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34 Missing Kids Found Across Long Island, Queens In Three Days: Officials 34 Missing Kids Found Across Long Island, Queens In Three Days: Officials 34 Missing Kids Found Across Long Island, Queens In Three Days: Officials
34 Missing Kids Found Across Long Island, Queens In Three Days: Officials A three-day operation to locate missing children across Long Island and Queens tracked down 34 kids, officials said. The task force gathered in Garden City beginning Tuesday, Sept. 29 and worked through Thursday, Oct. 1 to analyze dozens of missing children reports across Nassau and Suffolk counties, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office announced Friday, Oct. 2. “This operation brought together the expertise and resources needed to find vulnerable young people and help protect them from exploitation and harm,” Hochul said in a statement. Of the 34 located kids, 18 were from Nassau County, 12 from Su…

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Former LI Man Charged With Possessing Child Sex Abuse Videos Former LI Man Charged With Possessing Child Sex Abuse Videos Former LI Man Charged With Possessing Child Sex Abuse Videos
Former LI Man Charged With Possessing Child Sex Abuse Videos A national child protection group tipped off Connecticut police about child sexual abuse videos sent between two email accounts linked to a Westport man, authorities said. Alexander Perry, 37, of Westport, turned himself in to Westport police on Friday, Oct. 2, more than a year after officers began their investigation. Police charged him with first-degree possession of child sexual abuse material, Westport police said on Wednesday.  The investigation began on April 23, 2025, when the Connecticut State Police Computer Crimes Unit sent Westport police information about suspected child se…
Nine-State, $2.2M Home Depot Theft Scheme Ends In 13 Guilty Pleas — Including Nassau Woman: DA Nine-State, $2.2M Home Depot Theft Scheme Ends In 13 Guilty Pleas — Including Nassau Woman: DA Nine-State, $2.2M Home Depot Theft Scheme Ends In 13 Guilty Pleas — Including Nassau Woman: DA
Nine-State, $2.2M Home Depot Theft Scheme Ends In 13 Guilty Pleas — Including Nassau Woman: DA A Long Island woman and a Hudson Valley man were among 13 people who admitted to a $2.2 million theft scheme that ripped off Home Depots across New York and eight other states, authorities said. Joana Carolina Fermin, 39, of Hicksville, and Jonathan Tascon Suarez, 32, of Orange County, were both sentenced to prison time for their roles in the sprawling operation that racked up 319 documented thefts, the Queens District Attorney’s office said Monday, Oct. 5. Suarez was the first person to plead guilty in the case, copping to third-degree grand larceny back on Feb. 18, according to prosecutor…
$78K Welfare Scheme Lands LI Social Worker In Cuffs: Prosecutors $78K Welfare Scheme Lands LI Social Worker In Cuffs: Prosecutors $78K Welfare Scheme Lands LI Social Worker In Cuffs: Prosecutors
$78K Welfare Scheme Lands LI Social Worker In Cuffs: Prosecutors A Suffolk County social services employee swiped $78,000 from the national food stamps program, authorities said Wednesday, Oct. 7. Kevin Hernandez Meza, 23, of Port Jefferson Station, distributed SNAP benefits to at least seven people who never applied for them, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. Hernandez Meza worked in the Suffolk County Department of Social Services as a Social Services Examiner, prosecutors said. His job was to review existing food stamps recipients to see if they still qualified for SNAP, according to authorities. But instead, Hernandez Meza opened t…
Uninsured Nassau Driver Admits Fleeing Crash That Killed 66-Year-Old Man In Crosswalk: DA Uninsured Nassau Driver Admits Fleeing Crash That Killed 66-Year-Old Man In Crosswalk: DA Uninsured Nassau Driver Admits Fleeing Crash That Killed 66-Year-Old Man In Crosswalk: DA
Uninsured Nassau Driver Admits Fleeing Crash That Killed 66-Year-Old Man In Crosswalk: DA A Long Island driver who killed a pedestrian then tampered with evidence and fled the state pleaded guilty Wednesday, Oct. 7, authorities said. Michael Bonner, 41, of Babylon, struck Narcizo Guerra Lopez, 66, in a Freeport crosswalk in late March, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said. Bonner then sped away from the scene and eventually traveled all the way south to the Carolinas before later returning to Nassau County and being arrested, according to authorities. Guerra Lopez was in a crosswalk at the intersection of East Merrick Road and South Main Street in Freeport around 8…

