Triathlete 'Fighting For His Life' After Being Struck By Car During Long Island Race Triathlete 'Fighting For His Life' After Being Struck By Car During Long Island Race
Triathlete 'Fighting For His Life' After Being Struck By Car During Long Island Race A 43-year-old triathlete remains hospitalized with serious injuries after he was struck by an SUV that drove into a closed race route on Long Island. Sal Gomez, of Selden, was hit at around 7:15 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 6, in Shirley while bicycling in his first triathlon at Smith Point County Park. According to Suffolk County Police, 29-year-old Ramona Jakeline Figueroa-Lopez, of Westbury, was attempting to leave the parking lot while the area was closed to traffic and entered the race route, striking Gomez. The husband and father of two was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital for trea…
Gambling Bust: Pair Of Long Island Businesses Busted For Machines Gambling Bust: Pair Of Long Island Businesses Busted For Machines
Gambling Bust: Pair Of Long Island Businesses Busted For Machines Two people have been arrested for housing illegal gambling machines in their Long Island businesses, police announced. On Wednesday, Aug. 2, the Nassau County Police’s “Problem Oriented Police Officers” (POP) squad reported that it made arrests at two businesses on Jericho Turnpike during a raid targeting illegal gambling machines. The first business busted as part of the “Pop and Stop Quality of Life Enforcement” operation was Mineola Deli Comida Hispana, located at 90-07 W. Jericho Turnpike in Mineola. Officers reported finding three gambling machines at the deli, leading to the arres…
8 Charged In Mail Order Cocaine Trafficking Ring On Long Island 8 Charged In Mail Order Cocaine Trafficking Ring On Long Island
8 Charged In Mail Order Cocaine Trafficking Ring On Long Island Eight people have been arrested in connection with a massive cocaine trafficking ring on Long Island. The defendants, all from Nassau and Suffolk counties, are named in an indictment that was unsealed by the Suffolk County DA’s Office on Tuesday, July 18. According to investigators, the group shipped numerous kilogram weight packages of cocaine from Puerto Rico to Long Island between March 2022 and June 2023. The drugs were then sold on the streets of Nassau and Suffolk counties. In June 2023, police executed search warrants at several of the defendants’ homes, where they allegedly found b…
Gambling Bust: Trio From Different Delis Nabbed On Long Island Gambling Bust: Trio From Different Delis Nabbed On Long Island
Gambling Bust: Trio From Different Delis Nabbed On Long Island Three people from different Long Island businesses were arrested as part of a gambling-related bust, police announced. Nassau County Police announced the arrests, facilitated by the department’s Problem Oriented Police (POP) Unit, on Friday, July 14. In total, three businesses were found by the POP Unit to be using illegal gambling devices: JCA Express Deli, located at 480 Union Avenue in Westbury; La Frontera Deli and Mini Market, located at 427 Maple Avenue in Westbury; and Union Deli, located at 678 Union Avenue in New Cassel. Four gambling machines were seized from JCA Express De…
Teen Enters Plea In Collision That Killed Beloved Long Island HS Athlete Teen Enters Plea In Collision That Killed Beloved Long Island HS Athlete
Teen Enters Plea In Collision That Killed Beloved Long Island HS Athlete A Long Island teenager has been indicted for allegedly running a stop sign, striking another teenager with his SUV, and causing his death, authorities said. Valley Stream resident Mactyme Michel, aged 19, was indicted on Monday, July 10 for his role in a January 2023 incident that killed a high school senior in Long Beach, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. On January 12, 2023, Michel was driving a 2012 Honda Pilot northwest on Cantiague Lane in Westbury. Earlier Report: Long Beach HS Senior Killed In Crash Remembered As 'Wonderful Student, Talented Athlete' At approx…
Man Admits Causing Horrific Long Island Crash That Severed Woman's Legs, Injured 2 Others Man Admits Causing Horrific Long Island Crash That Severed Woman's Legs, Injured 2 Others
Man Admits Causing Horrific Long Island Crash That Severed Woman's Legs, Injured 2 Others An accused drunk driver has admitted to being nearly three times the legal limit when he crashed into another car on a Long Island parkway and injured three others, including a woman who lost both of her legs. Kevin Rosas-Daqui, age 25, of Brooklyn, pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular assault and other charges in Suffolk County Court on Monday, July 10. The crash happened at around 12:40 a.m. on Nov. 5, 2022, on the Sagtikos Parkway in Brentwood. According to the Suffolk County DA’s office, Rosas-Daqui had just left the Marine Corps Ball in Westbury and was intoxicated and speeding when…
