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AG Turns Down Settlement Agreement with Bank

September 24, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Says It Shortchanges Its Customers By Hank Russell New York Attorney General Letitia James led a bipartisan coalition of 17 other attorneys general in opposing a proposed class action settlement that would shortchange Capital One […]

Threat Actors Spoofing the FBI IC3 Website for Possible Malicious Activity

September 24, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is providing this Public Service Announcement (PSA) to warn that threat actors are spoofing the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) government website. A spoofed website is designed to […]

Garcia Re-Elected Suffolk GOP Chairman for Fifth Time

September 24, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Jesse Garcia was re-elected chairman of the Suffolk County Republican Committee, marking the fifth time he has stood before the committee to be chosen as its leader. Garcia expressed deep gratitude to the dedicated committee […]

Crime Alert: Wanted for Riverhead Petit Larceny

September 24, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Riverhead Town Police are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate two people who allegedly stole merchandise from a Riverhead store last month. Two women allegedly stole shoes, valued […]

Bus Driver Arrested for Allegedly Assaulting Special-Needs Woman

September 24, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

A Roosevelt man has been arrested for allegedly having multiple sexual encounters that occurred between March of 2022 and September 12, 2025 in Jericho. According to Nassau County detectives from the Special Victims Squad, Steven […]

Judge: No Separate Trials for Heuermann

September 24, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell In a win for the prosecution, a judge ruled that all charges against alleged serial killer Rex Heuermann will be tried together. The defense had argued for separate trials, claiming that the […]

New Law Allows University to Expand Campus Housing

September 24, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Governor Kathy Hochul has signed legislation allowing Stony Brook University to expand housing on its north shore campus. Sponsored by Sen. Monica R. Martinez (D-Brentwood) and approved unanimously by the state Senate in June, the […]

Defense Bill Containing LaLota’s Amendment Passes House

September 24, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Members of the House of Representatives passed the Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026 out of the House. The bill passed with support from […]

Park Dedicated in Honor of LI Native Killed by Hamas

September 24, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and members of the Town Board, joined by County Executive Bruce Blakeman, District Attorney Anne Donnelly, community leaders, clergy, students, and residents, dedicated a parklet in Plainview in memory […]

Florida Man Sentenced for Stealing Dead Father’s Pension Payments

September 23, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced the son of a state pensioner from Long Island was sentenced to five years’ probation and ordered to pay […]