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Wife Recalls Final Desperate Phone Call With Husband Before Drowning In Florida Floodwaters Wife Recalls Final Desperate Phone Call With Husband Before Drowning In Florida Floodwaters Wife Recalls Final Desperate Phone Call With Husband Before Drowning In Florida Floodwaters
Wife Recalls Final Desperate Phone Call With Husband Before Drowning In Florida Floodwaters A Massachusetts native is mourning her husband after a deadly Florida flood trapped the father of four inside his vehicle as he pleaded for help during a final FaceTime call with his wife.  Stacy Petit Bennett, a Walpole native, lost her husband, 34-year-old Joshua Bennett, on Monday, Nov. 2, when fast-moving floodwaters submerged his vehicle in Palm Bay, Florida.  Joshua had gone out for coffee when rising water surrounded his vehicle "He called me on FaceTime, and he was just crying like, 'I don't know what to do, I don't know what to do.' And he said he's in the middle of a ri…
Mugshot Shows Philly Foster Mom Charged With Girl's Heinous Murder Mugshot Shows Philly Foster Mom Charged With Girl's Heinous Murder Mugshot Shows Philly Foster Mom Charged With Girl's Heinous Murder
Mugshot Shows Philly Foster Mom Charged With Girl's Heinous Murder A 10-year-old Philadelphia girl who vanished from her foster home more than a week ago was found dead inside the trunk of a car in South Jersey, with bruising and scars suggesting a history of abuse, authorities announced Thursday, Nov. 5. Malayshia Alford's foster mother, Caprice Williams, 36, has been charged with murder, abuse of a corpse, and several other related offenses, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced during a Thursday evening news conference. The child's remains were discovered by Philadelphia police in Linwood, located in Atlantic County, following an invest…
Masked Crips Gang Members Tracked Rival On LIRR Before Station Shooting In Suffolk: DA Masked Crips Gang Members Tracked Rival On LIRR Before Station Shooting In Suffolk: DA Masked Crips Gang Members Tracked Rival On LIRR Before Station Shooting In Suffolk: DA
Masked Crips Gang Members Tracked Rival On Lirr Before Station Shooting In Suffolk: DA The shooting at a Long Island Rail Road station that hospitalized two people was gang-related, and three teenagers are now facing charges, authorities said. Jahmez Cureton, 19, of Wyandanch, remains accused of firing the bullet that struck two people at the Bellport LIRR station in the early hours of Friday, Oct. 9, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said Thursday, Nov. 5. Javar Baskerville, 18, of Huntington and a 17-year-old accomplice were charged with second-degree attempted murder along with Cureton in the case, prosecutors said. All three teens are members of the Crips str…
LI Woman Forced Into Prostitution, Faced Violent Abuse For Defying Trafficker: Cops LI Woman Forced Into Prostitution, Faced Violent Abuse For Defying Trafficker: Cops LI Woman Forced Into Prostitution, Faced Violent Abuse For Defying Trafficker: Cops
LI Woman Forced Into Prostitution, Faced Violent Abuse For Defying Trafficker: Cops A Long Island man sex trafficked a vulnerable woman and threatened her with sex abuse if she didn’t comply, police said. Anton Trent, 50, of Shirley, was arrested Thursday, Nov. 5 following an 18-month investigation, the Suffolk County Police Department said. The investigation, which began in May 2025, determined that Trent forced a 29-year-old woman into prostitution, police said. If she didn’t comply with his demands, he subjected her to violent sexual abuse, according to authorities. Police served warrants at 14 and 17 Moriches-Middle Island Road in Shirley on Thursday and arrested Tren…
TV Reporter Who Proposed To Tom Brady In Wedding Dress Arrested In $160M Fraud Scheme: ICE TV Reporter Who Proposed To Tom Brady In Wedding Dress Arrested In $160M Fraud Scheme: ICE TV Reporter Who Proposed To Tom Brady In Wedding Dress Arrested In $160M Fraud Scheme: ICE
TV Reporter Who Proposed To Tom Brady In Wedding Dress Arrested In $160M Fraud Scheme: ICE A Mexican TV star who once stunned Tom Brady with a marriage proposal at the Super Bowl 42 is now in federal custody in Florida after five years on the run from Mexican authorities for an alleged massive fraud scheme.  Inés Gómez Mont, 43, was arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during an operation in Miami on Friday, Oct. 30, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Mexican authorities have issued three arrest warrants for Gómez Mont. The allegations include organized crime, money laundering, and suspected tax fraud. Investigators believe Gómez Mont and…
LI Scammer Used 11 Fake Names To Swindle 15 Home Seekers And Take $61K: Authorities LI Scammer Used 11 Fake Names To Swindle 15 Home Seekers And Take $61K: Authorities LI Scammer Used 11 Fake Names To Swindle 15 Home Seekers And Take $61K: Authorities
LI Scammer Used 11 Fake Names To Swindle 15 Home Seekers And Take $61K: Authorities A Long Island man used a variety of fake names while operating a year-long rental scam in New York City, authorities said. Rajat Verma, 35, of Franklin Square, stole $61,625 from at least 15 victims looking for a home in the city’s ultra-competitive rental market, the Queens District Attorney’s office said Friday, Oct. 30. Verma started his scheme by posing as a renter himself, giving small landlords in Queens and Brooklyn forged checks in exchange for keys to at least eight properties, investigators said. While he had the keys — but before the checks bounced — Verma advertised the propert…
