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Supermarket shooter held on charges including homicide and attempted murder
UNDATED (AP) — Police say a man who killed a manager and wounded two workers Tuesday at a Long Island grocery store was a “troubled employee” who’d been reprimanded in recent months for threatening and sexually harassing colleagues. Police say Gabriel DeWitt Wilson, a shopping cart collector at Stop & Shop in West Hempstead, opened…
Walk-in COVID-19 shots available starting Friday
YONKERS, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says walk-in COVID-19 shots will be available to anyone over 60 at mass vaccination sites run by New York state starting Friday. Cuomo announced the new policy at a virtual briefing from Yonkers on Wednesday. It’s a change from previous appointment-only rules that often forced people…
Cash reward offered to find missing Turtle
Westhampton, NY- Authorities in Suffolk County are offering a cash reward for information that leads to the arrest of the person(s) who stole a turtle sculpture from outside a home in Westhampton. Officials say the turtle sculpture weighs approximately 30 pounds and is valued at approximately $800. Police say the turtle was taken from the…
Gunshots fired into Hampton’s home, 3 injured
North Sea, NY- Authorities in Suffolk County say three people were injured when gunshots were fired into a North Sea home on March 2, 2021. Officials say the incident happened around 2:30 in the morning on Lone Springs Road. Police say two men and a woman, all in their 20’s were taken to Stony Brook…
LI teacher accused of sexual relationship with student has been fired
SHOREHAM, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a Long Island high school math teacher has been arrested for having a sexual relationship with a student. Suffolk County police say 28-year-old Veronica Pezdan was arrested Monday on charges of third-degree rape and endangering the welfare of a child. Authorities say Pezdan engaged in a sexual relationship with…
Supermarket shooting suspect in custody
WEST HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Police say an employee shot three workers inside an office at a Long Island grocery store Tuesday, killing a manager. The man suspected in the shooting was arrested hours after fleeing the scene. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran tweeted around 3:15 p.m. Tuesday that Gabriel DeWitt Wilson was in police…
Person of interest in connection to the West Hempstead Stop & Shop shooting is in custody
Nassau Police say 30-year-old Gabriel DeWitt Wilson a person of interest in connection to the West Hempstead Stop & Shop shooting is in custody after 4-Hour Manhunt Three people were shot at a the Stop & Shop, Police say a 49-year-old man was killed and Sources say one person is in critical condition and the…
Person of interest wanted in Nassau grocery store shooting
West Hempstead- There is an active manhunt underway right now in Nassau County for a person of interest, in connection to a fatal shooting at a grocery store in West Hempstead. Nassau Police are currently looking for Gabriel Dewitt Wilson. Wilson has been described as a 31 year old black man, 6 foot 2 inches,…
1 dead, 2 injured in shooting inside Stop n Shop in West Hempstead
West Hempstead, NY- Three people were shot on Tuesday morning at a Long Island grocery store. Officials say the shooting happened at 11:19am inside the Stop and Shop at 50 Cherry Valley Avenue in West Hempstead. One victim, a male, 49, was pronounced dead at the scene. Two other gunshot victims were taken to an…
NY AG investigating details around Cuomo’s book
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s attorney general is investigating whether Gov. Andrew Cuomo broke the law by having members of his staff help write and promote his pandemic leadership book. State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli authorized State Attorney General Letitia James in a letter made public Monday to investigate the work state employees did on…
PD investigate East Quogue fire that killed a turtle
East Quogue, NY- Officials in Suffolk are investigating a fire on town property that killed a box turtle. Suffolk County Police Crime Stoppers say the fire on April 10th, burned about a half acre of Southampton Town Woodlands near Josiah Foster Path and Eisenhower Drive. The fire was reported at approximately 2:55pm. Anyone with information…
Math teacher arrested on charges including Rape
Shoreham, NY- A Math teacher from the Shoreham-Wading River High School, was arrested Monday on charges including Rape and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. Suffolk County Police say 28-year-old Veronica Pezdan, of Holbrook, allegedly had a sexual relationship with a student from the school over the past two months. Pezdan will be arraigned Tuesday…