Waterbury Man Shot While Sitting In Car; Police Asking For Tips Waterbury Man Shot While Sitting In Car; Police Asking For Tips
Waterbury Man Shot While Sitting In Car; Police Asking For Tips A 37-year-old man drove himself to a Connecticut police department after he was shot while sitting in his car, authorities said.  The man rushed into the Waterbury Police Department's headquarters around 10:15 p.m. Sunday, June 6, and said he was sitting at the intersection of East Farms Street and North Main Street when a bullet hit him.  Paramedics took him to an area hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said.  Waterbury police are investigating the incident.  Police urge anyone with information about the shooting to contact Waterbury det…
Pedestrian Seriously Injured In Melville Hit-And-Run: Police Pedestrian Seriously Injured In Melville Hit-And-Run: Police
Pedestrian Seriously Injured In Melville Hit-And-Run: Police A Brooklyn man was seriously injured after being struck in a hit-and-run crash in Melville, Suffolk County police announced on Saturday, July 5, 2025. Nadil Ceka, 58, was standing on the shoulder of southbound Bagatelle Road, just south of Dix Woods Drive, while checking on a disabled vehicle around 1:10 p.m. when he was hit by an unknown vehicle that fled the scene, according to the release. The vehicle, believed to be a gray Hyundai, continued traveling south on Bagatelle Road, police said. Ceka was taken by ambulance to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip. He suffered s…
Infiniti Going 110 MPH On LIE Impounded After Police Chase Ends In Brentwood Infiniti Going 110 MPH On LIE Impounded After Police Chase Ends In Brentwood
Infiniti Going 110 MPH On LIE Impounded After Police Chase Ends In Brentwood A reckless speeder who evaded police on the Long Island Expressway last week had their vehicle impounded in Brentwood, Suffolk County police announced on Friday, July 4. The unidentified driver of a 2010 Infiniti G37 allegedly hit speeds over 110 mph while weaving through traffic near Exit 55 on the westbound LIE in Hauppauge around 10 p.m. on Thursday, June 26, according to the department's Street Takeover Task Force. When officers attempted to stop the car, the driver fled off Exit 53 southbound. The chase ended days later on Blue Jay Drive in Brentwood, where officers spotted the vehicl…
Monroe Man Disappears On Couple's Trip To Turks And Caicos: Cops, Report Monroe Man Disappears On Couple's Trip To Turks And Caicos: Cops, Report
Monroe Man Disappears On Couple's Trip To Turks And Caicos: Cops, Report A 51-year-old tourist from New York has been reported missing in the Turks and Caicos Islands, according to the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force and Fox News. Brian Tarrence, who recently moved from Monroe, NY to Manhattan, was last seen on June 25, after leaving his accommodations at the Paradise Inn in Grace Bay, Providenciales, according to island police and Fox. “They seemed to be having a normal couple days, and he ended up walking out of his condo, which is in a very safe place and in the middle of Grace Bay Road,” the Tarrence family’s private investigator, Carl DeFazio, t…
Police ID Waterbury Man Killed In Stabbing Attack; 2nd Victim Released From Hospital Police ID Waterbury Man Killed In Stabbing Attack; 2nd Victim Released From Hospital
Police ID Waterbury Man Killed In Stabbing Attack; 2nd Victim Released From Hospital Connecticut Authorities have identified the victim who was stabbed to death over the weekend as a 47-year-old Waterbury man.  Samuel Lopez was found repeatedly stabbed on Saturday, June 28, in the 69 Washington Street area of Waterbury, police said.  Authorities rushed him to a hospital, where he died of his injuries.  A second person at the scene suffered a deep facial slash and a minor cut, Waterbury police said. He was taken to the hospital and later released.  Lopez's daughter created a GoFundMe to help cover his funeral expenses.  He was a loving father, lov…
Teaneck Burglar Busted In Office Raid Was Found With $500K In Stolen Bonds Months Earlier: Cops Teaneck Burglar Busted In Office Raid Was Found With $500K In Stolen Bonds Months Earlier: Cops
Teaneck Burglar Busted In Office Raid Was Found With $500K In Stolen Bonds Months Earlier: Cops A 39-year-old Teaneck man was arrested this week in connection with a string of burglaries at a local office building, just months after he roamed the halls of Teaneck High School and was found with $500,000 in stolen U.S. savings bonds, authorities said. Ryon O. Reid was taken into custody on Tuesday, June 24, around 6:35 a.m., after a Teaneck police officer saw him walking near Vandelinda Avenue and Grange Road, according to Chief Andrew McGurr. Police say the arrest stems from a June 23 burglary report at a commercial building on Teaneck Road. Officers responded around 9:57 a.m. after th…
