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East Patchogue Creep Used AI To Create Child Porn From Social Media Pictures: Police East Patchogue Creep Used AI To Create Child Porn From Social Media Pictures: Police
East Patchogue Creep Used AI To Create Child Porn From Social Media Pictures: Police A Long Island man used AI to create child porn from images taken off social media platforms, police said. Nicholas Zavesky, 43, of East Patchogue, was arrested Thursday morning, Aug. 20 in possession of dozens of the images, the Suffolk County Police Department said. Cops got a tip about Zavesky’s behavior from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and searched his residence on Knot Street on Thursday, Aug. 13, seizing multiple electronic devices, police said. Investigators found more than 50 child porn images, which had been artificially edited after they were taken from social …
Bay Shore Dirt Bike Rider Thrown From Bike After Rear-Ending SUV: Police Bay Shore Dirt Bike Rider Thrown From Bike After Rear-Ending SUV: Police
Bay Shore Dirt Bike Rider Thrown From Bike After Rear-Ending SUV: Police A dirt bike rider was seriously injured in a crash Wednesday night, Aug. 19 on Long Island, police said. The 45-year-old Bay Shore man was riding a Suzuki DRZ bike around 9:15 p.m. southbound near 1383 Brentwood Road in Bay Shore, the Suffolk County Police Department said. He crashed into the right rear of a 2025 Acura RDX, an SUV, that had stopped in traffic, authorities said. The bike rider was launched from the bike and sustained serious injuries, police said. First responders rushed him to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, cops said. The Acura driver, a 26-year-old Bay Shor…
Huntington Man Killed As Car Careens Into Fence, Hedge On Dix Hills Road, Police Say Huntington Man Killed As Car Careens Into Fence, Hedge On Dix Hills Road, Police Say
Huntington Man Killed As Car Careens Into Fence, Hedge On Dix Hills Road, Police Say A Long Island man was killed in a single-car crash on a two-lane road late Wednesday, Aug. 19, police said. Matthew Adcock, 54, of Huntington, was driving a 2016 Ford Edge northbound on Dix Hills Road just south of Hren Court around 11:25 p.m., the Suffolk County Police Department said. Adcock’s vehicle left the road, crashed into a fence, and hit a hedge before coming to a stop, police said. Investigators believe Adcock suffered a medical episode, triggering the wreck, authorities said. First responders rushed Adcock to Huntington Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, cops said. The For…
E-Scooter Rider Killed In Car Crash In Glen Cove, Police Say E-Scooter Rider Killed In Car Crash In Glen Cove, Police Say
E-Scooter Rider Killed In Car Crash In Glen Cove, Police Say A 23-year-old Long Island man was killed in a crash on an electric scooter on Wednesday night, Aug. 19, police said. David Anthony De Jesus, of Roslyn, was traveling westbound near Dosoris Way and Elliot Place in Glen Cove around 7:20 p.m. Wednesday, the Nassau County Police Department said. De Jesus collided with a 2023 Jeep Wrangler being driven by a 19-year-old woman, investigators said. Following the crash, De Jesus was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. No other injuries were reported in the crash, and the investigation is ongoing. De Jesus was the…
Killing Of LI Man Found Dead In Baywood Backyard Ends With Gang Leader’s Guilty Plea: Feds Killing Of LI Man Found Dead In Baywood Backyard Ends With Gang Leader’s Guilty Plea: Feds
Killing Of LI Man Found Dead In Baywood Backyard Ends With Gang Leader’s Guilty Plea: Feds A Long Island gang leader has admitted his role in a murder and robbery plot that left a 36-year-old man dead in 2020, authorities said. Dwayne Murray, 36, of Coram, pleaded guilty in the death of Wayne Cherry in a Baywood backyard six years ago, the Justice Department said Friday, Aug. 14. Murray was a leader of the Almighty Gorilla Stone Nation Bloods on Long Island until his arrest in January 2024, federal investigators said. He killed Cherry with two bullets to the head on June 12, 2020, according to authorities. Cherry was found dead in the vacant home’s backyard two days later. Murr…
