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Long Island Mom Drove Drunk With 10-Year-Old Daughter In Car: Police Long Island Mom Drove Drunk With 10-Year-Old Daughter In Car: Police Long Island Mom Drove Drunk With 10-Year-Old Daughter In Car: Police
Long Island Mom Drove Drunk With 10-Year-Old Daughter In Car: Police A New York mother was arrested for allegedly driving drunk with her 10-year-old daughter in the car during a late-night traffic stop, police announced on Saturday, Oct. 10. Zaneta Lachapelle, 43, of Freeport, Long Island, was arrested at approximately 10:10 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 9, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Officers stopped a 2015 Nissan near the intersection of North Grove Street and Lena Avenue in Freeport for a vehicle and traffic law violation, police said. Lachapelle was behind the wheel, and her 10-year-old daughter was a passenger, investigators said. During …

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Suffolk County Man ID'd As Construction Worker Killed In Underground Water Main Break On LI Suffolk County Man ID'd As Construction Worker Killed In Underground Water Main Break On LI Suffolk County Man ID'd As Construction Worker Killed In Underground Water Main Break On LI
Suffolk County Man ID'd As Construction Worker Killed In Underground Water Main Break On LI A 56-year-old Long Island construction worker who was submerged in water after a water main broke while he was working underground has been identified by police. Rafael Peralta, of West Babylon, died following the incident in East Garden City on Friday, Oct. 9, Nassau County Police announced. The incident happened around 11:13 a.m. in the vicinity of Ring Road, where Third Precinct officers responded to a report of a person needing medical assistance, according to detectives. Peralta had been working underground when a water main broke, leaving him submerged in water, police said. His cow…
Suffolk County Driver Slams Into Utility Pole, Faces Aggravated DWI Charge: Police Suffolk County Driver Slams Into Utility Pole, Faces Aggravated DWI Charge: Police Suffolk County Driver Slams Into Utility Pole, Faces Aggravated DWI Charge: Police
Suffolk County Driver Slams Into Utility Pole, Faces Aggravated DWI Charge: Police A Long Island man was arrested after driving drunk and crashing into a utility pole on Friday, Sept. 25, police said. Fernando Reyes Cruz, 25, of Hampton Bays, was driving a 2009 Hyundai through Shinnecock Hills around 10:40 p.m. when his car left the road near North Road and Old North Highway and struck the pole, the Southampton Town Police Department said. Officers responding to the single-car crash determined Cruz was intoxicated and arrested him at the scene, authorities said. No injuries were reported. Cruz was taken to police headquarters for processing and charged with two misdemean…
Construction Worker Killed In Water Main Break On Long Island: Police Construction Worker Killed In Water Main Break On Long Island: Police Construction Worker Killed In Water Main Break On Long Island: Police
Construction Worker Killed In Water Main Break On Long Island: Police A water main break killed an underground construction worker Friday, Oct. 9 on Long Island, police said. The 56-year-old man was working near Ring Road in East Garden City when he became submerged in water from the water main break, the Nassau County Police Department said. Officers responded to the scene around 11:15 a.m. Friday and found the worker had been removed from the water by his coworkers, according to authorities. Lifesaving measures were performed at the scene, and the man was rushed to a local hospital, where a physician pronounced him dead, police said. An investigation …
LI Tax Fraudster Inflated Clients’ Refunds — Then Secretly Pocketed A Cut: Feds LI Tax Fraudster Inflated Clients’ Refunds — Then Secretly Pocketed A Cut: Feds LI Tax Fraudster Inflated Clients’ Refunds — Then Secretly Pocketed A Cut: Feds
LI Tax Fraudster Inflated Clients’ Refunds — Then Secretly Pocketed A Cut: Feds A Long Island tax fraudster has been convicted of stealing more than $1 million from the federal government over four years, federal authorities said. Frantzson Saintilien, 65, of Elmont, faces a maximum of 54 years in prison following his conviction Friday, Oct. 9 on 18 counts, the Justice Department said. Through five years of misconduct — covering tax years from 2018 through 2022 — Saintilien routinely lied on his clients tax forms while operating a multiservice business out of 1 Elmont Road, according to federal investigators. Saintilien falsely claimed tax credits for fuel, investment…

