Grandma's Zip-Tie Post Surfaces After Naked Boy Found On Road After Fleeing Zip-Tied Baby Gate Grandma's Zip-Tie Post Surfaces After Naked Boy Found On Road After Fleeing Zip-Tied Baby Gate
Grandma's Zip-Tie Post Surfaces After Naked Boy Found On Road After Fleeing Zip-Tied Baby Gate A Pennsylvania grandmother accused of helping confine her 5-year-old autistic grandson behind a zip-tied baby gate once shared a Facebook post titled, "How to escape a zip tie in less than a minute," years before the boy was found naked wandering along a Lebanon County road, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Stephanie Ann Schaffner, 42, shared the "Survival Skills" video on Facebook in March 2019. The post resurfaced after Schaffner, the child's mother, Jade Destiny Shuey, 21, and Tucker Flyn Heagy, 20, were charged in connection with the child's living conditions followi…
9 Arrested After Street Takeover Shuts Down Nassau County Road, Sparks Massive Police Crackdown 9 Arrested After Street Takeover Shuts Down Nassau County Road, Sparks Massive Police Crackdown
9 Arrested After Street Takeover Shuts Down Nassau County Road, Sparks Massive Police Crackdown A late-night street takeover that shut down a Long Island roadway with spinning cars, burnouts, and dangerous driving ended with nine arrests, a dozen vehicles impounded, and dozens of traffic tickets, Suffolk County Police said in a release issued Sunday, July 19.  The chaos unfolded around 11:40 p.m. Friday, July 17, on Central Avenue in East Farmingdale after members of the Suffolk County Police Street Takeover Task Force responded to reports of an organized gathering. Investigators had learned through intelligence gathering and social media monitoring that a street takeover was bei…
Car Fire Spreads To Nassau County Bar, Shuts Down Road (PHOTOS) Car Fire Spreads To Nassau County Bar, Shuts Down Road (PHOTOS)
Car Fire Spreads To Nassau County Bar, Shuts Down Road (Photos) A vehicle fire spread to a popular East Meadow bar early Saturday morning, July 18, shutting down Newbridge Road in both directions as firefighters and hazardous materials crews responded, authorities said. The fire broke out around 6:25 a.m. in a parked vehicle outside The Tipsy Barrel, at 470 Newbridge Road near Amherst Street, according to Nassau County police. When officers from the First Precinct arrived, they found the unoccupied vehicle fully engulfed in flames, police said. The blaze spread from the vehicle to the building, causing minor damage before firefighters extinguished it, p…
Motorcyclist Seriously Injured Pulling Out Of Driveway On Long Island: Police Motorcyclist Seriously Injured Pulling Out Of Driveway On Long Island: Police
Motorcyclist Seriously Injured Pulling Out Of Driveway On Long Island: Police A motorcyclist was seriously injured after colliding with a car while pulling out of a driveway on Long Island on Saturday morning, police said. The crash happened at approximately 10:13 a.m. on July 18 in front of a home in the 200 block of Oak Street in East Patchogue, according to Suffolk County Police. The 24-year-old Patchogue man was riding a 2025 Jiajue 150cc motorcycle northbound out of a driveway when he attempted to make a left turn onto Oak Street and collided with an eastbound 2012 Nissan Maxima, officers explained. The rider was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital w…
Thieving LI Lawyer Who Stole $400K From Clients Gets Prison Time: Authorities Thieving LI Lawyer Who Stole $400K From Clients Gets Prison Time: Authorities
Thieving LI Lawyer Who Stole $400K From Clients Gets Prison Time: Authorities A Long Island lawyer who admitted to stealing nearly $400,000 from her clients is headed to prison, authorities said. Daphna Zekaria, 56, was sentenced Friday, July 17 to six months in prison for the theft, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. She’ll spent five years on probation after her release. Zekaria, of Syosset, pleaded guilty to stealing from three separate victims — though other alleged victims have spoken publicly about being scammed and not repaid by her. She took $150,000 in an escrow account in early 2022 after helping a client going through a divorce sell her h…
Package Thief Rocks Bright Orange Hoodie In LI iPad Heist: Cops Package Thief Rocks Bright Orange Hoodie In LI iPad Heist: Cops
Package Thief Rocks Bright Orange Hoodie In LI iPad Heist: Cops A Long Island porch pirate was caught on camera swiping a package, and police are asking for the public’s help to identify them. The suspect was wearing a bright orange hoodie, black pants, and tan slides when they took the package from a home on Manhattan Avenue in Centereach on Wednesday, June 10, the Suffolk County Police Department said. The package contained an iPad, worth $350, according to police. The suspect was captured leaving the scene in a black Mercedes-Benz. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for tips that lead to an arrest in the case, and anyone with in…
