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Suffolk County Police Get A New Car — And It’s Turning Heads Online Suffolk County Police Get A New Car — And It’s Turning Heads Online
Suffolk County Police Get A New Car — And It’s Turning Heads Online The Suffolk County Police Department is getting a new Corvette — leading to divided reactions online and a passionate defense from the designer. CMJ Enterprises in Lindenhurst shared photos of the new ride Sunday, April 26 on social media, outfitted to look like a Suffolk County Police Department vehicle but with the words “DWI Seizure” on the side. “Say hello to our little friend! Check out this Corvette recently wrapped by us for Suffolk PD!” the business wrote on Facebook. But not everyone was so excited to see the fancy car with police livery. “Tax dollars hard at work,” one person …
Another One Bites The Dust: Jade Eatery Latest Closure At Port Washington Intersection Another One Bites The Dust: Jade Eatery Latest Closure At Port Washington Intersection
Another One Bites The Dust: Jade Eatery Latest Closure At Port Washington Intersection So much for expansion. After less than a year, the third location of Jade Eatery & Lounge in Port Washington has closed, despite the continued success of its Queens and Hicksville locations. Owner Arun Kumar confirmed the closure to Newsday on Tuesday, April 28 and told the outlet it was “much more difficult to get staff” at the Port Washington location, which opened in May 2025. It’s the third restaurant to open and close at the same address — 1029 Port Washington Boulevard — in just six years. The site sits on the corner of Port Washington Boulevard and Main Street and hosted Water…
LI Woman Goes Berserk After Valley Stream Crash, Injures Two Cops: Police LI Woman Goes Berserk After Valley Stream Crash, Injures Two Cops: Police
LI Woman Goes Berserk After Valley Stream Crash, Injures Two Cops: Police A Long Island woman injured two police officers while resisting arrest after causing a car crash on Monday, April 27, police said. Tiffany Saint-Gilles, of North Valley Stream, crashed into a parked car in a Valley Stream lot around 7 p.m. Monday, the Nassau County Police Department said. When the 23-year-old woman in the parked car got out to exchange information, Saint-Gilles walked away and refused to cooperate, investigators said. Cops arrived on the scene and located Saint-Gilles, but she was “extremely uncooperative,” police said. Saint-Gilles ignored officers’ commands to provide id…
Stony Brook Student Arrested For Dorm Room Drug Deals: Police Stony Brook Student Arrested For Dorm Room Drug Deals: Police
Stony Brook Student Arrested For Dorm Room Drug Deals: Police A Stony Brook University student was busted selling meth and ketamine out of his dorm room on Monday, April 27, police said. William Turri, 20, was charged with four counts of possession and one count of selling controlled substances and will be held overnight until his arraignment Tuesday, April 28, the Suffolk County Police Department said. Following an investigation, cops searched Turri’s dorm room in Mount Hall on the Suffolk County campus around 12 p.m. Monday, police said. They found “methamphetamines, ketamine, and items used for drug sales,” authorities said. Turri, originally from…
‘No Remorse’: Guilderland Man Learns His Fate In Unique Deed Theft Case ‘No Remorse’: Guilderland Man Learns His Fate In Unique Deed Theft Case
‘No Remorse’: Guilderland Man Learns His Fate In Unique Deed Theft Case An Albany County man convicted in a first-of-its-kind trial for the county has been sentenced to several years in prison, authorities said Monday, April 27. Jorge Luis Mangual Vincente, 49, got six and a half to 13 years behind bars for deed theft after being convicted of forging ownership documents on a house in Guilderland, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said. Vincente was occupying a home at 14 Rizzo Lane, but was facing eviction in April 2024 at the hands of Deutsche Bank, authorities said. The multinational investment company wanted to sell the residence, which sits on a …
Bankrupt Grocer Last Seen In 2015 Returns To Long Island — And It's Coming To East Meadow Bankrupt Grocer Last Seen In 2015 Returns To Long Island — And It's Coming To East Meadow
Bankrupt Grocer Last Seen In 2015 Returns To Long Island — And It's Coming To East Meadow Former Long Island grocery chain Pathmark, bankrupt and absent from the area since 2015, is making a return on Friday, May 1. The brand owner, Allegiance Retail Services, revealed Tuesday, April 21 that a Pathmark Daily store will open at 625 Merrick Avenue in East Meadow, according to industry publication Grocery Dive. Allegiance owns a variety of grocery brands in the tri-state region and will be converting a Super Foodtown store into the Pathmark Daily, with 15,000 square feet on the main floor, Newsday reported. The store will carry standard grocery fare and Best Yet-branded items, acc…
Judge Drops Hammer After LI NYPD Cop’s Killer Cleared On Murder Charge Judge Drops Hammer After LI NYPD Cop’s Killer Cleared On Murder Charge
Judge Drops Hammer After LI Nypd Cop’s Killer Cleared On Murder Charge The man who fatally shot an NYPD officer from Long Island was sentenced Monday, April 27 after a jury shockingly found him not guilty of first-degree murder, authorities said. However, 36-year-old Guy Rivera was still hammered with a sentence of 115 years to life in prison, the Queens District Attorney’s office said. Rivera was convicted of aggravated manslaughter in the death of NYPD Det. Jonathan Diller, a 31-year-old Massapequa Park resident. He was also found guilty of attempted first-degree murder for pointing the gun at another cop, Sgt. Sasha Rosen, and two weapons charges. The verd…
Child Porn-Promoting Rensselaer Man Arrested Following Search: Police Child Porn-Promoting Rensselaer Man Arrested Following Search: Police
Child Porn-Promoting Rensselaer Man Arrested Following Search: Police A Capital Region man has been arrested for possession of child pornography, state police announced Monday, April 27. Juan Moran, a 23-year-old Rensselaer man, was arrested Thursday, April 23 following a search of his residence, New York State Police said. Investigators received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and began looking into Moran, according to state police. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security joined the investigation, which culminated in Thursday’s search and arrest. Moran was charged with promoting a sexual performance by a child and possessi…
Troy Man Who Beat Previous Case Sentenced For Machine Gun Modification: Authorities Troy Man Who Beat Previous Case Sentenced For Machine Gun Modification: Authorities
Troy Man Who Beat Previous Case Sentenced For Machine Gun Modification: Authorities A New York man found guilty of modifying a pistol to fire like a machine gun was sentenced to more than a decade in prison, authorities said Monday, April 27. Jeffrey Walker, a 30-year-old Troy resident, got 12 years behind bars and five years of probation at his sentencing hearing Friday, April 24, the Rensselaer County District Attorney’s office said. Walker’s lengthy sentence came in part because he was already on parole for a previous weapons conviction. In October 2018, a Troy man was shot in the back and wounded, later leading to Walker’s conviction on assault and weapons charges. Ho…
Man Raped Behind Amityville Dumpster, Suspect Fled For Mexico: Authorities Man Raped Behind Amityville Dumpster, Suspect Fled For Mexico: Authorities
Man Raped Behind Amityville Dumpster, Suspect Fled For Mexico: Authorities A suspect who raped a Long Island man behind a restaurant dumpster was captured while fleeing toward the Mexican border, authorities said Monday, April 27. Jose Ignacio Bonilla Garcia, 32, was nabbed southwest of Houston and extradited back to Long Island to face rape and assault charges, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. Federal authorities shared his image on Tuesday, May 5. Bonilla Garcia first encountered his victim around 11:45 p.m. Friday, March 27 at Esperanza Deli Cafe in Amityville, prosecutors said. They left the restaurant separately around 4 a.m. but conversed …
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