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George Mcgregor

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Crime

Four Arrested in Overnight Smoke Shop Burglaries in Oceanside and Rockville Centre

George Mcgregor Dec 17, 2025

Booking photos of the two adult suspects arrested in connection with a series of overnight smoke and vape shop burglaries in Oceanside and Rockville Centre, according to Nassau County Police. Investigators say the burglaries occurred…
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Two Arrested in Neiman Marcus Jewelry Theft in East Garden City; ICE Takes Custody

George Mcgregor Dec 15, 2025

Ludy Esperanza Ardila Mogollon and Victor Manuel Riveros Ruiz were arrested by the Nassau County Police Department’s Major Case Squad in connection with a jewelry theft at Neiman Marcus in East Garden City. Police say the defendants…
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Crime

Hicksville Man Arrested After Search Warrant for Pair of Armed Robberies Involving Butcher Knife,…

George Mcgregor Dec 14, 2025

Bryan McMenamin, 50, of Hicksville, is shown in a booking photo released by Nassau County Police. Investigators say he carried out two separate store robberies in Hicksville while armed with a butcher knife. He was arrested following a…
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Crime

Wyandanch Man Indicted in Chemical Assault That Left Woman with Severe Burns from Sulfuric Acid

George Mcgregor Dec 14, 2025

A bottle labeled sulfuric acid is shown in a laboratory storage setting. Prosecutors allege sulfuric acid was used as a weapon in a Wyandanch domestic assault that left a woman with severe chemical burns to her face and body. The defendant…
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Crime

Brooklyn Man Pleads Guilty After Bystander Seriously Injured in Patchogue Street Takeover Involving…

George Mcgregor Dec 14, 2025

Matthew Mitchell, 20, of Brooklyn, is shown in a booking photo released by Suffolk County authorities. Prosecutors say he struck a 19-year-old woman while performing illegal car stunts during a street takeover at Gateway Plaza in…
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Crime

Coram Man With Prior Murder Conviction Sentenced to 22 Years to Life in Violent Unprovoked Patchogue…

George Mcgregor Dec 14, 2025

Brian France, 62, of Coram, is shown in a booking photo released by Suffolk County authorities. Prosecutors say France assaulted another passenger on a Suffolk County bus using a padlock tied to a strap just two months after being released…
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Crime

Postal Worker Charged in Alleged Mail Theft Scheme at Oakdale Post Office; Investigators Say Clerk…

George Mcgregor Dec 14, 2025

Stacks of outgoing mail are shown inside a postal processing machine at a U.S. Post Office. Suffolk County prosecutors say a postal clerk allegedly removed sealed envelopes from an outgoing mail bin at the Oakdale Post Office as part of a…
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Crime

New York Homeland Security Task Force Announces Return of Alleged High-Level Drug Trafficking…

George Mcgregor Dec 10, 2025

Zhi Dong Zhang, 38, is shown in custody following his arrest in Mexico before being extradited to the United States. Federal investigators allege he played a leading role in an international drug trafficking and money laundering network…
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Crime

Guatemalan National Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison for Raping 14-Year-Old Girl; Impregnated Child…

George Mcgregor Dec 9, 2025

Lazaro Alberto Huertasperez, 30, is shown in a booking photo released by Suffolk County authorities following his arrest. Huertasperez pleaded guilty to multiple felony charges for raping a 14-year-old girl in 2021 and was later sentenced…
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Legal

Experts: New York’s Outdated Drugged Driving Laws Leave Public at Risk by Allowing Impaired Drivers…

George Mcgregor Dec 9, 2025

A vehicle lies overturned after a serious roadway crash, illustrating the dangers posed by impaired drivers on New York’s highways. New York’s drugged driving laws allow drivers who are impaired by substances such as propofol, nitrous…
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Crime

Jamaica Woman Charged After 96-Year-Old Patient Suffers Broken Femur; Incident Caught on Home…

George Mcgregor Dec 8, 2025

Marie Byron, 65, of Jamaica, is shown in a booking photo released by Nassau County Police. Detectives say she was arrested after investigators reviewed surveillance footage showing her handling a 96-year-old patient’s injured leg in a…
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Crime

Brooklyn Woman Arrested in Oceanside for Aggravated DWI With Child in Car; Charged Under Leandra’s…

George Mcgregor Dec 4, 2025

Paula Gregg-Stanton, 34, of Brooklyn, is shown in a booking photo released by Nassau County Police. Officers say she was arrested in Oceanside after they found her driving intoxicated with a 7-year-old child unrestrained in the backseat.…
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Crime

Nassau Homicide Squad Arrests Baldwin Teen in Deadly Hempstead Shooting; 19-Year-Old Queens Woman…

George Mcgregor Dec 4, 2025

Jacob McMillan, 18, of Baldwin, is shown in a booking photo released by Nassau County Police. Detectives say he is responsible for the gunfire that killed 19-year-old Amira McCleod and wounded two others during a late-night shooting in…
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Crime

Westbury Man Accused of Attempting to Hide Suspected Narcotics and Resisting Arrest; Flees and…

George Mcgregor Dec 4, 2025

Jose Henrriquez Guillen, 44, of Westbury, is shown in a booking photo released by Nassau County Police. Detectives say he fled during a narcotics investigation in New Cassel and later resisted arrest, injuring two officers. He faces…
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Crime

Pakistani National Indicted for Allegedly Taking Photos of 13-Year-Old Girl’s Intimate Areas Inside…

George Mcgregor Dec 4, 2025

Aqeel Ahmad, 53, is shown in a booking photo released by Suffolk County authorities. Prosecutors allege he used his cellphone to take an illicit photo under a 13-year-old girl’s dress inside a Selden Target store. He has been indicted on…
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Crime

