Woman Knifed in Daylight Roosevelt Clash, Suspect Arrested: Police
A Long Island woman pulled a knife and stabbed another woman to end an argument on Sunday, April 5, police said.
Marie-Lucie Auguste, 48, was arguing with a 47-year-old woman in Roosevelt just after 12 p.m. Sunday when the dispute turned physical, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Auguste, of Roosevelt, pushed the other woman to the ground, pulled a knife, and stabbed the victim in the arm, cops said. The 47-year-old woman responded by calling 911 in fear for her life.
Cops responded and located both women, placing Auguste under arrest without incident, authorities said. The victim…
Shakira Just Announced Another U.S. Tour, Including An Atlantic City Show — How To Get Tickets
Shakira is bringing her record setting Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran tour back to the U.S. this summer, the global superstar announced Wednesday, April 1.
The “Whenever, Wherever” singer, 49, will play 13 shows across the country, including six stops in the Northeast, after opening night on June 13 in Los Angeles.
After playing sold-out stadium shows on the same tour last year, including one at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ, Shakira is bringing the tour to smaller arenas in 2026.
She’ll play CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore on July 6, TD Garden in Boston on July 10, and Prudential Center in…
Merrick Boy, 5, With Rare Disease Gains Hope After Funding Bill Hits Trump’s Desk
A bill that could help cure a 5-year-old Long Island boy suffering from a rare disease finally headed to President Trump’s desk on Friday, April 3 after months of back-and-forth, officials said.
Andrew Jedlicka, an NYU professor from Merrick, explained to the New York Post that the bill would fund a research lab in Queens that offers experimental treatments for his son — the only such lab in the U.S.
The boy, who has not been publicly identified, suffers from KBG syndrome, Jedlicka told the Post. The disease can lead to developmental delays, speech issues, and seizures, but there are only a…
Saratoga Man Sexually Abused Girl Under Age 13: Authorities
A Capital Region man has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a child under age 13, authorities announced Tuesday, March 31.
Dana Day, a 66-year-old Saratoga Springs man, was arraigned on a count of first-degree sexual abuse, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office said.
The sheriff began investigating on Saturday, Feb. 28, after refusing an abuse/neglect complaint, authorities said. The alleged abuse occurred in Milton in September 2020 and involved a girl who was less than 13 years old at the time, cops said.
Day was released to pretrial services following his arraignment, acc…
LI Ponzi Schemer Owes $162M, Spent Money On Plastic Surgery, Jewelry: Feds
A Long Island financial advisor who admitted to running a Ponzi scheme must repay $162 million to his bamboozled clients, federal authorities said Friday, April 3.
Vincent Camarda, ex-CEO of A.G. Morgan Financial Advisors, copped to securities fraud and investment advisor fraud in a plea deal filed in New York’s Eastern District, the Justice Department said.
Camarda, a 62-year-old Amityville resident, used a “series of lies to lure clients, including elderly and other vulnerable individuals, into investing with him, all while enriching himself,” U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella Jr. said.
Camar…
Shoplifter Who Killed Wilton Walmart Employee With Car Pleads Guilty, DA Says
A New York man admitted to drunkenly running over two Walmart employees and killing one of them in a confrontation last year, authorities said Wednesday, April 1.
Timothy Besaw, 34, copped to one count of aggravated vehicular homicide and one count of first-degree vehicular assault, the Saratoga County District Attorney’s office said.
Besaw, a Gansevoort resident, plowed through Michael Bushey, 69, outside the Walmart in Wilton on Oct. 16, 2025, authorities said. Bushey died about three weeks later from his injuries.
Following the guilty plea, Besaw faces a maximum prison term of 12.5 to 2…
Gunman Who Sprayed Bullets At Albany Crowd Sentenced To Years In Prison: Prosecutors
A gunman who opened fire on a group of people in Albany has been sentenced to multiple years in prison, authorities announced Friday, April 3.
Ishmiel Harrison, 28, will serve seven years behind bars followed by five years of probation, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said.
Harrison, an Albany resident, shot at a vehicle and a group of people at the corner of Lark Street and Orange Street on March 25, 2021, just before midnight, according to prosecutors.
None of Harrison’s bullets wounded any of the intended targets, but several shots damaged a vehicle, police said.
Harrison…
Teen Killer Who Fatally Stabbed Ballston Lake Man Standing Up For Brother Learns His Fate
A New York teenager who fatally stabbed a young man standing up for his younger brother was sentenced to more than a decade in prison, authorities said Friday, April 3.
Jaiden Ildefonso, 19, got 15 years to life after pleading guilty to the murder of Simon Brault, the Saratoga County District Attorney’s office said.
Ildefonso was 18 years old when he killed Brault, 20, in a confrontation outside the Brault family home in Ballston Lake on May 31, 2025, investigators said. The confrontation was sparked by Brault’s younger brother, Paul, and a then-17-year-old boy fighting over a girl, accordi…
Baldwin Fraudster Made 110 Illegal Transactions In Chase Scam: Police
A Long Island fraudster made 110 illegal transactions from Chase Bank accounts to steal $55,000, police said Friday, April 3.
Paras Javed, 26-year-old Baldwin man, was arrested Thursday, April 2 and hit with numerous charges, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Javed contacted Chase customer service and claimed to be an account holder on multiple occasions, then changed the victims’ mailing addresses to his own and ordered debit cards, cops said. The scheme began in November 2025 and continued into January 2026, according to investigators.
During those two months, he made all 110 una…
