LI Creep Used AI To Create Child Porn From Social Media Pictures: Police LI Creep Used AI To Create Child Porn From Social Media Pictures: Police
LI Creep Used AI To Create Child Porn From Social Media Pictures: Police A Long Island man used AI to create child porn from images taken off social media platforms, police said. Nicholas Zavesky, 43, of East Patchogue, was arrested Thursday morning, Aug. 20 in possession of dozens of the images, the Suffolk County Police Department said. Cops got a tip about Zavesky’s behavior from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and searched his residence on Knot Street on Thursday, Aug. 13, seizing multiple electronic devices, police said. Investigators found more than 50 child porn images, which had been artificially edited after they were taken from social …
LI Dirt Bike Rider Thrown From Bike After Rear-Ending SUV: Police LI Dirt Bike Rider Thrown From Bike After Rear-Ending SUV: Police
LI Dirt Bike Rider Thrown From Bike After Rear-Ending SUV: Police A dirt bike rider was seriously injured in a crash Wednesday night, Aug. 19 on Long Island, police said. The 45-year-old Bay Shore man was riding a Suzuki DRZ bike around 9:15 p.m. southbound near 1383 Brentwood Road in Bay Shore, the Suffolk County Police Department said. He crashed into the right rear of a 2025 Acura RDX, an SUV, that had stopped in traffic, authorities said. The bike rider was launched from the bike and sustained serious injuries, police said. First responders rushed him to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, cops said. The Acura driver, a 26-year-old Bay Shor…
Cops Have Theory For LI Man’s Death After One-Car Crash Into Fence, Police Say Cops Have Theory For LI Man’s Death After One-Car Crash Into Fence, Police Say
Cops Have Theory For LI Man’s Death After One-Car Crash Into Fence, Police Say A Long Island man was killed in a single-car crash on a two-lane road late Wednesday, Aug. 19, police said. Matthew Adcock, 54, of Huntington, was driving a 2016 Ford Edge northbound on Dix Hills Road just south of Hren Court around 11:25 p.m., the Suffolk County Police Department said. Adcock’s vehicle left the road, crashed into a fence, and hit a hedge before coming to a stop, police said. Investigators believe Adcock suffered a medical episode, triggering the wreck, authorities said. First responders rushed Adcock to Huntington Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, cops said. The For…
E-Scooter Rider Killed In Car Crash In Nassau County, Police Say E-Scooter Rider Killed In Car Crash In Nassau County, Police Say
E-Scooter Rider Killed In Car Crash In Nassau County, Police Say A 23-year-old Long Island man was killed in a crash on an electric scooter on Wednesday night, Aug. 19, police said. David Anthony De Jesus, of Roslyn, was traveling westbound near Dosoris Way and Elliot Place in Glen Cove around 7:20 p.m. Wednesday, the Nassau County Police Department said. De Jesus collided with a 2023 Jeep Wrangler being driven by a 19-year-old woman, investigators said. Following the crash, De Jesus was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. No other injuries were reported in the crash, and the investigation is ongoing. De Jesus was the…
Doctor, PA Air National Guard Veteran Killed In Midair Collision With State Police Helicopter Doctor, PA Air National Guard Veteran Killed In Midair Collision With State Police Helicopter
Doctor, PA Air National Guard Veteran Killed In Midair Collision With State Police Helicopter The pilot killed when his Cessna collided with a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter at Carlisle Regional Airport has been identified as a 57-year-old Hershey man with decades of experience in emergency medicine. Paul William Sokoloski, 57, of Hershey, was pronounced dead at the scene of the Wednesday, Aug. 19 crash, according to Pennsylvania State Police and Cumberland County Coroner Charley Hall. Sokoloski was the pilot and sole occupant of a Cessna 150 single-engine airplane that collided with a PSP Bell 407GX helicopter at the airport, located at 228 Petersburg Road in South Middleton …
$495K In Mailed Checks Intercepted From Nassau County Company, Queens Man Charged: Police $495K In Mailed Checks Intercepted From Nassau County Company, Queens Man Charged: Police
