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Freeport, NY
Long Beach, NY
Police & Fire
Long Beach Man Poses As Detective With Fake Shield Accosting People, Police Say
A Long Beach man is accused of impersonating a police detective after flashing a fraudulent shield in Freeport, Nassau County detectives announced on Wednesday, Sept. 24. Ariel Espinal, 35, of Shore Road, was arrested after officers approached a group of three people near Babylon Turnpike and Colonial Avenue on Tuesday, Sept. 23, at 7:39 p.m., according to First Squad Detectives. When police made contact, one man and a woman left the area, leaving Espinal behind, investigators said. Officers discovered he was carrying a City of Long Beach Police Detective’s shield and identification card. …
Rockville Centre, NY
Lifestyle
‘Hakuna Matata’: Micro-Preemie Goes Home After 146 Days In Rockville Centre
Nicu
Born weighing less than two pounds and more than three months early, a Long Island baby has defied the odds and finally gone home after nearly five months in the NICU. Trinity Alexandria Rose was born at just 26 weeks in April, weighing only 1 pound, 14 ounces. Doctors at Catholic Health’s Mercy Hospital in Rockville Centre called her a “micro-preemie,” one of the most fragile categories of newborns. Delivered while still in the amniotic sac—a delicate technique sometimes used to reduce trauma in extremely small infants—Trinity’s start in life was anything but easy. Facebook/Mercy Hospi…
Freeport, NY
News
Bar Patron Shot Security Guard, Paralyzing Him In Freeport, Jury Finds
A Hempstead man has been convicted of attempted murder for a 2023 shooting at a Freeport bar that left a security guard paralyzed and another man seriously injured. A jury found Tiray Clemmons, 34, guilty on all counts Tuesday, Sept. 16, following a trial in Nassau County Court. The shooting happened on July 15, 2023, outside Agua on the Mile after Clemmons was denied re-entry to the bar following an argument with management. “Tiray Clemmons was furious that he had been thrown out of a Nautical Mile bar, and he wanted payback,” said Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly. He retu…
Freeport, NY
News
Victim ID'd After Driver Killed In Late-Night Crash In Freeport
Authorities identified a man days after he was killed in a late-night crash on Long Island. Craig White, 55, of Queens, died in the two-car wreck in Freeport late Wednesday, Sept. 3, according to Nassau County Police. A preliminary investigation found that a 23-year-old man was driving a Honda eastbound on Atlantic Avenue just after 11 p.m. when he struck White’s vehicle as he traveled northbound on South Long Beach Road. Both drivers were taken to the hospital. White was pronounced dead nearly an hour later after suffering severe trauma, police said. The 23-year-old man’s condition was n…
Freeport, NY
Police & Fire
55-Year-Old Man Killed In Late-Night Freeport Crash: Nassau Homicide Squad
A 55-year-old man was killed in a crash involving two Hondas in Freeport late Wednesday, Sept. 3, Nassau County police announced. The collision happened when a 23-year-old man driving a 2022 Honda eastbound on Atlantic Avenue struck a 2015 Honda being driven northbound on South Long Beach Road, detectives said in the release. Both drivers were transported to area hospitals. The 55-year-old man suffered severe trauma and was pronounced dead at 11:49 p.m. by a hospital physician, police said. The 23-year-old man’s condition has not been released. The Nassau County Homicide Squad is investig…
Freeport, NY
Police & Fire
Officer Injured In Flaming Crash Of Stolen Van After Sunrise Highway Chase From 7-Eleven: PD
A Long Island woman is accused of stealing a van from a 7-Eleven and leading police on a high-speed chase across multiple towns before the vehicle erupted in flames, Nassau County police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 27. The incident began Tuesday, Aug. 26, at 5:03 a.m., when a 61-year-old man called police after his 2015 blue Dodge Caravan was stolen from the 7-Eleven parking lot at 2350 Grand Avenue in Baldwin. The victim had left the van running with the keys in the ignition when an unknown woman jumped inside and drove off, police said. First Precinct officers broadcast a description of …
