90 MPH Maserati Chase Ends With 2 Arrests, 2 On Run In Suffolk County
Four people suspected of stealing catalytic converters on Long Island led police on a high-speed chase, crashed their Maserati, and took off on foot early Saturday, March 7, leading to two arrests and two escapes.
A Suffolk County police officer was also injured while pursuing the suspects, News 12 reported. The officer has not been publicly identified.
The two captured men, Henry Cruz and Luis Acosta, were arraigned Sunday, March 8 in Central Islip on several charges, according to Newsday. The two escapees have not been publicly identified.
Police said Cruz and Acosta were part of a four-…
Hit-And-Run Driver Who Killed Pedestrian In Huntington Station Arrested: Police
A driver suspected of killing a pedestrian and then speeding away from the scene in a hit-and-run car crash on Long Island has been arrested, authorities announced Monday, March 9.
Manuel Flores, 28, of Huntington Station, was charged in the death of Bacilio Mardoqueo Vasquez Vasquez, Suffolk County Police said in an alert.
Vasquez, a 44-year-old Huntington Station man, was walking across New York Avenue just south of West 19th Street around 5:40 p.m. Sunday, March 8, when he was struck by a gray Toyota SUV heading northbound, investigators said.
The SUV continued down New York Avenue with…
2 Children Among 7 Hospitalized For Carbon Monoxide Exposure In Valley Stream
Seven residents of a Long Island home, including two children, were hospitalized Sunday night, March 8 due to carbon monoxide exposure, police said.
A 10-year-old child and a 2-year-old child were among those hospitalized, according to Nassau County Police. The others were adults ranging in age from 22 to 47. They were not identified further.
Officers responded to a call about an unresponsive woman at a home on Henrietta Street in Valley Stream around 8:50 p.m. Sunday, authorities said. When the cops arrived, they found two women, ages 22 and 47, unresponsive at the residence, police said. …
Crossing Guard Dies After Being Struck By Drugged Driver In Merrick: Union, Cops
A Long Island crossing guard who was struck by a drug-impaired driver last week has died from his injuries, his union said Friday, March 6.
John M. Miro, 70, was working in Merrick around 8 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 26 at the intersection of Sunrise Highway and Merrick Avenue when he was struck by a white 2020 Toyota Tacoma, Nassau County police said.
“Crossing guards serve our communities with courage and dedication, standing in the roadway each day to keep our children safe,” CSEA Nassau Local 830 wrote in a Facebook post. “John answered that call of service, and his commitment will not be f…
'Imma Violate You:' Elmont Rapper Sex Trafficked Teen Girl, Feds Say
A Long Island rapper sex trafficked a 16-year-old girl and threatened to “personally break [her] bones” in a menacing video, federal authorities said Friday, March 6.
Jimmy Francois, a 37-year-old Elmont resident, was arrested in South Florida in late January and extradited to New York earlier this week, the Justice Department said.
Francois, who goes by the stage name “Bentley Bugz,” advertised the girl as a prostitute in multiple states, including New York, and forced her to engage in sex for money, according to the feds. He also took explicit pictures of the girl, identified only as Jane…
Toddler Needed Stitches After Lindenhurst Daycare Assault: Now, Teacher Is Indicted, DA Says
A Long Island daycare worker has been indicted on accusations she assaulted two children at the facility, authorities said Friday, March 6.
Megan Marchena, 27, was working as a teacher at Tutor Time in Lindenhurst on Feb. 24, 2025, when she tried to put a 17-month-old girl to sleep by pushing her face first into a cot, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said in a press release. She tried several times with “increasing intensity” before shoving the child’s face into the plastic edge of the cot, causing the girl’s teeth to cut the skin of her mouth, according to investigators. The i…
Son Indicted For Stabbing Mom In Head, Dumping Body On Manorville Roadside: DA
A Long Island man has been indicted after authorities say he stabbed his mother in the head, neck, and torso before dumping her body on the side of a road, authorities said Friday, March 6.
Curtis Trent Jr., a 36-year-old Calverton man, was indicted on a second-degree murder charge for the killing of his 63-year-old mother, Kathleen Trent, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
Trent was arrested in the case on Wednesday, Feb. 25, but police released few details at the time. Kathleen Trent’s body had been found two weeks earlier, about 25 feet off Connecticut Ave. in Manorville…
