Match Madness: Nassau Woman Tosses Lit Matches During Domestic Blowup, Police Say Match Madness: Nassau Woman Tosses Lit Matches During Domestic Blowup, Police Say
Match Madness: Nassau Woman Tosses Lit Matches During Domestic Blowup, Police Say A Long Island woman threatening to burn her house down and throwing lit matches inside was arrested Monday, July 13, police said. Rose Yee, 68, was handcuffed following a domestic disturbance at a home in Valley Stream, the Nassau County Police Department said. Cops responded to the disturbance call around 8:40 p.m. Monday and found Yee involved in a verbal argument with a 68-year-old man, investigators said. Yee “became irate and began to throw lit matches at the victim,” police said. Yee then threatened to burn the house down and lit an item of clothing on fire in front of the residence,…
8-Year-Old Drives Long Island Grandma's SUV, Injuring Her With Car Door: Police 8-Year-Old Drives Long Island Grandma's SUV, Injuring Her With Car Door: Police
8-Year-Old Drives Long Island Grandma's SUV, Injuring Her With Car Door: Police A grandmother was seriously injured after her 8-year-old grandson got into her SUV and drove it down a driveway in New York on Monday morning, police said. The crash happened on Gulf Street in Lindenhurst at approximately 10 a.m. Monday, July 13, Suffolk County Police said. The child got into his grandmother's parked 2016 Honda in the driveway of a Wellwood Avenue home and pushed the start button, police said. As the SUV rolled down the driveway, the grandmother tried to get inside to stop it, police said. The driver's side door struck the woman, causing her to fall and hit her head on t…
Gunfire On Southern State Parkway In Nassau Befuddles State Police, Troopers Ask Public’s Help Gunfire On Southern State Parkway In Nassau Befuddles State Police, Troopers Ask Public’s Help
Gunfire On Southern State Parkway In Nassau Befuddles State Police, Troopers Ask Public’s Help Gunshots were fired on the Southern State Parkway early Sunday, July 12, and police are searching for more information. The shooting occurred in the eastbound lanes near Exit 28/28A in Wantagh around 3 a.m., New York State Police said. The eastbound lanes were closed between Wantagh State Parkway (Exit 27N) and New York State Route 135 (Exit 28A) for several hours on Sunday morning. However, authorities had little additional information about the gunfire and put out a call for help on Monday, July 13. “Investigators are requesting the public’s assistance regarding this incident,” state pol…
Three's A Crowd: Trio Of Drunk Drivers Crash In Hamptons Within Hours, Police Say Three's A Crowd: Trio Of Drunk Drivers Crash In Hamptons Within Hours, Police Say
Three's A Crowd: Trio Of Drunk Drivers Crash In Hamptons Within Hours, Police Say Three drunk drivers crashed their vehicles in separate incidents Sunday night, July 12 in the Hamptons, police said. All three incidents were single-car wrecks, and none of the drivers suffered serious injuries, according to the Southampton Town Police Department. All three were charged with DWI and violating traffic laws. The first incident occurred on Seabreeze Avenue near Montauk Highway in Westhampton, police said. Marcelo Juarez Ajcuc, 36, crashed around 5:30 p.m. while traveling southbound toward the highway, and responding officers determined the Westhampton native was drunk, authori…
Mineola Man Charged With OUI Months After Friend's Fatal Connecticut Canoe Accident Mineola Man Charged With OUI Months After Friend's Fatal Connecticut Canoe Accident
Mineola Man Charged With OUI Months After Friend's Fatal Connecticut Canoe Accident A 20-year-old Connecticut native who died after a canoe capsized was the kind of person coaches called "the kind of player every younger athlete looked up to, the kind of teammate who made the dugout lighter, and the kind of person you never forget." Months later, the friend who was with him on the water has been charged with boating under the influence, police said.  Dominick Joseph Tocci, a Woodstock college student, died after the canoe overturned on Lake Hayward in East Haddam on March 21, police said. Michael Collins, 20, of Mineola, New York, was charged with boating under the inf…
NY Man Shot His Own Dog With Shotgun, Killing It: Sheriff NY Man Shot His Own Dog With Shotgun, Killing It: Sheriff
NY Man Shot His Own Dog With Shotgun, Killing It: Sheriff A man is accused of shooting his own dog with a shotgun, killing the animal in upstate New York, authorities announced. Daniel J. Van Aken, 28, of Providence, was arrested on Wednesday, July 2, following an investigation into an animal cruelty complaint received by the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday, July 1, according to a media release issued Sunday, July 12. Investigators said Van Aken shot his dog with a shotgun "with no justifiable purpose," causing the animal's death. The shooting allegedly happened on Fish House Road in the Town of Providence on Sunday, June 29, sheriff…