Retired NY Cop Stayed On Phone With Daughter For 14 Minutes Before Her Death In Murder-Suicide Retired NY Cop Stayed On Phone With Daughter For 14 Minutes Before Her Death In Murder-Suicide Retired NY Cop Stayed On Phone With Daughter For 14 Minutes Before Her Death In Murder-Suicide
Retired NY Cop Stayed On Phone With Daughter For 14 Minutes Before Her Death In Murder-Suicide A retired NYPD officer from Dutchess County said he spent 14 minutes on the phone with his daughter as her boyfriend held a gun to her head, desperately pleading for her life before hearing the shot that killed her.   Rudy Cantarini, of Poughkeepsie, described the horrifying final moments of his daughter, Andrea Cantarini, 37, who was killed in an apparent murder-suicide inside her Bronx apartment on Tuesday night, Nov. 3, the New York Post reported.  Andrea, a Brooklyn native and nurse at St. Barnabas Hospital, was allegedly shot in the head by her boyfriend, Juan Cornelio D…
Woman Struck And Killed By Lexus Crossing Busy Long Island Road, Police Say Woman Struck And Killed By Lexus Crossing Busy Long Island Road, Police Say Woman Struck And Killed By Lexus Crossing Busy Long Island Road, Police Say
Woman Struck And Killed By Lexus Crossing Busy Long Island Road, Police Say A 58-year-old woman who was killed in a car crash on Long Island on Wednesday night, Nov. 4 has been identified by police. Nancy Servellon, 58, of Long Beach, was crossing Hempstead Turnpike near Clearmeadow Drive in East Meadow around 7 p.m. Wednesday when she was struck, the Nassau County Police Department said. A 32-year-old woman driving westbound on Hempstead Turnpike in a 2014 Lexus hit Servellon, investigators said. Servellon was rushed to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The Lexus remained at the scene, according to photos shared by John F. Scalesi Jr. on Faceb…
Bergen County Supermarket Sells $847M Powerball Jackpot Ticket Bergen County Supermarket Sells $847M Powerball Jackpot Ticket Bergen County Supermarket Sells $847M Powerball Jackpot Ticket
Bergen County Supermarket Sells $847M Powerball Jackpot Ticket Someone in New Jersey is waking up $847 million richer after a single Powerball ticket sold at a Bergen County Wegmans matched all six numbers in the Wednesday, Nov. 4 drawing. The winning ticket was sold at Wegmans Food Market at 100 Farm View in Montvale, New Jersey Lottery officials announced Thursday, Nov. 5. The store will receive a $30,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket, with State Treasurer Aaron Binder and New Jersey Lottery Executive Director James Carey scheduled to present a ceremonial check at a 2 p.m. press conference Thursday. The winning numbers were 15, 34, 41, 53, an…
Mom's Topless NYC Marathon Run Was About Much More Than Turning Heads Mom's Topless NYC Marathon Run Was About Much More Than Turning Heads Mom's Topless NYC Marathon Run Was About Much More Than Turning Heads
Mom's Topless NYC Marathon Run Was About Much More Than Turning Heads A New Jersey mother who survived two types of breast cancer is going viral for running the New York City Marathon topless, proudly displaying the scars left behind by the disease she fought to overcome. Lauren Spiezia, 33, completed the 26.2-mile race Sunday, Nov. 1, in 4 hours, 54 minutes, and 5 seconds, according to official marathon results. Diagnosed with breast cancer at 31, Spiezia underwent chemotherapy, a bilateral mastectomy, and reconstruction. Rather than cover the scars left behind, she made them part of her message: "Today, I’m running the NYC Marathon with my scars uncove…
Nassau County Trans Sports Ban Struck Down By Appeals Court Nassau County Trans Sports Ban Struck Down By Appeals Court Nassau County Trans Sports Ban Struck Down By Appeals Court
Nassau County Trans Sports Ban Struck Down By Appeals Court Nassau County’s ban on transgender women and girls participating in sports teams at public venues was struck down Wednesday, Nov. 4 by an appeals court. Colloquially known as the county’s “trans sports ban,” the law was passed by the Nassau County Legislature in June 2024 with support from County Executive Bruce Blakeman. But a New York appeals court ruled Wednesday the law was illegal, backing a lawsuit from Attorney General Letitia James. “Nobody should have to fight to play the game they love,” said James, a Democrat. “No one asked for this illegal and exclusionary policy. Bruce Blakema…
LI Homeowner Attacked With Crowbar In Burglary, Two Men Arrested: Police LI Homeowner Attacked With Crowbar In Burglary, Two Men Arrested: Police LI Homeowner Attacked With Crowbar In Burglary, Two Men Arrested: Police
LI Homeowner Attacked With Crowbar In Burglary, Two Men Arrested: Police Two Brooklyn men who broke into a Long Island house and attacked the homeowner have been arrested, police said Wednesday, Nov. 4. Richard Lewis, 54, and Norbet Roseway, 45, were captured in Brooklyn in connection with a burglary on July 18 in Old Brookville, the Nassau County Police Department said. Lewis and Roseway entered a home around 1 p.m. that day, and one of them struck the 57-year-old male homeowner in the shoulder with a crowbar, authorities said. The elderly man encountered his attacker after hearing a loud noise in his sunroom, cops said. After the crowbar strike, the suspects …