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Newlywed NY Man Disappears, Faces Medical Trouble As Wife Begs ‘Please Come Home’ Newlywed NY Man Disappears, Faces Medical Trouble As Wife Begs ‘Please Come Home’
Newlywed NY Man Disappears, Faces Medical Trouble As Wife Begs ‘Please Come Home’ A newlywed New York man has disappeared, and his wife believes he could be facing a medical emergency. Dominick Bianchi, 35, was last seen Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 10 a.m. around his home in East Greenbush, the local police department said on Facebook. Bianchi has Type 1 diabetes, and his new bride, Julianna Zyra, told ABC affiliate WTEN she wasn’t sure if he could monitor his blood sugar. The missing man has a continuous glucose monitor, but it’s “paired to his phone that he doesn’t have,” Zyra told WTEN. Zyra told the station Bianchi had been battling mental health issues recently but “nobody…
PA ‘Predator Catcher’ Stabbed In NY Tim Hortons Brawl Involving Infant: Reports PA ‘Predator Catcher’ Stabbed In NY Tim Hortons Brawl Involving Infant: Reports
PA ‘Predator Catcher’ Stabbed In NY Tim Hortons Brawl Involving Infant: Reports A Pennsylvania social media influencer who was stabbed while confronting two men he accused of targeting children is now facing charges stemming from the New York brawl, court records show. Nicholas Attalla, known online as “Niky Sal,” was arrested on Friday, Sept. 4, on charges of third-degree assault, second-degree criminal nuisance, and endangering the welfare of a child. Attalla, of Erie, was arraigned that day and pleaded not guilty, according to online court records. The charges stem from a fight inside a Tim Hortons in Jamestown on Dec. 13, 2025, according to WGRZ, Erie News Now, an…
Nassau Driver Killed In One-Car Crash, Slammed Into Fire Station: Police Nassau Driver Killed In One-Car Crash, Slammed Into Fire Station: Police
Nassau Driver Killed In One-Car Crash, Slammed Into Fire Station: Police A Long Island driver was killed in a one-car crash into a local fire station on Wednesday, Sept. 9, police said. Michael Peattie, 41, of Sayville, struck Bethpage Fire Department Station 4 around 10:20 a.m. Wednesday, the Nassau County Police Department said. Peattie was driving eastbound on Stewart Avenue through Bethpage in a 2024 Mazda when his vehicle left the road, struck a utility pole, and smashed into the fire station, authorities said. Pictures from the scene showed a heavily damaged, hardly recognizable vehicle up against the station’s exterior walls, according to LI Fire Buff. …
LI Child Predator Who Groomed 9-Year-Old Girl On COVID Video Calls Learns His Fate LI Child Predator Who Groomed 9-Year-Old Girl On COVID Video Calls Learns His Fate
LI Child Predator Who Groomed 9-Year-Old Girl On COVID Video Calls Learns His Fate A Long Island man who used COVID-era video calls to groom a 9-year-old girl for sexual abuse was sentenced to decades in prison, authorities said. The West Babylon man, 29, got 25 years behind bars for first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said Thursday, Sept. 10. He was not publicly named to protect the victim’s identity, authorities said. “I commend the brave young victim for helping to bring her abuser to justice,” District Attorney Ray Tierney said. During the COVID shutdowns in 2020, the man — described as a family friend …
Massage Therapist Allegedly Finds Client On Facebook After Assault: Police Seek Victims Massage Therapist Allegedly Finds Client On Facebook After Assault: Police Seek Victims
Massage Therapist Allegedly Finds Client On Facebook After Assault: Police Seek Victims Police are seeking possible additional victims after a massage therapist allegedly forcibly touched a client, then found her Facebook page months later and messaged her about his new workplace. Steven Dunn, 39, of Syosset, was working at Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa at 315 Walt Whitman Road in Huntington Station when he allegedly inappropriately touched the woman as she lay on a massage table around noon on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, Suffolk County Police said. The woman did not initially report the incident. But on Sept. 1, Dunn allegedly found the woman’s Facebook page and me…
Man Killed In Head-On Crash On Long Island: Police Man Killed In Head-On Crash On Long Island: Police
Man Killed In Head-On Crash On Long Island: Police A 44-year-old man was killed and another driver was injured in a head-on crash on Long Island on Wednesday afternoon, police said. David Maiman of Middle Island was driving a 2020 Lexus north on Rocky Point Yaphank Road when the vehicle crossed into the southbound lane and struck the driver’s side of a 2020 Jeep around 1:30 p.m., according to Suffolk County Police. Maiman was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Jeep driver, Ferdi Reyes Garcia, 45, of Port Jefferson, was taken to the same hospital with minor injuries, police said. Both vehicles were …
