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Suffolk County, NY
Wyandanch, NY
Police & Fire
Drunk Driver Nearly Mows Down Cops During Wyandanch Traffic Stop: Police
A drunk driver on Long Island nearly slammed into two cops who had pulled over a different vehicle for a traffic violation, police said. The incident began after 10 p.m. Friday, May 15 when Suffolk County Police executed a traffic stop on Gordon Avenue in Wyandanch, the department shared Thursday, May 21 in social media posts. As two officers, one man and one woman, were speaking with the first driver, an out-of-control drunk driver sped into two parked vehicles and nearly struck the two officers, who jumped out of the way and avoided injuries, according to authorities. The driver was then…
Copiague, NY
News
Popular Copiague Italian Restaurant Opens Second Location After 50 Years In One Place
A popular Suffolk County Italian restaurant is opening a second location in Nassau County after more than 50 years in business. Mama’s in Copiague will open its new location in Carle Place on Wednesday, May 20, the restaurant announced on social media. “One Mama’s wasn’t enough. Carle Place, we’re moving in,” the business wrote in an Instagram post on Saturday, May 16. “Swipe for a sneak peak…she’s a beauty.” Owned by Graziella and Gaetano Pinello since 1970, Mama’s has served up traditional Italian cuisine at 922 Montauk Highway in Copiauge for generations. The new spot is located at 231…
Brentwood, NY
News
Suffolk County Air Quality Rated In New Report — See The Details
It’s the best — and also the worst. Suffolk County’s air quality received mixed reviews in an annual report released Wednesday, April 22 by the American Lung Association. The report assesses air quality based on “High Ozone Days” and “High Particle Pollution Days.” Ozone is frequently created through burning fossil fuels in power plants or motor vehicles, creating smoggy conditions that are harmful to human lungs. Among the 23 New York counties that measure ozone output — including four of the five boroughs of New York City — Suffolk County reported far and away the most high ozone days wi…
Setauket-Stony Brook, NY
News
Teen Charged With DWI After LIE Crash Seriously Injures Stony Brook Passenger
A teenage driver is accused of driving while intoxicated after a crash left her passenger seriously injured on the Long Island Expressway, Suffolk County police announced Friday, April 17. Olibia Perez-Bonilla, 18, of Setauket, was arrested following the single-vehicle crash in Holbrook, according to police. Perez-Bonilla was driving a 2003 Honda Accord eastbound between Exits 61 and 62 when the vehicle struck the center median and then the right-side barrier around 12:22 a.m., authorities said. Her passenger, a 19-year-old woman from Stony Brook, was taken to Stony Brook University Hosp…
Dix Hills-Melville, NY
News
Drunk LI Driver Smashes Into 21-Year-Old, Closes Dix Hills Road For Hours: Cops
A Long Island man was driving drunk when he seriously injured a young man on Jericho Turnpike early Friday, April 3, hospitalizing the other driver and closing the road for nearly eight hours, police said. Wesley Sitar, a 45-year-old Nesconset man, slammed into a 21-year-old Oakdale man at a Dix Hills intersection around 2:20 a.m., the Suffolk County Police Department said. The young man was taken to Huntington Hospital with serious injuries from the wreck, while Sitar suffered minor injuries, authorities said. Sitar was traveling eastbound on Jericho Turnpike in a 2016 Dodge Ram as the vi…
North Fork, NY
Police & Fire
Drunk Driver Who Killed Grandma In Cutchogue Crash, Fled To Poland Dragged Back To Face Justice
A Long Island resident who killed a woman in a drunken car crash, then fled to Poland to avoid the consequences, has been returned to the U.S., authorities said Tuesday, March 24. Adam Chrzanowski, 45, arrived in the U.S. on Monday, March 23 to face charges in the death of Elizabeth Post, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said. Chrzanowski, previously of Riverhead, crossed a double yellow line while trying to pass another vehicle while driving a 2021 Toyota RAV4 eastbound on Main Road through Cutchogue around 6 p.m. on March 6, 2022, investigators said. His vehicle slammed head-…
Riverhead, NY
News
Guatemalan National Who Stabbed Mother Of His Children In Suffolk County Gets 15-17 Years