Baldwin, NY
News
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…
Hempstead, NY
News
Robber Who Killed Bystander, Held Up Nassau Businesses Gets Life In Prison
A 28-year-old Hempstead man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after killing a good Samaritan during an armed robbery and carrying out a string of violent holdups across Nassau County. Deshawn Martin was sentenced to life in prison without parole, plus 152 consecutive years, in Nassau County Court on Thursday, July 31. It followed his conviction for a January 2022 murder and six armed robberies. Martin shot and killed 49-year-old Santos Valeriano Argueta during an attempted robbery at Antojitos Express in Hempstead, prosecutors said. Argueta had tried to intervene after Martin pist…
Freeport, NY
Police & Fire
Arson
: Freeport Woman Sets Bedroom On Fire During Landlord-Tenant Dispute, Police Say
A Freeport woman is accused of setting a bedroom on fire during a landlord-tenant dispute, Nassau County Police announced on Sunday, July 27. Bridget Hay, 54, allegedly started the fire in front of a victim’s bedroom at a home on Agnes Avenue in Freeport around 9:40 p.m. on Saturday, July 26, according to Arson Bomb Squad Detectives. A 32-year-old male victim reportedly extinguished the fire and called police. A second man, age 47, was also inside the home. No injuries were reported. Hay was taken into custody at the scene without incident. She is charged with Arson in the Second Degree. …
Hempstead, NY
News
Fatal OD Leads To Major Drug Bust In Hempstead,Police Say
A fatal overdose investigation on Long Island led to the arrest of two men and the recovery of a significant stash of cocaine, heroin, and opioids. Officers with Nassau County’s Narcotics Vice Squad descended on a Hempstead apartment on Nassau Place around 4:50 p.m. on Thursday, July 24, as part of an ongoing probe into a deadly drug incident, according to police. Inside the home, detectives arrested 54-year-old William Billups, a resident of the apartment, and 51-year-old Tomeko Bradley of Freeport. Both were taken into custody without incident. Inside the home, investigators seized a siz…
Massapequa, NY
News
Mom Killed On Way To Hobby Lobby: Impaired Driver Now Facing Years For Massapequa Crash
A Georgia woman will spend up to 10 years behind bars for causing a high-speed crash that killed a Long Island mother and injured another person. Rachel Lodice, 22, formerly of Jericho, was sentenced on Monday, July 21, in Nassau County Court after pleading guilty to a slew of charges stemming from the April 2024 crash that killed 64-year-old Cynthia Mitchell. Lodice, who had recently moved to Georgia from Jericho, was high on marijuana when she got behind the wheel of her 2023 Kia Rio and sped more than six miles down Hicksville Road in Massapequa — at times swerving into oncoming traffic,…
Merrick, NY
News
MS-13's 'Creeper' Admits Role In Machete Murders Of 15-Year-Old, Second Victim On Long Island
A Long Island MS-13 gang member formally confessed to taking part in the gruesome killings of two young victims, nearly a decade after their deaths. Kevin Del Cid, 25, of Freeport, pleaded guilty to racketeering charges in Central Islip federal court on Wednesday, July 16, in connection with the 2016 machete killings of 20-year-old Kerin Pineda and 15-year-old Javier Castillo. Del Cid – also known by the alias “Creeper” – was a member of the Sailors Locos Salvatruchas Westside clique of the MS-13 gang at the time. He also pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute cocaine and marijuana. Tw…
Freeport, NY
Police & Fire
Alert Issued For Missing 15-Year-Old Girl From Freeport
Authorities are asking for help in locating a Long Island teenager who has been missing over 48 hours. Karolina Dure-Gamarra, 15, was last seen leaving her Freeport residence at around 5:30 a.m. Monday, June 16, according to Nassau County Police. She was reported missing to police the following day. Dure-Gamarra is 5-foot-6 and 108 pounds, with long black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a white jacket, blue jeans, white sneakers, and was carrying a black bag. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Nassau County Police Department at 516-573-7347 or call 911. Share…