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LI Cop Displays Shocking Soccer Skills On Unsuspecting Teens In Viral Clip LI Cop Displays Shocking Soccer Skills On Unsuspecting Teens In Viral Clip LI Cop Displays Shocking Soccer Skills On Unsuspecting Teens In Viral Clip
LI Cop Displays Shocking Soccer Skills On Unsuspecting Teens In Viral Clip A Suffolk County cop schooled some unsuspecting teens on a local soccer field, and video of clip has gone viral. Officer Kevin Martinez and his partner rolled up to SSG James D. McNaughton Memorial Park in Centereach on Thursday night, Oct. 1 around 8 p.m., the Suffolk County Police Department said. Several teens were playing soccer in the park, but they assumed they would be kicked out by the arriving cops, according to SCPD’s post. Instead, they got a game. Martinez, in full police gear, dribbled past two of the teens in a silky display, prompting hysterical “Oh my God!!” reactions from …

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Police Officer, Father Of 5 Strangled To Death During Fight, Investigators Say Police Officer, Father Of 5 Strangled To Death During Fight, Investigators Say Police Officer, Father Of 5 Strangled To Death During Fight, Investigators Say
Police Officer, Father Of 5 Strangled To Death During Fight, Investigators Say A Pennsylvania police officer whose death was initially described as a “sudden medical emergency” was strangled to death during a fight, investigators now say. Michael “Mike” McGeehan, 44, a longtime Middlesex Township police officer and father of five, died following an altercation with 25-year-old Paden Edward Frey on July 11, according to the Lycoming Regional Police Department. Frey, of Cogan Station, was arrested at his home without incident early Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 7, with assistance from the Lycoming County Sheriff’s Office, police said. He has been charged with murder, stran…

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Americans Changing Christmas Shopping Habits Amid Inflation: New Survey Americans Changing Christmas Shopping Habits Amid Inflation: New Survey Americans Changing Christmas Shopping Habits Amid Inflation: New Survey
Americans Changing Christmas Shopping Habits Amid Inflation: New Survey More than half of Americans fear inflation could "ruin Christmas" as shoppers prepare for another tight holiday season, according to a new survey. About 52% of Americans said inflation is going to ruin Christmas, according to a WalletHub survey released on Wednesday, Oct. 7. The personal finance website's findings come as some shoppers get an early start on holiday gift buying. The survey also arrives as inflation remains stubbornly high at 3.4% as of August, well above the Federal Reserve's 2% target. A major factor behind inflation is soaring gasoline and energy prices due to&nb…

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Americans Changing Christmas Shopping Habits Amid Inflation: New Survey Americans Changing Christmas Shopping Habits Amid Inflation: New Survey Americans Changing Christmas Shopping Habits Amid Inflation: New Survey
Americans Changing Christmas Shopping Habits Amid Inflation: New Survey More than half of Americans fear inflation could "ruin Christmas" as shoppers prepare for another tight holiday season, according to a new survey. About 52% of Americans said inflation is going to ruin Christmas, according to a WalletHub survey released on Wednesday, Oct. 7. The personal finance website's findings come as some shoppers get an early start on holiday gift buying. The survey also arrives as inflation remains stubbornly high at 3.4% as of August, well above the Federal Reserve's 2% target. A major factor behind inflation is soaring gasoline and energy prices due to&nb…

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5-Year-Old Found Naked In Road; PA Grandma In Viral Zip-Tie Child Case Faces New Charges 5-Year-Old Found Naked In Road; PA Grandma In Viral Zip-Tie Child Case Faces New Charges 5-Year-Old Found Naked In Road; PA Grandma In Viral Zip-Tie Child Case Faces New Charges
5-Year-Old Found Naked In Road; PA Grandma In Viral Zip-Tie Child Case Faces New Charges A Pennsylvania grandmother whose old Facebook post about escaping zip ties resurfaced after her 5-year-old autistic grandson was found naked on a road has been hit with new felony charges — and two more family members are now accused in the case, authorities announced Wednesday, Oct. 7. Stephanie Ann Schaffner, 42, and the child's mother, Jade Destiny Shuey, 21, have each been charged with felony conspiracy to obstruct a child abuse case, Pennsylvania State Police and the Lebanon County Detective Bureau announced. Scott Schaffner, 59, and Cathy Schaffner, 62, have also been charged with fel…