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Ice Cream Shop Owner Blasts Customers Rude To Teen Workers In Viral Post: 'Act Your Age' Ice Cream Shop Owner Blasts Customers Rude To Teen Workers In Viral Post: 'Act Your Age' Ice Cream Shop Owner Blasts Customers Rude To Teen Workers In Viral Post: 'Act Your Age'
Ice Cream Shop Owner Blasts Customers Rude To Teen Workers In Viral Post: 'Act Your Age' A Massachusetts ice cream shop owner is going viral for a profanity-filled post calling out a customer for yelling at a teen employee. David Forgit, co-owner of Coldstuff Ice Cream in Blackstone, posted the angry Facebook message on Sunday, Oct. 4. The outburst came after Forgit said a customer was upset when a sundae cost about 20 cents more than expected. The Facebook post exploded in popularity, receiving more than 295,000 likes and 23,000 comments as of press time. "I swear to God. STOP YELLING AT MY F***ING EMPLOYEES," Forgit wrote. "They are children. This job, for m…

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Man Kills Ex-Girlfriend's New Boyfriend, Holds Her, 4 Kids Hostage, Shoots Self After Chase: DA Man Kills Ex-Girlfriend's New Boyfriend, Holds Her, 4 Kids Hostage, Shoots Self After Chase: DA Man Kills Ex-Girlfriend's New Boyfriend, Holds Her, 4 Kids Hostage, Shoots Self After Chase: DA
Man Kills Ex-Girlfriend's New Boyfriend, Holds Her, 4 Kids Hostage, Shoots Self After Chase: DA A 29-year-old man shot and killed his ex-girlfriend's current boyfriend, held her and her four children hostage, then shot himself in the head following a multi-county chase that ended with a PIT maneuver in Pennsylvania on Saturday, Oct. 10, authorities said. Tobias John-Allen Click, of Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, broke into a home in the 400 block of Aaron Lane in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, shortly after 6 a.m. and fatally shot Ernesto Rodriguez, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. The woman, who previously dated Click and was now in a re…

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Starbucks Could Buy Chipotle In Historic Restaurant Merger: Report Starbucks is considering a massive takeover of Chipotle Mexican Grill in what could become the largest restaurant acquisition in history, according to a report. The coffeehouse giant has worked with advisers for months on a possible purchase of Chipotle, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, Oct. 8. The potential deal would bring together two of the nation's biggest restaurant chains. It's unclear whether Starbucks has made a formal offer to Chipotle, which has a market value of about $41 billion. People familiar with the discussions told FT that a deal could face ma…

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Starbucks Could Buy Chipotle In Historic Restaurant Merger: Report Starbucks Could Buy Chipotle In Historic Restaurant Merger: Report Starbucks Could Buy Chipotle In Historic Restaurant Merger: Report
Starbucks Could Buy Chipotle In Historic Restaurant Merger: Report Starbucks is considering a massive takeover of Chipotle Mexican Grill in what could become the largest restaurant acquisition in history, according to a report. The coffeehouse giant has worked with advisers for months on a possible purchase of Chipotle, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, Oct. 8. The potential deal would bring together two of the nation's biggest restaurant chains. It's unclear whether Starbucks has made a formal offer to Chipotle, which has a market value of about $41 billion. People familiar with the discussions told FT that a deal could face ma…

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Showtime Scare: Security Threat Prompts Singer Ella Langley To Cancel Sold-Out Concert Showtime Scare: Security Threat Prompts Singer Ella Langley To Cancel Sold-Out Concert Showtime Scare: Security Threat Prompts Singer Ella Langley To Cancel Sold-Out Concert
Showtime Scare: Security Threat Prompts Singer Ella Langley To Cancel Sold-Out Concert A serious security scare brought music star Ella Langley’s sold-out concert plans to a sudden halt just hours before showtime. The 27-year-old singer canceled her Dandelion Tour performance at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Friday, Oct. 9, after a caller threatened gunfire and bombs, according to ABC News. Tulsa police said officers searched the arena with bomb-detection dogs before the threatening call and returned for additional searches afterward. They found no credible threat. Police said they did not direct the cancellation. Langley’s team made that decision after being told th…