Long Island News

Near-Blizzard Expected to Hit L.I. Wednesday »

Long Island may have ducked “Snowmageddon,” the storm that blanketed the East Coast with the white stuff last weekend, but the region may not be so fortunate the second time around with up to a foot of snow being predicted—unless you’re pro-snow, in which case, Wednesday may be your lucky day.  The National Weather Service (NWS) has [...]...

East End Man Accused of Falsely Reporting Shooting, Fire »

A 28-year-old Flanders man was arrested Monday for falsely reporting a shooting and a fire in Riverhead, Southampton Town Police said. Gerron Floyd was charged with falsely reporting an incident as a felony and falsely reporting an incident as a misdemeanor. He was released on stationhouse bail and is due at Southampton Town Justice Court at [...]...

Ronkonkoma Woman Charged With Driving on Heroin »

A 28-year-old Ronkonkoma woman was arrested for driving while high on heroin on the Sagtikos Parkway on Monday, New York State police said. Jacqueline Vega was driving a Landrover northbound when she was pulled over at the Pine Aire Drive exit for talking on her cell phone but when the Trooper checked her license, Vega was [...]...

Cops: Oceanside Man Set Fire to House »

A 36-year-old Oceanside man was arrested Monday for setting fire to the house where he lives, Nassau police said. Cirino Patane set a fire on the floor of the living room on the second floor of the Woods Avenue home where he lives at 6 p.m., police said. The fire damaged the floor, walls, assorted electronics and [...]...

Firefighter’s Murder-arson Trial Nears End »

A prosecutor says there’s video evidence that a volunteer firefighter set a blaze that killed a Long Island woman and three of her children. In closing arguments Tuesday in the trial of Caleb Lacey, Nassau County prosecutor Michael Canty played a video of Lacey arriving at his firehouse two minutes before the alarm came in. He said Lacey [...]...

Ex-NYPD Officer Arrested for Child Porn »

A former New York City Police Department officer from East Meadow was arrested Monday for sharing child pornography via the Internet, Nassau police said. Thomas Cicero, 33, was charged with eight counts of promoting he sexual performance of a child and 19 counts of possession of a sexual performance of a child. He will be arraigned [...]...