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Scammer Targeted LI Senior For $20K, But Victim Got Wise Just In Time: Police
A Long Island senior withdrew $20,000 in a technology-based scam but wised up just in time and called the cops, police said.
Biaodi Jiang, 50, of Brooklyn, was arrested Monday, Sept. 21 for the failed scam, the Nassau County Police Department said.
The would-be victim, a 68-year-old Baldwin man, was greeted Monday morning by a message on his computer claiming it had been compromised and displaying a phone number to call, according to police.
After calling the phone number, the man was told he needed to withdraw his money in order to protect it, and he immediately complied by taking out $20…
Pet-Hating Suffolk Woman Left Shattered Glass Around Apartment Complex, Authorities Say
A Long Island woman is facing an animal cruelty charge for taking creative measures to keep pets away from her apartment, authorities said Tuesday, Sept. 22.
Joyce Hamlett, 61, of Central Islip, scattered pieces of shattered glass and mothballs in common areas of her apartment complex in August, the Suffolk County SPCA said.
In addition to pets, multiple children under age 17 live in the complex, investigators said. However, Hamlett was focused on deterring animals from entering the areas, according to the SPCA.
Hamlett was charged with second-degree reckless endangerment, child endangerme…
Chase Ends In Crash, Standoff After Man Returns To NY Store: Police
A man who police say twice violated an order of protection at a New York business led officers on a chase that ended with a crash and a standoff, authorities announced Monday, Sept. 21.
The incident began at Beer Universe, 16 West Avenue, in Saratoga Springs around 3:39 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, when local police were called for a man attempting to speak with someone inside the store despite a full stay-away order of protection, according to the department.
Officers arrived and attempted to speak with the man, who was already inside a vehicle in the parking lot, police said. He allegedl…
LI Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With Turning Subaru Identified By Police (Updated)
The motorcyclist killed in a crash with a turning Subaru on Long Island on Monday afternoon, Sept. 21 has been identified, police said Tuesday, Sept. 22.
Michael Locastro, 56, of Westbury, was killed in the wreck, the Nassau County Police Department said. The crash happened at 3:28 p.m. Monday in Jericho, according to the NCPD Homicide Squad.
Locastro was riding a 2025 Indian motorcycle north on Cedar Swamp Road when a 32-year-old woman driving a 2020 Subaru made a left turn onto Old Jericho Turnpike, causing the collision, detectives said.
After being rushed to a local hospital with…
Homeless Man’s Burglary Attempt Thwarted At LI Laundromat, Two Cops Injured: Police
A homeless man who busted into a Long Island laundromat and grabbed some soap was arrested and later injured police officers in an ambulance, authorities said.
Michael Torres, 34, was arrested Sunday night, Sept. 20 in East Meadow, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Torres entered Rapid 2 Laundromat on Hempstead Turnpike around 10:30 p.m., entered a staff-only area, shoved a 34-year-old man working at the business, and grabbed two bottles of soap, police said.
Though Torres attempted to leave with the soap, cops arrived on the scene and arrested him without incident, authorities sai…
Dead Animals, Coffin, Severed Finger Left At Masonic Lodge: Police
Dead animals, cryptic messages, a miniature coffin, and a severed finger were among the disturbing objects repeatedly left outside a Pennsylvania Masonic lodge before a traffic stop led investigators to a suspect, police announced Monday, Sept. 21.
Joshua Albert Reisinger, 37, was arrested following an investigation into more than a month of incidents at Paxton Lodge No. 16 Masonic Hall at 410 North Harrisburg Street in Steelton, according to the Steelton Borough Police Department.
Between Aug. 15 and Sept. 20, investigators said unusual objects and written messages were intentionally left …
Amtrak Fiber Cut Triggers FAA Ground Stops at Philly, Newark, JFK, LaGuardia, Teterboro
An Amtrak construction crew accidentally cut a fiber line in New Jersey, triggering a telecommunications outage that forced the FAA to halt flights at five major Northeast airports Monday, Sept. 21, federal officials said.
Flights were affected at Philadelphia International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, Teterboro Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, and LaGuardia Airport as the outage rippled across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York.
"An Amtrak construction crew accidentally cut into a fiber line in New Jersey which caused a telecom outage and forced FAA to …
Teen Driver Flips Car While Drunk In Suffolk County, Lands In Jail: Police
A drunk Long Island teenager hit a guardrail and flipped his car but escaped without injury, police said.
Marek Alexander Amraly, 19, of Quogue, was traveling westbound on Old Country Road in East Quogue around 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, the Southampton Town Police Department said.
Amraly then left his travel lane near Gleason Drive and collided with a guardrail, which caused the car to overturn, police said. Amraly was not injured, according to investigators.
Officers responded to the area and determined Amraly was drunk at the scene, authorities said. He was charged with aggravated DWI and…
Drunk Driver Plows Into Pole In Suffolk County While Twice Legal Limit: Police
A drunk Long Island driver crashed her car into a utility pole in Montauk, leading to her arrest, police said.
Tiara M. Rashad, 41, of Hicksville, was busted with a BAC over 0.18%, the East Hampton Town Police Department said.
Rashad was traveling northbound on South Essex Street, just north of South Fairview Avenue, when she collided with the pole around 7:15 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, police said.
Officers responded to the scene and smelled a strong odor of alcohol on Rashad’s breath and noticed her eyes were glassy and bloodshot, her speech was slurred, and she was unsteady on her feet, acc…
