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George Mcgregor

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Experts: New York’s Outdated Drugged Driving Laws Leave Public at Risk by Allowing Impaired Drivers…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

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

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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Crime

Jury Convicts 61-Year-Old Brent Henry of Murder and Weapons Charges in 2023 Fatal Shooting;…

George Mcgregor Nov 8, 2025

Brent Henry, 61, of Riverhead, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison after being found guilty of Murder in the Second Degree for fatally shooting 23-year-old Ines Reyes outside a home in East Patchogue. SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y. -…
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Crime

Five Suffolk County Teens Indicted in Armed Carjacking and Robbery at Ronkonkoma LIRR Station

George Mcgregor Nov 6, 2025

A daytime view of the Ronkonkoma Long Island Rail Road station, where prosecutors say five defendants targeted two victims during an armed carjacking in August 2025. File photo: Picturesque Japan, licensed. RONKONKOMA, NY - Suffolk…
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Crime

Massapequa Stabbing: Home Health Aide Arrested After Welfare-Check in Elder Care Case; Charged With…

George Mcgregor Nov 2, 2025

Amanda A. Fraser, 23, of South Richmond Hill, Queens, was arrested and charged with Attempted Murder in the Second Degree after an 84-year-old woman was found with a stab wound at a Bay Drive home in Massapequa. MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. - A…
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Crime

New Cassel Man Arrested After Taxi Driver Stabbed in Westbury; Suspect Returned To The Scene And Was…

George Mcgregor Oct 31, 2025

Sergio Ariel Guevara, 27, of New Cassel, was arrested after police said he stabbed a taxi driver during an altercation in Westbury on October 29, 2025. Officers applied a tourniquet to the victim’s arm before transporting him to the…
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Crime

Flushing Woman Arrested in Massapequa for Unlicensed Massage and Related Charges; Transferred to ICE…

George Mcgregor Oct 31, 2025

Xiujuan Zhang, 51, of Flushing, Queens, was arrested following an investigation by Nassau County Police into an unlicensed massage operation on Jerusalem Avenue in Massapequa. She was issued an appearance ticket and subsequently…
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Crime

Nassau Police Arrest Man Accused of String of Burglaries Across County; Atleast 11 Businesses Hit

George Mcgregor Oct 31, 2025

Joseph Borrello, 52, was arrested by Nassau County police following an investigation into a string of burglaries reported throughout October 2025 across multiple Nassau communities. NASSAU COUNTY, N.Y. - Detectives from the Nassau…
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Business

Long Island Author John Beyer Writes Inspiring New Memoir “Live a Little Better” – One Man’s…

George Mcgregor Oct 29, 2025

JOHN BEYER is a singer and songwriter from New York and the founder of Men on the Move, a top moving and storage company on the East Coast. WESTBURY, NY - John Beyer shares his remarkable journey from a chaotic home marked by addiction…
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Crime

Brooklyn Man Arrested for DWI After Hitting Nassau Patrol Officer on Long Island Expressway; Offered…

George Mcgregor Oct 28, 2025

Chi Hung Leung, 50, of Brooklyn, was arrested after allegedly striking a Nassau County Highway Patrol Officer with his vehicle while driving intoxicated on the Long Island Expressway in East Hills. Police say he then attempted to flee and…
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Crime

Salvadoran Woman Indicted for Leaving Scene of Fatal Riverhead Crash; Immigration and Customs…

George Mcgregor Oct 28, 2025

Prosecutors said Alvarez DeReyes allegedly drove to a friend’s home in Mastic following the crash, where she left her vehicle. Approximately two hours later, she returned to the crash site accompanied by friends and was subsequently taken…
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