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Drive-By Attackers Shoot Up Prius In Suffolk County, Victim Hospitalized: Police Drive-By Attackers Shoot Up Prius In Suffolk County, Victim Hospitalized: Police Drive-By Attackers Shoot Up Prius In Suffolk County, Victim Hospitalized: Police
Drive-By Attackers Shoot Up Prius In Suffolk County, Victim Hospitalized: Police A Long Island man was seriously wounded in a drive-by shooting on Friday morning, Nov. 6, police said. The 40-year-old Wyandanch man was sitting in the driver’s seat of a parked 2014 Toyota Prius on Locust Avenue in Wheatley Heights when the gunshots were fired around 10:20 a.m., the Suffolk County Police Department said. A vehicle pulled up alongside the victim’s Prius, and the attackers fired multiple bullets from their vehicle toward their target, investigators said. The man was struck in the arm, and the attacking vehicle fled the scene, cops said. The victim was taken to Good Samarita…
Rapist Arrested In Suffolk County After Domestic Dispute: Police Rapist Arrested In Suffolk County After Domestic Dispute: Police Rapist Arrested In Suffolk County After Domestic Dispute: Police
Rapist Arrested In Suffolk County After Domestic Dispute: Police An accused rapist on Long Island was arrested Friday, Nov. 6 following a domestic dispute, police said. Wilfrido Alberto Maurath Tacuri, 49, of East Hampton, was charged with three counts of first-degree rape, the East Hampton Town Police Department said. Cops responded to a domestic dispute on Muir Boulevard in East Hampton, then learned a victim at the address had been raped multiple times, according to police. The following investigation led to Maurath Tacuri’s arrest, cops said. He was held at police headquarters and scheduled for arraignment later Friday, authorities said.
Caregiver Stole Jewelry From 89-Year-Old Suffolk County Woman, Police Say Caregiver Stole Jewelry From 89-Year-Old Suffolk County Woman, Police Say Caregiver Stole Jewelry From 89-Year-Old Suffolk County Woman, Police Say
Caregiver Stole Jewelry From 89-Year-Old Suffolk County Woman, Police Say A caregiver aiding an 89-year-old Long Island woman stole the elderly woman’s jewelry, police said. Devika Ramcharran, 37, of North Bellport, was arrested Thursday night, Nov. 5 and charged with fourth-degree grand larceny, the Suffolk County Police Department said. Ramcharran was employed as a home health aide with Senior Helpers of Smithtown, and she worked with an 89-year-old woman living on Oakdale Avenue in Selden, authorities said. Around Monday, Sept. 28, Ramcharran took the woman’s jewelry, valued at $1,200, according to police. The woman called the cops when she noticed it was mis…
Comcast Cofounder Who Helped Build Cable Giant Dead Weeks After $20M Gift Comcast Cofounder Who Helped Build Cable Giant Dead Weeks After $20M Gift Comcast Cofounder Who Helped Build Cable Giant Dead Weeks After $20M Gift
Comcast Cofounder Who Helped Build Cable Giant Dead Weeks After $20M Gift A Philadelphia cable television pioneer who helped build Comcast and recently joined his wife in giving $20 million to the city’s art museum has died, the company announced Friday, Nov. 6. Julian A. Brodsky died Thursday, Nov. 5, at 93, according to Comcast’s announcement. “Julian was an extraordinary leader, a brilliant financial mind, and one of the architects of cable television,” Comcast Chairman Brian L. Roberts said. Brodsky and Daniel Aaron helped Ralph Roberts build the company following the 1963 purchase of American Cable Systems, a cable operation serving 1,200 subscribers in Tup…
NYSP Sgt. Filmed Children Undressing In His Bathroom, Edited Sexual Clips: Feds NYSP Sgt. Filmed Children Undressing In His Bathroom, Edited Sexual Clips: Feds NYSP Sgt. Filmed Children Undressing In His Bathroom, Edited Sexual Clips: Feds
Nysp Sgt. Filmed Children Undressing In His Bathroom, Edited Sexual Clips: Feds A New York State Police sergeant from the Hudson Valley who was previously arrested for allegedly assaulting his former partner is now facing federal charges after prosecutors said he filmed young children undressing in a bathroom in his home.  Steven Calderon, 43, of Crawford (Orange County), NY, was arrested on Thursday, Nov. 5, and charged with two counts of sexual exploitation of a child and one count of possessing child sexual abuse material, according to the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.  The charges stem from an investigation that began after C…