$495K In Mailed Checks Intercepted From Nassau County Company, Queens Man Charged: Police A Queens man has been arrested more than a year after nearly half a million dollars in checks mailed by a Long Island company were intercepted, police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Raymond Nagaloo, 31, of Queens, was arrested following an investigation by the department's Electronics Squad/Fraud & Forgery Section, Nassau County Police said. The investigation began after a Woodbury company mailed two checks totaling more than $495,000 that were intercepted by an unknown person on Monday, June 23, 2025, according to detectives. Nagaloo was arrested in connection with the intercepted c…
Underage Alcohol Sales At 2 Long Island Gas Stations Land Employees Charges Underage Alcohol Sales At 2 Long Island Gas Stations Land Employees Charges
Underage Alcohol Sales At 2 Long Island Gas Stations Land Employees Charges Two gas station employees were arrested after allegedly selling alcohol to underage police agents during a series of inspections on Long Island, authorities announced on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Neval Efecik, 52, of East Patchogue, and Shannon Schnoll, 50, of Medford, were arrested during State Liquor Authority inspections in East Moriches, according to Suffolk County Police. Seventh Precinct Crime Section officers inspected five businesses following community complaints and found two were not compliant, police said. Underage police agents were sold alcoholic beverages at both businesses during…
Pilot Killed, Troopers Injured In Midair Collision Between Police Helicopter And Plane (UPDATE) Pilot Killed, Troopers Injured In Midair Collision Between Police Helicopter And Plane (UPDATE)
Pilot Killed, Troopers Injured In Midair Collision Between Police Helicopter And Plane (Update) A pilot was killed, and two Pennsylvania State Police troopers were injured when a small plane struck a police helicopter during a training exercise at Carlisle Regional Airport on Wednesday evening, Aug. 19, officials said. Cpl. Bryce Corman and Trooper Jason Mills were conducting routine training exercises in a Bell 407 helicopter when a Cessna 150 approached from behind and struck the helicopter, Pennsylvania State Police Acting Commissioner Lt. Col. George Bivens said during a late-night briefing with Gov. Josh Shapiro. The pilot of the Cessna was killed in the crash. Authorities know t…
Killing Of LI Man Found Dead In Vacant Backyard Ends With Gang Leader’s Guilty Plea: Feds Killing Of LI Man Found Dead In Vacant Backyard Ends With Gang Leader’s Guilty Plea: Feds
Killing Of LI Man Found Dead In Vacant Backyard Ends With Gang Leader’s Guilty Plea: Feds A Long Island gang leader has admitted his role in a murder and robbery plot that left a 36-year-old man dead in 2020, authorities said. Dwayne Murray, 36, of Coram, pleaded guilty in the death of Wayne Cherry in a Baywood backyard six years ago, the Justice Department said Friday, Aug. 14. Murray was a leader of the Almighty Gorilla Stone Nation Bloods on Long Island until his arrest in January 2024, federal investigators said. He killed Cherry with two bullets to the head on June 12, 2020, according to authorities. Cherry was found dead in the vacant home’s backyard two days later. Murr…
150-Car Nassau Street Takeover Busted By Cops, Six Arrested, 100 Summons Handed Out: Police 150-Car Nassau Street Takeover Busted By Cops, Six Arrested, 100 Summons Handed Out: Police
150-Car Nassau Street Takeover Busted By Cops, Six Arrested, 100 Summons Handed Out: Police Six people were arrested, 22 vehicles were impounded, and about 100 summons issued following a rowdy street takeover on Long Island on Tuesday night, Aug. 18, police said. Cops spotted about 150 cars at a “disorderly” meetup near Mitchel Field in Uniondale around 10 p.m., the Nassau County Police Department said. The initial officers called for backup, resulting in law enforcement swarming the scene and conducting dozens of traffic stops, according to police. While many of the stops ended with cars being impounded and summons being handed out, two led to felony charges, authorities said. M…
Father Of Two Shattered Leg In LI Car Crash That Killed Construction Worker, Family Says Father Of Two Shattered Leg In LI Car Crash That Killed Construction Worker, Family Says
