Scores of mourning NYPD officers pay final respects at funeral for cop killed by alleged drunk driver who plowed through LI nail salon
A sea of blue spread across a Long Island funeral home Saturday morning as dozens of police officers paid tearful final tributes to the slain sisters. A week after Emilia Renhack and three others were killed when a suspected drunk driver crashed into a Suffolk County nail salon, her loved ones and co-workers mourned her […]
NYPD officer Emilia Rennhack remembered by mourners at wake
Family and friends paid tribute in tears at the wake for NYPD Officer Emilia Lenhack on Friday, one week after a suspected drunk driver crashed into a Long Island nail salon, killing Lenhack and three others. NYPD Commissioner Edward Cabana, Mayor Eric Adams and numerous fellow police officers gathered at a New Hyde Park funeral […]
Off-duty NYPD cop, husband broke into her sister-in-law’s home and choked her: prosecutors
An off-duty New York Police Department officer was arrested Sunday after she and her husband allegedly broke down the door of her sister-in-law’s home in Queens and strangled the relative, according to prosecutors and police. Maria Villalta and Robert Villalta, both 39, also allegedly punched the victim in the face during the pre-dawn break-in that […]
Alleged drunk driver who killed NYPD cop in nail salon crash drank 18 beers — as victim’s husband weeps in court: DA
An NYPD detective whose wife was killed as a police officer when her car plowed into a Long Island nail salon broke down in tears in court Monday as prosecutors revealed the suspected drunk driver had consumed 18 beers before the tragedy. Detective Carl Lenhack became emotional in a Suffolk County courtroom as fellow NYPD […]
Alleged drunk driver who killed NYPD cop in LI nail salon crash had previous drunk driving rap, passed out behind the wheel: docs
A Long Island driver accused of crashing into a local nail salon, killing four people, was drunk when he crashed into a mailbox and lost consciousness behind the wheel, records show. Steven Schwalli, 64, awaiting arraignment in Friday’s fatal crash at Hawaii Nail & Spa that killed NYPD officer Emilia Renhack, was arrested March 25, […]
NYC Council passes $112.4 billion budget, with 3 dissenting votes over ‘NYPD pet projects’
The New York City Council passed the massive $112.4 billion spending plan on Sunday by a vote of 46-3, with three Democratic Socialist council members voting no. Mayor Eric Adams, who negotiated with council leaders, praised the measure, which was opposed by only three council members: Councilmembers Tiffany Caban, Shahana Hanif and Alexa Aviles. The […]
LI salon where NYPD cop, three others were killed by drunk driver is now a community memorial
New Yorkers transformed the Long Island nail salon where a newlywed NYPD officer and three others were shot and killed on Friday into a community memorial as new details emerged about the suspected drunk driver held responsible for their senseless deaths. Steven Schwary, 74, had already been convicted of at least one DUI count, but […]
Off-duty NYPD officer among 4 killed after DWI driver crashed into nail salon: ‘Our hearts are breaking’
A suspected drunk driver crashed into a nail salon on Long Island on Friday, killing four people, including an off-duty New York Police Department officer. The officer was identified as Emilia Renhack, 30, of the New York Police Department’s 102nd Precinct. “The NYPD mourns the loss of @NYPD102Pct Officer Emilia Renhack,” the police department announced […]
Remaining victims ID’d in LI crash that killed NYPD cop
The remaining victims in a Long Island crash that killed an off-duty NYPD officer have been identified. Suffolk County Police said in a statement that the three people killed in the crash of a Chevrolet Traverse at Hawaii Nail & Spa on Grand Boulevard in Deer Park at 4:30 p.m. Friday were named as Jengkai […]
NYPD cop one of four fatalities at LI nail salon
Four people, including an off-duty New York Police Department officer, were killed when a car crashed into a nail salon on Long Island, authorities said Saturday. Sources say Officer Emilia Lenhack, 30, was at a salon getting her nails done for an upcoming wedding when a suspected drunk driver crashed into the business on Grand […]