Car Ramming Of Home Depot Employee Leads To Conviction For Levittown Shoplifter
A shoplifter who rammed a Long Island Home Depot employee with his car, leaving the worker with lifelong injuries, now faces years in prison.
Joshua Mitchell, 29, of Queens, was found guilty of assault and related charges by a Nassau County jury on Friday, May 9, stemming from a violent incident at the Levittown Home Depot in 2020.
Mitchell was seen placing dozens of high-value plumbing items—worth more than $3,300—into a bin and attempting to leave the Hempstead Turnpike store without paying on June 17, 2020.
When an asset protection officer confronted him, Mitchell shoved the cart into t…
Double The Fun: $1M Lottery Prizes Claimed By Hempstead Women, Second Player
Not one, but two lucky Long Islanders are enjoying million-dollar lottery payouts.
Two women, both residents of Nassau County, claimed $1 million jackpots in recent days, according to New York Lottery.
AnnaMaria Gjomarkaj, of Hempstead, claimed a second prize Mega Millions ticket in the Oct. 1, 2024, drawing. She received a lump sump payment of $651,000 after required withholdings.
Gjomarkaj purchased the lucky ticket in Newburgh, at the Smokes 4 Less located at 59 North Plank Road.
Not to be outdone was Ann Hickson, of Roosevelt, who snagged a $1 million prize on the New York Lottery’s …
‘Route Boys’ Leader Behind Tri-State Pharmacy Raids, Jail Stabbing Gets 22 Years
A man who led a violent, drug-dealing burglary crew known as the “Route Boys” will spend over two decades in federal prison.
Jason Liriano, 25, of Brooklyn–also known as “jay bigfella”–was sentenced to 22 years behind bars in Central Islip federal court on Tuesday, April 29. It followed his September 2023 guilty plea to drug trafficking and firearms charges.
Tuesday’s sentencing marked the final chapter in a wide-reaching crime spree that spanned New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
Liriano founded the Route Boys gang, which committed more than 100 break-ins at pharmacies, bodegas, chec…
LI Candidate Vanishes While Exercising On Beach, Cops Recover Clothing Left On The Shore
New details have emerged in the disappearance of an aspiring politician from New York.
Petros Krommidas, 29, of Baldwin, was reported missing to Nassau County Police on Thursday, April 24.
Krommidas, a Democratic candidate for the Nassau County Legislature’s Fourth District, parked his car near the Allegria Hotel in Long Beach and walked onto the beach to exercise at around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 23, friend Maria Lo shared on Facebook.
Police recovered his towel, clothes, and phone on the beach the following morning.
"He has always been in great shape and has many future p…
Southern State Triple Fatal: Driver High On Marijuana Sentenced For Causing Farmingdale Crash
A 29-year-old man who was high on marijuana and driving nearly 100 miles per hour when he caused a triple-fatal crash on the Southern State Parkway will spend years behind bars.
Matthew Whyte, of Queens, was sentenced to between 4 ½ and 13 ½ years in prison in Nassau County Court on Thursday, April 24.
It followed his guilty plea to aggravated vehicular homicide for the Nov. 5, 2022, collision that killed Ciara Hare, 18, Florence Oprisan, 18, Jean Marc Miller, 22.
Whyte had been weaving in and out of traffic in a 2018 Subaru WRX while impaired by marijuana, racing another unidentified driv…
Amityville Man Injures 5 Officers While Selling Cocaine In Massapequa: Police
An Amityville man is accused of dealing cocaine and injuring five police officers while resisting arrest, Nassau County detectives announced on Wednesday, April 23.
Joseph N. Jones, 35, was caught selling a white powdery substance believed to be cocaine during an investigation in the parking lot of 6207 Sunrise Highway in Massapequa Park at 9:04 p.m., on Monday, April 21, detectives said.
When officers approached him, Jones allegedly fled on foot. After a brief chase, he was taken into custody but resisted arrest, injuring five officers in the process, according to police. One officer was h…