Father Of Two Shattered Leg In LI Car Crash That Killed Construction Worker, Family Says A Long Island construction worker and father of two had his leg shattered by a drugged driver earlier this month, according to his family. Jose Gonzalez Colindres, 33, of Brentwood, was one of three workers injured in the wreck Monday, Aug. 10 on Townline Road in Nesconset, according to police. “Jose suffered a severely shattered leg and had to undergo surgery,” his brother Lucero Martinez wrote in a GoFundMe launched Tuesday, Aug. 18. “He is in a great deal of pain and has a long road to recovery ahead of him in which he will not be able to work.” Thomas Lobianco, 26, of Lake Ronkonoma, w…
LI Woman Admits Sex Trafficking Girl, 14, In Exchange For Crack: Authorities LI Woman Admits Sex Trafficking Girl, 14, In Exchange For Crack: Authorities
LI Woman Admits Sex Trafficking Girl, 14, In Exchange For Crack: Authorities A Long Island woman has pleaded guilty to sex trafficking a teen girl in exchange for crack, authorities said. Jacquelyn Comiskey, 54, of Bellport, admitted to sex trafficking a child, promoting prostitution, and child endangerment at a hearing Wednesday, Aug. 19, Newsday reported. She is expected to get 12 years in prison at her sentencing hearing on Oct. 1. Comiskey was one of dozens of people involved in the sex trafficking and abuse of a 14-year-old girl in December 2024 into January 2025, when the victim was missing for 25 days, according to authorities. The girl was found Jan. 3, 202…
Ex-NY Giants Star Raising Money After Losing $500K: Alleged Scheme's Founder Dies, Report Says Ex-NY Giants Star Raising Money After Losing $500K: Alleged Scheme's Founder Dies, Report Says
Ex-NY Giants Star Raising Money After Losing $500K: Alleged Scheme's Founder Dies, Report Says Former New York Giants linebacker Tae Crowder says he lost his entire life savings in an alleged financial scheme that also ensnared other former NFL players, leaving him trying to rebuild after losing at least $500,000.  Tae Crowder, who spent three seasons with the Giants, launched a GoFundMe on Saturday, Aug. 8, saying the loss has left him without the financial stability he spent years building.  The fundraiser follows allegations involving Motion Venture, a company run by 23-year-old New Jersey resident Mohamed Coulibaly, who was found dead on Friday, July 31, ESPN reported.&…
Nassau Tanker Crash Sends Fuel Toward Surrounding Waters, Shuts Roadway Nassau Tanker Crash Sends Fuel Toward Surrounding Waters, Shuts Roadway
Nassau Tanker Crash Sends Fuel Toward Surrounding Waters, Shuts Roadway A fuel truck crashed and spilled its load all over a Long Island roadway on Wednesday morning, Aug. 19. The truck was turning left from East Avenue onto Rockaway Turnpike in Lawrence around 11 a.m. when it tipped over, according to surveillance video of the crash obtained by 5 Towns Central. It immediately began spilling fuel; no other cars were involved. A 42-year-old man was behind the wheel of the truck, the Nassau County Police Department said. He declined medical attention at the scene. Emergency crews rushed to the area and closed Rockaway Turnpike from Peninsula Boulevard to Brookvi…
Freak Badminton Racket Accident Killed NJ 6-Year-Old: Now, Her Family Is Suing Freak Badminton Racket Accident Killed NJ 6-Year-Old: Now, Her Family Is Suing
Freak Badminton Racket Accident Killed NJ 6-Year-Old: Now, Her Family Is Suing The New Jersey family of a 6-year-old girl killed when a metal badminton racket shaft broke free from its handle and pierced her skull has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Franklin Sports. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Lucy Morgan's family by attorneys Travis M. Brennan and Charles P. Hehmeyer of Berman & Simmons, the Maine law firm announced Wednesday, Aug. 19. Lucy was spending the final day of a family vacation at a lake house in Limerick, Maine, on Saturday, June 1, 2024, when her older siblings began playing badminton in the front yard, according to the complaint. Lucy …
Car Erupts In Flames On Long Island Highway: Firefighters Car Erupts In Flames On Long Island Highway: Firefighters
Car Erupts In Flames On Long Island Highway: Firefighters A car went up in flames on a Long Island highway on Tuesday, Aug. 18, according to emergency responders. The vehicle caught fire around 12:30 p.m. on the Sunken Meadow Parkway near Exit SM1, the Commack Fire Department said. Firefighters arrived and extinguished the blaze without incident, officials said. No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation, News 12 Long Island reported. A photo from the scene showed the car smoking on the side of the road with firefighters surrounding it. A fire engine was parked in the grass next to the highway.
