Long Island Nurse Allegedly Slams Newborn Face Down, Arrested, Charged: DA
A registered nurse has been arrested, as well as her employment terminated after she allegedly lifted and slammed down a two-day-old infant in his bassinet, authorities said.
Amanda Burke, 29, of Holbrook, was working at the NICU Unit at the Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip at the time of the incident, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney reported.
She was assigned to care for a 2-day-old infant.
Burke walked up to the infant, who was lying in his bassinet.
According to the DA, she quickly lifted and flipped the baby over before slamming him face-down onto the bassi…
40-Year-Old Seriously Injured In Copiague Crash
A bicyclist was seriously injured during a crash with a car on Long Island.
The crash took place in Copiague around 6:20 p.m., Monday, Jan. 30 at the intersection of Dixon Avenue with Volta Street.
According to Suffolk County Police, Isaac Flores, age 29, of Long Island City, was driving a 2015 Hyundai Sonata westbound on Dixon Avenue when the vehicle struck a man on a bicycle who rode across his lane of traffic at the intersection of Volta Street.
The bicyclist, Alexis Espinal-Cepeda, age 40, of Copiague, was transported to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip f…
2 Suffolk County Residents Among Suspects Charged In Nationwide Catalytic Converter Theft Ring
Two Long Island men are facing charges following the coordinated takedown of a national network of individuals who allegedly bought and resold stolen catalytic converters.
Twenty-one defendants were charged for their roles in the conspiracy in two separate indictments that were unsealed on Wednesday, Nov. 2, according to the United States Department of Justice.
The charges came after arrests, searches, and seizures across various states, including New York, New Jersey, Oklahoma, California, and more, officials said.
In one of the indictments, a federal grand jury in the Northern District o…
