2 Arrested For Fatal Overdose In Woodbury: Police
Two people have been arrested in connection with a fatal overdose in Woodbury, Nassau County police announced on Wednesday, June 11, 2025.
The deadly incident unfolded at 6:33 p.m. on Tuesday, June 10, prompting a response by the department's Narcotics/Vice Squad.
Detectives say their investigation led them to arrest Terrell Nesbitt, 29, of West Hempstead, and Jamice Lattimore, 21, of Roosevelt. Both were taken into custody without incident.
Nesbitt and Lattimore are each charged with:
Felony Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd Degree.
Felony Criminal Possession of a Contro…
Puppy Dies After Being Rescued From Hicksville Home, Woman Charged With Animal Cruelty
A Long Island woman is facing animal cruelty charges after a severely malnourished puppy died hours after being rescued from her Hicksville home, authorities announced on Friday, May 9.
Gisela Rodriguez, 32, was arrested on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, after Town of Hempstead Animal Control officers and Nassau County detectives responded to a disturbing tip, police said..
An anonymous individual had sent in photos showing a visibly emaciated puppy, prompting animal control officers to contact Rodriguez, who allowed them to retrieve the animal from her home on Spindle Road around 4:50 p.m., o…
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…
Teen Executes 19-Year-Old In Broad Daylight At Hempstead Intersection: Police Allege
A 19-year-old was shot dead in broad daylight at a Hempstead intersection, and now another teen is behind bars, Nassau County police announced in an update on Monday, March 3.
Jefferson J. Mancia-Fernandez, 19, of Hempstead, was gunned down near West Graham Avenue and Peninsula Boulevard just after noon on Saturday, March 1, police said. Officers found him unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds and rushed him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Now, 18-year-old Jeremias Ferrufino-Rodriguez of 190 West Marshall Street has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder and tw…
Fatal DWI Crash Leaves Passenger Dead As Long Beach Driver Flees: Police
A drunk driver crashed into a tree, killing his passenger, before fleeing the scene in Garden City, Nassau County police said.
Christhian Velasquez-Geleano, 28, of Long Beach, was driving a 2007 Nissan westbound on Stewart Avenue at Nassau Boulevard when he lost control and slammed into a tree at 4:47 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 9, according to police.
Instead of helping his injured passenger, Marco Antonio Zuniga, 27, Geleano allegedly ran from the crash. First responders found Zuniga suffering from severe trauma and rushed him to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Police tracke…
Hicksville Mom Drove Drunk With Four Kids After Punching Husband: Police
A Hicksville woman was arrested for drunk driving under Leandra’s Law after a domestic dispute escalated in Mineola, Nassau County police announced on Monday, Jan. 13.
Elizabeth Maldonado, 34, allegedly punched her husband during an argument at a restaurant in Mineola on Sunday, Jan. 12, at approximately 11:10 p.m., police said. After the altercation, Maldonado left the scene in a 2022 Dodge Durango with their three children, ages 6, 7, and 14, as well as another 14-year-old boy, according to authorities.
The husband called 911, and officers later responded to the couple’s Hicksville home t…
Married Couple Killed After Car Slips, Hits Levittown Utility Pole: Police
An elderly man and woman killed in a Sunday evening crash in Levittown have been identified, Nassau County police announced on Monday, Jan. 6.
The fatal accident occurred at 5:30 p.m. on Loring Road, detectives said.
Gerhard Frobart, 89, of Farmingdale, was driving a 2001 Ford Taurus southbound with Ella Gimpel, 88, of East Meadow, as his passenger when the car veered off the roadway and struck a utility pole, police said.
Frobart was pronounced dead at the scene. Gimpel, who suffered critical injuries, was transported by Nassau County medics to a nearby hospital, where she later died.…
