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Knife-Wielding LI Attacker Who Stabbed Ex-Wife 20 Times Gets Prison Time: Authorities
A Long Island man who stabbed his ex-wife more than 20 times one day after she got a protection order against him is heading to prison, authorities said Wednesday, Sept. 9.
Willie Curry, 38, of Brentwood, was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years behind bars for the attack in a McDonald’s drive-thru in Bay Shore, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
Curry’s ex-wife was sitting in her car in the drive-thru line around 8:15 a.m. on Nov. 2, 2024, when he pulled up on an e-bike and stabbed her more than 20 times, investigators said. The woman was wounded in her neck, face, chest, …
Drugged Driver Was ‘Swaying, Stumbling’ On Overnight Shift Before Deadly LI Crash: Authorities
A Long Island driver had marijuana and Klonopin in his vehicle when he crashed into a construction site, killing a man and injuring two others, authorities said Wednesday, Sept. 9.
Thomas Lobianco, 26, of Lake Ronkonkoma, was indicted on numerous charges Wednesday for the Monday, Aug. 10 wreck in Nesconset, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
Lobianco had just finished an overnight shift at a nearby 7-Eleven, where surveillance video captured him “swaying, stumbling, nearly falling multiple times, and nodding in and out of consciousness,” the DA’s office said.
He then drove…
Drunk Driver Takes Out Pole, Parked Car, And Fence In Late-Night LI Crash: Police
A drunk driver on Long Island hit a utility pole, a parked car, and a rail fence before coming to a stop in a crash, police said Tuesday, Sept. 8.
Laura Ortiz Lozano, 29, of the Bronx, was arrested following the wreck on Shelter Island late Sunday, Sept. 6, the Shelter Island Police Department said.
Cops responded to the scene around 11:50 p.m. Sunday to a report of a car accident in which one vehicle “struck a utility pole, a parked vehicle, and split rail fence,” Shelter Island police said.
Officers found Ortiz Lozano at the scene, and she was taken to Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hos…
Teen Selling Weed, Flavored Vapes Out Of Nassau Gas Station Arrested: Police
A Long Island teenager has been arrested for selling weed and flavored vape products from a storefront, police said.
Amritpreet Singh, 18, of Elmont, was busted Tuesday, Sept. 8 for slinging the items from a Valero gas station on Franklin Avenue in Valley Stream, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Officers observed “a large quantity” of flavored vapes, Kratom, and THC products available at the store and arrested Singh around 5:20 p.m. Tuesday, authorities said.
According to online court records, Singh was charged with:
Fifth-degree drug possession (marijuana)
Criminal possession o…
Disease-Causing Bacteria Found At LI Food Facility, Recall Issued: FDA
A Long Island based food manufacturer has recalled numerous products due to listeria concerns, officials said Sunday, Sept. 6.
Made Fresh Salads Inc., of Bay Shore, recalled dozens of its ready-to-eat deli-style salads and cream cheese products, the Food and Drug Administration announced.
Inspectors found the disease-causing bacteria listeria monocytogenes at the company’s facility, which sparked the recall, according to the announcement. Listeria infections can cause fever, chills, headache, diarrhea, nausea, muscle and joint pain, and fatigue.
People who are pregnant, 65 or older, or imm…
LI Driver, 26, Found Dead Hours After Van Slammed Into Tree And Flipped: Police
A Long Island driver was killed in a one-car crash early Tuesday, Sept. 8, police said.
Matthew Schneider, 26, of Selden, was driving a 2018 Chevrolet Express eastbound on Express Drive South near Maple Avenue in Holbrook around 3:10 a.m., the Suffolk County Police Department said.
Schneider’s vehicle left the road, struck a tree, and overturned, investigators said. However, the wreck wasn’t reported until a passing motorist called 911 around 5:30 a.m., police said.
When officers finally responded to the crash, Schneider was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. Schneider’s vehic…
