LI Middle School Weed Gummy Suspect Fled For Canada, Busted At Border: Authorities
The man accused of giving weed gummies to a Long Island middle school student was arrested trying to flee the country at the Canadian border, authorities said Thursday, April 30.
Wilmer Castillo Garcia, 22, was busted at the Lewiston Bridge north of Niagara Falls while trying to enter Canada, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
After Castillo Garcia, a Guatemalan citizen, was arrested at the Canadian border on Oct. 4, 2025, he was placed in ICE custody for deportation proceedings, according to the district attorney’s office. However, Suffolk County authorities requested his …
Former Met Brandon Nimmo’s Old Westbury Ranch Sold In A Flash For Nearly $5.7M
Former New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo has sold his Long Island ranch for nearly $5.7 million, a real estate executive revealed Wednesday, April 29.
Nimmo, 33, was traded to the Texas Rangers in November 2025 but waited until April to put his ranch in Old Westbury on the market, Emmett Laffey of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Laffey International Realty wrote on social media.
The 5,200-square-foot home at 3 Horseshoe Road sold in less than 48 hours, according to Laffey. The listing agents were Stephen Gevinski and Scott Van Son.
“The luxury property, priced at $5,695,000,…
16 Pounds Of Weed, Illegal Gun Sales Lead To Charges Against Cohoes Man: DA
A Capital Region man busted with 16 pounds of weed who also sold multiple illegal guns to an undercover cop was arraigned Wednesday, April 29, authorities said.
Bazeil Phoenix, 32, was released on bail with an electronic monitor following his court appearance, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said.
Phoenix, of Cohoes, sold undercover officers an Omni Hybrid assault rifle and a loaded Glock 10mm handgun during a transaction in Albany on Dec. 14, 2025, authorities said.
When state police searched Phoenix’s apartment on Delaware Avenue in Cohoes on Jan. 15, 2026, they found 16 pou…
Know When To Walk Away: Poker Shooting, Gas Station Holdups Land Mastic Man Lengthy Prison Term
A Long Island man who admitted to robbing four gas stations at gunpoint in one night and later shooting a man at a poker game has been sentenced, authorities said Wednesday, April 29.
Josue Bedell Jr., a 24-year-old Mastic man, was sentenced to 15.5 years in prison after pleading guilty in the case, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. He'll also spend five years on probation after his release.
Bedell’s robbery spree began late at night on Dec. 2, 2023, when he acquired a gun, a Dodge Charger, and “inconspicuous clothing” before setting off, prosecutors said.
Into the early …
