Category Archive for : ‘LONG ISLAND NEWS’

By: Emily Nadal

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Police are searching for a man who allegedly attempted to kidnap a 13-year-old girl in Brooklyn on Sunday.

The girl was walking near 2363 Pitkin Avenue in Cypress Hills when a dark colored SUV pulled up beside her. The suspect hopped out of the vehicle and ran toward the victim, authorities said.

The man tried to grab the laundry cart the girl was pushing while attempting to persuade her to come with him, according to police.

The victim was able to get away to safety while

By: Alex Costello

HICKSVILLE, NY — A Hicksville man was arrested Sunday after Nassau County police say he broke into a woman’s home and forcibly touched her.

According to police, Carlos Villeda, 58, broke into the home of a 42-year-old woman on East Street in Hicksville at 9:10 p.m. Once inside, police say he began to forcibly grab and touch the woman.

The woman told him to leave, and he headed out the front door, police said. The woman closed and locked the door behind him and then called 911.

Police say Villeda fled

By: News 12 Staff

A West Islip man has been arrested for possessing child pornography, according to authorities.

Police say Nicholas Pedagno, 73, was posing as a younger person on at least eight different social media accounts across seven platforms.

Following a search of his iPad, detectives say his username included lisabutterfly2, love361569 and others.

Neighbors with children were stunned to hear of the accusations.

“I think it’s terrible, it’s not something you want on your block,” says West Islip resident Mike Robertson. “My kids walk home from school down that road every day.”

Laura Ahearn

QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) – Police launched a manhunt this week for a man who groped a young girl on a Queens street, according to the NYPD.

The suspect approached the 11-year-old girl in the vicinity of 43rd Avenue and 97th Place and grabbed her butt, police said. The assault happened around 7:30 a.m. on Monday.

The NYPD released photos of the suspect on Thursday. Police asked for help identifying the man.

Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting

A homeless man was arrested for allegedly kidnapping his girlfriend.

Police say Kenyonne Fleurinay carried the 20-year-old from a room at America’s Best Value Inn in Smithtown.

They say the woman tried to escape at a Melville gas station, but couldn’t.

Investigators tell News 12 that the victim’s family called police to say she was being held against her will.

They say Fleurinay drove to New Jersey before being convinced to return to Suffolk County.

Fleurinay was arrested just before 3 a.m. Monday when a patrol officer spotted his car near exit 65 on the

A Coram man is accused of posing as a police officer on more than one occasion.

Police say they are looking for more possible victims.

Police say 37-year-old David Olivari is a real New York state corrections officer.

But they say on two different occasions last month he pretended he was a police officer and pulled over two different women in Suffolk County.

They say he was driving a dark colored car, and has flashing lights on his dashboard.

During one of the stops, on the Long Island Expressway Service Road in Ronkonkoma, Olivari took