Man Hit With Hammer After Intervening In McDonald's Fight In Elmont, Police Say Man Hit With Hammer After Intervening In McDonald's Fight In Elmont, Police Say Man Hit With Hammer After Intervening In McDonald's Fight In Elmont, Police Say
Man Hit With Hammer After Intervening In McDonald's Fight In Elmont, Police Say A 59-year-old man was repeatedly struck with a hammer after stepping in during a fight at a Long Island McDonald's, police said. The assault happened at the McDonald's at 1420 Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont at 6:34 a.m. Monday, Oct. 5, according to Nassau County Police. Investigators said a man began acting erratically inside the restaurant before getting into a physical altercation with an 18-year-old man. When the 59-year-old intervened, the man turned on him, striking him multiple times with a hammer, police said. The older victim suffered injuries to his head and hand. Officers arriving…
Hammer Attack At Elmont McDonald’s Sends Two To Hospital, One To Jail: Police Hammer Attack At Elmont McDonald’s Sends Two To Hospital, One To Jail: Police Hammer Attack At Elmont McDonald’s Sends Two To Hospital, One To Jail: Police
Hammer Attack At Elmont McDonald’s Sends Two To Hospital, One To Jail: Police A Long Island man attacked a teen and used a hammer on a bystander inside a McDonald’s on Monday morning, Oct. 5, police said. Javier Antonio Lopez, 45, of Floral Park, was behaving erratically inside the fast food restaurant on Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont around 6:30 a.m. Monday, the Nassau County Police Department said. Lopez got into a physical altercation with an 18-year-old man, then a 59-year-old man intervened, cops said. In response, Lopez struck the older man multiple times with a hammer, injuring the victim’s head and hand, authorities said. Officers arrived on scene and arreste…
Baldwin Family Saved From Shock Early-Morning Fire, Fundraiser Launched: 'They Lost Everything' Baldwin Family Saved From Shock Early-Morning Fire, Fundraiser Launched: 'They Lost Everything' Baldwin Family Saved From Shock Early-Morning Fire, Fundraiser Launched: 'They Lost Everything'
Baldwin Family Saved From Shock Early-Morning Fire, Fundraiser Launched: 'They Lost Everything' First responders saved a Long Island family after their home caught fire in an early-morning blaze Saturday, Oct. 3, according to officials and loved ones. Reggie and Kisha George and their daughter Kennedy all survived the shocking fire before 2 a.m. at their home in Baldwin, according to an online fundraiser launched for the family. “What should have been an ordinary night became a heartbreaking emergency, leaving this family without the basic items they depend on every day,” organizers wrote in the GoFundMe. Firefighters responded to McKinley Street at 1:48 a.m. Saturday along with Nass…
Franklin Square Burglary Suspect Headbutts Sheriff's Officer While Awaiting Arraignment: Police Franklin Square Burglary Suspect Headbutts Sheriff's Officer While Awaiting Arraignment: Police Franklin Square Burglary Suspect Headbutts Sheriff's Officer While Awaiting Arraignment: Police
Franklin Square Burglary Suspect Headbutts Sheriff's Officer While Awaiting Arraignment: Police A man accused of breaking into a Long Island woman's home picked up two assault charges after headbutting a Nassau County Sheriff's officer while awaiting arraignment, police said. Suhaib Ayman Al Rifai, 32, was initially arrested after Nassau County Police responded to a burglary in progress at a Jefferson Street home in Franklin Square at 9:35 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, according to a release issued Sunday.  Fifth Precinct officers arrived to find Al Rifai sitting inside the home, and he was taken into custody without incident, detectives said. The 60-year-old woman's bedroom window had…
E-Bike Stop Leads To 70 Heroin Envelopes, Arrest Of Seaford Man: Police E-Bike Stop Leads To 70 Heroin Envelopes, Arrest Of Seaford Man: Police E-Bike Stop Leads To 70 Heroin Envelopes, Arrest Of Seaford Man: Police
E-Bike Stop Leads To 70 Heroin Envelopes, Arrest Of Seaford Man: Police A routine e-bike stop on Long Island led to the discovery of 70 envelopes of suspected heroin and the arrest of a 47-year-old man, police announced Friday, Oct. 2. Nassau County Police Bureau of Special Operations officers spotted Thomas Coyle, of Seaford, riding an e-bike west on the sidewalk along Merrick Road at approximately 3:18 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, according to the department. 1001261518.7O Officers activated their emergency lights and stopped Coyle near Merrick Road and Seaford Avenue, police said. During the investigation, officers allegedly found Coyle carrying 70 glassine envel…
LI Woman Attacked By Westbury Man With Loaded Gun, Suspect Captured After Chase: Police LI Woman Attacked By Westbury Man With Loaded Gun, Suspect Captured After Chase: Police LI Woman Attacked By Westbury Man With Loaded Gun, Suspect Captured After Chase: Police
LI Woman Attacked By Westbury Man With Loaded Gun, Suspect Captured After Chase: Police A Long Island man threatened a woman with a loaded gun and bit her on the lip during an attack Thursday, Oct. 1, police said. Ernest Naranjo, 22, of Westbury, got into a “disturbance” with a 21-year-old woman at a home in New Cassel around 7:30 p.m., the Nassau County Police Department said. Naranjo initially bit the woman on the lip, then walked outside, cops said. But he quickly returned, kicked in the front door, and pointed a firearm at the victim, police said. As the woman feared for her life, Naranjo struck her with the weapon, then fled on foot, investigators said. The victim called…
