Narcotics Dealer Nabbed: Long Island Man Sold Heroin, Fentanyl, More, Police Say Narcotics Dealer Nabbed: Long Island Man Sold Heroin, Fentanyl, More, Police Say
Narcotics Dealer Nabbed: Long Island Man Sold Heroin, Fentanyl, More, Police Say A man accused of selling an assortment of illicit drugs throughout Long Island, including ketamine and cocaine, has been arrested, police announced. On Thursday, Aug. 17 at 9:40 p.m., Michael Ezzo, age 46, was arrested on multiple charges of possessing and selling drugs, according to Nassau County Police. Authorities claim that Ezzo, a Glen Cove resident, sold the following from November to December 2022 in Levittown and East Meadow: Fentanyl Psilocybin mushrooms Heroin Cocaine Ketamine Additionally, an investigation into Ezzo led to the discovery of a long list of drugs: 101 assor…
$1M Fraud: Chiropractor On Long Island Gets Prison After Billing For Ghost Services $1M Fraud: Chiropractor On Long Island Gets Prison After Billing For Ghost Services
$1M Fraud: Chiropractor On Long Island Gets Prison After Billing For Ghost Services A Long Island chiropractor will spend time in federal prison after fraudulently obtaining nearly $1 million in insurance payouts for services that were never provided. Peter Adamczack, age 66, of Huntington, was sentenced to one year and a day behind bars in federal court in Central Islip on Monday, July 31. It came one year after he pleaded guilty to health care fraud in August 2022, admitting that he billed a private insurance company over $1 million for acupuncture services that were never performed at his East Meadow office. Earlier Report: Huntington Chiropractor Admits To $1 M…
‘Beacon Of Light’: Death Of 33-Year-Old Long Island Doctor Rattles Community, Friends, Family ‘Beacon Of Light’: Death Of 33-Year-Old Long Island Doctor Rattles Community, Friends, Family
‘Beacon Of Light’: Death Of 33-Year-Old Long Island Doctor Rattles Community, Friends, Family “We want to give our precious Charlie girl the memorial she deserves.” The community has come together to support the family of Dr. Charlene Curtis-Thomas, a physician at the East Meadow Nassau University Medical Center, in the wake of her sudden death. Dr. Curtis-Thomas, who was a rising third-year Internal Medicine resident physician at Nassau University Medical Center, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, June 3, according to a GoFundMe started by her family. She was 33 years old. Known as Charlie to friends and family, she was a “wonderful daughter, sister, friend, and colleague …
Foul Play: Video Shows Adult Baseball Player Attacking 15-Year-Old Over Ball At NY Park Foul Play: Video Shows Adult Baseball Player Attacking 15-Year-Old Over Ball At NY Park
Foul Play: Video Shows Adult Baseball Player Attacking 15-Year-Old Over Ball At NY Park A New York man is facing assault charges after he was allegedly caught on video attacking a 15-year-old boy over a foul baseball. The incident happened Sunday, May 21, on Long Island, near the Greenlawn Skatepark in Suffolk County. Video shared on Facebook shows an adult baseball player attempting to grab something out of the teen’s pocket before he grabs the victim by his bicycle helmet and slams him into a railing. The video then shows the teen swinging at the man’s head as he attempts to break free from his grip. The suspect attempts to slam the boy onto the ground but is unsuccessful. …
5 Nabbed For $60K Knifepoint Robbery At Long Island AT&T Store 5 Nabbed For $60K Knifepoint Robbery At Long Island AT&T Store
5 Nabbed For $60K Knifepoint Robbery At Long Island AT&T Store Five men have been charged with a knifepoint robbery at a Long Island At&T store, cutting a female employee. The incident took place in East Meadow around 4 p.m., Wednesday, May 24 at the store located at 2411 Hempstead Turnpike. According to Nassau County Police detectives, a 23-year-old man was working at the store when three men entered and punched him, and forced him to the floor. The robbers then forced the man and another employee, a 23-year-old woman, into the rear storage room by displaying a large handle knife and cut the female employee on her right pinky finger cau…
Truck Driver Strikes Bus, 7 Cars, Flees Scene On  Long Island: Police Truck Driver Strikes Bus, 7 Cars, Flees Scene On  Long Island: Police
Truck Driver Strikes Bus, 7 Cars, Flees Scene On Long Island: Police A man has been apprehended for leaving the scene after driving his delivery truck into a school bus and seven other cars, injuring multiple adults and children, police said. On Thursday, May 25 at approximately 6:45 a.m., a delivery truck driver (operated by 56-year-old Maxwell Taylor), collided with multiple vehicles in East Meadow and North Bellmore, including a school bus, according to the Nassau County police. Taylor, a resident of Amsterdam, was driving in the Freightliner tractor-truck, going southbound on Newbridge Road near Falcon Street, when his truck’s side mirror struck a scho…