Former Suffolk Police Officer Sentenced to Two Years for Role in Prostitution Enterprise; Admitted…

George Mcgregor Dec 4, 2025

George Trimigliozzi, a former Suffolk County police officer, is seen here in a booking photo released by authorities. Prosecutors say he admitted to managing a Holbrook brothel while still employed by the police department. He was…
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Crime

14 Charged Following Two-Year Investigation Into Package-Theft Ring That Used FedEx Tracking Data To…

George Mcgregor Nov 29, 2025

A package sits unattended on the front steps of a Long Island home, a familiar sight that made residents easy targets for the alleged countywide porch pirate ring. Prosecutors say the criminal enterprise used insider FedEx tracking data to…
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Crime

Patchogue Man Convicted of Raping His Daughter and 15 Year Old Half Sister; Faces 89 Years In Prison

George Mcgregor Nov 29, 2025

The district attorney praised the children for their courage, noting that the defendant had “betrayed the trust of two children in the most heinous way possible” by exploiting his role as a family member. He said the survivors showed…
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Crime

Baldwin Man Arrested After Armed Robbery at Sunoco Gas Station; Linked to Multiple Local Crimes

George Mcgregor Nov 22, 2025

Austin Dupuy, 27, was arrested near a Baldwin gas station after allegedly committing an armed robbery and resisting officers. Detectives later connected him to an earlier attempted robbery and a grand larceny case. BALDWIN, N.Y. – On…
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Crime

Uniondale Traffic Stop Leads to Arrests and Recovery of Stolen Handgun, Knives, and Cannabis

George Mcgregor Nov 22, 2025

Two adult defendants were arrested along with a juvenile after Nassau County BSO officers recovered a stolen loaded 9mm handgun, knives, and cannabis during a Uniondale traffic stop in the early morning hours of November 21, 2025. …
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Crime

Centereach Woman Admits to Running Large-Scale Drug Operation from Garage; Pleads Guilty to Major…

George Mcgregor Nov 22, 2025

Carolyn Tolin, 46, of Centereach, pleaded guilty to major felony narcotics charges after prosecutors said she ran a nationwide drug distribution network from her garage using the dark web, postal carriers, and local delivery services. …
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Crime

Guatemalan National Who Stabbed the Mother of His Children Convicted of Attempted First-Degree…

George Mcgregor Nov 19, 2025

Albaro Chacon, 38, was found guilty after a Suffolk County jury trial of attempted first-degree assault and related charges for stabbing the mother of his children while several young family members were present. BAY SHORE, NY– Today,…
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Crime

Queens Man In U.S. Illegally Arrested For Theft At Kravit Jewelers In Oceanside; Unknown Female…

George Mcgregor Nov 18, 2025

David Beckham Adam, 19, was arrested following a Fourth Squad investigation into the theft of a high-value bracelet from Kravit Jewelers. OCEANSIDE, NY - Nassau County Police Fourth Squad reports the arrest of a Queens man in…
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Crime

North Amityville Man Indicted in Fatal 3D-Printed “Ghost Gun” Shooting of 17-Year-Old Friend

George Mcgregor Nov 17, 2025

Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip, where the 17-year-old shooting victim was pronounced dead following the incident in North Amityville. File photo: WoodysPhotos, licensed. NORTH AMITYVILLE, N.Y. – A 20-year-old North…
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Crime

Honduran National Indicted in Alleged Sexual Abuse of Three Children at Medford TJ Maxx

George Mcgregor Nov 17, 2025

Jimmy Harry Velasquezgomez, 44, of Mastic, was indicted on charges of sexually abusing children at a Medford TJ Maxx. Authorities have not clarified his current immigration status. Photo: Suffolk County Police. MEDFORD, N.Y. - A Mastic…
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Crime

Homeless Man Arrested After Violent Struggle With Police at Lawrence McDonald’s; Two Officers…

George Mcgregor Nov 15, 2025

Jonathan Green, 37, was arrested after allegedly becoming combative with police at a McDonald’s on Rockaway Turnpike in Lawrence, where two officers were injured during a struggle to take him into custody. LAWRENCE, N.Y. - Nassau…
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Crime

Four Queens Men Arrested in Connection with Nassau Burglary Pattern; Suspects Targeted Homes in…

George Mcgregor Nov 15, 2025

Irving Brenor, 18, of Queens Village; Jayson Jaya, 20, of Elmhurst; and Giam Leal-Cardenas, 19, of College Point. The three Queens men were arrested by Nassau County’s Major Case Squad for their alleged roles in a series of residential…
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Crime

Brentwood Man Accused of Leading Drug Distribution Network; Nine Ounces of Cocaine, Cash, and…

George Mcgregor Nov 15, 2025

A SWAT police officer stands outside a residence during a narcotics investigation. Detectives executed a court-authorized search warrant at a Brentwood home in the case, seizing cocaine, firearms, cash, and drug-distribution equipment.…
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Crime

Woodmere Man Arrested After 84-Year-Old Victim Punched and Kicked During Roadside Altercation,…

George Mcgregor Nov 8, 2025

Sharon Zharfati, 51, of Woodmere, was arrested and charged with Robbery and Assault after allegedly attacking an 84-year-old man following a minor car crash on Broadway in Woodmere. WOODMERE, N.Y. - Nassau County Police announced the…
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Crime

32-Year-Old Yaphank Woman Sentenced for Manslaughter Death of 75-Year-Old Passenger; Gets 4 to 12…

George Mcgregor Nov 8, 2025

Melissa Koprowski, 32, of Yaphank, was sentenced to four to twelve years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter and related charges for a 2024 crash in Middle Island that killed 75-year-old Esther Guy and injured her…
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