82-Year-Old Man Suffers Serious Burns, Smoke Inhalation In House Fire On Long Island 82-Year-Old Man Suffers Serious Burns, Smoke Inhalation In House Fire On Long Island
82-Year-Old Man Suffers Serious Burns, Smoke Inhalation In House Fire On Long Island An 82-year-old man suffered serious injuries after escaping a house fire on Long Island on Saturday, July 11, police said. Fourth Precinct officers responded to a report of a residential fire at a home on Oakside Drive in Smithtown at approximately 5:54 p.m., according to Suffolk County Police. When officers arrived, Robert Barathy was already outside the burning home. He was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious injuries after suffering burns and smoke inhalation, police said. Suffolk County Police Arson Section detectives are investigating the fire. Investigators believ…
E-Bike Rider Seriously Hurt In Crash On Long Island E-Bike Rider Seriously Hurt In Crash On Long Island
E-Bike Rider Seriously Hurt In Crash On Long Island An e-bike rider suffered serious injuries after being struck by a car at a busy North Lindenhurst intersection on Friday night, Suffolk County Police said. The crash happened at the intersection of Straight Path and Route 109 at approximately 8:06 p.m. Friday, July 10. Police said a 55-year-old Lindenhurst man was driving a 2012 Toyota Prius southbound on Straight Path through a green light when the vehicle struck a Hunter Pro e-bike traveling westbound on Route 109 in the southwest crosswalk of the intersection. The 49-year-old e-bike rider, who is from Wyandanch, was taken to Good Sama…
Pro Basketball Player Killed In Targeted Attack At Harlem Basketball Tournament: Reports Pro Basketball Player Killed In Targeted Attack At Harlem Basketball Tournament: Reports
Pro Basketball Player Killed In Targeted Attack At Harlem Basketball Tournament: Reports A 35-year-old basketball player who starred at Fairleigh Dickinson University was shot and killed in what multiple outlets are reporting as a targeted attack during a Harlem basketball tournament on Friday, July 10. Kinu Rochford, of Brooklyn, died, and two other people were injured in the shooting behind 70 Lenox Ave. at approximately 10:23 p.m. on Friday, July 10, the NYPD said.  Officers found the 6-foot-6 Rochford with a gunshot wound to the head, police said. A 28-year-old man was shot in the shin, and a 22-year-old woman was shot in the forearm. Rochford was shot while…
Child Abuse: 5-Year-Old Found Naked In Road Escaped Bedroom Barricaded With Zip Ties Child Abuse: 5-Year-Old Found Naked In Road Escaped Bedroom Barricaded With Zip Ties
Child Abuse: 5-Year-Old Found Naked In Road Escaped Bedroom Barricaded With Zip Ties A 5-year-old boy was found naked walking in the middle of a Lebanon County road before Pennsylvania State Police uncovered what they described as hoarding conditions and a bedroom barricaded to keep him inside, authorities said. Troopers from Pennsylvania State Police Jonestown, responded to Quarry Road and South Lancaster Street in Swatara Township at 7:29 a.m. Friday, July 10, after receiving a report that a young child was wandering in the roadway, police said. Good Samaritans kept the boy safe until troopers and EMS arrived. He was taken to WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital for a medical …
Teen Scooter Rider Flees Traffic Stop, Crashes Into SUV, Pole On Long Island: Police Teen Scooter Rider Flees Traffic Stop, Crashes Into SUV, Pole On Long Island: Police
Teen Scooter Rider Flees Traffic Stop, Crashes Into SUV, Pole On Long Island: Police A 19-year-old motorized scooter rider was seriously injured after allegedly fleeing a traffic stop, crashing into an SUV, and slamming into a utility pole on Long Island, police said. Albert Jose Rosario Duran, of Copiague, was riding a 2025 Racestar scooter southbound on Great Neck Road in Copiague when First Precinct officers attempted to stop him at approximately 12:05 p.m. Friday, July 10, Suffolk County Police said. Rosario Duran refused to pull over and attempted to evade officers, according to investigators. About eight minutes later, at approximately 12:13 p.m., Rosario Duran coll…
Nassau E-Bike Crash Leaves Victim, 24, In Critical Condition: Police Nassau E-Bike Crash Leaves Victim, 24, In Critical Condition: Police
Nassau E-Bike Crash Leaves Victim, 24, In Critical Condition: Police A 24-year-old man was hospitalized in critical condition following an e-bike crash on Long Island on Friday, June 10, police said. The man was riding his electric bike at Merrick Avenue and Garfield Street in Merrick when he fell off, the Nassau County Police Department said. First responders arrived at the scene just before 4 a.m. and found the man unresponsive in the street, cops said. He was rushed to a local hospital in an NCPD ambulance in critical but stable condition. Police are still investigating the incident. It came two days after a 14-year-old boy was struck while riding an e-b…