150-Car Uniondale Street Takeover Busted By Cops, Six Arrested, 100 Summons Handed Out: Police 150-Car Uniondale Street Takeover Busted By Cops, Six Arrested, 100 Summons Handed Out: Police
150-Car Uniondale Street Takeover Busted By Cops, Six Arrested, 100 Summons Handed Out: Police Six people were arrested, 22 vehicles were impounded, and about 100 summons issued following a rowdy street takeover on Long Island on Tuesday night, Aug. 18, police said. Cops spotted about 150 cars at a “disorderly” meetup near Mitchel Field in Uniondale around 10 p.m., the Nassau County Police Department said. The initial officers called for backup, resulting in law enforcement swarming the scene and conducting dozens of traffic stops, according to police. While many of the stops ended with cars being impounded and summons being handed out, two led to felony charges, authorities said. M…
Brentwood Father Of Two Shattered Leg In LI Car Crash That Killed Co-Worker, Family Says Brentwood Father Of Two Shattered Leg In LI Car Crash That Killed Co-Worker, Family Says
Brentwood Father Of Two Shattered Leg In LI Car Crash That Killed Co-Worker, Family Says A Long Island construction worker and father of two had his leg shattered by a drugged driver earlier this month, according to his family. Jose Gonzalez Colindres, 33, of Brentwood, was one of three workers injured in the wreck Monday, Aug. 10 on Townline Road in Nesconset, according to police. “Jose suffered a severely shattered leg and had to undergo surgery,” his brother Lucero Martinez wrote in a GoFundMe launched Tuesday, Aug. 18. “He is in a great deal of pain and has a long road to recovery ahead of him in which he will not be able to work.” Thomas Lobianco, 26, of Lake Ronkonoma, w…
Bellport Woman Admits Sex Trafficking Girl, 14, In Exchange For Crack: Authorities Bellport Woman Admits Sex Trafficking Girl, 14, In Exchange For Crack: Authorities
Bellport Woman Admits Sex Trafficking Girl, 14, In Exchange For Crack: Authorities A Long Island woman has pleaded guilty to sex trafficking a teen girl in exchange for crack, authorities said. Jacquelyn Comiskey, 54, of Bellport, admitted to sex trafficking a child, promoting prostitution, and child endangerment at a hearing Wednesday, Aug. 19, Newsday reported. She is expected to get 12 years in prison at her sentencing hearing on Oct. 1. Comiskey was one of dozens of people involved in the sex trafficking and abuse of a 14-year-old girl in December 2024 into January 2025, when the victim was missing for 25 days, according to authorities. The girl was found Jan. 3, 202…
Five Towns Tanker Crash Sends Fuel Toward Surrounding Waters, Shuts Roadway Five Towns Tanker Crash Sends Fuel Toward Surrounding Waters, Shuts Roadway
Five Towns Tanker Crash Sends Fuel Toward Surrounding Waters, Shuts Roadway A fuel truck crashed and spilled its load all over a Long Island roadway on Wednesday morning, Aug. 19. The truck was turning left from East Avenue onto Rockaway Turnpike in Lawrence around 11 a.m. when it tipped over, according to surveillance video of the crash obtained by 5 Towns Central. It immediately began spilling fuel; no other cars were involved. A 42-year-old man was behind the wheel of the truck, the Nassau County Police Department said. He declined medical attention at the scene. Emergency crews rushed to the area and closed Rockaway Turnpike from Peninsula Boulevard to Brookvi…
Machete-Wielding Man Who Chased Estranged Wife, Kids From NY Home Learns His Fate Machete-Wielding Man Who Chased Estranged Wife, Kids From NY Home Learns His Fate
Machete-Wielding Man Who Chased Estranged Wife, Kids From NY Home Learns His Fate A Capital Region man who chased his family from their home with a machete has learned his fate. Thomas Sorensen, 46, of Loudonville, was sentenced Wednesday, Aug. 19 to 15 years in prison, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said. He’ll also be on probation for five years after his release. “He made the decision to attack us in our own home – four of the people he should have cared about the most, in what should have been the safest place for them,” Sorensen’s estranged wife said at the hearing. “He put his own vindictiveness and negative feelings about our divorce above the well-b…
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