20-Year-Old Who Shot At Police During Long Island Arrest Charged With Attempted Murder: DA 20-Year-Old Who Shot At Police During Long Island Arrest Charged With Attempted Murder: DA
20-Year-Old Who Shot At Police During Long Island Arrest Charged With Attempted Murder: DA A young robbery suspect accused of opening fire on police during an arrest on Long Island has been formally charged with attempted murder. Jayvon Bell, age 20, of Amityville, was indicted on first-degree attempted murder and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Aug. 1, for allegedly shooting at a Suffolk County Police officer in June 2023. According to prosecutors, Bell was initially wanted for robbing a taxi driver in North Amityville on May 10. He allegedly pointed a handgun at the driver’s head and demanded money from the driver, ultimately making off with $150. Earlie…
Are You The Lucky One? $40K Lotto Ticket Sold At Long Island Store Are You The Lucky One? $40K Lotto Ticket Sold At Long Island Store
Are You The Lucky One? $40K Lotto Ticket Sold At Long Island Store Double-check your tickets: You might just be $40,000 richer after a winning ticket was sold on Long Island, lottery officials announced. A Take 5 winning ticket, worth over $40,000, was sold in Lindenhurst for the Friday, July 28 evening drawing, the New York Lottery announced. The ticket, worth $40,476.50, was sold at Balinder, located at 76 West Montauk Highway. Take 5 numbers are drawn from a field of one to 39, with two televised drawings at 2:30 and 10:30 p.m. Lottery draw game prizes can be claimed up to one year from the drawing date. The New York Lottery contributed $3.6 billi…
Long Island Superintendent Resigns Abruptly Just One Year After Starting Long Island Superintendent Resigns Abruptly Just One Year After Starting
Long Island Superintendent Resigns Abruptly Just One Year After Starting Only a year after being appointed to the position, a Long Island superintendent resigned in a surprising and vague announcement. At a special meeting on Monday, July 17, the Lindenhurst Board of Education announced that it accepted the resignation of Superintendent of Schools Anthony Davidson, who had only been appointed to the position the summer before. He will serve on special assignment until Monday, July 31. However, in his place, the board appointed Vincent Caravana to serve as the district’s Acting Superintendent through Davidson’s last day, and will be the interim superintendent…
Traffic Stop Turned Jail Time: Long Island Man Sentenced For Cocaine, Heroin Possession Traffic Stop Turned Jail Time: Long Island Man Sentenced For Cocaine, Heroin Possession
Traffic Stop Turned Jail Time: Long Island Man Sentenced For Cocaine, Heroin Possession What began as a normal traffic stop has now landed a Long Island man behind bars for a decade. Lindenhurst resident David Marmol, aged 41, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Tuesday, July 11 for his possession of a number of illicit substances, as well as a metal knuckle knife, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney. On February 20, 2021, Marmol was pulled over in what was originally a routine traffic stop in the vicinity of South Fifth Street and Montauk Highway in Lindenhurst. Earlier Report: Lindenhurst Man Convicted After Knuckle Knife, Cocaine, Fentanyl Recover…
West Babylon Woman Killed In Crash After Car Runs Through Red Light In Lindenhurst, Police Say West Babylon Woman Killed In Crash After Car Runs Through Red Light In Lindenhurst, Police Say
West Babylon Woman Killed In Crash After Car Runs Through Red Light In Lindenhurst, Police Say A local woman was killed in a crash after a car ran a red light at a Long Island intersection, according to police. It happened around 7:10 a.m. Sunday, June 18 in Lindenhurst. That's when a 56-year-old Babylon man was driving a 2016 Toyota Camry eastbound on Route 109 when his vehicle failed to stop at a red light and struck a 2010 Honda Civic traveling southbound on Straight Path, Suffolk County Police said. The driver of the Honda, Giuseppa Giordano, age 59, of West Babylon, was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead.  Her 12-year-old pas…
34-Year-Old 'Brazenly' Stole Cash Registers From Long Island Gas Stations, Punched Clerk: DA 34-Year-Old 'Brazenly' Stole Cash Registers From Long Island Gas Stations, Punched Clerk: DA
34-Year-Old 'Brazenly' Stole Cash Registers From Long Island Gas Stations, Punched Clerk: DA A man accused of robbing several gas stations and convenience stores on Long Island, punching a female clerk along the way, is facing multiple criminal charges. Jonathan Moore, age 34, of Brentwood, was arraigned on robbery and grand larceny charges in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, May 25. The robberies occurred at two 7-Eleven stores in Islip and Lindenhurst, and at the Bolla Market in Brentwood in April and May 2023. According to the DA’s office, in each case Moore went up to the register carrying items and asked the clerks to retrieve a product behind the counter. When the clerks w…
