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LI Burglary Ring Investigation Expands, Two More Suspects Arrested: Police
Two more suspects have been arrested in a burglary spree across Nassau County, police announced Tuesday, July 28.
Joel Valladares Gutierrez, 18, and Peng Zhou, 33, both of Queens, joined four other suspects in the case, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Valladares Gutierrez and Zhou were part of a crew that hit “various residents in Jericho and Manhasset,” police said. While inside, they “removed jewelry, designer handbags, assorted credit cards,” and cash, according to investigators.
Four members of the crew — Irving Brenor, Jayson Jaya, Giam Leal Cardenas, and a 17-year-old boy —…
9-Year-Old Girl Murdered In NY Tried To Avoid Trip With Alleged Killer Dad, Mom Says
A 9-year-old girl who was strangled to death in New York begged to get out of a trip to Ethiopia with her father, who is accused of killing her, according to testimony heard Tuesday, July 28.
Melina Frattolin instead traveled through New York and Connecticut with her dad, Luciano, for multiple weeks in the summer of 2025, according to authorities.
Kali Galanis, Melina’s mother and Luciano’s ex-wife, testified Tuesday that Melina told her “she didn’t want to go” with her father to Ethiopia, the New York Post reported.
Instead Luciano and Melina toured the region south of her Montreal home. …
Three BMWs And $50K In Food Stamps: LI Woman Busted For Fraud, Authorities Say
A Long Island woman took more than $50,000 in food stamps while purchasing three luxury cars for her family, authorities said Tuesday, July 28.
Tesean King, 31, was charged with grand larceny, welfare fraud, and offering false instruments, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said.
King, of Westbury, purchased three BMWs for herself, her husband, and their two kids following a 2022 civil settlement, prosecutors said.
Beginning in July 2022, King filed for food stamps in Nassau County, stating that she had no bank accounts or income to support her husband and two children, investiga…
Suffolk Shooter Captured In Manhattan After Bloody Father’s Day BBQ Blowup: Cops
A suspect has been captured in a Father’s Day shooting on Long Island that ended with one victim hospitalized, police said.
Jose Quezada, 30, of Brentwood, was nabbed in Manhattan around 6:40 a.m. Tuesday, July 28 by U.S. Marshals, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
Quezada got into an argument with a 35-year-old man during a home BBQ around 8 p.m. on Sunday, June 21 in Brentwood, police said. Quezada pulled a gun, shot the other man in the neck, then fled the scene on foot, investigators said.
The victim was taken to a local hospital, where he was treated for minor injuries and la…
LI Girl, 17, Followed By Creep Who Stared At Her For 'Lewd Act': Police
A Long Island man followed a teen girl and committed a lewd act in front of her, police said.
Justin Sullivan, 28, of Levittown, was following the 17-year-old girl while she was out for a run on Tuesday, July 21, the Nassau County Police Department said.
The teen noticed Sullivan’s 2013 Nissan Rogue trailing her and spotted the car again when she returned to her home in Merrick, where it was parked out front, cops said. Inside, the girl saw Sullivan with his pants off “committing a lewd act” while looking at her, police said.
Sullivan was arrested Thursday, July 23 at his job at Stop &…
