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Police & Fire
Trio Swipes $5K Necklace From Long Island Victim, Police Say Trio Swipes $5K Necklace From Long Island Victim, Police Say
Trio Swipes $5K Necklace From Long Island Victim, Police Say Police are searching for three people who stole a piece of jewelry worth thousands of dollars right from their victim’s body. The Westbury incident occurred on Monday, April 29 at 5 p.m., according to Nassau County Police. A 74-year-old woman was walking on Salisbury Park Drive near the intersection of Port Lane when a light-colored sedan pulled up alongside her. Two of the sedan’s passengers, a pair of women, got out of the vehicle and walked up to the victim. They each placed plastic necklaces around the victim’s neck before getting back in the car and driving off, heading west on Sal…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Teen Arrested For Long Island Burglaries Accused Of Stealing Vehicle Along Jersey Shore Teen Arrested For Long Island Burglaries Accused Of Stealing Vehicle Along Jersey Shore
Teen Arrested For Long Island Burglaries Accused Of Stealing Vehicle Along Jersey Shore A teen from Newark was accused of stealing a vehicle in Ocean County, authorities said. Fazon Farrington, 19, was charged on Monday, Apr. 29 with theft of movable property and burglary. The Brick Township Police Department announced the charges in a news release on Tuesday, Apr. 30. A vehicle was stolen on Princeton Avenue on Tuesday, Mar. 5. Kearny police and the New Jersey State Police Auto Theft Task Force also helped in the investigation. Farrington was also facing charges in a string of burglaries on Long Island. He was arrested in that case on Thursday, Mar. 14. Nassau County p…

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by Chris Spiker
Lifestyle
Pizza Professional Dave Portnoy Reviews Long Island Eatery Pizza Professional Dave Portnoy Reviews Long Island Eatery
Pizza Professional Dave Portnoy Reviews Long Island Eatery What’s the pizza guru’s score of this popular Long Island pizzeria? Dave Portnoy, owner of Barstool Sports, pizza lover, and part-time Long Islander (he has a house in Montauk), continued making his way through Long Island pizzerias with a stop on Friday, April 26 at Williston Park’s Gino’s Pizza. The video is part of the 47-year-old Portnoy’s “One Bite Pizza Review” series on YouTube, which boasts 1.2 million subscribers. “Listen,” he said at the beginning of the video, “I like Long Island…I’ve trashed Long Island pizza.” Before taking the first bite of the cheese pie from Gino’s, lo…

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by Sophie Grieser
Business
Long Island Vegan Bakery Issues Recalls Following Dunkin' Donuts Scandal Long Island Vegan Bakery Issues Recalls Following Dunkin' Donuts Scandal
LI's The Savory Fig Recalls Goods Following Dunkin' Scandal Over a month after a vegan bakery on Long Island went viral for allegedly re-selling Dunkin’ Donuts, the business has issued a recall of its treats. Alongside the New York Department of Agriculture and Markets, independent Long Island-based bakery The Savory Fig announced on Wednesday, April 24 that it was voluntarily recalling its baked items following a scandal the month before. Earlier Report: Long Island Vegan Bakery Accused Of Re-Selling Dunkin' Donuts All products will be pulled due to possible undeclared allergens (like soy, wheat gluten, or milk), including the bakery’s: …

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed For Armed Robbery At Riverhead Restaurant Suspect Nabbed For Armed Robbery At Riverhead Restaurant
Suspect Nabbed For Armed Robbery At Riverhead Restaurant Police have arrested a Long Island man for robbing a restaurant with a gun. The robbery occurred on Wednesday, April 24 in Riverhead. Just after 10:30 p.m. that night, 35-year-old Craig Cherney allegedly walked into Shah’s Halal Food, located at 1767 Old Country Road with a gun. He fled after the robbery and police launched a dayslong investigation to find the culprit. Days later, on Tuesday, April 30, Riverhead police officers arrested Cherney, who is from Patchogue. He was charged with robbery and was arraigned at the Riverhead Town Justice Court. Police asked anyone with additi…

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by Sophie Grieser
News
Agent Sells Phony Insurance Policy To Shirley Victim, Police Say Agent Sells Phony Insurance Policy To Shirley Victim, Police Say
Joseph Cawley Sold Victim Bogus Insurance Policy: Police An insurance agent on Long Island is accused of selling a man a bogus policy, and police believe there could be additional victims. Joseph Cawley, age 37, was arrested at his Ridge home on Monday, April 29, following an investigation by Suffolk County Police. According to investigators, a Shirley man reached out to the agency saying he had paid Cawley for an auto insurance policy on Saturday, March 16, but never received any identification cards for the policy. In all, the man paid more than $1,550 for a policy that did not exist. Cawley, who works as an independent insurance broker, is c…