‘He Would Not Stop’: Daughter Shares Stepdad’s 'Obsession' And 'Shrine' Before NY Mom’s Killing ‘He Would Not Stop’: Daughter Shares Stepdad’s 'Obsession' And 'Shrine' Before NY Mom’s Killing ‘He Would Not Stop’: Daughter Shares Stepdad’s 'Obsession' And 'Shrine' Before NY Mom’s Killing
‘He Would Not Stop’: Daughter Shares Stepdad’s 'Obsession' And 'Shrine' Before NY Mom’s Killing A New York woman and her daughter suffered years of abuse from her ex-husband before her murder in late October, her family said. Norman Lohr was “obsessed” with his stepdaughter, Allison Pelc, and raped her three years ago, Pelc said Monday, Nov. 2 in a Facebook video. “He was just so obsessed after doing what he did to me. He would not stop,” Allison Pelc said in the video. Pelc’s mother, Mellissa K. Pelc-Lohr, was shot and killed in Moira, NY, on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Norman Lohr, Mellissa’s ex-husband and the chief suspect in her murder, died by suicide following a police chase hours later…
NY Woman Killed In Salon Double Rape; Suspect Who Bought Soda After Attack Arrested Days Later NY Woman Killed In Salon Double Rape; Suspect Who Bought Soda After Attack Arrested Days Later NY Woman Killed In Salon Double Rape; Suspect Who Bought Soda After Attack Arrested Days Later
NY Woman Killed In Salon Double Rape; Suspect Who Bought Soda After Attack Arrested Days Later A man wanted for killing a New York woman and sexually assaulting others inside a Philadelphia hair salon — before stopping to buy a soda — has been captured, police announced Friday, Nov. 6. Jamal Pistoria, 33, was arrested by two 22nd District officers on the 500 block of South Broad Street at approximately 1 a.m. Friday, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. He was wanted in connection with the killing of Ofelia Bellaniri Hernandez Camill, 34, and the assaults of two other women inside a salon on the 6300 block of Stenton Avenue in East Mount Airy, police said. Hernandez Cami…
Pedestrian Killed By Turning BMW On Sunrise Highway ID'd As Long Island Man Pedestrian Killed By Turning BMW On Sunrise Highway ID'd As Long Island Man Pedestrian Killed By Turning BMW On Sunrise Highway ID'd As Long Island Man
Pedestrian Killed By Turning BMW On Sunrise Highway ID'd As Long Island Man A Long Island man has been identified as the pedestrian killed after being struck by a BMW while crossing a busy roadway, police announced. The deadly crash happened at approximately 2:48 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 5, at the intersection of Sunrise Highway and Wantagh Avenue in Wantagh, according to Nassau County Police. The victim, identified as 69-year-old Victor Rodriguez, of Wantagh, was crossing Sunrise Highway northbound when he was struck by a 2026 BMW X3 30, detectives said. The BMW was being driven by a woman traveling southbound on Wantagh Avenue who was making a left turn onto Sunri…
Student Stabs Fellow Student At Suffolk County High School: Police Student Stabs Fellow Student At Suffolk County High School: Police Student Stabs Fellow Student At Suffolk County High School: Police
Student Stabs Fellow Student At Suffolk County High School: Police A Long Island high school student was seriously injured after being stabbed by another student in a school parking lot, police announced. The stabbing happened at Sachem High School East, located at 177 Granny Road in Farmingville, at approximately 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 5, according to a release issued by Suffolk County Police later that day. A 15-year-old male student stabbed a 16-year-old male student in the school's parking lot, Sixth Squad detectives said. The victim was rushed to a local hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, police said. The younger student was …
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…