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House Fire Kills Two Dogs, Cat; Plainview Tenant Charged With Arson, Animal : Police
A fire that killed two dogs and a cat inside a Plainview home led to the arrest of a tenant on arson and animal cruelty charges, Nassau County Police announced on Tuesday, May 27.
Jahan Kia, 40, is accused of setting a blaze inside the basement stairwell of a home on Eileen Avenue around 7:50 p.m. on Monday, May 26, according to a release from the Arson Bomb Squad.
Firefighters from Bethpage and surrounding departments responded quickly and extinguished the flames. No people were inside the residence at the time, but two dogs and a cat were found dead, police said.
Kia, identified as a ten…
Women Charged With Prostitution In Massage Parlor Raid In Huntington: Police
Two women were arrested at a Huntington Station spa following a prostitution investigation sparked by a community complaint, Suffolk County police announced on Thursday, April 24.
Li Chen, 47, and Gui Feng Huang, 48, both of Flushing, were taken into custody during a raid at Awesome Spa located at 294 E. Jericho Turnpike, according to police.
The Second Precinct Crime Section, working alongside the Town of Huntington Fire Marshal and Code Enforcement Inspectors, uncovered evidence of criminal activity during a compliance inspection. Both women were charged with Felony Unauthorized Practice …
Norwalk Home Destroyed In 3-Alarm Fire; Crews Forced To Pull Down Roof, Walls, Chimney
A fast-moving fire in Norwalk destroyed a home on Monday, March 24, but, thankfully, no one was injured.
Firefighters were called to 2 Morton St. around 10:50 a.m. to a blaze at the two-and-a-half-story home. The house had items stacked to the ceiling making for an "unusually heavy fire load," crews said.
Firefighters had to bring in an excavator to dismantle portions of the upper roof, walls, and chimneys because they were likely to collapse, Norwalk crews said.
Norwalk Fire Department
The Red Cross is working with the sole occupant of the home on temporary housing. Th…
Woman, Pet Cat Killed In Devastating North Massapequa House Fire: Police
A woman and her pet cat were killed after a house fire broke out in North Massapequa, Nassau County police announced on Thursday, Feb. 27.
Emergency crews responded to a 911 call for a fire at 150 N Hawthorne Street at 1:20 p.m., detectives said. Firefighters from the North Massapequa Fire Department extinguished the blaze and pulled a 64-year-old woman from the home.
She was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead by medical personnel, police said.
Initially reported missing, the family's cat, Max, was later found dead underneath a bed, according to animal rescuer J…
Leesburg Barn Blaze Rages Overnight, Threatens Nearby Woods: Fire Officials
Firefighters in Loudoun County had their hands full early Tuesday morning, battling a raging barn fire that spread to nearby woods in Leesburg.
The blaze was reported just before 2 a.m. in the 43300 block of Spinks Ferry Road. Crews from Lucketts, Leesburg, Lovettsville, Lansdowne, Ashburn, and Frederick County, arrived to find a 40-by-40-foot pole barn fully engulfed in flames, Loudoun County Fire and Rescue officials said.
Flames had already spread to an adjacent wooded area, forcing crews to launch an aggressive exterior attack on both the structure and the wildfire.
The bulk of t…
2 Women Charged, 1 For Prostitution, After Raid At Huntington Station Spa
Two women are facing charges, one for prostitution, after a raid at a Long Island spa.
In response to numerous community complaints, authorities conducted an investigation into Twinkling Spa Inc. in Huntington Station, located at 1783 New York Ave., at approximately 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24.
Minhua Guo, age 32, of East Setauket, was charged with:
Two counts of unauthorized practice of a profession, a felony,
One count of prostitution, a misdemeanor.
Xin Rong Lin, age 61, of Flushing, was charged with:
Unauthorized practice of a profession, a felony,
Criminal…
