Woman, 74, Killed In Rollover Crash Off Albany Exit Ramp: Police
A 74-year-old woman was killed in a car crash in Albany on Tuesday, Sept. 22, police said.
The woman was a passenger in a vehicle traveling eastbound on Route 85 around 11 a.m. Tuesday, according to a preliminary investigation by the Albany Police Department.
The driver, a 76-year-old man, lost control while attempting to exit using the off ramp to Krumkill Road, police said. The car then left the road and rolled over onto Bender Avenue, cops said.
First responders arrived and found both people unresponsive with multiple injuries, authorities said. They were treated at the scene, then rush…
Sicko Riverhead Teacher Who Sent, Asked For Nudes With Teen Girls Pleads Guilty: Authorities
A Long Island teacher admitted to sending and soliciting nudes to and from underage girls on Monday, Sept. 21, authorities said.
Ryan J. McCaffery, 38, of Ridge, cut a plea deal in the appalling case about 18 months after he resigned from Riverhead High School, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office announced.
McCaffery created profiles on Snapchat and Kik, where he posed as a teen boy and communicated with hundreds of accounts, investigators said. His Snapchat account was “c_chambers77” and he also used the name “Asherkonlon2,” officials previously said.
In his messages, McCaffery …
Love Triangle Stabbing: Killer Sentenced For Suffolk Attack On Girlfriend’s Ex-Lover, DA Says
A man who traveled to Long Island to kill his new lover’s ex-boyfriend was sentenced Tuesday, Sept. 22.
Victor Panebianco, 33, of King, NC, got 25 years in prison for killing Christopher Millwater in November 2025, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
Panebianco’s new girlfriend, Kacy Corso, is set to get seven years in prison at her sentencing hearing Wednesday, Sept. 23, according to the DA’s office.
Millwater, 52, of Selden, was stabbed to death around 3:45 a.m. on Nov. 11, 2025, at Stony Brook Yacht Club, according to authorities.
Panebianco and Corso drove from North C…
Greenport Maritime Festival Postponed As Nor’easter Threatens Flooding, Dangerous Currents
A popular Long Island weekend festival has been moved to October due to an impending storm.
The Greenport Maritime Festival will now take place Friday, Oct. 16 through Sunday, Oct. 18, organizers announced Monday, Sept. 21.
Previously, the festival had been set for this upcoming weekend — Friday, Sept. 25 to Sunday, Sept. 27 — but the plans were changed due to an impending nor’easter expected to bring rain, wind, and miserable conditions to the region.
“Maritime has always been about our relationship with the water, and part of that is respecting the conditions around us,” festival organiz…
Domestic Violence History Leads To Felony Charges For Ballston Man: Police
A Capital Region man with a history of domestic violence was arrested again for violating an order of protection Monday, Sept. 21, police said.
Daniel S.P. Catone, 26, of Ballston, was arrested following a “domestic call” around 12:30 a.m. in the town, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said Tuesday, Sept. 22.
Catone was detained for violating a protection order, then charged with aggravated family offense and felony criminal contempt, the sheriff’s office said. Both charges were felonies because Catone had been previously convicted of a similar crime in the past five years, according to …
Scammer Targeted Baldwin Senior For $20K, But Victim Got Wise Just In Time: Police
A Long Island senior withdrew $20,000 in a technology-based scam but wised up just in time and called the cops, police said.
Biaodi Jiang, 50, of Brooklyn, was arrested Monday, Sept. 21 for the failed scam, the Nassau County Police Department said.
The would-be victim, a 68-year-old Baldwin man, was greeted Monday morning by a message on his computer claiming it had been compromised and displaying a phone number to call, according to police.
After calling the phone number, the man was told he needed to withdraw his money in order to protect it, and he immediately complied by taking out $20…