Molotov Cocktail Plot: Massachusetts Trans Woman Sentenced In Plan To Firebomb Scott Bessent Molotov Cocktail Plot: Massachusetts Trans Woman Sentenced In Plan To Firebomb Scott Bessent
Molotov Cocktail Plot: Massachusetts Trans Woman Sentenced In Plan To Firebomb Scott Bessent A Massachusetts woman will spend more than six years in federal prison after admitting to bringing two homemade firebombs and a knife to Washington, D.C., in an attempt to kill then-Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent, federal authorities said. Ryan Michael English, 26, of South Deerfield, previously pleaded guilty to two federal weapons charges. A judge sentenced English to 73 months in prison on Tuesday, Aug. 18, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced. English must also serve three years of supervised release. The plot unfolded on Jan. 27, 2025, when Bessen…
Tiny Car Defect Lands Brooklyn Men In Big Trouble In Nassau County: Police Tiny Car Defect Lands Brooklyn Men In Big Trouble In Nassau County: Police
Tiny Car Defect Lands Brooklyn Men In Big Trouble In Nassau County: Police Two Brooklyn men were arrested while traveling through Long Island early Wednesday, Aug. 19, police said. Boubacar Sy, 41, and Darnell Williams, 42, were busted with an illegal weapon on the Nassau Expressway in Inwood around 1 a.m. Wednesday, the Nassau County Police Department said. Sy was behind the wheel of a black 2014 Toyota Camry traveling southbound when cops spotted a defective license plate lamp and pulled the vehicle over, authorities said. Investigators then recovered a loaded SCCY CPX-2 9mm handgun inside the vehicle, according to police. Sy and Williams, in the passenger’s se…
Cause Of Death Revealed For CT Dad Who Fell At Madison Square Garden Goose Concert Cause Of Death Revealed For CT Dad Who Fell At Madison Square Garden Goose Concert
Cause Of Death Revealed For CT Dad Who Fell At Madison Square Garden Goose Concert New York City officials have ruled the death of a Connecticut father who fell during a concert at Madison Square Garden an accident. Paul Kueker, 51, of Niantic, was attending a Goose concert with his wife on June 20. The couple was celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. Kueker left his seat to use the bathroom midway through the show. Witnesses told police that Kueker appeared intoxicated and climbed over a plexiglass barrier several sections from his seat, the New York Daily News reported. Authorities said he fell from a 150-foot balcony into the 300-section of the arena shortly be…
$140K Eggs Delivered To LI Food Bank As Producers Shell Out In Price-Fixing Deal $140K Eggs Delivered To LI Food Bank As Producers Shell Out In Price-Fixing Deal
$140K Eggs Delivered To LI Food Bank As Producers Shell Out In Price-Fixing Deal More than 140,000 eggs have been delivered to a Long Island food bank following a nationwide price-fixing settlement with major egg producers, authorities said Wednesday, Aug. 19. The eggs arrived at Island Harvest food bank in Melville in 11,700 cartons of a dozen each, the New York Attorney General’s office said. “The eggs will be distributed among our network of food pantries and emergency feeding programs to benefit families across Nassau and Suffolk counties,” Island Harvest CEO Randi Shubin Dresner said. It was the latest egg delivery in New York; through Wednesday more than 1.5 mill…
Meet The Mountainville Fault: Scientists ID Cause Of 2024 NJ Earthquake Meet The Mountainville Fault: Scientists ID Cause Of 2024 NJ Earthquake
Meet The Mountainville Fault: Scientists ID Cause Of 2024 NJ Earthquake New Jersey’s massive Ramapo Fault seemed like the obvious suspect after a 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck in 2024. It wasn’t.  Researchers have now traced the quake to a previously unmapped fault in the New Jersey Highlands, one they’ve named the Mountainville Fault. The discovery was detailed in a study published Monday, Aug. 11, in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. The 2024 earthquake struck near Tewksbury and close to the roughly 300-kilometer-long Ramapo Fault, the largest fault in the region, according to the study. But the Ramapo Fault is not well posit…
