Elderly Orient Woman Disappears — Turns Up 330 Miles Away In Maryland: Police
An elderly Long Island woman with dementia who went missing was located more than 300 miles away in Maryland, authorities said Tuesday, March 31.
Cops found Judith Hudson, 79, on Sunday, March 28 in Silver Spring, MD, a 330-mile drive from her home in Orient, Newsday reported. She'd been gone for 24 hours.
Hudson was reported missing by her twin sister, Jane, who was visiting from South Carolina and noticed she wasn’t home around 2:15 p.m. on Saturday, March 27, according to Patch. Hudson was supposed to stop by Stony Brook University Hospital but never arrived.
Instead, police said she tr…
Car Targeted By Gunfire In Elmont, Two Teens Arrested: Police
Two Florida teenagers opened fire on a vehicle on Long Island in an incident that ended in two arrests and no injuries, police said Thursday, April 2.
Jordan Johnson and Audubree Steele, both 18-year-olds from West Palm Beach, shot up the car on Saturday, March 28, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Cops responded to reports of a shooting just before 8 p.m. near Locustwood Boulevard and 106th Avenue in Elmont, investigators said. Following a “thorough investigation,” Johnson and Steele were identified as the shooters and arrested in Elmont on Wednesday, April 1, Nassau County police …
75-Year-Old Woman Choked, Punched, Slammed In Brutal Williston Park Assault: Police
A Long Island man choked, punched, and beat a 75-year-old woman inside a home, leaving her hospitalized, police said Thursday, April 2.
John Strano, a 37-year-old Williston Park man, began arguing with the elderly woman inside a Broad Street home on Wednesday, April 1 before he physically attacked her, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Strano pushed the woman to the ground, then slammed her head into the floor multiple times, investigators said. He punched her in the face several times while she was on the ground, struck her in the head with a metal object, then choked her, cops sai…
Long Island Native To Take On Dominant ‘Jeopardy!’ Champion
Another Long Island native will take on dominant “Jeopardy!” champion Jamie Ding on Thursday, April 2.
Nikki Svetov, an entertainment strategist originally from Long Island, will compete on Thursday’s program against Ding, the 14-day champion, and Brian Chu, a professor from Cary, NC.
Ding, a Lawrenceville, NJ, man, already rolled through one Long Islander in 1010 WINS anchor Donna Vaughan last week.
He won his 14th straight game on Wednesday night, April 1 in dominant fashion, taking down Philadelphia and Illinois residents. Ding was leading by so much he could afford to lose more than $…
Benson Boone Just Announced Another U.S. Tour, Including An NYC Stop — How To Get Tickets
Pop star Benson Boone has announced his newest tour, and he’s stopping at several arenas across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
The “Beautiful Things” singer, 23, will open his Wanted Man tour on July 7 in Pittsburgh and continue through Sept. 3 in Casper, WY.
Boone will play CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore on July 8, Barclays Center in Brooklyn on July 10 and July 11, and the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, on July 13, according to his tour announcement on Sunday, March 29.
He’ll also stop at TD Garden in Boston on July 15 and MVP Arena in Albany on July 16 before heading for the Midwe…
2026 World Cup Ticket Sales Enter ‘Last-Minute’ Phase -- Including For Eight MetLife Matches
The final phase of 2026 FIFA World Cup ticket sales began Wednesday, April 1, with fans finally joining a first-come, first-serve ticket queue.
Eight World Cup matches, including the July 19 final, will be played at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ, though tickets have been going for thousands of dollars on the secondary market. The cheapest listed ticket on Stubhub for the final was $8,400 on Wednesday.
Seven matches, including a quarterfinal, will be played at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA, and six matches will be played at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.
The “last-mi…
90 MPH Maserati Chase Ends In Charges For Four Suffolk Catalytic Converter Thieves: Authorities
Four men who led police on a 90 mph chase through Long Island after being caught stealing catalytic converters have been charged with a variety of crimes, authorities announced Wednesday, April 1.
Henry Cruz, 25, and Luis Acosta, 24, were captured in the immediate aftermath of the Saturday, March 7 chase after crashing their Maserati in Suffolk County, police said. Jeorge Santana Sanchez, 34, and Madinson Silverio Ventura, 27, were arrested Thursday, March 19 in a Bronx hotel, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office. All four men were arraigned Wednesday.
Cruz, Acosta, Sa…
Printer To Prison: 12 Ghost Guns Sold To Undercover Cop By Duped Saint James Man: Prosecutors
A Long Island man sold 12 ghost guns to an undercover police officer, authorities said Tuesday, March 31.
Bryan Bennett, a 36-year-old Saint James resident, was arrested after three separate transactions with the undercover cop between March 2024 and January 2026, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
Bennett was paid $12,500 for the weapons, then arrested on Thursday, Feb. 25 while in possession of five more illegal firearms, authorities said.
In a search of two homes he used, cops also found approximately 10 assault weapons, high-capacity ammunition magazines, a 3-D printe…