A Guatemalan national will spend nearly two decades behind bars after a New York jury found he stabbed the mother of his children while their young kids were nearby. Albaro Chacon, 38, was sentenced Monday, Jan. 5, to 15 to 17 years in prison after a Suffolk County jury convicted him of attempted assault and related charges. The attack occurred on Nov. 16, 2024, when the victim was asleep in a separate bedroom and was jolted awake by her door slamming open, prosecutors said. Chacon entered the room holding a knife and moved toward her, pointing it at her chest while telling her, “you are …
Stafford, CT
News
Latest Update: Storm’s Biggest Snow Totals Reported In These CT Spots
Here's a rundown of snowfall accumulation reports compiled by the National Weather Service for the winter storm that arrived Saturday night, Dec. 13, and lasted until Sunday afternoon, Dec. 14. The highest snowfall amount came on Long Island: 8.5 inches in Commack. New York Manhattan Central Park 2.7 in 1 PM 12/14 Official NWS Obs Nassau County FARMINGDALE 8.0 IN 1200 PM 12/14 PUBLIC SSE PLAINEDGE 8.0 IN 1206 PM 12/14 TRAINED SPOTTER WSW UPPER BROOKVILLE 7.9 IN 1100 AM 12/14 PUBLIC WSW ELMONT 7.2 IN 1245 PM 12/14 …
Setauket-Stony Brook, NY
Business
How Safe Is Your Hospital? 11 Long Island Medical Centers Earn Top Grades In New Report
A new report evaluating how well hospitals protect patients from preventable harm has given several Long Island facilities top marks. The Leapfrog Group released its Fall 2025 Hospital Safety Grades on Thursday, Nov. 13, rating more than 3,000 hospitals nationwide on their performance in preventing medical errors, infections, and injuries. The nonprofit assigns hospitals a letter grade from A to F and updates the scores twice a year. Ratings focus exclusively on safety issues that harm or kill patients in hospitals, including staffing problems, lapses in infection prevention, medication err…
Brentwood, NY
News
Baby Stops Breathing After Man Snorts Fentanyl Beside Her In Brentwood, DA Says
A Long Island man is accused of using fentanyl next to an eight-month-old girl who later stopped breathing and needed emergency Narcan to survive. Henry Martinez, 21, of Brentwood, was charged after an infant in his care suffered fentanyl poisoning and required lifesaving treatment, according to the Suffolk County DA’s office. The incident happened around 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, when Martinez called 911 to report that the child was unresponsive and not breathing. Paramedics found the girl in severe respiratory distress. Her breathing had stopped long enough that her skin had turned blu…
Mastic-Shirley, NY
News
Drunk Driver Guilty Of Killing Grandma, Injuring Mom In Front Of Toddler In Suffolk Crash: DA
A Yaphank woman has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and other charges for driving drunk and high before a crash that killed 75-year-old Esther Guy and injured her daughter in front of a toddler, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced on Wednesday, Oct. 1. Crash Kills Grandmother, Injures Daughter Melissa Koprowski, 32, admitted she was intoxicated and impaired by marijuana when she caused the deadly head-on collision on Middle Country Road in Middle Island on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, at 8:39 p.m., according to prosecutors. Koprowski was behind the wheel of a 2014 Dodge Dura…
Islip, NY
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Killed After Rear-End Crash On Sunrise Highway In Islip: Police
A motorcyclist was killed after striking the rear of a pickup truck on Sunrise Highway in Islip, Suffolk County police announced on Wednesday, Sept. 24. The crash happened in the eastbound lanes of Sunrise Highway, between Exits 45 and 46, at approximately 8:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 23, according to police. The victim was riding a 2007 Honda motorcycle in the right lane when he moved into the center lane and struck the back of a 2015 Ford F-250 pickup truck, detectives said. The motorcyclist, whose identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin, was pronounced dead at the …
Massapequa, NY
News
Gilgo Beach Murders: Judge Denies DNA Suppression, Severance Requests In Rex Heuermann Case