Delivery Truck Seriously Injures Woman Riding Electric Scooter On Long Island: Police Delivery Truck Seriously Injures Woman Riding Electric Scooter On Long Island: Police
Delivery Truck Seriously Injures Woman Riding Electric Scooter On Long Island: Police A 49-year-old woman was seriously injured when her electric scooter was struck by a delivery truck on Long Island, police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18. The Medford woman was riding an electric scooter eastbound on Lake Drive when she was struck at approximately 1:25 p.m., according to Suffolk County Police. Roger Liburd, 47, of Hempstead, was driving a 2019 Ford delivery truck southbound on Lake Drive when the crash happened, police said. The woman was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious injuries. Liburd was not injured. Suffolk County Police Sixth Squad detectives are …
Harvard Agrees To Pay $53M To Families After Body Parts Stolen From Morgue Were Sold Harvard Agrees To Pay $53M To Families After Body Parts Stolen From Morgue Were Sold
Harvard Agrees To Pay $53M To Families After Body Parts Stolen From Morgue Were Sold Harvard has agreed to pay $53 million to settle lawsuits brought by families who fear their loved ones’ remains were stolen from the medical school’s morgue and sold for cash.  The university announced the settlement on Monday, Aug. 17. A Suffolk Superior Court judge granted preliminary approval, and a final approval is set for December. Federal prosecutors said former Harvard morgue manager Cedric Lodge sold stolen human remains across state lines. Investigators said Lodge secretly removed organs, skin, hands, faces, dissected heads, and other parts from donated bodies.  He…
Former Fauci Adviser Admits Hiding COVID-Era Communications From Public View: Feds Former Fauci Adviser Admits Hiding COVID-Era Communications From Public View: Feds
Former Fauci Adviser Admits Hiding Covid-era Communications From Public View: Feds David Morens spent years advising one of the biggest names in America's COVID-19 response. Now the Maryland man has admitted conspiring to keep some of his pandemic-era communications out of public view. Morens, 78, of Chester, pleaded guilty in federal court in Greenbelt on Tuesday, Aug. 18, to conspiracy to commit offenses and defraud the United States, months after the former senior National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases official was indicted in the scheme. Morens served as a senior adviser in NIAID's Office of the Director from 2006 through 2022 and was an adviser to Dr.…
LI Firefighter, NYPD Officer Dies Suddenly At 25: ‘Dedicated To Serving Others’ LI Firefighter, NYPD Officer Dies Suddenly At 25: ‘Dedicated To Serving Others’
LI Firefighter, Nypd Officer Dies Suddenly At 25: ‘Dedicated To Serving Others’ A Long Island firefighter and NYPD officer died suddenly Sunday, Aug. 16 at age 25. Erasmo Mario Troia was honored with tributes online from his fire company and numerous others who knew him. “Gone far too soon, but the impact you left on this world will never fade,” Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department Company 2 wrote on Facebook. “You answered every call, helped every person in need, and left a mark on everyone lucky enough to know you. Fly high Erasmo.” North Hempstead Supervisor Jen DeSena was among those who remembered Troia’s kindness and generosity, saying she just spoke with him the…
Hayden Panettiere's Mom Makes Stunning Claim About Boyfriend After Actress's Death: Report Hayden Panettiere's Mom Makes Stunning Claim About Boyfriend After Actress's Death: Report
Hayden Panettiere's Mom Makes Stunning Claim About Boyfriend After Actress's Death: Report Hayden Panettiere's mother has released a statement to NBC News following her daughter's death, revealing how she felt about Panettiere's boyfriend. The 36-year-old former child actress had apparently rekindled her relationship with Brian Hickerson, according to NBC News. In an exclusive interview with NBC News, Panettiere's mother, Lesley Vogel, called Hickerson "a person in her life we have been trying to get rid of." Panettiere was found unresponsive and in cardiac arrest after a 911 call brought first responders to a Greenville, SC home on Aug. 16. The word "overdose" can be heard duri…
