UPDATE: Man Gunned Down At New Milford Apartments ID'd As Search For Killer Continues UPDATE: Man Gunned Down At New Milford Apartments ID'd As Search For Killer Continues
Update: Man Gunned Down At New Milford Apartments ID'd As Search For Killer Continues A Long Island man who was gunned down at an apartment complex in New Milford last month is being laid to rest this coming weekend as the hunt for his killer continued. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella identified the victim shot in the head in the rear of the Bookchester Apartments in the 900 block of Boulevard on Nov. 26 as Jacques McDonald, 25, of Amityville. McDonald was taken in traumatic arrest to Hackensack University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead shortly after 8 p.m., roughly an hour after the call, the prosecutor said. Investigators have yet to disclose unde…
West Babylon Man Charged With DWI After Striking Parked Vehicle In Bridgehampton, Police Say West Babylon Man Charged With DWI After Striking Parked Vehicle In Bridgehampton, Police Say
West Babylon Man Charged With DWI After Striking Parked Vehicle In Bridgehampton, Police Say A 39-year-old man was charged with driving while intoxicated after crashing into a parked vehicle on Long Island.  Police responded to a report of a crash in Bridgehampton in the area of Montauk Highway and Butter Lane at about 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 22, the Southampton Town Police Department said. Responding officers found that the driver, identified as Sean Ackerman, of West Babylon, drove under the influence of alcohol and crashed into the parked vehicle, police said. Authorities said Ackerman was charged with operation while registration is suspended in addition to the DWI c…
LI Drug Dealer Sentenced In Overdose Of Man Who Died Attending Narcotics Anonymous Meeting LI Drug Dealer Sentenced In Overdose Of Man Who Died Attending Narcotics Anonymous Meeting
LI Drug Dealer Sentenced In Overdose Of Man Who Died Attending Narcotics Anonymous Meeting A Long Island drug dealer will spend more than a decade behind bars after admitting that he sold dangerous drugs to a West Babylon man who later died from overdose. Vito Frabizio, age 33, of Deer Park, was sentenced to 11 years in prison in Suffolk County Court Friday, Nov. 18, after pleading guilty to three counts of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance. Prosecutors said cell phone records showed that Frabizio had sold the man fentanyl and heroin fentanyl on March 8, just one day before the man died. The man was discovered by his girlfriend on his bed, while attending a vi…
Motorized Scooter Operator Struck By Car, Seriously Injured In Babylon Motorized Scooter Operator Struck By Car, Seriously Injured In Babylon
Motorized Scooter Operator Struck By Car, Seriously Injured In Babylon A 39-year-old man was seriously injured when he was struck by a car while operating a motorized scooter on Long Island. The crash happened in Babylon at about 9 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10, the Suffolk County Police Department said. SCPD said the West Babylon man was riding a Go-Ped motorized scooter north on Little East Neck Road when a 2010 Nissan Altima attempted to turn left from Litchfield Avenue onto Little East Neck Road and struck the scooter. The scooter operator was taken to the hospital for treatment of serious injuries, authorities said.  The driver of the Nissan, a 25-year…
Lindenhurst Woman Driving Drunk Crashes SUV Into Marked Cruiser In West Babylon, Police Say Lindenhurst Woman Driving Drunk Crashes SUV Into Marked Cruiser In West Babylon, Police Say
Lindenhurst Woman Driving Drunk Crashes SUV Into Marked Cruiser In West Babylon, Police Say A woman driving drunk crashed her SUV into a marked police vehicle, injuring the officer overnight on Long Island, according to authorities. The incident happened around 9:25 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28 in West Babylon. A Suffolk County PD Highway Patrol vehicle, with flashing lights activated, was traveling westbound on Sunrise Highway (Route 27) near Exit 40 when a westbound 2006 Ford Expedition crashed into it from behind, said police.  The patrol vehicle had been providing a safe perimeter for a slow-moving construction vehicle, according to police. The impact of the…
Police Search For Man Who Stole Excavator From West Babylon Parking Lot Police Search For Man Who Stole Excavator From West Babylon Parking Lot
Police Search For Man Who Stole Excavator From West Babylon Parking Lot Police are investigating after a trailer and an excavator were stolen from a parking lot on Long Island. A man stole a 2015 LOADCRAFT Trailer that was carrying a 2000 Bobcat excavator in West Babylon on Saturday, July 9, Suffolk County Crime Stoppers reported on Thursday, Oct. 13. The incident happened in the parking lot of OK Petroleum, located at 1185 Straight Path, authorities said. Crime Stoppers said the man hooked the trailer up to a white Dodge Ram pickup truck and drove away from the scene. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for information that lead…
