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Man With Gun Outside Roosevelt High School Arrested: Nassau County Police (UPDATE) Man With Gun Outside Roosevelt High School Arrested: Nassau County Police (UPDATE) Man With Gun Outside Roosevelt High School Arrested: Nassau County Police (UPDATE)
Man With Gun Outside Roosevelt High School Arrested: Nassau County Police (Update) A Roosevelt man has been arrested after allegedly flashing a gun at a 17-year-old outside Roosevelt High School, Nassau County police announced on Thursday, Aug. 21. The incident happened on Monday, Aug. 18 at 6 p.m. outside the school at 1 Wagner Avenue. A teen victim was approached by a man, later identified as Eybin Umana, 40, of 164 Grenada Avenue, and got into a verbal argument, detectives explained. Umana allegedly lifted his shirt to reveal the handle of a black firearm tucked into his waistband before telling the teen to wait for him in the parking lot. The victim ran away in fear a…

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by Jillian Pikora
Hempstead, NY
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MS-13 Members Slashed Soccer Players, Beat Victims In Hempstead, Uniondale: DA MS-13 Members Slashed Soccer Players, Beat Victims In Hempstead, Uniondale: DA MS-13 Members Slashed Soccer Players, Beat Victims In Hempstead, Uniondale: DA
MS-13 Members Slashed Soccer Players, Beat Victims In Hempstead, Uniondale: DA Five MS-13 gang members are facing attempted murder and related charges after carrying out violent machete and pipe attacks on Long Island, prosecutors alleged. The defendants – alleged members of the Hempstead Locos Salvatruchas (HLS) clique of MS-13 – were indicted on attempted murder, assault, and robbery charges in Nassau County Court this month. Their charges stem from two incidents that occurred in Hempstead and Uniondale in October and December 2024, respectively. The first attack happened on Oct. 20, 2024, at Kennedy Memorial Park in Hempstead. Surveillance video showed four of the…

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by Michael Mashburn
Middletown-Wallkill, NY
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Online Dating Stabbing: Man Lured Victim With Massage Before Attack In Middletown, DA Says Online Dating Stabbing: Man Lured Victim With Massage Before Attack In Middletown, DA Says Online Dating Stabbing: Man Lured Victim With Massage Before Attack In Middletown, DA Says
Online Dating Stabbing: Man Lured Victim With Massage Before Attack In Middletown, DA Says New details have come out in a violent stabbing that left a victim critically injured after a meeting arranged through an online dating app in Orange County.  Reggie Florence of Middletown, 28, was indicted on one count of second-degree attempted murder and two counts of first-degree assault in connection with the Sunday, Aug. 3 attack at his Underhill Road apartment in Middletown, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced Thursday, Aug. 14.  As previously reported by Daily Voice, police responded to 47 Underhill Rd. around 7 p.m. after receiving a noise co…

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by Ben Crnic
Wantagh, NY
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Unresponsive Man Pulled From Water At Wantagh Park Survives Near-Drowning: Police Unresponsive Man Pulled From Water At Wantagh Park Survives Near-Drowning: Police Unresponsive Man Pulled From Water At Wantagh Park Survives Near-Drowning: Police
Unresponsive Man Pulled From Water At Wantagh Park Survives Near-Drowning: Police Officers from the 7th Precinct were called to the park for a report of a possible drowning, according to police. When they arrived, they found a 44-year-old man partially submerged and unresponsive. Officers immediately began chest compressions, and the man expelled water, police said. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was listed in stable condition, authorities reported. The incident happened at Wantagh Park, a popular summer recreation spot in Nassau County.

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by Jillian Pikora
Elmont, NY
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77-Year-Old Bicyclist Killed In Hit-And-Run Crash In Elmont: Nassau Homicide Squad 77-Year-Old Bicyclist Killed In Hit-And-Run Crash In Elmont: Nassau Homicide Squad 77-Year-Old Bicyclist Killed In Hit-And-Run Crash In Elmont: Nassau Homicide Squad
77-Year-Old Bicyclist Killed In Hit-And-Run Crash In Elmont: Nassau Homicide Squad A 77-year-old man was fatally struck while riding his bicycle in Elmont, Nassau County police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 6. The victim was riding northbound on Meacham Avenue near McClure Avenue when he was hit by a light-colored SUV around 9:27 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 5, according to detectives. The SUV, driven by an unknown person, kept going north on Meacham Avenue without stopping, police said. The man was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead, investigators reported. The Nassau County Homicide Squad is urging anyone with information to call them at 516-573-7788.

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by Jillian Pikora
Valley Stream, NY
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Drunk Driver Killed Cousin, Injured Passenger In Long Island Crash, DA Says Drunk Driver Killed Cousin, Injured Passenger In Long Island Crash, DA Says Drunk Driver Killed Cousin, Injured Passenger In Long Island Crash, DA Says
Drunk Driver Killed Cousin, Injured Passenger In Long Island Crash, DA Says A 22-year-old Long Island man is accused of driving drunk and crashing into a tree, killing his cousin and seriously injuring another passenger. Brian Lopez-Cruz, of Woodmere, was indicted on aggravated vehicular homicide and related charges in Nassau County Court on Monday, Aug. 4, in connection with a fatal crash in Rockville Centre in September 2023. The crash happened around 4:20 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 17. According to the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office, Lopez-Cruz was speeding southbound on Peninsula Boulevard when he lost control of the car, veered off the road, and slammed…

