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Massapequa, NY
News
Mom Killed On Way To Hobby Lobby: Impaired Driver Now Facing Years For Massapequa Crash
A Georgia woman will spend up to 10 years behind bars for causing a high-speed crash that killed a Long Island mother and injured another person. Rachel Lodice, 22, formerly of Jericho, was sentenced on Monday, July 21, in Nassau County Court after pleading guilty to a slew of charges stemming from the April 2024 crash that killed 64-year-old Cynthia Mitchell. Lodice, who had recently moved to Georgia from Jericho, was high on marijuana when she got behind the wheel of her 2023 Kia Rio and sped more than six miles down Hicksville Road in Massapequa — at times swerving into oncoming traffic,…
Patchogue-Medford, NY
Police & Fire
Cops ID Man, 25, Pulled From Pool After Medford Party
A 25-year-old man died after being pulled unresponsive from a backyard swimming pool after a party at a home on Long Island Saturday, July 19, authorities said. A homeowner on Bloomington Street in Medford found Sleigan Laroc's body in the water at approximately 9:35 p.m., Suffolk County police said. The homeowner pulled the Laroc's body from the water and began performing CPR. Officers from the Sixth Precinct arrived shortly after and took over life-saving efforts. Laroc, of Queens Village, was taken by ambulance to NYU Langone Hospital–Suffolk in Patchogue, where he was pronounced d…
Elmont, NY
News
'Germans Should’ve Ended Your Kind': Elmont Therapist’s Hate-Fueled Message Sparks Outrage
A Long Island therapist is facing a massive backlash after sending a hate-filled message to a Jewish woman on Instagram that read in part: "Germans should have ended your kind," photos of the since-deleted post said. Now, an organized letter-writing campaign hopes to have her license to practice revoked. Gineth G. Nelson, who runs Whole Health Counseling in Elmont, Long Island, made the disturbing comment after a Jewish user posted a meme related to Hamas withholding the remains of Israeli hostages, according to Long Island Affair. In a now-deleted reply, Nelson allegedly wrote:&…
Westbury, NY
News
Man Pulled Into MRI Machine Dies From Injuries After Freak Westbury Accident
A 61-year-old man who was critically injured after being pulled into an MRI machine on Long Island has died. The incident happened around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 16, at Nassau Open MRI on Old Country Road, as Daily Voice reported. The man entered the MRI room while a scan was already in progress—an area he was not authorized to be in. Because he was wearing a large metallic chain around his neck, the machine’s powerful magnetic force drew him in, causing what authorities described as a “medical episode.” Emergency personnel responded to the facility after a 911 caller reported a victim i…
Hicksville, NY
Police & Fire
$62K Psychic Scam Foiled At Hicksville Bank: Nassau Police
A Queens man posing as a spiritual guide was arrested after trying to scam a Long Island woman out of $62,000 for fortune telling services, Nassau County police announced on Friday, July 18. Hemanth Kumar Muneppa, 33, allegedly convinced a 68-year-old woman to pay him $20,000 for psychic services on Thursday, July 3, detectives said. When she returned for a follow-up session at Anjana Ji on South Broadway in Hicksville on Thursday, July 17, he demanded another $42,000. Muneppa drove the woman to a nearby bank on Broadway so she could withdraw the additional money, police explained. There, a…
Bethpage, NY
News
Victim ID'd After Alleged DWI Crash Killing Woman In Bethpage
A woman killed in a suspected drunk driving crash on Long Island has been identified days later. On Thursday, July 17, Nassau County Police confirmed that Cindy Saborio, 40, of Wantagh, died just before midnight Tuesday, July 15, when her car was struck head-on on Seamans Neck Road in Bethpage. Saborio was pronounced dead at the scene. The other driver, Joseph Curto, 54, of Seaford, was critically injured and transported to a nearby hospital, as Daily Voice reported. Investigators determined that Saborio had been traveling southbound when Curto, traveling northbound, crossed the center lin…
Merrick, NY
News
