Drunk Driver Killed Cousin, Injured Passenger In Long Island Crash, DA Says
A 22-year-old Long Island man is accused of driving drunk and crashing into a tree, killing his cousin and seriously injuring another passenger.
Brian Lopez-Cruz, of Woodmere, was indicted on aggravated vehicular homicide and related charges in Nassau County Court on Monday, Aug. 4, in connection with a fatal crash in Rockville Centre in September 2023.
The crash happened around 4:20 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 17. According to the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office,
Lopez-Cruz was speeding southbound on Peninsula Boulevard when he lost control of the car, veered off the road, and slammed…
Ghost Guns, Assault Rifle Found: Cousins Indicted In Baldwin Firearms Bust, Nassau DA Says
Two men are accused of trafficking and selling ghost guns and other firearms in Nassau County, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, Aug. 5.
Rubenny Torres Duran, 29, of Mountain Top, Pennsylvania, and his cousin, Jose Torres Moncion, 29, of Kings County, New York, were indicted after an investigation into illegal gun sales in Freeport and Baldwin between April and May 2025, according to Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly.
Both men were arraigned before Judge Helene Gugerty on multiple felony counts, including Criminal Sale of a Firearm in the First Degree, Criminal Sale of a Fire…
Dix Hills Man Tries Hiring Hitman To Kidnap, Kill Business Rival, DA Says
A Long Island man was formally charged with plotting to have a former business associate kidnapped and murdered.
Navdeep Singh, 48, of Dix Hills, was indicted on a dozen counts of conspiracy and criminal solicitation in Nassau County Court on Tuesday, July 29, weeks after his arrest.
Singh offered $100,000 and 10 acres of land in India to a would-be hitman to carry out the attack, according to the Nassau County DA’s office.
The alleged plot unfolded between late May and early June 2025. Singh allegedly met multiple times with the hired individual, providing cash payments, cell phones, phot…