Basketball Coach Stabbed Dead; Flock Cameras Help Track Boyfriend Across State Lines: Police Basketball Coach Stabbed Dead; Flock Cameras Help Track Boyfriend Across State Lines: Police
Basketball Coach Stabbed Dead; Flock Cameras Help Track Boyfriend Across State Lines: Police A teacher and basketball coach was found stabbed to death inside her North Carolina home, sparking an interstate search aided by Flock cameras that ended with her boyfriend's capture at a Pennsylvania mall, authorities announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Sheremy Gwenette Dillard, 57, was found dead at 2201 Whistling Straits Way in Raleigh on Thursday, Aug. 13, according to the Raleigh Police Department. Officers were dispatched to the home around 12:18 p.m. after family members reported they had not heard from Dillard and told police she lived there with her boyfriend, Rickey Andra Harper. Offi…
Box Truck Overturns, Spills Fuel Across Nassau County Road After Crash: Police Box Truck Overturns, Spills Fuel Across Nassau County Road After Crash: Police
Box Truck Overturns, Spills Fuel Across Nassau County Road After Crash: Police A box truck crashed and spilled fuel all over a Long Island road on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 18, police said. The truck was traveling southbound on Berry Hill Road near School House Lane in Syosset around 12 p.m., the Nassau County Police Department said. A 28-year-old man traveling northbound on Berry Hill Road in a 2006 Toyota Corolla drifted into the southbound lanes and sideswiped the truck, causing it to overturn and spill fuel, police said. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), Nassau County Emergency Service Unit (ESU), and Syosset Fire Department all …
2 People Beaten To Death Before Killer Set House On Fire, Only To Die In Blaze: Police 2 People Beaten To Death Before Killer Set House On Fire, Only To Die In Blaze: Police
2 People Beaten To Death Before Killer Set House On Fire, Only To Die In Blaze: Police Two people were beaten to death before their killer intentionally set a house on fire — only to die in the blaze, police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18. The deadly fire at 508 Morgan Drive in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was not accidental, forensic evidence revealed during what Lower Swatara Township Police called an "exhaustive investigation." Two of the victims suffered severe blunt-force trauma at the hands of the third person before that individual intentionally set the fire inside the house, according to Lower Swatara Township police. The person who set the fire then died of fire-rel…
Predatory Teacher Groomed LI HS Student For Sex Abuse, Lawsuit Claims Predatory Teacher Groomed LI HS Student For Sex Abuse, Lawsuit Claims
Predatory Teacher Groomed LI HS Student For Sex Abuse, Lawsuit Claims A Long Island high school student has sued her district, accusing leaders of failing to protect her from a predatory teacher. The suit claims Bay Shore High art teacher John Kennedy, 52, groomed and sexually abused the 17-year-old student, Newsday reported Wednesday, Aug. 18. However, Kennedy is not named as a defendant. The student said she was sexually abused in Kennedy’s classroom between June and October 2025, according to News 12 Long Island. Suffolk County police told the station they investigated the allegations but found no crimes occurred. Allegations against Kennedy were first re…
MS-13 Boss Plotted Bloody Machete Group Attacks In Nassau County, Gets Prison Time: Authorities MS-13 Boss Plotted Bloody Machete Group Attacks In Nassau County, Gets Prison Time: Authorities
MS-13 Boss Plotted Bloody Machete Group Attacks In Nassau County, Gets Prison Time: Authorities An MS-13 gangster who pleaded guilty to attempted murder on Long Island was sentenced to prison time on Tuesday, Aug. 18, authorities said. Elias Serrano Bonilla, 22, got 17 years behind bars for two separate stabbing attacks that targeted eight people on Long Island, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said. Serrano Bonilla plotted the machete attacks at a soccer field in Hempstead and a laundromat in Uniondale while holding an authority position among the Hempstead Locos Salvatruchas in 2024, investigators said. Six people were wounded in the October 2024 attack at Kennedy Memor…