Murder, Money Laundering: Alleged MS-13 Members From Long Island, Queens, More Indicted Murder, Money Laundering: Alleged MS-13 Members From Long Island, Queens, More Indicted
Murder, Money Laundering: Alleged MS-13 Members From Long Island, Queens, More Indicted A new 48-count superseding indictment charging dozens of alleged MS-13 members – including a handful from Long Island – with murder, money laundering, and other charges has been released, officials announced. On Wednesday, June 21, the United States Attorney’s Office unsealed a superseding indictment that charges 23 alleged MS-13 gang members, six of them from Long Island, of attempted murder, racketeering, and more. Seven of the 23 individuals had been previously indicted and arrested, while the newly indicted were arrested in the days leading up to Wednesday, June 21. The original indi…
$3,000 Boutique Burglary: Trio Swipes Cash, Clothing From Long Island Shop $3,000 Boutique Burglary: Trio Swipes Cash, Clothing From Long Island Shop
$3,000 Boutique Burglary: Trio Swipes Cash, Clothing From Long Island Shop Police are searching for a group of three that broke into a Long Island thrift store and stole thousands of dollars worth of cash and clothing. The incident occurred on Sunday, June 4 at 3 p.m. in Westbury, according to Nassau County Police. Three men entered Canny Thrift Shop, located at 191 Post Avenue, and went downstairs, where a second vintage clothing boutique is located. Though the boutique was closed, police reported that the trio entered the boutique and stole $1,000 cash and another $2,000 in assorted clothing. Authorities said the thieves left out of the thrift store’s fron…
Nearly $400K Gold Bar Scam: Long Island Woman Conned Out Of Savings, Police Say Nearly $400K Gold Bar Scam: Long Island Woman Conned Out Of Savings, Police Say
Nearly $400K Gold Bar Scam: Long Island Woman Conned Out Of Savings, Police Say Two men were arrested after scamming a Long Island woman out of hundreds of thousands of her personal savings, police said. A 76-year-old Westbury woman received multiple calls from scammers who eventually got her to take out nearly $400,000 worth of her money and use it to purchase gold bars which the con artists then took from her, according to Nassau County Police. The first incident occurred on Friday, May 19, when the woman received a call from an unknown man claiming that her computer had been compromised and she needed to secure her finances. In order to do that, the scammer alle…
Naked Woman Walks Around Hudson Valley McDonald's Parking Lot With Friend Recording: Police Naked Woman Walks Around Hudson Valley McDonald's Parking Lot With Friend Recording: Police
Naked Woman Walks Around Hudson Valley McDonald's Parking Lot With Friend Recording: Police Visitors to a McDonald's in the Hudson Valley got more than an order of fries when a 49-year-old woman took off her clothes and began putting on a show in the parking lot. The incident took place in Ulster County around 4:50 p.m., Thursday, May 18 at McDonald's located at 350 Route 212 in Saugerties. According to Chief Joseph Sinagra of the town of Saugerties Police, officers responded to a report of a woman who was exposing herself in the parking lot. An investigation established that 49-year-old Nassau County resident Cheryl Ann Johnsen, of Westbury, had laid on the sidewa…
ID Released For Worker Killed In Long Island Industrial Accident ID Released For Worker Killed In Long Island Industrial Accident
ID Released For Worker Killed In Long Island Industrial Accident Authorities have identified the man who was killed in an industrial accident at a Long Island recycling center. Emergency crews were called at around 1 p.m. Monday, May 8, with reports that an employee had been killed at the Omni Recycling in West Babylon, located on Alder Street, according to Suffolk County Police. On Friday, May 12, police identified the man as 50-year-old Marcos Bonilla, of Westbury. Earlier Report: Man Killed In West Babylon Industrial Accident: Police According to investigators, Bonilla was struck by a payloader and died at the scene. The Occupational Safety a…
Time To Get Footloose: Bacon Brothers Bringing Musical Act To Hudson Valley Time To Get Footloose: Bacon Brothers Bringing Musical Act To Hudson Valley
Time To Get Footloose: Bacon Brothers Bringing Musical Act To Hudson Valley Move over, Jonas Brothers; the Bacon Brothers are coming to town. The band, which consists of actor Kevin Bacon and his brother Michael, is set to perform at four different venues across New York as part of their annual summer tour. “Bound by blood and a mutual love of American roots music, The Bacon Brothers have spent the past quarter-century in a creative whirl, funneling their shared DNA into a genre-bending sound,” reads their website. Since their founding in 1995, the duo has taken that sound - described as a blend of folk, rock, soul, and country influences - around the globe, incl…