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Flames Tear Through East Quogue Waterfront Hot Spot Ahead Of Memorial Day Flames Tear Through East Quogue Waterfront Hot Spot Ahead Of Memorial Day
Flames Tear Through East Quogue Waterfront Hot Spot Ahead Of Memorial Day A fire damaged a popular seaside restaurant on Long Island’s East End just before Memorial Day weekend. Dockers Waterside Marina & Restaurant in East Quogue erupted in flames around 3:50 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, Newsday reported. The East Quogue Fire Department responded to the scene, along with other departments, and put out the blaze within 30 minutes, officials said. “Everyone is safe and ok and we are so grateful to all the firefighters, EMTs, and police officers who were on the scene to help save our beloved restaurant,” the business wrote in a Facebook post. However, the damage wa…
Deer Park Suspect Targeted Relative Of Long Island Cop Who Cuffed Her, Police Say Deer Park Suspect Targeted Relative Of Long Island Cop Who Cuffed Her, Police Say
Deer Park Suspect Targeted Relative Of Long Island Cop Who Cuffed Her, Police Say A Long Island woman who was arrested last year called and harassed a family member of the cop who cuffed her, police said Thursday, May 21. Beatrix Lacroix, 31, was first arrested in October 2025 for fleeing police, the Suffolk County Police Department said. Then on Saturday, May 16, Lacroix “made a harassing phone call” to a relative of the officer who arrested her, authorities said. Lacroix, of Deer Park, was detained again on Monday, May 18 and charged with second-degree harassment, police said. She was arraigned Tuesday, May 19 and pleaded not guilty; a temporary order of protection w…
Inwood Baby Killer Sentenced After Fatal Attack Sparked By Infant’s Crying: DA Inwood Baby Killer Sentenced After Fatal Attack Sparked By Infant’s Crying: DA
Inwood Baby Killer Sentenced After Fatal Attack Sparked By Infant’s Crying: DA A young Long Island father who beat his 2-month-old daughter to death after she wouldn’t stop crying has been sentenced, authorities said Thursday, May 21. Marlon Rabanales Pretzantzin, 21, got 21 years to life behind bars for the murder of Liseyda Rabanales Barrios, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said. “Little Liseyda represented the very essence of innocence, and she deserved nothing less than the protection of her father,” District Attorney Anne Donnelly said. “Instead, the defendant met her vulnerability with a level of violence that is difficult to put into words.” Baby …
20K Gallons Of Sewage Spill Into Long Beach Waterway After Worker Blunder 20K Gallons Of Sewage Spill Into Long Beach Waterway After Worker Blunder
20K Gallons Of Sewage Spill Into Long Beach Waterway After Worker Blunder About 20,000 gallons of partially treated sewage was released into a Long Island waterway earlier this week because of a screw-up at a water treatment plant, officials said. The nasty liquid spilled into Reynolds Channel on Tuesday, May 19, mucking up the water between Long Beach and Island Park, according to News 12 Long Island. State officials said a worker at Long Beach’s wastewater treatment plant left a valve open, causing “secondary sludge” to flow into a primary tank, Newsday reported. That resulted in an overflow that expelled 20,000 gallons of partially treated sewage into Reynolds…
Repeat LI Offender Busted Again For Illegal Gambling At Same Roosevelt Business: Cops Repeat LI Offender Busted Again For Illegal Gambling At Same Roosevelt Business: Cops
Repeat LI Offender Busted Again For Illegal Gambling At Same Roosevelt Business: Cops A Long Island repeat offender was arrested again in connection with illegal gambling machines inside a business on Wednesday, May 20, police said. Rafael Osorio, 29, was cuffed following a search of Nassau Fish Market in Roosevelt just before 9 p.m., the Nassau County Police Department said. Officers entered the business at 245 Nassau Road and found four illegal gambling machines inside, authorities said. The machines held $4,134 in cash, according to investigators. Osorio, of North Columbus Avenue in Freeport, was issued appearance tickets and is due in court on Monday, June 29, cops said…