Deer Park Man Admits To Selling Fentanyl To West Babylon Man Who Fatally Overdosed Deer Park Man Admits To Selling Fentanyl To West Babylon Man Who Fatally Overdosed
Deer Park Man Admits To Selling Fentanyl To West Babylon Man Who Fatally Overdosed A 33-year-old Long Island man admitted he sold fentanyl to a man who fatally overdosed during a virtual Narcotics Anonymous meeting earlier this year. Vito Frabizio, of Deer Park, pleaded guilty to three counts of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance and one count of second-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced on Thursday, Sept. 22. On March 8, police responded to a report that a West Babylon man died of an overdose, Tierney said. The man was reportedly found dead in his bed by his girlfriend while he wa…
Mosquitoes Test Positive For West Nile Virus In 10 Suffolk County Communities Mosquitoes Test Positive For West Nile Virus In 10 Suffolk County Communities
Mosquitoes Test Positive For West Nile Virus In 10 Suffolk County Communities Mosquito samples collected from 10 Long Island communities tested positive for West Nile virus, health officials announced. Eight of the 47 mosquito samples collected on Thursday, Sept. 8, and Friday, Sept. 9, tested positive for the virus, which brings the total for the season to 85, the Suffolk County Department of Health announced on Tuesday, Sept. 20. Health officials said the positive samples from Sept. 8 and Sept. 9 were collected in the following communities: West Babylon Copiague Rocky Point Aquebogue Shelter Island Islip Dix Hills  Huntington The health department also repor…
Police Search For Man Accused Of Using Fraudulent Check To Buy Utility Truck In West Babylon Police Search For Man Accused Of Using Fraudulent Check To Buy Utility Truck In West Babylon
Police Search For Man Accused Of Using Fraudulent Check To Buy Utility Truck In West Babylon Authorities have asked the public for help locating a man who is accused of using a fraudulent check to purchase a utility truck on Long Island. The man bought the 2008 Ford F-350 utility truck, valued at $26,700, from FASTSIGNS in West Babylon on Friday, Aug. 19, Suffolk County Police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 6. FASTSIGNS is located at 46 Kean St., authorities said. Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest.  Tips can be submitted by calling 1-800-220-TIPS.
West Babylon Man Sentenced For Heroin, Fentanyl Trafficking Related To Death Of LI Woman West Babylon Man Sentenced For Heroin, Fentanyl Trafficking Related To Death Of LI Woman
West Babylon Man Sentenced For Heroin, Fentanyl Trafficking Related To Death Of LI Woman A Long Island man was sentenced for distributing the fentanyl-laced heroin that caused the death of a 21-year-old woman in 2020. Donta Riddick, age 35, of West Babylon, was sentenced to 16-and-a-half years in prison on Tuesday, Sept. 13, for possessing and distributing heroin and fentanyl, according to Breon Peace, United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York. In his guilty plea on Jan. 28, Riddick admitted to distributing the drugs on Sept. 13, 2020, that killed a Massapequa woman. “Today’s sentencing is justice served for the trauma that the defendant directly caused …
Chick-Fil-A To Open New Rosedale Location This Week Chick-Fil-A To Open New Rosedale Location This Week
Chick-Fil-A To Open New Rosedale Location This Week Chick-fil-A will open a brand-new location in the region this week. The new fast-food eatery, located in the Queens neighborhood of Rosedale, which borders Nassau County, will officially open to the public on Thursday, Sept. 8, representatives announced. The restaurant, located at 24923 Rockaway Boulevard, is owned and operated by Queens resident Marc Thompson Jr., who has more than three decades of experience in corporate finance leadership across several industries, representatives said. “Having lived my entire life in the area, I am so honored to be the Operator of Chick-fil-A Five Town…
'His Intentions Were Clear': Man Charged In Brutal Machete Attack At Long Island Store 'His Intentions Were Clear': Man Charged In Brutal Machete Attack At Long Island Store
'His Intentions Were Clear': Man Charged In Brutal Machete Attack At Long Island Store The suspect in a brutal machete attack at a Dick’s Sporting Goods on Long Island that injured three people has been charged with attempted murder. Treyvius Tunstall, age 22, of West Babylon, was charged with multiple crimes in Suffolk County Monday, Aug. 29, stemming from the attack that injured a store manager and two customers. Prosecutors said Tunstall went to the Dick’s Sporting Goods store located in Westfield Mall in Bay Shore on Friday, Aug. 12, to buy a machete, a hunting knife, and a backpack. He then tried buying a rifle, but was told by an employee that rifles were not sold at t…