A Suffolk County judge has denied two key defense motions in the Gilgo Beach murders case against accused serial killer Rex Heuermann, according to court orders filed in September 2025. DNA Suppression Request Rejected Heuermann’s attorneys sought to block nuclear DNA results obtained from California-based Astrea Forensics, arguing the lab lacked a New York Department of Health permit required under Public Health Law § 570. They claimed the evidence was unlawfully processed and unreliable. But Judge Timothy Mazzei ruled on Tuesday, Sept. 22, that Public Health Law restrictions do not apply …
West Islip, NY
Police & Fire
West Islip Man Accused Of Sending Indecent Material To Child In NY, Police Say
A 30-year-old man from Long Island is accused of sending explicit material to a child in Saratoga County, police said. The investigation began on Friday, April 25, when troopers received information that an adult man had inappropriate communications with a victim under 17. The suspect, identified as Suffolk County resident Michael J. Negrillo of West Islip, initiated contact with the child on a social media platform, New York State Police said on Monday, Sept. 22. According to investigators, Negrillo allegedly sent indecent material of himself and received indecent material from the c…
Ronkonkoma, NY
News
$2M In Cocaine, Fentanyl Seized From Suffolk County Couple’s Home: DA
A Suffolk County couple is accused of running a massive narcotics operation out of their Holbrook home, prosecutors announced on Monday, Sept. 22. Caleb Moran, 28, and Jessica Medina-Rivas, 28, were indicted for Operating as Major Traffickers and multiple drug charges after selling cocaine to an undercover detective, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney said in a release. Investigators launched controlled buys in July and August 2025, where the couple allegedly sold cocaine and fentanyl to an undercover officer. Moran allegedly warned the officer not to sell the fentanyl “pur…
West Babylon, NY
News
Kittens Thrown From Moving Car In West Babylon; One Killed: Police
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and the District Attorney’s BEAST unit are asking for help to identify the person who threw two kittens from a moving sedan in West Babylon on Friday, Sept. 19, police announced. The kittens were tossed from a car traveling westbound on Montauk Highway near Fleets Point Drive at about 9 a.m. on Tuesday, June 17, authorities said. One kitten was struck and killed by a passing vehicle, and the other survived after being taken for veterinary care, according to the release. A photo of the surviving kitten was shared by the police. A cash reward is offered for infor…
Riverhead, NY
Police & Fire
Nassau Cop Stole $200K From Sick Colleague, Blew It On OnlyFans, Gambling: DA
A Nassau County police officer is accused of stealing $200,000 from a fellow officer recovering from illness and spending it on personal expenses. Leonard Cagno, 39, of Oakdale, was arraigned on grand larceny charges in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Sept. 17. Cagno, a Nassau County police officer and owner of BW Media Consulting, LLC, allegedly convinced another officer to invest $200,000 in his private company between February and June 2024, prosecutors said. He allegedly claimed the money would be used as a business investment but instead spent the funds on personal expenses. …
Riverhead, NY
Police & Fire
Place Your Bid: Dump Truck, Sportbikes Available At Next Suffolk Police Auction
Looking for a new set of wheels — or maybe a dump truck? The Suffolk County Police Department is clearing out the impound lot this month, and the public is invited to bid. Saturday, Sept. 20, marks the agency's next vehicle auction, which will begin at 9 a.m. at 100 Old Country Road in Westhampton. About 100 lots are expected to hit the block, ranging from sedans and SUVs to pickup trucks, motorcycles, and even heavy equipment. Minimum bids start at $500, with all sales final and vehicles sold “as is.” Some of the vehicles up for grabs at the Suffolk County Po…
Islip, NY
News
Suffolk Cop, Two Others Admit Running Suffolk Prostitution Ring
A veteran Long Island police officer, along with two others, formally confessed to running multiple brothels over a span of four years. George Trimigliozzi, 56, of Islip, pleaded guilty to corruption, promoting prostitution, and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Monday, Sept. 15. Trimigliozzi is a veteran Suffolk County police officer. Frank Saggio, 61, of West Islip; and Dana Ciardullo, 33, of North Bellmore also admitted their roles in a prostitution enterprise that operated out of locations in Holbrook and West Babylon between 2019 and 2024. Prosecutors laid out how Saggio…