MS-13's 'Creeper' Admits Role In Machete Murders Of 15-Year-Old, Second Victim On Long Island
A Long Island MS-13 gang member formally confessed to taking part in the gruesome killings of two young victims, nearly a decade after their deaths. Kevin Del Cid, 25, of Freeport, pleaded guilty to racketeering charges in Central Islip federal court on Wednesday, July 16, in connection with the 2016 machete killings of 20-year-old Kerin Pineda and 15-year-old Javier Castillo. Del Cid – also known by the alias “Creeper” – was a member of the Sailors Locos Salvatruchas Westside clique of the MS-13 gang at the time. He also pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute cocaine and marijuana. Tw…
Hempstead, NY
News
Bicyclist Killed By BMW Hit-Run Driver In Hempstead Remembered As 'Loving Son, Brother'
Loved ones are mourning the sudden loss of a bicyclist who was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash on Long Island. The collision happened around 4 a.m. Sunday, July 13, in Hempstead, according to Nassau County Police. Michael Maletta, 42, of Hicksville, was riding his bicycle northeast on Peninsula Boulevard when he was hit by a white BMW near the intersection with South Franklin Street. The driver did not stop and fled in an unknown direction, police said. Maletta was pronounced dead at the scene by a Northwell Health paramedic. Now, his grieving loved ones are turning to the public …
Nyack-Valley Cottage, NY
Politics
'I'm Everything You Fear': Rosie O'Donnell Hits Back After Trump Floats Revoking Citizenship
Rosie O’Donnell has responded to President Donald Trump’s salvo claiming he's considering revoking her US citizenship with a blistering, 280-word Instagram broadside that revives one of the entertainment world’s longest-running feuds. Posted late Saturday, July 12, alongside a photo of Trump socializing with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the comedian and Emmy-winning talk-show host's message casts Trump as “king joffrey with a tangerine spray tan." O'Donnell declared that Trump's threat to strip her of citizenship only proves “I still live rent-free in that collapsin…
New London, CT
News
Poop Problem: Nearly 90% Of CT Beaches Tested Unsafe In 2024, New Study Says
More than half of all East Coast beaches had potentially unsafe levels of fecal contamination at least once in 2024, according to researchers. The advocacy group Environment America released its new study about the water quality at US beaches on Monday, July 7. The nonprofit compiled bacteria testing data from states bordering oceans and the Great Lakes, along with Puerto Rico. From 3,187 beaches nationwide, Environment America found that more than three out of five (61%) had at least one day of potentially unsafe levels of fecal contamination in 2024. On those days, that indicator exceeded…
Babylon, NY
Lifestyle
Most 'Over-The-Top' Milkshakes? Babylon Eatery Among Cream Of The Crop, Foodies Say
From rainbow cookies to cereal explosions, these milkshakes are anything but vanilla. When Bobby Votino asked a simple question in the Long Island Foodies Facebook group — “Is there anywhere in Suffolk that serves over the top milkshakes?” — the answers came pouring in thicker than a double-churned chocolate malt. Three local favorites quickly rose to the top of the frothy fray: Babylon Burger Bar, Burgerology, and Dang BBQ — each earning multiple mentions and milky praise from fans. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Babylon Burger…
East Hampton, NY
News
Drunk Teen Crashed Car, Killing 19-Year-Old East Hampton Woman On Father's Day, DA Says
An 18-year-old man is facing aggravated vehicular homicide charges following a Father’s Day crash that killed a 19-year-old woman and seriously injured another passenger on Long Island. Luis Fuertes, of Moriches, was arraigned in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, July 9, in connection with an alleged drunk driving crash in East Hampton that killed Scarleth Samaniego-Urgiles. Investigators determined that Fuertes was driving drunk with seven people in his car when he crossed into oncoming traffic, nearly hit another vehicle, then veered off the road and struck a tree on Old Stone Highway at…
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