August 2024 - Long Island Life & Politics

Brentwood Man Arrested in Fatal Shooting

August 31, 2024 Hank Russell Comments Off

Suffolk County Police arrested a man after he shot and killed another man in Brentwood. Third Precinct officers responded to a call reporting a man shot in front of 178 Charter Oaks Ave., on August […]

Police Arrest Seven for DWI at Sobriety Checkpoint

August 31, 2024 Hank Russell Comments Off

The Suffolk County Police Department, assisted by the New York State Police, MTA Police and the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office, arrested seven motorists during an overnight sobriety checkpoint in Central Islip. Police officers from the […]

Pedestrian Hit by Car in Mastic

August 31, 2024 Hank Russell Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Seventh Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that seriously injured a pedestrian in Mastic last night. On August 30, Brooke Gibbs was driving a 2024 Kia westbound on Montauk Highway, […]

Connecticut Man Sentenced for Violent Attack, Kidnapping of Estranged Wife

August 30, 2024 Hank Russell Comments Off

A Connecticut man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for violently assaulting his estranged wife in her apartment building in November 2023 and barricading them both inside her home until police arrived and arrested […]

Wyandanch Man Indicted for Attempted Murder outside Casino

August 30, 2024 Hank Russell Comments Off

A Wyandanch man has been indicted for attempting to kill a man outside an Islandia casino. On May 31 at approximately 10:16 p.m., Nashawn Legros was seated in a vehicle parked in the Jake’s 58 […]

Sports Law Attorney Says Private Equity Stake in NFL Teams Will Help the Sport

August 30, 2024 Hank Russell Comments Off

Andrew Sack, a sports law attorney with The Law Offices of Steven Mitchell Sack, says private equity (PE) investment in National Football League (NFL) teams will not only be beneficial for the sport, but will […]

House Fire Reported in Massapequa

August 30, 2024 Hank Russell Comments Off

On August 30 at 3:48 a.m., Nassau County police officers responded to a house fire at McKinley Place in Massapequa. Upon arrival, officers observed the upper level of the home fully engulfed in flames. The […]

School Bus Driver Indicted for 50 Counts of Child Pornography

August 30, 2024 Hank Russell Comments Off

A school bus driver has been indicted for 50 counts of promoting and possessing child pornography. Guenther Mayrhofer, 71, of Mastic Beach, a bus driver for the William Floyd School District, was indicted for promoting […]

Women Steal $300 from St. James Supermarket

August 30, 2024 Hank Russell Comments Off

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Fourth Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate two people who stole from a St. James store. Two women asked an […]

Tierney Announces Major Indictments of Drug, Gun Charges

August 29, 2024 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell Joined by members of various law enforcement agencies, Suffolk District Attorney Ray Tierney held a press conference at Suffolk County Community College in Brentwood to announce a number of indictments being handed […]