Huntington, NY
Police & Fire
Unregistered Huntington Station Massage Parlor Raid Leads To Prostitution Arrests: Police
Two people were arrested after Suffolk County police raided an unregistered massage parlor in Huntington Station on Friday, Sept. 12. The raid happened at 608 E. Jericho Turnpike following community complaints, Suffolk County Police announced in a release. Investigators said the location was being used as a massage parlor but is not a registered business and had no name displayed. Officers from the Second Precinct Crime Section, with help from the Town of Huntington Fire Marshal and Ordinance Inspectors, conducted the investigation, police said. Ying Wang, 25, of Flushing, and Juan Long, …
Brentwood, NY
News
Son Murdered Mom Inside Her Brentwood Home, Police Say (
Update
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A Long Island man is accused of stabbing his mother to death inside their Brentwood home. Jason Kurumoglu, 30, was arrested Wednesday, Sept. 10, on suspicion of second-degree murder in the death of his mother Melida Velásquez, 59, Suffolk County Police said. Officers responded to the pair’s residence on West White street for a 911 call around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9. They found Velásquez dead inside with multiple stab wounds. Kurumoglu was taken into custody and is being held overnight at the Third Precinct. He is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday, Sept. 11, at First District Court in …
Southeast-Brewster, NY
News
3 Admit Stealing Motorcycle, ATVs From Garage In Southeast: DA
Three men have pleaded guilty in connection with a 2024 burglary that left a Putnam County homeowner without several vehicles, prosecutors announced. The defendants — Donovan Slater of Suffolk County, Percy Dickinson of Nassau County, and Roodler Pierre-Louis of Nassau County — admitted to attempted burglary in the second degree, a violent felony, in Putnam County Court, Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy announced on Tuesday, Sept. 9. The case stems from an incident on April 22, 2024, when Putnam County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a home in Southeast after a …
Hauppauge, NY
Police & Fire
Scooter Operator Seriously Injured In Hauppauge Multi-Vehicle Crash: Police
A 23-year-old woman was seriously injured after her scooter collided with a car and triggered a chain-reaction crash in Hauppauge, Suffolk County Police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 9. The Brentwood woman was traveling north on Washington Avenue when she attempted to make a left turn onto Motor Parkway at 3:42 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 8, police said. She collided with a 2010 Chevrolet driven eastbound on Motor Parkway by German Castro Penuelas, 25, of Brentwood. The impact pushed the Chevrolet into a 2009 Jeep that was stopped in the left turning lane. That Jeep was then forced into a 2003 Mazd…
Babylon, NY
Business
Babylon Boat Broker Pocketed Hundreds Of Thousands From Client Sales, DA Says
A Long Island boat broker is accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from clients who trusted him to sell their vessels. Rory Hogan, 60, of Babylon, was indicted in Suffolk County Court on Friday, Sept. 5, on grand larceny and related charges. Hogan, the owner of Riteway Marine Solutions in Babylon, took boats from more than ten clients under the agreement that he would sell them and deliver the proceeds, between October 2023 and April 2025, prosecutors said. Instead, investigators allege Hogan sold the vessels and kept the money for himself while telling customers the sales h…
Huntington, NY
News
First Case Of West Nile Virus Reported In Suffolk County This Season
Health officials have confirmed the first case of West Nile virus in Suffolk County this year. A resident under the age of 50 who lives in Huntington was hospitalized in mid-August after developing symptoms of the virus, the Suffolk County Department of Health revealed Friday, Sept. 5. The individual has since been released and is recovering at home. West Nile virus is spread through the bite of an infected mosquito. About 20 percent of those who contract the illness develop noticeable symptoms, which can range from fever, headache, and body aches to skin rash and swollen lymph nodes, healt…