Hempstead, NY
Police & Fire
Alert Issued For 13-Year-Old Hempstead Boy Missing 3 Days
Authorities are asking for help in locating a missing teenager from Long Island. Jasiah Logan, 13, was last seen in Hempstead at around noon on Saturday, May 24, according to Nassau County Police. Relatives reported him missing on Tuesday, May 27. Logan is 5-feet tall and 102 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a Nike Tec hoodie, and is known to frequent the Freeport area, police said. Anyone with information is asked to contact Nassau County Police at 516-573-7347. Share this story by clicking the Facebook icon below. Check back to Daily Voice for updates…
Freeport, NY
News
Drunk Freeport
Nypd
Cop Flipped Car, Injured 2 In Fiery Crash—Now He’s Heading To Prison
A former NYPD detective is headed to prison after admitting he was drunk and speeding when he crashed his car on a Long Island parkway, seriously injuring two women. George Moore, 40, of Freeport, was sentenced to three to six years in prison in Nassau County Court on Monday, May 19, after pleading guilty to aggravated vehicular assault and related charges in connection with the August 2023 incident. Moore was behind the wheel of a Mercedes with a female passenger around 4 a.m. on August 4, 2023, when he slammed into a Jeep Grand Cherokee in the center lane of the Meadowbrook Parkway while…
Freeport, NY
News
Victim ID'd In Deadly Stabbing During Argument In Freeport
Authorities identified a man who was stabbed to death during an argument on Long Island. Nolan Lang, 46, of Hempstead, died from injuries sustained during a stabbing attack outside a Freeport residence on Friday evening, May 9, Nassau County Police said. Emergency crews responded to the Frederick Avenue home for a stabbing shortly before 7 p.m. Arriving officers found Lang suffering from a stab wound and administered aid, but he died at the hospital, as Daily Voice reported. A preliminary investigation found that Lang got into a domestic altercation with 46-year-old Ivory Washington and Wa…
Freeport, NY
News
Freeport Man Pulled Knife In Grocery Robbery, Assaulted Cop, Fled Traffic Stop: Police
A Long Island man is facing a slew of charges after pulling a knife during a grocery store robbery, assaulting a police officer, and fleeing a traffic stop, police said. Lucius Jenkins Jr., 25, of Freeport, was arrested in connection with a February robbery at a convenience store in Hempstead and several other incidents across Nassau County. The robbery occurred just before 9 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, at Bravo Market on Fulton Avenue. Jenkins concealed multiple grocery items and tried to leave the store without paying, Nassau County Police said. When stopped by loss prevention staff, he alle…
Freeport, NY
Police & Fire
Man Stabbed To Death On Freeport Street During Domestic Fight, Hempstead Woman Charged: Police
A man was stabbed to death on a Freeport street during a domestic argument, and a Hempstead woman is facing serious charges, Nassau County police said in a release issued Saturday, May 10. Freeport Police rushed to 139 Frederick Avenue around 6:51 p.m. on Thursday, May 9, after a report of a stabbing. Officers arrived to find a man suffering from a puncture wound, according to the Homicide Squad. First responders provided aid before transporting the victim to a nearby hospital, where he died from his injuries. A physician pronounced him dead at 8:30 p.m. Detectives say 46-year-old Ivory Wa…
Bay Shore, NY
News
Detectives Stonewalling Probe Into Tow Truck Driver's Bay Shore Death, Family Says (
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The family of a Long Island tow truck operator and father of two killed on the job claims police are protecting the driver–because his mom is a retired cop. Richard Rodriguez, 32, of Freeport, was loading a disabled SUV onto his truck on Sunrise Highway in Bay Shore when he was hit by a passing vehicle on Monday, April 15. He died at the scene, as Daily Voice reported. The impact caused the other driver, 38-year-old Anthony Licalzi of Massapequa, to lose control of the vehicle, sending it across several lanes before crashing into the center median. Licalzi was not injured and has not been c…
