Thursday evening, May 7 in Wyandanch between Southampton High School and Wyandanch Memorial High School, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
Though it initially involved only players, two parents joined the fracas, according to investigators. Shalaya Gatlin, 37, and Jonathan Perez, 35, were both booked and set for arraignments at a later date, police sa…
Hicksville MS-13 Gangster Assaulted, Abused Woman In Months-Long Nightmare, Jury Finds
An MS-13 gangster sexually assaulted a woman at gunpoint, culminating a three-month-long pattern of abuse on Long Island, a jury found Wednesday, May 6.
Jayden Abadi Alvarado Velasquez, 40, was convicted of predatory sexual assault, two counts of assault, five counts of weapons possession, and aggravated harassment, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office announced Friday, May 8.
“This defendant trapped the victim in a cycle of violence and believed his affiliation with MS-13 made him untouchable,” District Attorney Anne Donnelly said.
The abuse began Aug. 26, 2023, when Alvarado Vel…
