The man accused of stabbing an 8-year-old boy in the back at the Dave & Buster's in Westbury, Long Island has pleaded not guilty to charges including attempted murder. However, prosecutors say that Evan Sachs, 23, was carrying a note explaining his attack—Assistant DA Daniel Looney told the Post, "The note states what his intentions were that evening -- to harm somebody." more ›

Last night, at the Dave & Buster's in Westbury, an 8-year-old boy was stabbed in the back. According to WCBS 2, 23-year-old Evan Sachs was arrested and is facing attempted murder charged. Police say he "stabbed the child five times in the back with a hunting knife. According to detectives, the boy was randomly chosen and did not know his attacker." Apparently the boy was playing a game when the attack occurred. The child is in stable condition with a punctured lung. more ›

The Nassau County Police say that a Bellmore restaurant owner was arrested after assaulting a 16-year-old female worker. According to the Long Island Press, "Police said [Mermat] Arslan, who is the owner of Mediterranean Kebab Restaurant [in Westbury], was closing up the restaurant after all the cooks and servers had left when he locked the doors to the building knowing a young girl was still inside at 10:30 p.m. Thursday. Arslan grabbed the victim and began forcible touching her without her consent, police said. She was able to push away and flee from the restaurant." Arslan was charged with sexual abuse, forcible touching and endangering the welfare of a child. Police are also asking anyone who experienced a similar incident to contact them. more ›

A Mister Softee ice cream truck driver on Long Island was arrested Saturday after undercover narcotics officers saw him park his truck outside a drug dealer's house they had under surveillance. Police say Kenneth Leiton, 22, rolled up to the home around 4 p.m. and entered the house to conduct a drug deal. He then returned to the truck, turned the music back on, and continued along his route. According to the Post, the cops soon "stopped him cold" and found several small bags of coke and a bag of pot hidden in the sprinkles. He's charged with numerous counts of possession of a controlled substance and with endangering the welfare of a child. Also arrested was Randall Surmanek, 23, who was riding in the truck with Leiton, and two individuals at the drug house. Police tell Newsday Leiton was not the truck owner, but it's still another black eye for Mister Softee—earlier this summer a Softee franchisee was accused of threatening to beat a Kool Man driver for invading "his" turf in Queens. And don't even get us started on the jingle wars. more ›

In violation of a ruling by New York State's Human Rights Division, the principal of W. Tresper Clarke High School stood in the schoolhouse doorway and refused entrance to 15-year-old John Cave yesterday, as long as he had his service dog with him. Cave is a deaf teenager with cochlear implants, and this week, the state's Human Rights Division Commissioner Kumiki Gibson declared the school violated two provisions of the Human Rights law (PDF) and ordered that Cave and his service dog Simba be allowed in school. more ›