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by Michael Mashburn
Baldwin, NY
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Ghost Guns, Assault Rifle Found: Cousins Indicted In Baldwin Firearms Bust, Nassau DA Says Ghost Guns, Assault Rifle Found: Cousins Indicted In Baldwin Firearms Bust, Nassau DA Says Ghost Guns, Assault Rifle Found: Cousins Indicted In Baldwin Firearms Bust, Nassau DA Says
Ghost Guns, Assault Rifle Found: Cousins Indicted In Baldwin Firearms Bust, Nassau DA Says Two men are accused of trafficking and selling ghost guns and other firearms in Nassau County, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, Aug. 5. Rubenny Torres Duran, 29, of Mountain Top, Pennsylvania, and his cousin, Jose Torres Moncion, 29, of Kings County, New York, were indicted after an investigation into illegal gun sales in Freeport and Baldwin between April and May 2025, according to Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly. Both men were arraigned before Judge Helene Gugerty on multiple felony counts, including Criminal Sale of a Firearm in the First Degree, Criminal Sale of a Fire…

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by Jillian Pikora
Middletown-Wallkill, NY
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Online Dating App Meetup Ends In Violent Stabbing In Middletown: Suspect Charged Online Dating App Meetup Ends In Violent Stabbing In Middletown: Suspect Charged Online Dating App Meetup Ends In Violent Stabbing In Middletown: Suspect Charged
Online Dating App Meetup Ends In Violent Stabbing In Middletown: Suspect Charged A man has been charged with attempted murder after an encounter at his Orange County apartment arranged through an online dating app left both him and a victim with serious stab wounds, police said.  The incident began on Sunday, Aug. 3 at around 7 p.m., when officers responded to a noise complaint at 47 Underhill Rd. in Middletown, the Middletown Police Department said on Monday, Aug. 4.  While on the way, police received a second call reporting a possible fight and yelling inside the building.  Upon arrival, officers were directed to Apartment L, where they heard soun…

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by Ben Crnic
Beekman-Poughquag, NY
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Inmate Stabs Correction Officer With Homemade Ice Pick-Style Weapon At Green Haven Prison Inmate Stabs Correction Officer With Homemade Ice Pick-Style Weapon At Green Haven Prison Inmate Stabs Correction Officer With Homemade Ice Pick-Style Weapon At Green Haven Prison
Inmate Stabs Correction Officer With Homemade Ice Pick-Style Weapon At Green Haven Prison A violent inmate attack at a Dutchess County correctional facility left one correction officer with stab wounds and another injured while attempting to avoid harm.  The incident happened around 5:40 p.m. on Monday, July 21, when a 42-year-old inmate allegedly attempted to stab a female officer with a homemade icepick-style weapon inside a cell block at the Green Haven Correctional Facility in Beekman, the New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association announced on Friday, Aug. 1.  According to the union, the inmate became agitated and approached…

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by Ben Crnic
National Interest
Making Waves Against Cancer: Hundreds Swim To Raise Nearly $1M In Swim Event Making Waves Against Cancer: Hundreds Swim To Raise Nearly $1M In Swim Event Making Waves Against Cancer: Hundreds Swim To Raise Nearly $1M In Swim Event
Making Waves Against Cancer: Hundreds Swim To Raise Nearly $1M In Swim Event With the sun rising over Glen Cove and just weeks after a similar swim in Fairfield County, more than 250 swimmers plunged into the Long Island Sound at Pryibil Beach for the 25th Annual Swim Across America – Nassau/Suffolk Open Water Swim on Saturday, Aug. 2. This milestone event raised a staggering $950,000, pushing the event’s lifetime total past $15 million for cancer research and care. It’s not just a number — that money directly supports life-saving work at hospitals and research centers across the region, including Memorial Sloan Kettering, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, and Northwell…

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by Josh Lanier
Wantagh, NY
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Swastikas, Racial Slur Etched Into Wantagh Park Playground: Nassau Detectives Swastikas, Racial Slur Etched Into Wantagh Park Playground: Nassau Detectives Swastikas, Racial Slur Etched Into Wantagh Park Playground: Nassau Detectives
Swastikas, Racial Slur Etched Into Wantagh Park Playground: Nassau Detectives A disturbing bias incident was discovered at Wantagh Park, Nassau County detectives announced on Friday, Aug. 1, at 3:00 p.m. Officers responding to the park, located at 1 King Road, found two swastikas and a racial slur etched into playground equipment, the Seventh Squad said in a release. Each of the markings measured about six inches by six inches. The investigation is ongoing. Detectives are urging anyone with information about the crime to contact the Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS or call 911. All callers will remain anonymous.

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by Jillian Pikora
National Interest
WATCH: Wild Flash Flooding Transforms Great Neck Plaza Train Station Into ‘Mini Niagara’ WATCH: Wild Flash Flooding Transforms Great Neck Plaza Train Station Into ‘Mini Niagara’ WATCH: Wild Flash Flooding Transforms Great Neck Plaza Train Station Into ‘Mini Niagara’
Watch: Wild Flash Flooding Transforms Great Neck Plaza Train Station Into ‘Mini Niagara’ A shocking video captured the Great Neck Plaza train station looking more like Niagara Falls than a transit hub as torrential rains poured into the area Thursday afternoon, July 31. The viral Instagram clip, shared by WhatIsNewYork, shows water cascading down the station’s stairwells and platforms, creating what commenters dubbed the “Great Neck Falls” and “Neckagara Falls.” Others joked it looked like a scene from Universal Studios or a mini version of Niagara. View this post on Instagram A post shared by WhatIsNewYork (@whatisnewyork) A sim…

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by Jillian Pikora