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Nassau Teen Pleads Guilty To Murdering Neighbor In Violent Burglary, Authorities Say
A Long Island teenager pleaded guilty to murder in the death of a 64-year-old woman, according to online court records.
Jose Olaya, 18, copped to second-degree murder and burglary charges on Tuesday, Sept. 8, the records show. His sentencing hearing is set for Wednesday, Oct. 28.
Olaya is likely to get 12 years behind bars, Newsday reported Tuesday. Prosecutors asked for a 14-year term after Olaya waived his status as a juvenile offender.
Linda Levy, of Levittown, was killed in a June 9, 2024, home invasion that police tied to two teenage boys, according to an August 2024 Newsday report. O…
0.28-bac Driver Who Killed LI Woman, Then Fled To Poland Pleads Guilty: Authorities
A drunk Long Island driver who killed a woman in a head-on crash has pleaded guilty, authorities said Wednesday, Sept. 9.
Adam Chrzanowski, 45, formerly of Riverhead, had a BAC of 0.28% when he intentionally crossed a double yellow line to pass another vehicle, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
The ensuing four-car crash killed a passenger in an oncoming vehicle, 60-year-old Elizabeth Post, and sent at least one other person to a local hospital, authorities said.
After the wreck Chrzanowski, a Polish native, fled to Poland more than a year after he was indicted, authoriti…
Apple Unveils First-Ever Foldable iPhone: What It’s Called, What It Costs
After years of speculation, Apple has made one of its biggest changes yet to the device that transformed the company.
Apple unveiled its first foldable iPhone, called the iPhone Duo, during its "Surprise and Shine" event Wednesday, Sept. 9, at Apple Park in Cupertino, California.
The new device opens book-style into a larger display while retaining a smaller exterior screen for use when closed. Apple showed the phone in several configurations, including fully folded, partially opened, and expanded into a tablet-like format.
The internal flexible display measures roughly 7.6 to 7.8 inches, …
‘Bruce Banner’ Fentanyl Stamp From OD Scenes Leads LI Cops To Dealer With 500K Deadly Doses: DA
A New York man dealing drugs on Long Island had enough fentanyl to kill more than 500,000 people before he was arrested, authorities said Wednesday, Sept. 9.
Jemmal Bryan, 42, operated out of his home in Jamaica, Queens, and dealt fentanyl, xylazine, and cocaine across Nassau County, the county district attorney’s office said.
“He was arrogant, shameless, and did not care if people lived or died,” District Attorney Anne Donnelly said. “Drug dealers will always be willing to put profit above all else.”
Four more people were also arrested in the investigation that led to Bryan: his sister, K…
Knife-Wielding LI Attacker Who Stabbed Ex-Wife 20 Times Gets Prison Time: Authorities
A Long Island man who stabbed his ex-wife more than 20 times one day after she got a protection order against him is heading to prison, authorities said Wednesday, Sept. 9.
Willie Curry, 38, of Brentwood, was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years behind bars for the attack in a McDonald’s drive-thru in Bay Shore, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
Curry’s ex-wife was sitting in her car in the drive-thru line around 8:15 a.m. on Nov. 2, 2024, when he pulled up on an e-bike and stabbed her more than 20 times, investigators said. The woman was wounded in her neck, face, chest, …