2 Women Busted In Raid At Long Island Massage Parlor 2 Women Busted In Raid At Long Island Massage Parlor
2 Women Busted In Raid At Long Island Massage Parlor A raid at a massage parlor ended with the arrests of two women after police investigated the business following community complaints on Thursday, July 16. Second Precinct Crime Unit officers, working alongside the Town of Huntington Fire Marshal and Ordinance Inspector, investigated an unnamed business at 831 E. Jericho Turnpike before making the arrests, Suffolk County Police said. Yanping Deng, 44, of Flushing, was charged with unauthorized practice of a profession, a felony, and prostitution, a misdemeanor, police said. Qiuyan Huang, 42, also of Flushing, was charged with criminal nui…
Crack, Cocaine Seized At LI Convenience Store; Employee Arrested Crack, Cocaine Seized At LI Convenience Store; Employee Arrested
Crack, Cocaine Seized At LI Convenience Store; Employee Arrested A convenience store employee was arrested after police executed a search warrant and found him with a felony amount of crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia at a Long Island business on Thursday, July 16, police said. The search warrant was carried out at approximately 3 p.m. at Infinite Convenience Store, 419A Great East Neck Road, West Babylon, following community complaints, police said. Officers from the First Precinct Crime Unit, First Precinct Community Support Unit, and Town of Babylon officials took part in the operation. Jerome Jones, 55, of Patchogue, was found with a felony amoun…
$9M Check Fraud Lands Bankrupt LI Bus Boss Behind Bars, Feds Say $9M Check Fraud Lands Bankrupt LI Bus Boss Behind Bars, Feds Say
$9M Check Fraud Lands Bankrupt LI Bus Boss Behind Bars, Feds Say A Long Island bus company operator is headed to prison, more than eight years after his company went bankrupt in a $9 million check-kiting scheme, authorities said. John Mensch, 55, was sentenced Wednesday, July 15 to 18 months in prison for the fraud, the Justice Department said. Mensch, of Quogue, was owner of East End Bus Lines until the company went under, then in 2024 he admitted to the massive fraud, according to investigators. Beginning in 2017, with money running short, Mensch came up with a scheme using two of the company’s banks, the feds said. At both banks, East End enjoyed spe…
Elderly Victims Lost Thousands In LI Man’s Check Fraud Scheme: Police Elderly Victims Lost Thousands In LI Man’s Check Fraud Scheme: Police
Elderly Victims Lost Thousands In LI Man’s Check Fraud Scheme: Police A Long Island man scammed two elderly victims out of thousands of dollars in a bad check scheme, police said. Kacper Kusnierz, 34, of Middle Island, was part of a larger scam operation that ensnared at least two men outside Long Island, the Suffolk County Police Department said Wednesday, July 15. Kusnierz cashed fraudulent checks at TD Bank branches in Mount Sinai and Medford on Jan. 27 and Jan. 30 in 2025, according to investigators. After authorities learned of the scam, Kusnierz was arrested Wednesday at the police station in Bay Shore, cops said. He was charged with first-degree ident…
2 Girls Fight Off Knife-Wielding Attacker In Attempted Sex Assault At State Park: Police 2 Girls Fight Off Knife-Wielding Attacker In Attempted Sex Assault At State Park: Police
2 Girls Fight Off Knife-Wielding Attacker In Attempted Sex Assault At State Park: Police A 23-year-old man is accused of threatening two young girls with a knife before trying to sexually assault them at Kettletown State Park, where police said the girls fought back with rocks, escaped, and found help from other visitors. Darius Moreno, of Southbury, was arrested after the attack, which happened around 3:30 p.m. Monday at the Southbury park, according to a report from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's Environmental Conservation Police. Investigators said the girls were hiking along Kettletown Brook when Moreno came up behind one of them, put he…
LI Gas Station Bandit Gets Decades In Prison After Wild Cadillac Getaway: Authorities LI Gas Station Bandit Gets Decades In Prison After Wild Cadillac Getaway: Authorities
LI Gas Station Bandit Gets Decades In Prison After Wild Cadillac Getaway: Authorities A Long Island man convicted of holding up a gas station — and two prior felonies — has learned his fate. Marion Maupin, 33, of Ridge, got 20 years to life for his latest crime, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said Wednesday, July 15. Maupin led a two-man team that robbed a Shell station in Yaphank around 7:30 a.m. on Jan. 24, 2025, according to police. His accomplice, Raiquan Davis, watched the door while Maupin pointed a loaded handgun at the clerk’s head, investigators said. After Maupin took cash from the register, he and Davis fled the scene in a white Cadillac, authoriti…