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Dix Hills-Melville, NY

News

Driver Killed Slamming Into Tractor-Trailer Stopped On Long Island; Victim's ID Released A 31-year-old man was killed Thursday morning, July 17, when his car slammed into the back of a stopped tractor-trailer on Long Island. David Gange, of Melville, was driving an Audi northbound on Route 110 shortly after 11 a.m. when he struck the rear of a Freightliner tractor-trailer that was stopped at the intersection of Duryea Road in Melville, Suffolk County Police said. Gange was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. The driver of the Freightliner, a 48-year-old man from Newark, New Jersey, was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Both vehicles …

by Michael Mashburn

07/17/2025

Wayne, NJ

Police & Fire

NJ Supermarket Manager Found With Prepubescent Child Porn, Sheriff Says A Passaic County man is facing child pornography charges after investigators say he uploaded disturbing images of young children to the internet, authorities said. Ronald P. Casale, 68, of Totowa, an assistant supermarket manager in Wayne, was found with photos that depicted nude children between the ages of 4 and 8 engaged in sexual behavior, according to Passaic County Sheriff Thomas Adamo. Investigators received information that a user had uploaded images of child sexual abuse material into an online image search engine to look for similar content, Adamo said. Detectives traced the…

by Cecilia Levine

07/17/2025

Westbury, NY

News

Man Sucked Into MRI Machine On Long Island Clinging To Life: Cops A man is fighting for his life after being pulled into an MRI machine while wearing a metal chain, police announced on Thursday, July 17. The 61-year-old man walked into an unauthorized area at Nassau Open MRI on Old Country Road in Westbury, New York, at 4:34 p.m. on Wednesday, July 16, according to the Homicide Squad. The MRI scan was already in progress when the man entered the room wearing a large metallic chain around his neck, detectives explained. The magnetism from the machine pulled him toward it, causing a critical medical emergency. Responding officers helped stabilize the man u…

by Jillian Pikora

07/17/2025

West Milford, NJ

Obituaries

West Milford's Nick Weinzierl Dies Suddenly, 33, With Wedding Date Less Than Year Away Nicholas "Nick" Weinzierl had just bought his first home and set a date to marry the love of his life. But earlier this week, the 33-year-old from West Milford passed away suddenly and unexpectedly, his family said. Nick, who was born on Christmas, Dec. 25, 1991, died on Monday, July 14, according to an obituary on the D’Agostino Funeral Home website. He was remembered as fiercely loyal, endlessly thoughtful, and full of love: "He found joy in the little things and lit up when he could make the people around him smile," his sister, Jenna, said on a GoFundMe launched to support Nick's fiancé…

by Cecilia Levine

07/16/2025

Yonkers, NY

News

Gym Teacher Harassed Student With Months of Inappropriate Texts, Behavior In Westchester: DA A physical education teacher at a Westchester County middle school has been arrested and charged with allegedly harassing one of his female students over several months through repeated inappropriate conduct both in person and via text message, prosecutors announced. Matthew Hausman, 59, of Somers, a PE teacher at Yonkers Middle High School, was arraigned in Yonkers City Court on Wednesday, July 16, on charges of endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor, and two counts of second-degree harassment, a violation, Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace said. …

by Ben Crnic

07/16/2025

Woodbridge, VA

Police & Fire

Feds Raid Outlaw Biker Gang After Hookah Lounge Bloodbath With 80 Shots Fired A savage assault and shootout outside a Virginia hookah lounge triggered a massive multi-agency raid on the Wheels of Soul outlaw motorcycle gang, with nearly two dozen members now in custody, or on the run, across multiple states, authorities announced. The early morning April 13 brawl and shooting outside Babylon Café on Golansky Boulevard in Woodbridge left two men injured, one from a brutal beating and another with a gunshot wound, and both initially refused to cooperate with police. But the Prince William County Police Department didn’t let up. Following months of investigation, detec…

by Zak Failla

07/16/2025

Mechanicsburg, PA

Police & Fire

Dead Man ID'd After Lawyer Turned Shooter Found Next To Him In Pennsylvania Yard: Coroner A Mechanicsburg man who was shot and killed in a residential yard has been identified, and the accused gunman is a local attorney who waited beside the body for police to arrive, authorities say. Zachary Gula, 35, died from a gunshot wound to the chest, and his death has been ruled a homicide, Cumberland County Coroner Charley Hall told Daily Voice on Wednesday, July 16. The shooting happened on Sunday afternoon, July 13, outside the home of Richard Lee King Jr., 34, on the 400 block of East Marble Street. A neighbor spotted Gula lying face-down in the grass and called 911 to report the dis…

by Jillian Pikora

07/16/2025

Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ

Business

6.5-Acre Fair Lawn Shopping Center Anchored By Vacant ShopRite Sells For $14M A large shopping center in Fair Lawn has been sold again, just under a year after it last changed hands, real estate officials said. The River Road Shopping Center, located at 17-17 to 17-70 River Road, was sold by TFE Properties, JLL Capital Markets announced Tuesday, July 15. The property sold for $14 million. The 6.45-acre property includes 92,523 square feet of retail space across three buildings. Tenants include Sherwin-Williams and Walgreens, as well as a vacant former ShopRite with covered parking, officials said. JLL said the site has redevelopment potential, calling it a “value-ad…

by Cecilia Levine

07/16/2025

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