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Cops ID Man Found Dead In Brentwood Parking Lot Cops ID Man Found Dead In Brentwood Parking Lot
Cops ID Man Found Dead In Brentwood Parking Lot Authorities have identified a man found dead in a Suffolk County parking lot early Sunday, June 22. Alexander Velasquez, 46, of Central Islip, was found lying in a parking lot at 159 Clarke St., in Brentwood at approximately 4:40 a.m. by officers responding to a 911 call about a man on the ground, county police said.  Velasquez was pronounced dead at the scene, the department said in a release issued Sunday. Detectives from the Homicide Squad are investigating the death, which appears criminal in nature," cops said. The Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner will determine the …
DHS Warns Of Terror Attacks, Cyber Threats In US Amid Iran Conflict DHS Warns Of Terror Attacks, Cyber Threats In US Amid Iran Conflict
DHS Warns Of Terror Attacks, Cyber Threats In US Amid Iran Conflict Federal officials are warning of a heightened threat environment in the United States due to the ongoing conflict with Iran, according to a new DHS National Terrorism Advisory Bulletin issued Sunday, June 22. The alert says low-level cyberattacks, plots against U.S. officials, and extremist violence at home could all rise in the coming weeks as tensions overseas continue. “The ongoing Iran conflict is causing a heightened threat environment in the United States,” the Department of Homeland Security said in the bulletin, which remains active through Sept. 22. The warning has prompted New Yo…
Trenton Man Killed After SUV Strikes Tree, Catches Fire On I-295 In Burlington County, NJSP Say Trenton Man Killed After SUV Strikes Tree, Catches Fire On I-295 In Burlington County, NJSP Say
Trenton Man Killed After SUV Strikes Tree, Catches Fire On I-295 In Burlington County, Njsp Say A Trenton man was killed in a fiery crash on Interstate 295 early Sunday, June 22, in Burlington County, according to New Jersey State Police. Troopers responded around 5:58 a.m. to the northbound side of the highway near milepost 45.8 in Westampton Township, Sgt. Charles Marchan said. A preliminary investigation found that Timothy Long, 50, was driving a Honda SUV when he lost directional control, went off the road, struck a traffic sign and a tree, and the vehicle caught fire, Marchan said. Long died as a result of the crash, which remains under investigation.
Inside 'Operation Midnight Hammer:' Timeline Of US Strike On Iran's Nuclear Sites Inside 'Operation Midnight Hammer:' Timeline Of US Strike On Iran's Nuclear Sites
Inside 'Operation Midnight Hammer:' Timeline Of US Strike On Iran's Nuclear Sites U.S. officials have revealed new details behind the top-secret B-2 mission that destroyed three of Iran's nuclear facilities, just more than a week after Israel started the mission. The overnight operation, named "Operation Midnight Hammer", involved stealth bombers, submarine-launched missiles, and more than 125 aircraft in a multi-stage strike that U.S. leaders are calling one of the most successful in recent military history. In a Pentagon briefing on Sunday, June 22, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the mission was “a deliberate and precise strike against three Iranian nuclear f…
Swimmer Injured In Possible Needlefish Encounter In Long Beach, Cops Say Swimmer Injured In Possible Needlefish Encounter In Long Beach, Cops Say
Swimmer Injured In Possible Needlefish Encounter In Long Beach, Cops Say Beachgoers, beware: A rare ocean creature may be behind a swimmer's painful encounter at the Jersey Shore, officials said. A swimmer suffered a leg injury while in the water off Barnegat Light on Saturday morning, June 21, according to the Long Beach Township Police Department. The incident happened around 11:39 a.m. near the 9th Street beach, police said. The man was brought to the 19th Street area by Barnegat Light Beach Patrol, where he was treated by first responders from Barnegat Light First Aid and transported to Southern Ocean Medical Center. Initial indications suggest the injury m…
