Freeport Woman-Beater Who Threatened Girlfriend With Gun Gets Hefty Prison Term: Authorities
A Long Island man who beat his girlfriend near his toddler and later threatened to shoot her was sentenced to prison on Thursday, Oct. 8, prosecutors said.
David Chaplin, 58, of Freeport, got 23.5 years to life following his conviction on kidnapping, assault, weapons, and other charges, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said.
The violence began when the victim visited Chaplin and his 2-year-old daughter in 2024, prosecutors said.
After an argument, Chaplin beat the woman with his fists and a wooden, bat-like object near his daughter, authorities said. The woman suffered a broken…
Gas Station Worker Slashed In Face After Rejecting Robber's Demand In Rockville Centre: Police
A robber struck a 64-year-old gas station worker in the face with a knife after the employee refused to hand over cash on Long Island, police said.
Saifuddin Abdus-Samad, 56, of Hempstead, was arrested in Long Beach on Thursday, Oct. 8, following the attack last month, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Abdus-Samad entered the BP gas station at 2 Sunrise Highway in Rockville Centre on Monday, Sept. 14, around 3:45 a.m. and demanded money from the register, investigators said.
When the worker refused, Abdus-Samad struck him in the face with a knife, causing a cut, police said. He the…
Man Traps Victim In Bathroom, Chokes Her In Newburgh Attack Before Fleeing, Cops Say
A 41-year-old man is accused of attacking a victim inside her own bathroom after she invited him into her Orange County home, police said.
Newburgh resident Mark Adams, 41, was arrested following the assault on Tuesday, Oct. 6, the City of Newburgh Police Department announced on Thursday, Oct. 8.
On the day of the incident, officers responded to a home near 29 East Parmenter St. just before 7 p.m. after receiving a report of an unknown man inside a residence. The woman told police that Adams, whom she knew, had asked to use her bathroom.
After she allowed him inside, Adams asked…
Ex-Mail Carrier Who Shoved 4-Year-Old Boy To Ground In Monsey Sentenced: Report
A former United States Postal Service worker who was caught on surveillance video shoving a 4-year-old boy to the ground in Rockland County has pleaded guilty and received his sentence, according to reports.
Stony Point resident Gabriel Stan, 39, pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a child on Wednesday, Oct. 7, and was sentenced to three years of probation, six weeks of anger management classes, and a $1,000 fine, The Monsey Scoop reported.
Stan was also ordered to stay away from the child.
The case stemmed from an incident on Thursday, March 19, on Garden Terrace off …
Machete-Wielding Man Chases Victim, Robs Teen On Farmingdale Street: Police
A Long Island man chased a woman’s son down the street with a machete before robbing a 15-year-old boy in Farmingdale on Wednesday, Oct. 7, around 8 p.m., police said.
Saul Sanchez, 45, of Farmingdale, was arrested following the incident on Colombia Street, the Nassau County Police Department said.
The confrontation began earlier in the day when Sanchez got into an argument with a 36-year-old woman, pulled out a box cutter, and threatened her, police said. He then fled on foot, authorities said.
The woman asked her eldest son, 21, to help change the locks on the doors, investigators said. …
Acton Teen Held Without Bail In Mother, Younger Brother’s Killings
A Massachusetts teenager accused of killing his mother and younger brother at their home will remain in custody without bail after his arraignment on murder charges.
Arjun Aravind, 17, faces charges in the deaths of Sudha Venkatesan, 45, and Siddharth Aravind, 14. Police found them inside the family’s Martha Lane home in Acton on Aug. 11, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said.
A grand jury indicted Aravind on counts of two first-degree murder, two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, and a charge of stealing a vehicle, the prosec…
