Illegal Gambling Room At Uniondale Deli Busted, Cops Say
A Long Island deli was running an illegal gambling room in the back before Sunday’s arrest of the owner, authorities said Monday, March 23.
Jose Amaya Barquero, 51, had six electronic gaming machines in the back of G&G Deli and Grocery in Uniondale, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Cops searched the deli around 7:25 p.m. on Sunday, March 22 as part of a quality of life initiative, the police department said. They discovered a hidden room accessible by remote magnetic latch, investigators said.
Inside the room were the six illegal machines and $6,096 in cash, authorities said. …
Babysitter Who Raped 5-Year-Old In Suffolk County Won't Be Deported Yet — Here's Why, Cops Say
A suspect accused of raping a 5-year-old girl on Long Island was indicted Monday, March 23, as authorities touted their creative maneuvers for keeping him locked up.
Carlos Aguilar Reynoso, 27, was left to babysit the victim on Sunday, Feb. 1 when he assaulted her, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
When the victim’s mother returned from her work, she noticed her daughter behaving oddly and initially believed she had soiled herself, prosecutors said. But instead, the victim told her mother Aguilar Reynoso had inserted his “privates” into her, according to the district atto…
Coram Teen Opens Fire During Street Argument, Man Seriously Hurt: Cops
A group of men were arguing outside a Long Island apartment building when an 18-year-old pulled a gun, fired multiple shots and seriously wounded a man on Sunday, March 22, police said.
The shooting happened in front of 24 Country Club Drive in Coram, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
Dominick Tullon, 18, of Coram, drew a handgun and fired four shots during the dispute, striking an unidentified 38-year-old man, investigators said.
The victim was taken to a local hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. Officers canvassed the area and arrested Tull…
Gunpoint Robbery, Deadly DUI Crash Lead To Guilty Plea For Hempstead Man: Prosecutors
A Long Island man pleaded guilty in a deadly drunken car crash and three robberies just before he was set to face trial, authorities announced Wednesday, March 18.
Elvin Maradiaga Ortiz, a 35-year-old Hempstead resident, admitted to burglary, robbery, and manslaughter charges, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said.
“From violent robberies to the alcohol-fueled crash that killed his own passenger, this defendant demonstrated a consistent disregard for human life,” District Attorney Anne Donnelly said. “He left a dying victim behind in an attempt to escape responsibility for his v…
Coke In A Can: Shirley Restaurant Duo Ran Drug Operation, Prosecutors Say
A Farmingville pair was indicted for allegedly selling fentanyl and cocaine out of a Jamaican restaurant in Shirley, authorities announced on Wednesday, March 18.
Carlton Williams, 58, and Rohan Rose, 47, are accused of running a drug operation out of Williams’ restaurant, Stop n Nyamm, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
“A restaurant is a place where people come together over a meal, not a place where deadly drugs like cocaine and fentanyl should allegedly be bought and sold,” District Attorney Ray Tierney said. “These defendants allegedly did just that, turning a communit…
