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Same Woman Charged In 3 Long Island Spa Raids In 13 Months Arrested Again: Police
A woman previously arrested in two separate Long Island massage parlor prostitution raids has been busted yet again — marking her third arrest tied to spa investigations in just over a year, Suffolk County police announced on Wednesday, May 14, 2026.
Lianlin Liang, 47, of Flushing, was arrested during another raid at Valley Sole Spa, located at 51 Broadway, Unit 6, in Greenlawn, according to police.
The latest investigation was launched following community complaints and carried out by Suffolk County Police Second Precinct Crime Unit officers alongside the Human Trafficking Unit, Town of Hu…
NY Sex Offender Arrested For Sex Abuse Of Two Girls For Years, DA Says
A 73-year-old New York man sexually abused two girls he knew for several years, beginning his assaults when the girls were less than 13 years old, authorities said Wednesday, May 13.
David Griffith, of Chittenango, was arraigned Wednesday in Albany County, the local district attorney said.
Griffith began abusing the first victim in 2016, when she was less than 13 years old, prosecutors said. His pattern of sexual acts involving the victim continued from 2016 to 2022, according to investigators.
Then, Griffith began abusing another girl in 2018 when she was younger than 11 years old, and th…
Repeat Nassau Arsonist Handed To ICE To Dodge NY Bail Laws, Officials Say
An accused serial arsonist on Long Island has been handed over to ICE because his charges aren’t bail eligible, authorities said Tuesday, May 12.
Elder Lopez Avalos, 27, was cuffed Sunday, May 10 in connection with multiple vehicle fires on Long Island in the past year, police said.
But the six arson counts Lopez Avalos faces were not bail eligible, so Nassau County authorities coordinated with ICE to ensure Lopez Avalos remains behind bars, WABC reported Tuesday.
Authorities said Lopez Avalos, a Baldwin resident, admitted to entering the U.S. illegally after leaving his home nation of Gua…
Unholy Heist: Church Donation Box Robbed In Nassau And Suspect Caught On Camera, Cops Say
A man was caught on camera after stealing cash from a church donation box on Long Island, and police are searching for the suspect.
The man, wearing a tan jacket, black shirt, and black pants, is seen on video walking around St. Raphael’s in East Meadow around 4:30 p.m. Monday, May 11, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Inside the church, the suspect used a clothes hanger to force the donation box open and snatched about $100 cash inside, police said.
The suspect then fled eastbound on Newbridge Road, and an investigation is ongoing, cops said. It’s the second instance of a man stea…
LI Gangster Who Flipped On Boss And Copped To Murder Learns His Fate
A Long Island man has been sentenced to decades behind bars for carrying out a heartless gang murder ordered by his boss, authorities announced Tuesday, May 12.
Christopher Perdomo, 29, got 20 years in prison after flipping and pleading guilty in the case that ended with gang leader Kayla Alvarenga behind bars for life without parole, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
The victim, 29-year-old Linver Ortiz Ponce, parked outside Alvarenga’s Bay Shore home on Sept. 16, 2022, after realizing he was too drunk to drive and looking for a place to stop, according to investigators. …
Live-In Caretaker Abused Elderly LI Man, Hit With Two Felonies: Police
An elderly Long Island man was abused by his live-in caretaker, who is now facing felony charges, police said Tuesday, May 12.
Michael Roopnarine, 63, of Queens, was hit with two counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a vulnerable/elderly/incompetent/disabled person in connection with the incident, the Southampton Town Police Department said.
Officers responded around 6 p.m. Monday, May 11 to the victim’s home in Hampton Bays to investigate a physical abuse claim, authorities said. They arrived to find Roopnarine and the victim in the home.
Authorities transported the victim to…
