Category Archive for : ‘LONG ISLAND NEWS’

CBS New York
By Jenna DeAngelis
11/20/24

Hate Crime Charges Levied Against Long Island Detective. “He Attacked Me. He Harassed Me. He Assaulted Me,” Victim Says.

A cellphone company technician says he was attacked earlier this month by a Long Island law enforcement officer while he was just doing his job.

The suspect, identified as 40-year-old John Murphy, a detective, was charged was charged with two counts of criminal mischief as a hate crime, a felony, and aggravated harassment, a misdemeanor, and has since been suspended from the Rockville Centre Police Department.

The victim asked that CBS

News 12 Long Island
By News 12 Staff
11/24/24

Police: Teen Stabbed Outside of Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove

The victim was hospitalized with injuries that are not considered life-threatening.

A 16-year-old boy was stabbed Saturday outside of the Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove, according to police.

Authorities say it happened around 8 p.m. after the teen attempted to intervene in an argument between a small group of people on the sidewalk.

The victim was hospitalized with injuries that are not considered life-threatening. Another 16-year-old boy was also treated for minor injuries sustained during the

U.S. News
By U.S. News staff
11/21/24

A New York Man Who Threatened to ‘Shoot Up a Synagogue’ Gets Sentenced to 10 Years

A New York man who threatened in a social media post to “shoot up a synagogue” has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for possessing a firearm as part of a planned terror attack.

Christopher Brown, of Aquebogue on Long Island, was arrested at Manhattan’s Penn Station in November 2022 after authorities were alerted to a series of threatening Twitter posts he had made including, “Gonna ask a Priest if I should become

Long Island Press
By Timothy Bolger
11/14/24

North Merrick Man Tried to Bomb DSS for Revoking Visitation, DA Says

An alleged serial arsonist allegedly tried to blow up the Nassau County Department of Social Services (DSS) building in Uniondale after the agency revoked his visitation rights with his children, prosecutors said.

A grand jury indicted James Luca on new, upgraded charges of the crime of terrorism in addition to previous counts of conspiracy, attempted arson, criminal possession of a weapon, and obstructing governmental duties by means of a bomb. He pleaded not guilty Wednesday

MSN
By Jerry Barmash
11/13/24

Baldwin Man Found Guilty of Running Sex Trafficking Ring: Feds

A federal jury convicted a Baldwin man on Tuesday of sex trafficking by force and two counts of interstate prostitution, prosecutors announced.

Michail McKen, 36, ran a sex trafficking business in Nassau and Suffolk counties, U.S. Attorney Breon Peace said.

The verdict came after a six-day trial.

“The defendant stands convicted today of luring vulnerable women into his web of deceit and coercing them to have commercial sex with men all over the country, including on Long Island,” Peace said. “He falsely

FOX 5 New York
By Michael Stallone
11/15/24

23-year-old Who Allegedly Stabbed Dad to Death Still Missing 1 Week After Long Island Murder

Police on Long Island are continuing their search for a 23-year-old man accused of murdering his father this past weekend.

According to Suffolk County Police, 61-year-old Joseph Zoll was found stabbed on Saturday just before 1:30 a.m. at a home in Rocky Point.

He was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Police are searching for his son, Matthew, who’s described as 6’1″, 150 pounds with brown hair