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Long Island Game Farm Defends Late Giraffe's Care Following USDA Report Long Island Game Farm Defends Late Giraffe's Care Following USDA Report
Long Island Game Farm Defends Late Giraffe's Care Following USDA Report A game farm and zoo on Long Island, which housed a male giraffe named Bobo at the time of his death, has released a statement defending its care of the animal following an inspection report citing the animal suffered from malnutrition. The statement released by Long Island Game Farm, located at 489 Chapman Boulevard in Manorville, comes shortly after a USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) report came out indicating that Bobo may have been improperly cared for. “We are saddened by the misinterpretations of the report and the extent [to] which it has been used,” the farm …

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Pair Nabbed In Card Skimming Scheme In Nassau County, Police Say Pair Nabbed In Card Skimming Scheme In Nassau County, Police Say
Pair Nabbed In Card Skimming Scheme In Nassau County, Police Say A Long Island man and a man from Romania were arrested on charges including scheme to defraud for allegedly using card skimming devices at multiple grocery stores. Nassau County Police arrested Marius Adrian Dobre, age 27, and Paul Mihaita Tudor, age 30, on Thursday, May 2 following an investigation. Authorities said Tudor, who is from Ridgewood, Queens, and Dobre, who is a Romanian national, placed card-skimming devices on credit card terminals at grocery stores across Nassau County. Luckily, the devices were discovered before any information was stolen. Tudor is charged with two cou…

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by Sophie Grieser
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NY Veteran Lies About Earning Purple Heart To Defraud Gov't, Charity Donors: Feds NY Veteran Lies About Earning Purple Heart To Defraud Gov't, Charity Donors: Feds
NY Veteran Lies About Earning Purple Heart To Defraud Gov't, Charity Donors: Feds An Army veteran from New York is accused of lying about earning one of the nation's highest military honors in order to rake in six figures from the government and donors to her charity. Orange County resident Sharon Toney-Finch, of Newburgh, was arrested by the FBI’s White Collar Crime Task Force on Wednesday, May 1, following a two-year investigation. According to federal prosecutors, Toney-Finch falsely claimed that she suffered combat-related injuries during a mortar attack and a separate vehicle rollover while serving in Iraq in 2010. Those claims reportedly led to her receiving hundr…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Garbage Truck Driver Charged In Chain Reaction Long Island Crash Killing 24-Year-Old Garbage Truck Driver Charged In Chain Reaction Long Island Crash Killing 24-Year-Old
Garbage Truck Driver Charged In Chain Reaction Long Island Crash Killing 24-Year-Old A sanitation truck driver is facing homicide charges after allegedly causing a chain reaction crash on Long Island that killed a 24-year-old man. Jaswinder Singh, age 52, of Bellerose, was arraigned on criminally negligent homicide and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Friday, May 3, in the death of Joseph Kelly. According to prosecutors, Singh was driving a garbage truck from Brooklyn to a business in Suffolk County on the morning of July 3, 2023, when he got off the Long Island Expressway at Exit 57 in Hauppauge. He allegedly continued driving at a high rate of speed despite app…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Lotto Scheme: Farmingdale Woman Scams Man Out Of Thousands, Police Say Lotto Scheme: Farmingdale Woman Scams Man Out Of Thousands, Police Say
Farmingdale Woman Scams Man Out Of Thousands: Police A woman from Long Island has been arrested on charges of larceny after police said she managed to scam a Texas man out of thousands of dollars. Michelle McIntosh, who is 40 years old and resides in Farmingdale, was taken into custody on Thursday, May 2nd, after a probe by Nassau County authorities and the United States Post Office Investigation Units. According to police, McIntosh had contacted a 72-year-old Texas man and told him he won the lottery. In order for the victim to receive his winnings, McIntosh instructed him to mail a $9,000 cash fee. The victim complied. Police arrested Mc…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Mom, Boyfriend Who Murdered 5-Year-Old Found At Long Island Home Sentenced To Prison Mom, Boyfriend Who Murdered 5-Year-Old Found At Long Island Home Sentenced To Prison
Mom, Boyfriend Who Murdered 5-Year-Old Found At Long Island Home Sentenced To Prison A mother and her boyfriend convicted of murdering the woman’s young son will spend decades behind bars. Valerie Owusu and Emmanuel Addae, both 28 and from Queens, were each sentenced to 25 years to life in prison in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, May 1. It followed a two-week trial after which jurors found the couple guilty of fatally beating Owusu’s 5-year-old son, King. Earlier Report: 'Horrific': Mom, Boyfriend Murdered 5-Year-Old Boy Found At Long Island Home, Jury Finds Prosecutors argued that Owusu and Addae brutally beat the boy with at least four different instruments …