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by Michael Mashburn
News
'Every Parent's Worst Fear': Hit-Run Leaves LI 18-Year-Old With Brain Swelling, Broken Bones 'Every Parent's Worst Fear': Hit-Run Leaves LI 18-Year-Old With Brain Swelling, Broken Bones
'Every Parent's Worst Fear': Hit-Run Leaves LI 18-Year-Old With Brain Swelling, Broken Bones A University at Albany student remains hospitalized with serious injuries after she was struck by a hit-and-run driver on a dirt bike. Long Island resident Alexa Kropf, age 18, of Floral Park, was hit at around midnight Saturday, April 27, while walking along Hudson Avenue, just blocks from the UAlbany campus. When officers arrived, they found the freshman lying in the roadway with a serious head injury and a broken leg, according to Albany Police. Witnesses told investigators that Kropf was struck by a man who was driving an illegal dirt bike at a high rate of speed while weaving and ou…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
19-Year-Old From Selden Killed After Vehicle Crashes Into Pole In East Quogue 19-Year-Old From Selden Killed After Vehicle Crashes Into Pole In East Quogue
19-Year-Old From Selden Killed After Vehicle Crashes Into Pole In East Quogue A 19-year-old has been identified as the victim of a fatal crash on Long Island.  It happened just before 4 p.m. on Monday, April 29 in East Quogue on Montauk Highway near Shinnecock Avenue.  Upon arrival, officers found that the man had lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into a pole, Southampton Town Police said.  He has been identified as Selden resident Edward Wesch. The road between Jones Road and Shinnecock Avenue was closed during the accident investigation.  Detectives from the Southampton Police Department are currently investigating the…

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by Joe Lombardi
Traffic
Closures Scheduled On This Long Island Parkway: Here's When Closures Scheduled On This Long Island Parkway: Here's When
Closures Scheduled On This Long Island Parkway: Here's When A new set of closures will shutter both directions of a Long Island parkway for approximately two weeks, traffic officials announced. Starting on Monday, May 6, and lasting for the next two weeks, both directions of the Loop Parkway in Hempstead will be closed from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., according to the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT). The closures, which are weather permitting, are to establish a new traffic pattern facilitating the ongoing steel deck replacement project on the Long Creek drawbridge. Drivers needing to use the parkway during the construction times wil…

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by Sophie Grieser
News
Harrowing Video Shows Moment Infant Revived After Fentanyl Poisoning At Lake Grove Home Harrowing Video Shows Moment Infant Revived After Fentanyl Poisoning At Lake Grove Home
Lake Grove Dad Charged In Infant's Fentanyl Poisoning A Long Island father and his suspected drug dealer are facing charges after an infant boy nearly died from fentanyl poisoning. Emergency crews were called to a Lake Grove home on Colmar Avenue on Saturday, Jan. 13 after getting a 911 call reporting an unresponsive 11-month-old boy. By the time they arrived, the child had turned blue, his eyes were rolled back in his head, and he was struggling to breathe, prosecutors said. He was loaded into an ambulance but stopped breathing on the drive to Stony Brook University Hospital. Medics then made the decision to pull over so a Suffolk County P…

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by Michael Mashburn
Politics
'I Don't Really Care': DA Flashes Badge, Phones Chief During Tense NY Traffic Stop 'I Don't Really Care': DA Flashes Badge, Phones Chief During Tense NY Traffic Stop
'I Don't Really Care': DA Flashes Badge, Phones Chief During Tense NY Traffic Stop A district attorney in upstate New York is under fire after she was caught on video berating and disobeying a police officer after refusing to pull over for a traffic stop. The tense exchange between Monroe County DA Sandra Doorley and a Webster Police Department officer on Monday, April 22, was captured in a 26-minute video recorded by the officer’s body camera. In the footage, the officer is seen approaching Doorley’s garage moments after she parked her SUV after ignoring his attempts to stop her for speeding. “I’m sorry, I’m the DA. I was going 55 coming home from work,” Doorley tells t…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Family Affair: Brothers Nabbed During Long Island Shooting Incident, Police Say Family Affair: Brothers Nabbed During Long Island Shooting Incident, Police Say
Family Affair: Brothers Nabbed During Long Island Shooting Incident, Police Say A pair of brothers and a third apparent relative were all arrested after two firearms were pulled during a Long Island incident, police said. It happened in Rockville Centre on Saturday, April 27, according to Nassau County Police. At approximately 4:40 p.m. on that day, three men got into a physical fight outside of a housing complex at 30 Old Mill Court. During the fight, 56-year-old Kevin Cooper accidentally discharged a loaded 9-millimeter Taurus handgun that was inside his sweatshirt pocket. The shot caused injuries in his abdomen, police said. The shot also caused those involved…

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by Sophie Grieser