Pedestrian Hospitalized In Hit-And-Run North Lindenhurst Crash, Driver Captured: Police
A Long Island woman hospitalized a pedestrian in a crash Monday night, Nov. 9, then fled the scene, police said.
Rachel Leya, 39, of Bethpage, was later tracked down and arrested following the collision in North Lindenhurst around 7:50 p.m., the Suffolk County Police Department said.
Leya was traveling northbound on Wellwood Avenue in a 2024 Subaru Crosstrek when she reached the intersection with 51st Street and struck a pedestrian crossing from west to east, police said.
The pedestrian, a 38-year-old North Lindenhurst woman, was rushed to Good Samaritan University Hospital with serious in…
Mastic Group Home Fight Turns Bloody As Man, 59, Stabs Fellow Resident: Cops
A stabbing on Long Island sent one man to the hospital and one man to jail after a fight in a group home, police said.
Juan Ramos, 59, stabbed a 57-year-old man in the home on Coventry Avenue in Mastic around 8:50 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
Ramos fled the scene, but cops tracked him down at a gas station on Poospatuck Lane and arrested him Tuesday night, authorities said.
The victim suffered multiple lacerations and a puncture wound, police said. He was taken to a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, according to investigators.
Ramos was a…
Armed Troy Man Who Barricaded Himself Inside Home During Standoff Cuts Plea Deal: DA
An armed Capital Region man who was arrested after barricading himself in a residence has taken a plea deal, authorities announced Monday, Nov. 9.
Jon D. Dawson, 44, of Troy, admitted to one count of criminal firearm possession in exchange for a two- to four-year prison sentence, the Rensselaer County District Attorney’s office said.
Dawson took the deal back on Wednesday, Oct. 14, and his sentencing hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 9, according to online court records.
Police responded June 7 to a home in Rensselaer County for reports of a man violating a protection order, and the…
Halloween Night Brawl At Fort Edward Boat Launch Lands Two Teens In Cuffs: Police
Two Capital Region teenagers were arrested following a fight at a boat ramp, police announced Monday, Nov. 9.
Michael Stephens, 19, of Glens Falls, and an unidentified minor, were charged following the incident Saturday, Oct. 31 at the Nolan Road boat launch in Fort Edward, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said.
Officers responded around 11 p.m. Halloween night to the disturbance report, according to the sheriff’s office.
Following the investigation, Stephens was hit with the more serious charges: aggravated family offense, first-degree criminal contempt, third-degree assault, and seco…
Rigged Game? Jake’s 58 Casino Stole Workers’ Tips, Fired Employee Who Spoke Out, Lawsuit Claims
A new lawsuit claims Jake’s 58 Casino stole tips from hourly workers and passed them up to managers and supervisors, then canned the employee who complained about it.
Kevin Guttinger filed the suit Monday, Oct. 26 in federal court, nearly two years after he was fired by the hotel/casino operator, according to the court documents.
Guttinger began working as a cashier at Jake’s 58 in Islandia in March 2022 and was making $18 per hour, plus tips, the lawsuit says. The tips were distributed through a general employee pot, which was divided and paid out weekly — frequently topping $50,000, accor…
'Kill All The Jews!': Man Terrorizes Shoppers At Inwood's Bingo Wholesale, Police Say
A Long Island man screaming “Hail Hitler” and “Kill all the Jews” at a kosher retailer has been arrested, police said.
Hasani Ferguson, 36, of Inwood, was arrested about 13 hours after making the threats Sunday, Nov. 8 at a Bingo Wholesale location in Inwood, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Ferguson first approached a 34-year-old woman and her 7-year-old daughter inside the store around 10:30 a.m. Sunday, cops said. He held his hands in the shape of guns, made gunshot sounds, and shouted, “Free Palestine, Hail Hitler, kill all Jews, and kill Israel,” according to police.
After mo…
NY Woman’s Death On Airport Runway Ruled Accidental, Cause Of Death Released: State Police
A New York woman’s shocking death on a private airport runway has been ruled accidental, police said Monday, Nov. 9.
Pamela M. Haselton, 67, of Wilmington, was killed Friday, Nov. 6 at Catalano Airfield, according to New York State Police.
Haselton’s official cause of death was “hypovolemic shock due to amputations of the arms and severe abdominal laceration injuries resulting from blunt force trauma,” state police said. Her death was ruled an accident.
A single-engine, two-seat 1943 Aeronca L3 aircraft piloted by James Catalano, 77, of Wilmington, landed at the private airfield around 3:4…
$440K Check To NYC Synagogue Vanishes In Mail, Woman Busted Nearly Four Years Later: Police
A $440,000 check to a Brooklyn synagogue was stolen by a New Hampshire woman, police said.
Tasherica Malone, 32, of Nashua, was arrested Monday, Nov. 9 — nearly four years after the theft, the Nassau County Police Department said.
A victim sealed and mailed the check to Congregation Tifereth Israel in Park Slope back on Jan. 9, 2023, but the congregation alerted them several weeks later that the check never arrived, according to police.
The victim called the cops, but their report led nowhere until Monday morning, when Malone surrendered at Nassau County police headquarters around 9:30 a.m…