Bellport-Brookhaven-East Patchogue, NY
News
Robber Pulls Hammer On Apple Store Employee At Smith Haven Mall, Police Say
Police are investigating after a man stole several iPhones and threatened an employee during a robbery at an Apple store on Long Island. The incident happened around noon Friday, Sept. 5, at the Apple store inside Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove, a Suffolk County Police spokesperson told Daily Voice. A man cut security wires and took two iPhones, police said. When an employee confronted him, the suspect displayed a small hammer and threatened the worker before running out of the mall. No employees or customers were injured. A suspect description was not immediately available. Anyone with…
Bay Shore, NY
News
Kidnapper Led Child Into Basement At Bay Shore Mosque, DA Says
A homeless man was formally accused of luring a 4-year-old boy away from his grandfather during a prayer service at a Long Island mosque. Nelson Priester, 39, was indicted on kidnapping and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Sept. 2, following an alleged abduction at Bay Shore’s Masjid Darul Quaran. Priester was inside the mosque for several hours on Wednesday, Aug. 20, before leading the boy by the hand into the basement, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. Once there, he took a plastic bag from a counter and locked himself in a dark room with the …
Commack, NY
News
Motorcyclist Critically Injured In Commack Crash: Suffolk County Police
A motorcyclist was left critically injured after colliding with a car on Veterans Memorial Highway in Commack, Suffolk County Police announced on Thursday, Sept. 4. A 25-year-old from Central Islip, was riding a Yamaha motorcycle eastbound when he struck a 2017 Subaru that was turning into a parking lot in front of 50 Veterans Memorial Highway at approximately 7:20 p.m., police said in a release. He was transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore in critical condition. The driver of the 19-year-old Subaru driver from Commack, was not injured. Both vehicles were impounded fo…
Brentwood, NY
News
Brentwood Man Admits To Crashing Into Suffolk Officer’s Vehicle While Impaired
A Brentwood man admitted to driving drunk and high when he slammed into a Suffolk County police officer’s vehicle on the Long Island Expressway, leaving the officer seriously injured. Cody Fisher, 29, pleaded guilty Thursday, Sept. 4, to assaulting a police officer and multiple related charges in the January 2025 crash that nearly killed Suffolk County Police Officer Brendon Gallagher. The crash happened around 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 5, as Officer Gallagher was conducting a traffic stop on the LIE between Exits 58 and 57, as Daily Voice reported. Fisher sped by in a 2021 Ford Mustang, revving …
Massapequa, NY
News
Gilgo Beach Murders: New Type Of DNA Evidence Permitted In Rex Heuermann Trial
A new form of DNA evidence can be used in the upcoming trial of accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann, a Long Island judge ruled. The decision, filed Wednesday, Sept. 3, in Suffolk County Supreme Court, permits prosecutors to introduce nuclear DNA profiles generated from rootless hairs recovered at several crime scenes. Justice Timothy Mazzei found that the method, which relies on whole genome sequencing and specialized computer software to extract nuclear DNA from even degraded or rootless hairs, is generally accepted in the scientific community and therefore admissible in court.…
Northport-East Northport, NY
Police & Fire
2 Northport Women Run Over By Rolling Mazda: Suffolk Police
Two women were seriously injured when a 2020 Mazda rolled backwards on Blanchard Drive in Huntington, Suffolk County Police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 2. A 66-year-old woman from Northport was exiting her Mazda when the vehicle began to roll backward, detectives said. She attempted to get back inside but the car ran over her arm before striking a parked 2017 Nissan and shrubs in front of 25 Blanchard Drive around at 1:52 p.m. Another 66-year-old woman, also of Northport, was a passenger in the Mazda. She exited while it was still moving, and her leg was run over, according to the rele…
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