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Know Anything? Shooting On Long Island Sparks Investigation Know Anything? Shooting On Long Island Sparks Investigation
Know Anything? Shooting On Long Island Sparks Investigation Police are searching for witnesses to a late-night Long Island shooting in a residential area. The incident occurred on Monday, April 29 in Riverhead, according to the Riverhead Town Police. At approximately 2:30 a.m. that morning, gunshots rang out in the area of Grove Street and Oakland Drive South. The shooting was not initially reported to police; the department learned of the incident hours after the fact and launched an investigation. As of publication, authorities believe that the gunfire did not strike any objects or people. Anyone with information regarding the shooting is u…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Seen Her? Teen Missing For Weeks From Hempstead Home, Police Say Seen Her? Teen Missing For Weeks From Hempstead Home, Police Say
Seen Her? Teen Missing For Weeks From Hempstead Home, Police Say Police have issued an alert for a missing young girl last seen at her Hempstead home. Amani Mills, age 15, was last spotted leaving her Hempstead home on Tuesday, April 2, according to Nassau County Police. Her disappearance was reported to police weeks later, on Tuesday, April 30. Mills stands at 5-foot-1 and weighs approximately 110 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes. Further information, including the clothes she was wearing at the time of her disappearance, was not available. Anyone with information regarding Mills’ whereabouts is urged to contact the Nassau County Missing…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing On Long Island Beach Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing On Long Island Beach
Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing On Long Island Beach It wasn’t exactly the runway he was hoping for, but a pilot still managed to land his small plane safely on a Long Island beach. Emergency crews were called at around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, after a single-engine Cessna plane made an emergency landing on Cedar Beach in Mt. Sinai. Suffolk County Police said the aircraft suffered a power failure mid-flight and the 60-year-old male pilot was forced to put it down on the sand. The plane landed safely and neither the pilot nor his 59-year-old female passenger was injured. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating. 

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by Michael Mashburn
Business
'Perfect' Plainview Play Center For Adults, Kids Makes Yelp's Top 100 Business List 'Perfect' Plainview Play Center For Adults, Kids Makes Yelp's Top 100 Business List
'Perfect' Plainview Play Center For Adults, Kids Makes Yelp's Top 100 Business List An innovative play place designed to please both children and adults on Long Island is one of the best businesses in the US, according to a new ranking from Yelp. Social Play Haus, located at 200 Express Street in Plainview, was ranked as one the best small businesses in the nation, according to a list released by review website Yelp on Wednesday, May 1. The popular service used the total number and rating of reviews of independently-owned businesses to determine the 10 most-loved places in categories such as beauty, automotive, books, fashion, food, and more. Social Play Haus, which fel…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Traffic Nightmare: Damaged Bridge To Be Demolished After I-95 Crash, Causing Days-Long Closure Traffic Nightmare: Damaged Bridge To Be Demolished After I-95 Crash, Causing Days-Long Closure
Traffic Nightmare: Damaged Bridge To Be Demolished After I-95 Crash, Causing Days-Long Closure This story has been updated. A closure in both directions on I-95 in Connecticut caused by an early morning crash and fire involving a tanker with thousands of gallons of gas will last for several days as a damaged overpass is removed, authorities have now announced. New Update - Watch Live - Work In Progress: Crews Repair Fire-Damaged I-95 Stretch The incident happened at the outset of the morning commute on Thursday, May 2 in Norwalk near exits 14 and 15. "Extensive damage occurred to the Fairfield Avenue overpass bridge," according to the Norwalk Fire Department. The Connecticut Dep…

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by Joe Lombardi
Obituaries
19-Year-Old LI Crash Victim 'Could Make Anyone Smile,' Friends Remember 19-Year-Old LI Crash Victim 'Could Make Anyone Smile,' Friends Remember
19-Year-Old LI Crash Victim 'Could Make Anyone Smile,' Friends Remember Days after a teenager was tragically killed in a motorcycle crash, the community is gathering to remember his legacy and kindness. Devin Edward Wesch, age 19 of Selden, died when he lost control of his motorcycle in East Quogue on Monday, April 29. Just before 4 p.m. that day, Wesch had been driving on Montauk Highway near Shinnecock Avenue before crossing the roadway and hitting a pole. Original Story: 19-Year-Old From Selden Killed After Vehicle Crashes Into Pole In East Quogue Only days after the event, his friends and the community at large gathered to remember the young man…

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by Sophie Grieser