Man Takes Fatal Leap From GWB: Police Man Takes Fatal Leap From GWB: Police
Man Takes Fatal Leap From GWB: Police A man died after climbing over a fence and jumping from the George Washington Bridge Wednesday morning, authorities said. Port Authority police received a report that the man climbed over the fence on the bridge's Northwalk and jumped at approximately 8:43 a.m. on Sept. 9, authorities said. The man's body was recovered by the NYPD, according to Port Authority police. A report from Citizen NYC says that the man's body was recovered on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River. No information about his identity was released.  Fifteen people had jumped to their deaths from the bridge …
VIDEO: Shirtless Man Dances On Truck Moving Across GWB Before Arrest VIDEO: Shirtless Man Dances On Truck Moving Across GWB Before Arrest
Video: Shirtless Man Dances On Truck Moving Across GWB Before Arrest The saxophones only got louder in a now-viral TikTok video that shows a shirtless man dancing on the back of a flatbed truck moving across the George Washington Bridge. The video of the Sept. 3 scene was shared by TikTok user @johnortizzzz24 and had racked up nearly 20,000 views as of Wednesday, Sept. 9. What the clip doesn't show viewers, though, is what happened afterward: the dancer's arrest. Port Authority police identified the man as 28-year-old Arnesia Crawford, and said officers removed him from the back of the truck in Fort Lee, NJ. Crawford was subsequently charged with aggr…
NY Cop Used Flock Cameras To Snoop On Ex-Girlfriend 3,000 Times, Investigators Say NY Cop Used Flock Cameras To Snoop On Ex-Girlfriend 3,000 Times, Investigators Say
NY Cop Used Flock Cameras To Snoop On Ex-Girlfriend 3,000 Times, Investigators Say A New York cop used Flock cameras to track her ex-girlfriend around 3,000 times, authorities said Wednesday, Sept. 9. Laurie Moore, a 13-year veteran with the Albany County Sheriff’s office, was booked on charges of falsifying records and official misconduct, the Albany Times-Union reported. Cops said Moore, 47, used Flock’s license plate recorders to access data on five people she knew, according to NBC affiliate WNYT. She was suspended following the investigation. Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple called Moore a quality investigator and said her arrest “literally breaks my heart,” accord…
Nassau Teen Pleads Guilty To Murdering Neighbor In Violent Burglary, Authorities Say Nassau Teen Pleads Guilty To Murdering Neighbor In Violent Burglary, Authorities Say
Nassau Teen Pleads Guilty To Murdering Neighbor In Violent Burglary, Authorities Say A Long Island teenager pleaded guilty to murder in the death of a 64-year-old woman, according to online court records. Jose Olaya, 18, copped to second-degree murder and burglary charges on Tuesday, Sept. 8, the records show. His sentencing hearing is set for Wednesday, Oct. 28. Olaya is likely to get 12 years behind bars, Newsday reported Tuesday. Prosecutors asked for a 14-year term after Olaya waived his status as a juvenile offender. Linda Levy, of Levittown, was killed in a June 9, 2024, home invasion that police tied to two teenage boys, according to an August 2024 Newsday report. O…
0.28-BAC Driver Who Killed LI Woman, Then Fled To Poland Pleads Guilty: Authorities 0.28-BAC Driver Who Killed LI Woman, Then Fled To Poland Pleads Guilty: Authorities
0.28-bac Driver Who Killed LI Woman, Then Fled To Poland Pleads Guilty: Authorities A drunk Long Island driver who killed a woman in a head-on crash has pleaded guilty, authorities said Wednesday, Sept. 9. Adam Chrzanowski, 45, formerly of Riverhead, had a BAC of 0.28% when he intentionally crossed a double yellow line to pass another vehicle, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. The ensuing four-car crash killed a passenger in an oncoming vehicle, 60-year-old Elizabeth Post, and sent at least one other person to a local hospital, authorities said. After the wreck Chrzanowski, a Polish native, fled to Poland more than a year after he was indicted, authoriti…
Former Stony Brook Coach Steve Pikiell Reveals Cancer Diagnosis Former Stony Brook Coach Steve Pikiell Reveals Cancer Diagnosis
Former Stony Brook Coach Steve Pikiell Reveals Cancer Diagnosis Rutgers men's basketball coach Steve Pikiell revealed he is battling cancer and will undergo treatment during the season. Pikiell, who has coached at Rutgers since 2016 and led the Scarlet Knights to two NCAA Tournament appearances, said he sought medical care a couple of months ago after he wasn't feeling 100 percent.  A series of tests revealed he had cancer. "After a successful surgery, my doctors and I have a kick-ass game plan to finish treatment," Pikiell said. Pikiell said he plans to remain involved with the team as much as possible during treatment, while Associate Head Coach…