Special Delivery: Baby Born With Help Of Police On Long Island Special Delivery: Baby Born With Help Of Police On Long Island
Special Delivery: Baby Born With Help Of Police On Long Island When a Long Island mother went into active labor at home, police officers and medics rushed to her aid and were able to help deliver her baby safely. At 8:55 a.m. on Tuesday, May 2, Nassau County police responded to an East Meadow home for a call about a woman in labor. When First Precinct Officers Joseph Tuffarelli and Chris Makastchian arrived, they saw that the 34-year-old wasn’t just in active labor, but was moments away from having her baby. Luckily, with the aid of police medics Katlyn Billian and Valerie Seidel, they were able to deliver a healthy baby boy at 9:11 a.m. While bon…
School Bus Crash: 13 Children, Driver Suffer Injuries On Long Island School Bus Crash: 13 Children, Driver Suffer Injuries On Long Island
School Bus Crash: 13 Children, Driver Suffer Injuries On Long Island A crash between a school bus and a pickup truck on Long Island sent 13 students and the drivers of both vehicles to the hospital. The crash took place in Nassau County around 3:30 p.m., Monday, May 1 in East Meadow on Old Westbury Road. According to Nassau County Police officers, a 2009 Toyota pickup truck traveling southbound on Old Westbury Road was in a collision with a 2005 school bus in the vicinity of Melanie Drive. The 66-year-old driver of the school bus and 13 of the 41 children on board, ages kindergarten through 5th grade, were transported to a local hospital…
Stew Leonard's Founder, Westport Resident Dies At 93, Leaving $600 Million Legacy Stew Leonard's Founder, Westport Resident Dies At 93, Leaving $600 Million Legacy
Stew Leonard's Founder, Westport Resident Dies At 93, Leaving $600 Million Legacy The creator of "one of the most famous food retailers in the world" died at 93 years old, leaving a world-record-breaking grocery store chain to his family.  Stew Leonard Sr., of Westport, Connecticut, died on Wednesday, April 26 at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City after a brief illness, according to Stew Leonard's website.  We are sad to announce that Stew Leonard, Sr., the founder of Stew Leonard’s, passed away peacefully on April 26, 2023,... Posted by Stew Leonard's on Thursday, April 27, 2023 Leonard launched the first Stew Leonard's in Norwalk, Connecticut in December 1969.  …
8 Suspected 'Tourist Burglars' In Custody, Greenwich Police Say 8 Suspected 'Tourist Burglars' In Custody, Greenwich Police Say
8 Suspected 'Tourist Burglars' In Custody, Greenwich Police Say Eight alleged residential burglars known as "tourist burglars," who work for out-of-country crews have been nabbed for crimes committed in the region.  The bust in Fairfield County comes after months of investigating and working with the FBI, and law enforcement departments across the region. The two crews worked the Fairfield and Westchester areas, Greenwich Police Capt. Mark Zuccerella said. There have been more than 70 burglaries in Greenwich since 2021, they added. Zuccerella said the crews have targeted Greenwich for the past five years. "To combat this, we have devel…
Long Island Man Busted For Driving High On Drugs, Crashing, Police Say Long Island Man Busted For Driving High On Drugs, Crashing, Police Say
Long Island Man Busted For Driving High On Drugs, Crashing, Police Say A Long Island man was charged with alleged DWAI/drugs and possession of drugs following a single-vehicle crash. The incident took place in Nassau County around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 18 in the area of 7 Newbridge Road in Hicksville. According to Nassau County Police, officers responded to the scene of an auto accident in which Patrick Schlereth, age unknown, of East Meadow, had lost control of his 2022 Subaru Outback when he struck two parked cars causing his vehicle to overturn. An investigation was conducted and Schlereth was placed under arrest without incident, po…
Long Island Man Nabbed Exposing Himself To Woman, Child At Walmart, Police Say Long Island Man Nabbed Exposing Himself To Woman, Child At Walmart, Police Say
Long Island Man Nabbed Exposing Himself To Woman, Child At Walmart, Police Say A Long Island man has been charged with public lewdness after he was caught on video surveillance at a Walmart exposing his genitals to a woman and child. The incident took place in Nassau County on Thursday, April 13, at the Walmart in East Meadow. According to detectives, while reviewing surveillance video during an unrelated larceny investigation at Walmart, located at 2465 Hempstead Turnpike, officers spotted a man follow and approach a 10-year-old victim and her mother.  The man, identified as Rory K. Anderson, age 28, of Freeport, was observed by the victim f…