Vehicle Fire In North Hills On LIE Closes All Eastbound Lanes, Traffic Backed Up To Queens Vehicle Fire In North Hills On LIE Closes All Eastbound Lanes, Traffic Backed Up To Queens Vehicle Fire In North Hills On LIE Closes All Eastbound Lanes, Traffic Backed Up To Queens
Vehicle Fire In North Hills On LIE Closes All Eastbound Lanes, Traffic Backed Up To Queens All lanes of the Long Island Expressway eastbound were closed at Exit 34 in North Hills on Friday morning, Oct. 2 A vehicle fire forced the closure, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Motorists were asked to find an alternate route. Traffic cameras showed all vehicles being diverted onto Exit 34 toward New Hyde Park Road. The vehicle fire itself could not be seen on the cameras. Cars and trucks were backed up for more than five miles on the LIE, according to NY511 live traffic updates. The jam extended all the way back to I-295, the Clearview Parkway, in Queens. The acciden…
Skeletal Human Remains Found In Wooded Area Of Manhasset Park: Police Skeletal Human Remains Found In Wooded Area Of Manhasset Park: Police Skeletal Human Remains Found In Wooded Area Of Manhasset Park: Police
Skeletal Human Remains Found In Wooded Area Of Manhasset Park: Police Skeletal human remains were discovered in a wooded area of a Long Island park Thursday evening, Oct. 1, prompting a homicide investigation. The remains were found at Plandome Pond Park, located at 192 Lindberg St. in Manhasset, at approximately 5:44 p.m., according to the Nassau County Police Department. Nassau County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the discovery as an undetermined death. Police did not immediately release any information about the identity of the person, how long the remains may have been at the park, or the circumstances surrounding the death. The inv…
Trump Says He’d ‘Give Up’ Blakeman’s Success For A Key Political Win In Garden City Speech Trump Says He’d ‘Give Up’ Blakeman’s Success For A Key Political Win In Garden City Speech Trump Says He’d ‘Give Up’ Blakeman’s Success For A Key Political Win In Garden City Speech
Trump Says He’d ‘Give Up’ Blakeman’s Success For A Key Political Win In Garden City Speech President Trump threw his support behind Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman in the governor's race, though he did suggest one world in which he'd be okay with him losing during a speech on Long Island on Friday, Aug. 14. Trump’s visit to Nassau County’s police academy in Garden City was billed as an event touting a decrease in nationwide crime, according to FBI statistics. But Trump also used it as an opportunity to boost his own credentials and back Blakeman, who trails the incumbent Hochul in the polls. “He's going to win. I feel it,” Trump said. “Under Bruce, Nassau County has been …
Repeat LI Offender Busted Again For Illegal Gambling At Same Roosevelt Business: Cops Repeat LI Offender Busted Again For Illegal Gambling At Same Roosevelt Business: Cops Repeat LI Offender Busted Again For Illegal Gambling At Same Roosevelt Business: Cops
Repeat LI Offender Busted Again For Illegal Gambling At Same Roosevelt Business: Cops A Long Island repeat offender was arrested again in connection with illegal gambling machines inside a business on Wednesday, May 20, police said. Rafael Osorio, 29, was cuffed following a search of Nassau Fish Market in Roosevelt just before 9 p.m., the Nassau County Police Department said. Officers entered the business at 245 Nassau Road and found four illegal gambling machines inside, authorities said. The machines held $4,134 in cash, according to investigators. Osorio, of North Columbus Avenue in Freeport, was issued appearance tickets and is due in court on Monday, June 29, cops said…
Woman Hospitalized After Man Hits Her With 'Blunt Object' Outside Nassau County Stop & Shop Woman Hospitalized After Man Hits Her With 'Blunt Object' Outside Nassau County Stop & Shop Woman Hospitalized After Man Hits Her With 'Blunt Object' Outside Nassau County Stop & Shop
Woman Hospitalized After Man Hits Her With 'Blunt Object' Outside Nassau County Stop & Shop A woman was hospitalized after police say a man struck her with a “blunt object” outside a Stop & Shop on Long Island, Nassau County police announced on Tuesday, May 12. Samuel Hankins, 27, of Rosedale, was arrested after Fourth Precinct officers responded to the Stop & Shop at 253-01 Rockaway Turnpike in North Lawrence around 12:10 p.m., according to detectives. Investigators said Hankins struck a 37-year-old woman in the arm and back of the head as she exited the store before fleeing the area on foot. After a “thorough investigation,” officers located Hankins nearby and took him …
Attacker Kills Two In Nassau County Stabbings, Suspect Arrested: Reports Attacker Kills Two In Nassau County Stabbings, Suspect Arrested: Reports Attacker Kills Two In Nassau County Stabbings, Suspect Arrested: Reports
Attacker Kills Two In Nassau County Stabbings, Suspect Arrested: Reports A killer stabbed two people to death on Long Island in separate incidents overnight into Friday morning, May 1, according to multiple reports. One person was stabbed to death at a Wendy’s in Island Park, and the other was killed in Valley Stream, according to WABC. Nassau County Police released a short alert on the incidents, which read in its entirety: “The Homicide Squad reports two active investigations into incidents that occurred on Thursday, April 30, 2026, and Friday, May 1, 2026, in Island Park and Valley Stream. There is one suspect in custody who is involved in both incidents. The…