Teen Assaults Worker With Bat During Robbery At Long Island Market, Police Say Teen Assaults Worker With Bat During Robbery At Long Island Market, Police Say
Teen Assaults Worker With Bat During Robbery At Long Island Market, Police Say A teenager struck a store employee with a bat during a robbery at a Long Island food market, police say. It happened on Friday, Aug. 28 at 4:30 p.m. in Lawrence. Miguel Torres, 18, of Far Rockaway, while inside Seasons Express on 50 Doughty Boulevard, removed a six pack of beer from the shelves and exited the store without attempting to pay for the merchandise, Nassau County Police said. After being confronted by the store employee,  Torres struck the 24-year-old male victim in the arm with a bat causing substantial pain and swelling before, fleeing the scene, according to police.&nbs…
MS-13 Member Sentenced For Role In Nassau, Queens Murder Spree MS-13 Member Sentenced For Role In Nassau, Queens Murder Spree
MS-13 Member Sentenced For Role In Nassau, Queens Murder Spree An MS-13 gang member on Long Island may spend the rest of his life in prison for his role in a murder spree in Nassau County and Queens. Yonathan “Turbo” Sanchez, 24, has been sentenced to 34 years to life in prison after pleading guilty in March to two counts of second-degree murder. On Dec. 15, 2018, 23-year-old Ian Cruz, a perceived enemy of MS-13 - a gang on Long Island - was lured to Bayswater Point State Park in Far Rockaway with the promise of drugs and sex, Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas said.  He allegedly met with a 13-year-old girl, walked to the park, wher…
Fair Lawn PD: Four From Brooklyn, One From Long Island Nabbed With Car Stolen From Jersey City Fair Lawn PD: Four From Brooklyn, One From Long Island Nabbed With Car Stolen From Jersey City
Fair Lawn PD: Four From Brooklyn, One From Long Island Nabbed With Car Stolen From Jersey City Fair Lawn police nabbed five out-of-towners with a car stolen out of Jersey City, authorities said. Police from surrounding towns assisted in the search for the group, who were tracked by GPS in the stolen 2019 Mercedes-Benz to Campbell Road near River Road, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Four of them were removed from the stolen vehicle, said Metzler, who identified them as: Michael Johnson, 30, of Brooklyn; Chad Watson, 24, of Lawrence, NY; Jahvis Lambert, 22, of Brooklyn; Joseph Algernon, 28, of Brooklyn. In a 2014 Chevy Camaro that had been parked behind them was a fifth suspect, DeVaugh…
MS-13 Member Pleads Guilty To Role In Murder Spree On Long Island MS-13 Member Pleads Guilty To Role In Murder Spree On Long Island
MS-13 Member Pleads Guilty To Role In Murder Spree On Long Island An MS-13 gang member on Long Island may spend the rest of his life in prison after admitting to his role in a murder spree in Nassau County and Queens, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Yonahan “Turbo” Sanchez pleaded guilty in Nassau County Court to two counts of second-degree murder for his role in two homicides in Far Rockaway and Lawrence in 2018. On Dec. 15, 2018, 23-year-old Ian Cruz, a perceived enemy of MS-13 - a gang on Long Island - was lured to Bayswater Point State Park in Far Rockaway with the promise of drugs and sex, Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas sai…
'Give Kids A Smile Day' Provides Dental Screenings To 1,500 Long Island Children 'Give Kids A Smile Day' Provides Dental Screenings To 1,500 Long Island Children
'Give Kids A Smile Day' Provides Dental Screenings To 1,500 Long Island Children Smiles were put on the faces of hundreds of underserved and special needs children on Long Island during the 17th annual “Give Kids a Smile Day.” Northwell Health teamed with Henry Schein and the Nassau County Dental Society to host the special event, which involved more than 350 volunteers and 100 dentists providing free dental screenings, fluoride treatments and oral hygiene instruction to 1,500 area children. Dentists, hygienists and other medical professionals from Northwell Health, Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, NYU Winthrop Hospital in Mineola and Interfaith Med…
Two Sentenced For 2018 Long Island Crash That Killed Newly Engaged Couple Two Sentenced For 2018 Long Island Crash That Killed Newly Engaged Couple
Two Sentenced For 2018 Long Island Crash That Killed Newly Engaged Couple A man and woman have been sentenced for their roles in the fatal car crash that killed a newly engaged couple on Long Island. Brooklyn resident Rahmel Watkins, 36, was sentenced to 18 years to life in prison after being found guilty of assault, reckless endangerment and reckless driving in the deaths of 21-year-old Yisroel Levin and his 20-year-old fiancé Elisheva Kaplan on the Nassau Expressway in Lawrence last April. Zakiyyah Steward, 25, also of Brooklyn, was sentenced to a term of three to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to 17 charges that included manslaughter, assault, rec…
Long Island Attorney Admits To Conspiracy To Obstruct Federal Proceeding Long Island Attorney Admits To Conspiracy To Obstruct Federal Proceeding
Long Island Attorney Admits To Conspiracy To Obstruct Federal Proceeding A longtime Long Island attorney admitted to his role in helping a client avoid paying millions of dollars in court-ordered restitution. Lawrence resident Mark Weissman, 55, who has been licensed to practice law in New York since 1989, pleaded guilty in Brooklyn federal court to conspiring to obstruct an official proceeding. U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue said that Weissman engaged in a scheme to impede the enforcement of another person’s obligation to pay millions of dollars in court-ordered restitution to victims in an unrelated securities fraud case. In 2011 and 2012, two people pleaded …
Six Alleged MS-13 Members Indicted For Murder Spree, Nassau County DA Says Six Alleged MS-13 Members Indicted For Murder Spree, Nassau County DA Says
Six Alleged MS-13 Members Indicted For Murder Spree, Nassau County DA Says Six alleged MS-13 members - including several teens and minors - have been indicted on Long Island for their roles in a pair of homicides in Far Rockaway and Lawrence last year. Yonathan “Turbo” Sanchez, 22, Carlos Guerra, 18, both of Far Rockaway, and Elmer “Revolver” Gutierrez, 19, of Valley Stream, are facing murder, conspiracy and weapons charges for their roles in an organized murder of 17-year-old Ian Cruz in Far Rockaway. Three teenagers - two 15-year-old boys and a 13-year-old girl - were also indicted for their roles in the homicides. Each has been charged with second-degree murder…
Seasons Kosher Supermarket To Reopen In Westchester After Bankruptcy Seasons Kosher Supermarket To Reopen In Westchester After Bankruptcy
Seasons Kosher Supermarket To Reopen In Westchester After Bankruptcy Seasons, the nation’s largest kosher supermarket chain, which was forced to declare bankruptcy late last year, is returning to Westchester with new owners. Under the management of businessman Joseph Bistritzky's family, Seasons will be reopening their 12,000-square-foot location in Scarsdale, in time for Passover. Other openings are planned in Clifton, Lakewood, Lawrence and Queens, The Scarsdale location will reopen at 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 3 in the Golden Horseshoe Shopping Center on Wilmot Road. The new location will seem supersized to shoppers, with a new state-of-the-art kitchen and…