Man Spray-Paints Flock Camera On Long Island: Police Man Spray-Paints Flock Camera On Long Island: Police
Man Spray-Paints Flock Camera On Long Island: Police A Long Island man is accused of spray-painting a police camera and damaging it, authorities announced on Friday, Aug. 14. Russell Clough, 48, of Huntington Station, was arrested at his Old Country Road home at 5:12 p.m. on Friday following an investigation by Suffolk County Police Property Auto Crime Section detectives, according to police. The investigation began after Fourth Precinct officers responded to a 911 call in Hauppauge on July 23 reporting that a Flock camera appeared to have been spray-painted, police said. Clough was charged with Criminal Mischief in the Third Degree and issu…
Trump Says He’d ‘Give Up’ Blakeman’s Success For A Key Political Win In Long Island Speech Trump Says He’d ‘Give Up’ Blakeman’s Success For A Key Political Win In Long Island Speech
Trump Says He’d ‘Give Up’ Blakeman’s Success For A Key Political Win In Long Island Speech President Trump threw his support behind Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman in the governor's race, though he did suggest one world in which he'd be okay with him losing during a speech on Long Island on Friday, Aug. 14. Trump’s visit to Nassau County’s police academy in Garden City was billed as an event touting a decrease in nationwide crime, according to FBI statistics. But Trump also used it as an opportunity to boost his own credentials and back Blakeman, who trails the incumbent Hochul in the polls. “He's going to win. I feel it,” Trump said. “Under Bruce, Nassau County has been …
Video Of Dramatic Aerial Rescue In Nassau County Shared By NYPD Video Of Dramatic Aerial Rescue In Nassau County Shared By NYPD
Video Of Dramatic Aerial Rescue In Nassau County Shared By Nypd Police shared dramatic video of an aerial rescue in the Long Island woods on Thursday, Aug. 13. Nassau County cops initially responded to a 70-year-old man who went searching for a model airplane in Cedar Creek Park in Seaford and realized he was lost around 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, according to authorities. But when officers located the man, they realized they needed aerial support, the NYPD shared Thursday in a social media post. “We have the patient. We’re gonna need to figure out a way to get him outta here,” one person says on police radio. “To be totally honest, we might have to hoist…
Five Crashes, 100 MPH, Two Hospitalized In Sprawling 15-Mile LI Police Chase: Authorities Five Crashes, 100 MPH, Two Hospitalized In Sprawling 15-Mile LI Police Chase: Authorities
Five Crashes, 100 MPH, Two Hospitalized In Sprawling 15-Mile LI Police Chase: Authorities A drunk driving Long Island man who fled police and caused multiple crashes during a 15-mile pursuit has been hit with numerous charges, authorities said. Vladimir Alonzo, 23, of Mastic Beach, was indicted, arraigned, and released Friday, Aug. 14, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. Alonzo was driving more than 100 mph on Sunrise Highway when the chase began around 12:30 a.m. Saturday, June 27, prosecutors said. During the pursuit, he slammed into a 2026 Toyota Sienna with two people inside, causing it to spin and then flip, according to authorities. Two people inside the S…
LI Girl, 16, Forced In Suggestive Pose For MRI, Technician Walks Free After Conviction: DA LI Girl, 16, Forced In Suggestive Pose For MRI, Technician Walks Free After Conviction: DA
LI Girl, 16, Forced In Suggestive Pose For MRI, Technician Walks Free After Conviction: DA A Long Island MRI technician who made a 16-year-old girl disrobe and pose suggestively during an exam was released following his conviction, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 14. Robert Baguio, 37, of Wheatley Heights, was convicted of child endangerment, but his sentencing hearing Thursday, Aug. 13 ended with a conditional discharge and an order of protection, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. The MRI The victim went for an MRI on Oct. 1, 2023, at Orlin & Cohen Orthopedic Group in Bohemia, where Baguio worked as a technician, authorities said. She was recovering from…
Flock Around, Find Out: NJ Man Praised After Allegedly Destroying Controversial Cop Cam Flock Around, Find Out: NJ Man Praised After Allegedly Destroying Controversial Cop Cam
Flock Around, Find Out: NJ Man Praised After Allegedly Destroying Controversial Cop Cam A 31-year-old New Jersey man was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 13, for cutting down a Flock safety camera, police said. Andrew Wardell, a Brick resident, intentionally cut down the Flock camera at 181 Drum Point Rd. by the Exxon gas station on Wednesday, July 8, Brick Township police said. Wardell is charged with criminal mischief, police said. Wardell's arrest comes amid national controversy over Flock cameras. Earlier this week, three deputies in Georgia were arrested for using the license plate readers to stalk people, some of whom they were dating. In response, Flock rolled out new safegua…