Man Killed In Brentwood Parking Lot, 21-Year-Old Charged With Murder: Suffolk County Police Man Killed In Brentwood Parking Lot, 21-Year-Old Charged With Murder: Suffolk County Police
Man Killed In Brentwood Parking Lot, 21-Year-Old Charged With Murder: Suffolk County Police A man was found shot dead in a Brentwood parking lot, and a 21-year-old is now charged with his murder, Suffolk County Police announced on Tuesday, June 24. Alex Reyes, of Brentwood, was arrested late Monday night, accused of killing Alexander Velasquez in a lot at 159 Clarke Street around 4:40 a.m. on Sunday, June 22, according to a police update. Officers responded to a 911 call about an unresponsive man lying in the parking lot. Velasquez, 46, of Central Islip, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. His death was deemed criminal. Reyes is charged with Murder in the Second Degree…
Cops ID Man Found Dead In Brentwood Parking Lot Cops ID Man Found Dead In Brentwood Parking Lot
Cops ID Man Found Dead In Brentwood Parking Lot Authorities have identified a man found dead in a Suffolk County parking lot early Sunday, June 22. Alexander Velasquez, 46, of Central Islip, was found lying in a parking lot at 159 Clarke St., in Brentwood at approximately 4:40 a.m. by officers responding to a 911 call about a man on the ground, county police said.  Velasquez was pronounced dead at the scene, the department said in a release issued Sunday. Detectives from the Homicide Squad are investigating the death, which appears criminal in nature," cops said. The Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner will determine the …
Shots Fired In Waterbury: Cops Investigating Shots Fired In Waterbury: Cops Investigating
Shots Fired In Waterbury: Cops Investigating Police in Waterbury are investigating a shots fired incident that happened Wednesday morning, June 18, on Woodlawn Terrace, authorities said. Officers responded around 10 a.m. to the area of 203 Woodlawn Terrace after receiving reports of gunfire, the Waterbury Police Department said in a news release. When officers arrived, no victims were found, but investigators recovered evidence confirming that shots had been fired, according to Lieutenant Ryan Bessette, Public Information Officer for the department. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Detect…
Man Murdered Single Mom In Moriches Over Debt, DA Says Man Murdered Single Mom In Moriches Over Debt, DA Says
Man Murdered Single Mom In Moriches Over Debt, DA Says A Long Island man fatally shot his ex-girlfriend— a young single mom— outside her apartment in a cold-blooded act over a minor financial dispute, prosecutors alleged. James Quininchetta, 40, of Ridge, was arraigned on murder and weapons charges in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, June 18, in the killing of 33-year-old Rebecca Roth. Quininchetta took a rideshare to Roth’s Moriches apartment complex, Heatherwood Apartments, at around 12:30 a.m. on Friday, June 6, to confront her over money she allegedly owed him, according to the Suffolk County DA’s office. When Roth refused to pay, Quini…
Smash-And-Grab Burglar Shatters Medford Shop Window, Flees On Bike: Police Smash-And-Grab Burglar Shatters Medford Shop Window, Flees On Bike: Police
Smash-And-Grab Burglar Shatters Medford Shop Window, Flees On Bike: Police A hooded thief shattered the front door of a Long Island gift shop and fled with cash in a dramatic overnight break-in, Suffolk County police announced on Wednesday, June 18. The burglary happened at Kelly’s Cards & Gifts at 1699 Route 112 in Medford around 3:40 a.m. on Saturday, June 14, police said. The suspect rode up to the storefront on a bicycle, smashed the glass door, and entered the building. He was wearing a yellow sweatshirt with “AERO” across the chest, carrying a black backpack, and left the scene with stolen cash, according to Fifth Squad detectives. Suffolk County Crime …
Israeli Tech Guru Mistakenly Declared Dead After Cousin With Same Name Killed In Wyandanch Israeli Tech Guru Mistakenly Declared Dead After Cousin With Same Name Killed In Wyandanch
Israeli Tech Guru Mistakenly Declared Dead After Cousin With Same Name Killed In Wyandanch Prominent Israeli tech guru Hillel Fuld is assuring his followers he’s alive after a hit-and-run crash on Long Island killed his New Jersey relative bearing the same name. In a tragic case of mistaken identity, the incident initially sparked a wave of grief online when a news outlet erroneously reported that Fuld had been killed by a driver who fled the scene in Wyandanch on Friday, June 13, as Daily Voice reported. Taking to social media Tuesday, June 17, Fuld–a well-known Israeli tech influencer, startup mentor, and vlogger–clarified that he is alive and that the victim was actually his c…