Freeport, NY
Obituaries
'Gone Too Soon': Freeport Truck Driver Killed On Roadside Remembered As Devoted Husband, Father
Richard Rodriguez was a father, a husband, a hard worker—and a hero on the side of the road. Loved ones are now mourning the untimely loss of the 32-year-old, a Freeport tow truck operator who was struck and killed while assisting a stranded driver on a busy Long Island highway. Rodriguez, who worked for Coastal Collision, was killed Tuesday, April 15, on Sunrise Highway near Brentwood Road in Bay Shore, as Daily Voice reported. He had been loading a disabled SUV onto his truck when he was hit by a passing car, Suffolk County Police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Now, family,…
Bay Shore, NY
News
Tow Truck Operator Killed While Loading SUV On Sunrise Highway In Bay Shore: Suffolk County PD
A tow truck operator was fatally struck while loading a disabled vehicle on the side of a busy Long Island highway, Suffolk County Police announced on Tuesday, April 15. Richard Rodriguez, 32, of Freeport, was working to tow a 2007 Chevrolet Suburban on the westbound side of Sunrise Highway near Brentwood Road in Bay Shore when he was hit by a passing 2023 Kia Forte at 1:40 p.m., authorities said. Rodriguez had been standing on the shoulder as he attempted to load the SUV onto the back of a 2020 Dodge Ram tow truck when the Kia hit him. The impact caused the Kia's driver, 38-year-old Anthon…
Freeport, NY
News
Six Days Went By Before 15-Year-Old Freeport Girl Was Reported Missing
Authorities are asking for help in locating a Long Island teenager who has been missing for a week. Madisyn Simpson, 15, of Freeport, was last seen at Freeport High School at around 9 a.m. Wednesday, March 19, according to Nassau County Police. Her disappearance wasn’t reported to police until Tuesday night, March 25. Simpson is 5-foot-3 and 125 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. No additional details were given. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Nassau County Police Department at 516-573-7347 or call 911. Share this story by clicking the Facebook icon below. Check b…
Bellport-Brookhaven-East Patchogue, NY
Police & Fire
East Patchogue Drunk Driver Had Infant In Car At Time Of Bust, Police Say
A 29-year-old man was busted driving drunk with an infant in his car on Long Island, police said. Envey Garcia Zambrano, of East Patchogue, was stopped by Nassau County Police after committing multiple vehicle and traffic law violations on Parsons Avenue in Freeport shortly after midnight Thursday, March 20, police said. Officers initiated a traffic stop near Lakeview Avenue, and saw that Zambrano had glassy eyes, slurred speech, and smelled of alcohol, according to police. After reportedly failing a field sobriety test, he was arrested without incident. Inside his vehicle, officers found …
Roosevelt, NY
Police & Fire
Public Lewdness In Roosevelt Leads To Arrest: Nassau County Police
A Freeport man has been arrested after allegedly exposing himself in Roosevelt, Nassau County police announced. Officers responded to a call about a man inappropriately touching himself on Thursday, March 13, 2025, at 6:36 p.m., according to the First Squad. An investigation identified the suspect as Paul Scott, 23, of Dutchess Street in Freeport. Scott was taken into custody and charged with public lewdness. He is scheduled for arraignment on Saturday, March 15, 2025, at First District Court, 99 Main Street. Anyone with further information is urged to contact the Nassau County Police Depa…
Freeport, NY
News
Freeport Tax Preparer Stole $2M Through False Returns,
Covid-
19 Relief Fraud, DOJ Says
A Long Island tax preparer is facing federal charges for allegedly orchestrating a massive $12 million fraud scheme. Damaris Beltre, 57, of Freeport, was indicted on wire fraud and related charges in Central Islip federal court on Wednesday, March 12, after filing hundreds of false tax returns and stealing COVID-19 relief funds, prosecutors alleged. Beltre ran multiple tax preparation businesses where she falsely inflated tax refunds for clients, claiming fake dependents, fraudulent sick leave, and fuel tax credits, according to prosecutors. She allegedly charged a percentage of …
Riverhead, NY
