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LI Woman-Beater Who Threatened Girlfriend With Gun Gets Hefty Prison Term: Authorities
A Long Island man who beat his girlfriend near his toddler and later threatened to shoot her was sentenced to prison on Thursday, Oct. 8, prosecutors said.
David Chaplin, 58, of Freeport, got 23.5 years to life following his conviction on kidnapping, assault, weapons, and other charges, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said.
The violence began when the victim visited Chaplin and his 2-year-old daughter in 2024, prosecutors said.
After an argument, Chaplin beat the woman with his fists and a wooden, bat-like object near his daughter, authorities said. The woman suffered a broken…
Gas Station Worker Slashed In Face After Rejecting Robber's Demand On Long Island: Police
A robber struck a 64-year-old gas station worker in the face with a knife after the employee refused to hand over cash on Long Island, police said.
Saifuddin Abdus-Samad, 56, of Hempstead, was arrested in Long Beach on Thursday, Oct. 8, following the attack last month, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Abdus-Samad entered the BP gas station at 2 Sunrise Highway in Rockville Centre on Monday, Sept. 14, around 3:45 a.m. and demanded money from the register, investigators said.
When the worker refused, Abdus-Samad struck him in the face with a knife, causing a cut, police said. He the…
Machete-Wielding Man Chases Victim, Robs Teen On Long Island Street: Police
A Long Island man chased a woman’s son down the street with a machete before robbing a 15-year-old boy in Farmingdale on Wednesday, Oct. 7, around 8 p.m., police said.
Saul Sanchez, 45, of Farmingdale, was arrested following the incident on Colombia Street, the Nassau County Police Department said.
The confrontation began earlier in the day when Sanchez got into an argument with a 36-year-old woman, pulled out a box cutter, and threatened her, police said. He then fled on foot, authorities said.
The woman asked her eldest son, 21, to help change the locks on the doors, investigators said. …
Police Officer, Father Of 5 Strangled To Death During Fight, Investigators Say
A Pennsylvania police officer whose death was initially described as a “sudden medical emergency” was strangled to death during a fight, investigators now say.
Michael “Mike” McGeehan, 44, a longtime Middlesex Township police officer and father of five, died following an altercation with 25-year-old Paden Edward Frey on July 11, according to the Lycoming Regional Police Department.
Frey, of Cogan Station, was arrested at his home without incident early Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 7, with assistance from the Lycoming County Sheriff’s Office, police said.
He has been charged with murder, stran…
Nine-State, $2.2M Home Depot Theft Scheme Ends With 13 Guilty Pleas — Including LI Woman: DA
A Long Island woman and a Hudson Valley man were among 13 people who admitted to a $2.2 million theft scheme that ripped off Home Depots across New York and eight other states, authorities said.
Joana Carolina Fermin, 39, of Hicksville, and Jonathan Tascon Suarez, 32, of Orange County, were both sentenced to prison time for their roles in the sprawling operation that racked up 319 documented thefts, the Queens District Attorney’s office said Monday, Oct. 5.
Suarez was the first person to plead guilty in the case, copping to third-degree grand larceny back on Feb. 18, according to prosecutor…