Traffic Stop Turns Into Felony Charges For Carle Place Driver: Police Traffic Stop Turns Into Felony Charges For Carle Place Driver: Police
Traffic Stop Turns Into Felony Charges For Carle Place Driver: Police A routine traffic stop on Long Island ended with felony charges for a Massachusetts man on Wednesday, May 20 after cops found an illegal gun in the car, police said. Steven Raymond, 25, was merging onto the Northern State Parkway in Carle Place while driving a black 2011 Chevrolet Silverado but failed to use his turn signal, the Nassau County Police Department said. When cops pulled Raymond over around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, they found a loaded handgun and two switchblade knives in the vehicle, authorities said. Raymond, of Dunstable, was charged with second-degree weapons possession, two c…
‘Left to Die’: Horrific Abuse Of 7-Year-Old Girl Carried Out By Bayport Family, Authorities Say ‘Left to Die’: Horrific Abuse Of 7-Year-Old Girl Carried Out By Bayport Family, Authorities Say
‘Left to Die’: Horrific Abuse Of 7-Year-Old Girl Carried Out By Bayport Family, Authorities Say A Long Island family inflicted months of physical abuse, including 90 distinct injuries, on a 7-year-old girl before her death in December 2025, authorities said Wednesday, May 20. Emily Kelly, 50; Barbara Renner, 75; and Elyssa Seymore, 24, were all charged in the death of Jor’Dynn Duncan, a Bayport girl who died Dec. 29, 2025, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office. “This was not an alleged single act of violence. It was months of alleged systematic cruelty and sadistic abuse, meticulously documented,” District Attorney Ray Tierney said. “The child was allegedly left t…
7-Year-Old Girl Sexually Assaulted By Teenage Tutor At Port Washington Library: Police 7-Year-Old Girl Sexually Assaulted By Teenage Tutor At Port Washington Library: Police
7-Year-Old Girl Sexually Assaulted By Teenage Tutor At Port Washington Library: Police A teenage tutor sexually assaulted a 7-year-old girl multiple times inside a Long Island library, police said. Taylor Lindberg, 18, of Port Washington, was arrested Tuesday, May 19, and charged with three counts of first-degree sex abuse and child endangerment, the Nassau County Police Department said. Lindberg was working as a tutor at Port Washington library when he had “unwanted sexual contact” with the child victim on Monday, May 11, and again on Monday, May 18, police said. At his arraignment on Wednesday, May 20, Lindberg pleaded not guilty and was held on $50,000 cash, $100,000 bond…
Bayonne Stalker Who Bombarded NY Woman In Three-Year Harassment Campaign Arrested: Report Bayonne Stalker Who Bombarded NY Woman In Three-Year Harassment Campaign Arrested: Report
Bayonne Stalker Who Bombarded NY Woman In Three-Year Harassment Campaign Arrested: Report A New Jersey man accused of stalking and harassing a Long Island woman for more than three years was arrested Wednesday, May 20, according to online records. Michal Pacek, 47, of Bayonne, was cuffed in Jersey City as a fugitive from justice, records show. He is facing extradition to Suffolk County, NY. Pacek’s arrest came one week after Melanie Smith went public with her story in a Newsday feature that detailed his alleged harassment, dating to May 2023 when Smith listed an old iPhone for sale on Facebook. In the three years since, Pacek sent dozens of packages to her parents’ address (whi…
Jesus Christ Statue Beheading Suspect Arrested In Bay Shore: Police Jesus Christ Statue Beheading Suspect Arrested In Bay Shore: Police
Jesus Christ Statue Beheading Suspect Arrested In Bay Shore: Police A homeless woman was arrested for beheading a statue of Jesus Christ outside a Long Island church, police said Wednesday, May 20. Deyonna Subert, 41, was detained around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday in Bay Shore, the Suffolk County Police Department said. The statue of Jesus outside St. Mary’s Church in East Islip was discovered missing its head around 11 a.m. Saturday, May 17, according to authorities. Suffolk County police launched a hate crime investigation into the incident. However, Subert was initially charged only with second-degree criminal mischief and will be held overnight until her arra…
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