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Police Impersonation, Strangulation Lands Nassau County Man Under Arrest In CT — Again
A New York man who was arrested twice in Connecticut last month is back in custody after police said he was wanted on new charges tied to a vicious domestic incident.
Christopher Douglas Hassel, 42, of Syosset, New York, was arrested on an active warrant by the New Canaan Police Department earlier this month, authorities said.
Hassel is charged with third-degree assault, second-degree assault, second-degree strangulation/suffocation, criminal impersonation, impersonating a police officer, and disorderly conduct. His bond was set at $50,000.
The latest arrest comes just weeks after Ha…
0.2-bac Driver Sentenced For Crash That Killed Nassau Police Officer: Authorities
A Long Island drunk driver was sentenced Monday, July 20 for a crash that killed a police officer earlier this year, authorities said.
Matthew Smith, 21, got between seven years, four months and 22 years in prison, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. Smith’s sentence was negotiated as part of a plea deal in June.
Smith, of Hauppauge, was driving 70 mph in a 30 mph zone when he sped through a red light and slammed into a vehicle driven by Patricia Espinosa around 6 a.m. on Jan. 31, according to authorities.
Espinosa, a 42-year-old Nassau County Police Officer, was on her way…
LI Man, 62, Found Dead With Shellfishing Gear Nearby In Three Mile Harbor
A Long Island man was found dead in shallow water off the coast on the East End on Friday, July 17, police said.
Edward Garbowski, 62, of East Hampton, was identified as the victim, the East Hampton Police Department said.
Clammers working in the area spotted Garbowski’s body on an exposed grass island in the waters of Three Mile Harbor off Folkstone Road in Springs around 7:30 p.m. Friday, police said. Equipment for harvesting shellfish was found near his body, authorities said.
Garbowski may have suffered a medical emergency prior to his death, cops said. His official cause of death has …
Bloody Brawl With Housemate Lands LI Man Behind Bars: Cops
A brawl inside a Long Island home left one man bleeding, missing a tooth, and suffering from several contusions, police said.
Jose Castro, 48, was charged with third-degree assault for the fight inside a Hampton Bays home on Sunday night, July 19, the Southampton Town Police Department said.
Cops were called to the residence for reports of a fight and located the victim, who had suffered “an extracted tooth, bleeding, multiple contusions, and substantial body pain, requiring medical treatment at a nearby hospital,” the department said.
Investigators determined Castro and a housemate got in…
