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Ex-Nassau probation officer Matthew Albertson sentenced to 6 months in jail for having sexual relationship with probationer, DA says
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (436+ words) A former Nassau County probation officer who had a sexual relationship with a female probationer that he was assigned to monitor was sentenced Wednesday to 6months in jail. Acting Supreme Court Justice Robert Bogle also sentenced Matthew Albertson, 44, of Smithtown, to…...
Florida officers wounded in ambush while stopping suspect in fatal shooting, police chief says
9+ hour, 54+ min ago (211+ words) GAINESVILLE, Fla. " Two police officers were shot Wednesday while responding to shots fired at a business in the city that is home to the University of Florida, but they didn't have life-threatening injuries, officials said. The two responding officers were…...
Suffolk County Community College professor Philip Schuler, of Port Jefferson, charged with attempted enticement of a minor for sexual activity
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (462+ words) A Suffolk County Community College history professor who thought he was'arranging a tryst with a Valley Stream teen " but was actually communicating with an FBI agent " has been charged with attempted enticement of a minor for sexual activity. U.S. Magistrate Judge…...
Six killed in Mississippi, suspect in custody
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (183+ words) WEST POINT, Miss. " Authorities say a person was in custody Saturday after six people were killed in a series of related shootings in eastern Mississippi. Clay County Sheriff Eddie Scott said in a Facebook post that "multiple innocent lives" were…...
Nicholas Wieber, of Bay Shore, charged with kidnapping 11-year-old girl
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (340+ words) A Bay Shore man is facing kidnapping and other charges after he was found with an 11-year-old girl whom he allegedly met on social media, picked'up from her Queens school and brought to his home, prosecutors said Friday. Nicholas Wieber,…...
Ever Misael Merino Hernandez, of Brentwood, charged with driving under the influence after multiple LIE crashes
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (135+ words) Suffolk police said'Ever Misael Merino Hernandez, 21, of Brentwood, was driving in the eastbound lanes of the Long Island Expressway when he struck a vehicle,'fled and then hit at least three others. Credit: Paul Mazza A Brentwood man was charged…...
Minnesota shooting videos challenge administration narrative, policing experts question tactics
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (1204+ words) People gather around a makeshift memorial honoring the victim of a fatal shooting involving federal law enforcement agents, inear the site of the shooting, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Minneapolis. Credit: AP/Tom Baker The federal officer steps in front of the…...
Minneapolis on edge after fatal shooting of woman by ICE officer
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (768+ words) People protest as law enforcement officers attend to the scene of the shooting involving federal law enforcement agents, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Minneapolis. Credit: AP/Tom Baker MINNEAPOLIS " Minneapolis was on edge Thursday following the fatal shooting of a woman by…...
Minneapolis mayor says ICE officer's killing of a motorist was 'reckless' and wasn't self-defense
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (681+ words) A bullet hole is seen in the windshield as law enforcement officers attend to the scene of the shooting involving federal law enforcement agents, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Minneapolis. Credit: AP/Tom Baker MINNEAPOLIS " An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot…...
As Wegmans ramps up theft prevention, here are five things to know about facial recognition technology
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (898+ words) Popular supermarket chain Wegmans has started using facial recognition technology to collect biometric data on customers entering its New York City stores,the Rochester-based retailer said. Wegmans, which has one location on Long Island, in Lake Grove, and about 50 statewide,…...