No Smoke, No Mercy: Cigarette Refusal Sparks Brutal Stabbing — Albany Man Sentenced, DA Says
An Albany man who stabbed another man for not giving him a cigarette has been sentenced to more than a decade in prison, authorities said Friday, May 1.
James Holmes, 62, got 12 years behind bars for the stabbing, which he pleaded guilty to in early March, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said.
A 34-year-old man was walking down Central Avenue on Aug. 14, 2025, when Holmes approached him and asked to bum a cigarette, authorities said. The victim told police he said no and walked away.
But Holmes responded by following the man and slashing him multiple times in the face and arm,…
Attacker Kills Two In Nassau County Stabbings, Suspect Arrested: Reports
A killer stabbed two people to death on Long Island in separate incidents overnight into Friday morning, May 1, according to multiple reports.
One person was stabbed to death at a Wendy’s in Island Park, and the other was killed in Valley Stream, according to WABC.
Nassau County Police released a short alert on the incidents, which read in its entirety: “The Homicide Squad reports two active investigations into incidents that occurred on Thursday, April 30, 2026, and Friday, May 1, 2026, in Island Park and Valley Stream. There is one suspect in custody who is involved in both incidents. The…
High Suffolk Man Abandoned Dying Pedestrian He Struck In Hit-And-Run: Authorities
A Long Island driver is facing upgraded hit-and-run charges for allegedly leaving the scene after striking and killing a pedestrian earlier this year, authorities announced Friday, May 1.
Andrew Holmes Garriques, 27, was indicted Friday in the death of 37-year-old Korey Klein, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
Holmes Garriques, of North Bellport, was behind the wheel of a 2008 Mercedes Benz driving on the South Service Road of Sunrise Highway in Bay Shore around 1:15 a.m. on Feb. 13 when he struck Klein, of Bellport, from behind, prosecutors said.
Instead of stopping to r…
Miller Place Boy, 14, Dies From Car Crash Injuries — See His Brother's Heartbreaking Tribute
A 14-year-old Long Island boy has died from his injuries suffered in a pickup truck crash following a weeks-long hospital battle, his family said Thursday, April 30.
Andrew Salgado, of Miller Place, was remembered in a touching Instagram post by his older brother, Joseph.
“I could go on and on with memories we have together because we did EVERYTHING together,” Joseph Salgado wrote. “I would do anything to have one more catch outside with you, come watch one more of your soccer games, and even play one more game of rocket league.”
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Ambush Ax Attack On Ex-Coworker Lands Long Beach Man Decades In Prison: Authorities
A Long Island man has been sentenced to decades behind bars for attacking a former coworker with an ax, authorities announced Friday, May 1.
Anthony Calvo, 35, got 22 years in prison for the attack on a 60-year-old employee of Long Beach Taxi, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said.
The victim was walking home from an overnight dispatcher shift at the taxi service around 5:50 a.m. on Feb. 13, 2025, according to investigators.
Calvo, an ex-Long Beach Taxi employee, sneaked up behind him with an ax and struck him three times in the head, face, and arm, prosecutors said. He then f…
Pregnant Coram Mom In ‘Vegetative State’ After Crash With Dump Truck, Fundraiser Launched
A Long Island mother of two suffered a “severe and irreversible” brain injury in a car crash last month, leaving her in a vegetative state and unlikely to recover, according to her loved ones.
Tanya Fernandez, 39, was seven months pregnant at the time of the crash on Wednesday, April 15, her family wrote in an online fundraiser.
Fernandez’s child was delivered via emergency C-section and remains in the NICU, organizer Tatiana Fernandez wrote in the GoFundMe.
“Tanya also leaves behind her 8-year-old son, Sebastian, who could always be found glued to his mother's side,” Tatiana Fernandez wro…
Long Island Man Torches SUV In New Cassel Parking Lot: Cops
A Long Island man torched an SUV in a parking lot, then fled the scene Thursday, April 30, police said.
Oma Puzie, 52, covered a gray 2011 Honda Pilot in accelerant before setting the vehicle on fire in a parking lot at 735 Prospect Avenue in New Cassel, the Nassau County Police Department said Friday, May 1.
Firefighters and police responded to the fire around 4:50 p.m. Thursday, and the Westbury Fire Department extinguished the flames, cops said. No one was injured in the incident.
Puzie, of Hempstead, was located nearby and arrested. He was charged with third-degree arson, and his arrai…