News
Car Theft Ring: 13 Gang Members Stole Dozens Of Cars, Credit Cards In Suffolk County, DA Says
Thirteen alleged gang members have been indicted in Suffolk County for their involvement in a massive vehicle theft and fraud ring, prosecutors announced Tuesday, March 4. The group, associated with the Hempstead/Freeport-based gang “5-L” or “CC Boyz,” targeted cars across Suffolk County between February 2023 and August 2024, stealing 15 vehicles, breaking into 52 more, and taking 75 credit cards, which they used to make more than $40,000 in fraudulent purchases, prosecutors alleged. The suspects traveled from Nassau County to Suffolk County late at night or early in the morning, looking fo…
Southeast-Brewster, NY
Police & Fire
ATVs, Motorcycle Stolen From Facebook Seller: 3 Nabbed In Southeast Burglary Case, Cops Say
Authorities have apprehended three Long Island men in a burglary ring who targeted a home in Putnam County after allegedly using Facebook Marketplace to gather information on their victim, police said. Nassau County resident Percy Dickinson, age 25, of Freeport, was taken into custody on Tuesday, Jan. 28, after being wanted for his alleged role in a burglary in the Town of Southeast in April 2024, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Thursday, Jan. 30. The case began when deputies responded to a home on Briar Drive for a reported break-in at a garage, where two ATVs a…
Baldwin, NY
Police & Fire
KFC Takeaway Leaves Baldwin Man Stranded When Thieves Steal Car: Police
A quick stop for KFC ended in car theft for a 60-year-old man, leading to the arrests of two Roosevelt men in Baldwin, Nassau County police announced on Thursday, Jan. 23. The incident occurred on Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 9:47 p.m. outside the KFC at 1221 Grand Avenue, detectives said. The victim left his 2015 Toyota RAV4 running while picking up food from the fast food chain. When he returned, the SUV was gone, prompting him to call 911, according to police. Freeport Police officers quickly spotted the stolen vehicle heading west on E. Seaman Avenue near N. Columbus Avenue. During a traffic …
Central Islip, NY
News
MS-13 Leader Admits To 7 Brutal Murders, Including Brentwood High School Students
An MS-13 leader formally confessed to his role in seven murders and other violent crimes that devastated Long Island. Jairo Saenz, 28, also known as “Funny,” pleaded guilty to racketeering charges in Central Islip federal court on Tuesday, Jan. 14. Saenz, a high-ranking member of the MS-13 gang’s Brentwood/Central Islip Sailors clique, admitted to taking part in a reign of terror that included the murders of 14-year-old Nisa Mickens and 15-year-old Kayla Cuevas in September 2016, prosecutors said. The Brentwood High School students were brutally attacked with a machete and baseball bats af…
Commack, NY
News
USPS Employee Accused Of $130K Welfare Fraud Scheme: Nassau County DA
A Freeport woman and U.S. Postal Service employee is accused of defrauding public assistance programs of more than $130,000 by failing to report her income from two jobs and rental properties, Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly announced Friday, Jan. 10. Angelique White, 32, allegedly received childcare and Medicaid benefits between 2017 and 2021 while omitting her income from the U.S. Postal Service, Northwell Health, and two rental properties she co-owned in Elmont and Freeport, according to Donnelly. White was arraigned Thursday before Judge Robert Pipia on charges of Grand La…
Freeport, NY
Police & Fire
Freeport Woman Killed Crossing Road, Driver Hospitalized: Police
An 89-year-old driver fatally struck a 73-year-old woman crossing a street in Freeport, Nassau County police announced on Wednesday, Dec. 18. Barbara Martin of Freeport was crossing North Main Street heading east near Stevens Street in Freeport on Tuesday, Dec. 17, at 5:04 p.m., according to police. That's when the 2014 Lincoln traveling southbound hit her, detectives said. Martin was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 6:38 p.m., according to hospital staff. The driver, whose name has not been released, was treated for minor injuries at a local hospital. …
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