Fatal Overdose Led Police To Long Island Dealer Who Ran Down Officer With Car: DA Fatal Overdose Led Police To Long Island Dealer Who Ran Down Officer With Car: DA
Fatal Overdose Led Police To Long Island Dealer Who Ran Down Officer With Car: DA A suspected drug dealer is facing a host of charges after allegedly selling counterfeit opioid pills laced with fentanyl and then reportedly running down a police officer with his car when they attempted to arrest him. Christian Castillo, age 20, of Ronkonkoma, was arraigned on eight criminal counts in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, May 10. Earlier Report: Seen Him? 20-Year-Old Intentionally Strikes Suffolk County Officer With Car, Police Say According to the Suffolk County DA’s Office, police began investigating Castillo in April 2022 after being tipped off that he was selling co…
Cross Country For A Cause: Skateboarder From NY Riding 3,000 Miles For Charity Cross Country For A Cause: Skateboarder From NY Riding 3,000 Miles For Charity
Cross Country For A Cause: Skateboarder From NY Riding 3,000 Miles For Charity Chad Caruso isn’t in the habit of listening to naysayers. The 36-year-old Long Island resident, who grew up in Lindenhurst, didn’t listen when they told him not to drop out of high school as a teenager. Nor did he listen when friends, including a few girlfriends, told him that adults can’t skateboard. So it came as no surprise to those around Caruso when he decided to press on with his plan to take his one true passion in life - skateboarding - and do the unthinkable: ride his board across the United States from coast to coast. Skate across America 🇺🇸 Day 1 Solid day. Really happy wi…
Driver Flees Fiery DWI Crash In Lindenhurst, Police Say Driver Flees Fiery DWI Crash In Lindenhurst, Police Say
Driver Flees Fiery DWI Crash In Lindenhurst, Police Say After driving drunk, crashing his car, and fleeing the scene, a Long Island man was apprehended by police. According to Suffolk County police, 37-year-old Anthony Lacorte was driving his GMC Sierra while intoxicated at around 11:40 p.m. when he crashed into a parked car on 21 Lido Parkway in Lindenhurst. Though his car lost a tire in the crash, Lacorte, who is from Massapequa, continued to drive, police say. About a mile and a half later, at the intersection of Second Avenue and South Fourth Street, the sparks from the tire rim on the pavement caught Lacorte’s car on fire. Lacorte alle…
New Update: 13-Year-Old Student In Critical Condition After Stabbing At Long Island School New Update: 13-Year-Old Student In Critical Condition After Stabbing At Long Island School
New Update: 13-Year-Old Student In Critical Condition After Stabbing At Long Island School This story has been updated. A student at a Long Island school is hospitalized after he was stabbed by another student on campus, authorities said. Emergency crews in Lindenhurst were called at around 12:30 p.m. Monday, March 27, with reports of a stabbing in a second-floor hallway at Lindenhurst Middle School, located on North Wellwood Avenue. According to Suffolk County Police, a 12-year-old boy stabbed a 13-year-old boy in the upper leg, near his groin, with a 6 inch knife. A school employee applied a tourniquet to control the bleeding, and police applied a second tourniquet when they a…
Seen Him? 20-Year-Old Intentionally Strikes Long Island Officer With Car, Police Say Seen Him? 20-Year-Old Intentionally Strikes Long Island Officer With Car, Police Say
Seen Him? 20-Year-Old Intentionally Strikes Long Island Officer With Car, Police Say Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 20-year-old man accused of intentionally striking a Long Island police officer with his car. The incident happened at around 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 9, in Lindenhurst, during a confidential police investigation, according to Suffolk County Police. Detectives said Christian Castillo used his car to purposely strike police vehicles and a First Precinct Anti-Crime Unit police officer who was standing outside his vehicle. The officer was treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Castillo is described as a Hispanic male, 5 feet 8 inches …
Woman Uses Stolen Property, ID To Score Cash From Long Island Pawn Shop, Police Say Woman Uses Stolen Property, ID To Score Cash From Long Island Pawn Shop, Police Say
Woman Uses Stolen Property, ID To Score Cash From Long Island Pawn Shop, Police Say A 40-year-old woman is accused of using another person’s identity to pawn stolen goods at a Long Island business, authorities said. Jacqueline Nollman Hubbard, age 40, of Hauppauge, was arrested Tuesday, Feb. 21 near a pawn shop in Lindenhurst, according to Suffolk County Police. Detectives began investigating after discovering suspicious activity by someone who sold new items at the store between Feb. 8 and 14. Nollman Hubbard allegedly used a Pennsylvania woman’s identification and forged her signature during several transactions at the business, police said. At the time of her arrest, …