Garden State Gold: $4M Mega Millions Ticket Sold In New Jersey Garden State Gold: $4M Mega Millions Ticket Sold In New Jersey
Garden State Gold: $4M Mega Millions Ticket Sold In New Jersey A lucky New Jersey lottery player hit big in Friday night’s Mega Millions drawing, winning $4 million by matching all five white balls, game officials said. The June 20 drawing produced three “Match 5” winners across the country, New Jersey, Georgia, and Washington, according to the Mega Millions website. It’s the first time since April’s rule changes that three second-tier Mega Millions winners were drawn in a single night. Instead of the old flat $1 million prize, each winning ticket now gets its own multiplier, randomly assigned, which can push the payout far higher. A lucky New Jersey …
ID Released For Wrong-Way Driver Killed In I-87 Crash With 2 Tractor-Trailers, Police Say ID Released For Wrong-Way Driver Killed In I-87 Crash With 2 Tractor-Trailers, Police Say
ID Released For Wrong-Way Driver Killed In I-87 Crash With 2 Tractor-Trailers, Police Say New details have been released in the fatal wrong-way crash that shut down a stretch of Interstate 87 in Rockland County early Saturday, June 21. Brian P. Tortora, 33, of New York, was driving a 2024 Subaru WRX northbound in the southbound lanes when he struck two tractor-trailers in Clarkstown just after 3 a.m. near mile marker 18.9, just west of Exit 12, according to New York State Police. Tortora’s Subaru first collided with a 2017 Volvo truck towing a trailer, driven by a 52-year-old man, police said. Seconds later, the Subaru was struck by a 2016 Freightliner, also towing a trail…
Passenger Flies Off Motorcycle, Dies In Route 287 Bernards Twp Crash: NJSP Passenger Flies Off Motorcycle, Dies In Route 287 Bernards Twp Crash: NJSP
Passenger Flies Off Motorcycle, Dies In Route 287 Bernards Twp Crash: Njsp A 35-year-old woman from Wisconsin was killed in a motorcycle crash on Interstate 287 in Somerset County late Saturday, June 21, according to New Jersey State Police. Troopers responded around 10:19 p.m. to the northbound lanes near milepost 28.4 in Bernards Township, Sgt. Charles Marchan said. A Harley-Davidson motorcycle and a Volkswagen passenger car were both traveling north when, near milepost 28.4, the Harley-Davidson impacted the Volkswagen, Marchan said. As a result of the collision, the vehicles ran off the road to the right, Marchan said. Tonya Reetz, a 35-year-old female f…
Brooklyn Man Raped Long Island Teen, Nassau County Police Say Brooklyn Man Raped Long Island Teen, Nassau County Police Say
Brooklyn Man Raped Long Island Teen, Nassau County Police Say A Brooklyn man has been arrested for raping a 17-year-old girl on Long Island, Nassau County Police said. Manuel Lopez Gil, 30, was arrested Saturday, June 21, 2025, in Brooklyn with help from the NYPD and Nassau County Second Squad detectives, police said. The assault occurred in Hempstead at 11:55 a.m. on Friday, June 13, 2025, according to the Special Victims Squad. Lopez Gil is charged with two counts of rape in the first degree and one count of sexual abuse in the first degree, Nassau County Police said. He is scheduled to be arraigned Sunday, June 22, at First District Court in Hemps…
Repeat DWI Driver Flips Car, Wrecks 4 Parked Vehicles On Route 9W In Clarkstown: Cops Repeat DWI Driver Flips Car, Wrecks 4 Parked Vehicles On Route 9W In Clarkstown: Cops
Repeat DWI Driver Flips Car, Wrecks 4 Parked Vehicles On Route 9W In Clarkstown: Cops A 35-year-old Rockland County man was arrested for felony DWI after a wild crash wrecked multiple parked vehicles and left his car flipped in the road, police said. The crash happened earlier this week on South Route 9W near house number 922 in Congers, police said in a release issued Saturday, June 21. When officers arrived, they found five damaged vehicles, including a red Toyota Camry that had reportedly veered into the opposite lane, corrected, and then slammed into four parked cars before flipping and landing upright in the roadway. The driver, identified as Stephen Kutcher, of Conger…
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