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Long Island domestic violence attorney

Two Long Island residents charged with assault in domestic violence incident

Two Westbury men were arrested for assault on Long Island after police officers attempted to intervene during a domestic violence incident. Both men were charged with second-degree assault, a felony. The Nassau County Police Department said the men assaulted officers who were responding to a nighttime domestic dispute at a home on Renison Drive in…
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Long Island woman sentenced in identity theft scheme targeting senior citizens

A Long Island woman was sentenced to 90 months in prison for operating an identity theft and credit card fraud scheme. She was accused of stealing the identities of more than 50 people, the majority of whom were senior citizens. Lisa Reid, 47, pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated identity theft and one count…
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Boat operator cleared of BWI in deadly Long Island accident

A boating while intoxicated (BWI) charge was dropped against a boat operator involved in a fatal boat accident that killed a woman and injured other passengers. Francesco Distefano, 48, had been operating a 39-foot Cobalt boat when the nighttime crash occurred off Long Island in November 2019. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office said the…
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Buffalo police arrest man for domestic assault with handgun

Buffalo police arrested a man for an early morning domestic assault incident in Cheektowaga, New York, that involved a handgun. Charges are pending against the unnamed suspect. The man could face multiple charges including assault and criminal possession of a weapon once an investigation into the incident concludes. He was arrested at a home in…