14-Year-Old LI Boy Dies Suddenly, Shattered Families Launch Fundraisers: ‘Way Too Soon’ 14-Year-Old LI Boy Dies Suddenly, Shattered Families Launch Fundraisers: ‘Way Too Soon’
14-Year-Old LI Boy Dies Suddenly, Shattered Families Launch Fundraisers: ‘Way Too Soon’ A 14-year-old Long Island boy has died following an out-of-town accident, according to family and friends. Gianni Galoppe was part of the Connetquot Swim team and loved playing Roblox, according to one fundraiser launched for his mother and her family. He died Thursday, Aug. 13. “Gianni was 14 years old and left us way too soon,” organizer Jennifer Lehnert wrote in the GoFundMe. “He had such a sweet heart and touched the lives of so many people around him.” The teenager’s father and mother, Robert Galoppe and Alissa Coscia, had separated prior to his death, and two different fundraisers ha…
Wife Strangled With Neckties, Husband Charged With Homicide: DA (UPDATE) Wife Strangled With Neckties, Husband Charged With Homicide: DA (UPDATE)
Wife Strangled With Neckties, Husband Charged With Homicide: DA (Update) A husband has been charged with killing his wife, who was found on a bedroom floor with multiple men's neckties wrapped around her neck, authorities announced on Friday, Aug. 14. Michael P. Myers, 59, of Bristol Borough, was arrested after his wife, 54-year-old Dawn Myers, was found dead inside their home at 1305 Wood Street early Thursday, Aug. 13, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Myers is charged with criminal homicide, strangulation, aggravated assault, intimidation of witnesses or victims, possession of an instrument of crime, and false imprisonment. Court recor…
Brothers Found Dead In Nassau Basement Died In Murder-Suicide, Police Say Brothers Found Dead In Nassau Basement Died In Murder-Suicide, Police Say
Brothers Found Dead In Nassau Basement Died In Murder-Suicide, Police Say The two brothers found dead in a Long Island basement on Wednesday, Aug. 12 were killed in a murder-suicide, police said Friday, Aug. 14. Garfield Adamson, 50, of Hempstead, fatally shot his older brother, 52-year-old David Adamson, in the Hempstead home before turning the gun on himself, the Nassau County Police Department said. Cops were called to the home at 16 Angevine Avenue around 10:20 a.m. Wednesday for reports of a shooting, authorities said. Arriving officers found the Adamson brothers suffering from life-threatening gunshot wounds, and they were pronounced dead at the scene, pol…
Young Bird In Danger On Busy Nassau Roadway Rescued By Police: Authorities Young Bird In Danger On Busy Nassau Roadway Rescued By Police: Authorities
Young Bird In Danger On Busy Nassau Roadway Rescued By Police: Authorities A young bird in danger was rescued Thursday, Aug. 13 from a busy road on Long Island, police said. The osprey had fallen from its nest near 99 South Service Road in North Hills, just off the Long Island Expressway, the Nassau County Police Department said. A 911 call came in around 4:45 p.m. Thursday. Cops arrived to find the injured bird, then contacted the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, police said. The bird was then taken by a wildlife rehabilitator to a licensed facility, according to authorities. Nassau County Police Department The injured bird will be trea…
Mom Died Fearing Daughter's Accused Killer Would Never Face Trial: Now, He Will Mom Died Fearing Daughter's Accused Killer Would Never Face Trial: Now, He Will
Mom Died Fearing Daughter's Accused Killer Would Never Face Trial: Now, He Will Janet Pizzelli became known for her fight to see the man accused of killing her 27-year-old daughter, Mary Rose Fealey, face justice. But when the 61-year-old mother died of breast cancer in December 2025, less than two years after her daughter's murder, she believed that day might never come. Now, months after her death, the outcome she had hoped for has arrived: David Shroitman, the 30-year-old Somerville man charged in Fealey's killing, has been found competent to stand trial. On Thursday, Aug. 13, Superior Court Judge Peter J. Tober made the ruling, following another…
Two LI Kids Inappropriately Touched By Nassau Day Care Employee, Cops Say Two LI Kids Inappropriately Touched By Nassau Day Care Employee, Cops Say
Two LI Kids Inappropriately Touched By Nassau Day Care Employee, Cops Say A Long Island day care employee inappropriately touched two young children on the job, police said. Asia Oliver, 27, of Hempstead, was arrested Thursday night, Aug. 13 for touching two juvenile males at Learn and Play Center in Baldwin, the Nassau County Police Department said. The incident occurred Wednesday, July 1 around 12 p.m. at the day care, according to investigators. Oliver was charged with first- and second-degree sexual abuse, along with two counts of child endangerment, police said. Learn and Play offers after-school programs, summer camps, and day care options for children age…