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Thursday, March 6, 2025 ~ Volume 137 ~ Issue Number 16 ~ $1.00
Tierney Announces Indictments in Carjacking Gang By Matt Meduri
D.A. Tierney (right) and SCPD Commissioner Catalina (left) announce indictments in the carjacking crime spree at the SCCC Police Academy in Brentwood (Credit - Matt Meduri)
Tuesday morning brought an announcement of indictments in a gang who have perpetrated dozens of carjackings, credit card theft, and theft of other valuables. The string of crimes swept Suffolk and Nassau counties, as well as portions of New York City and Westchester County from February 2023 to August 2024. Thirteen defendants of the Hempstead/Freeport-based “5-L” gang - or “CC Boyz” gang - have been charged for their alleged roles in fiftytwo vehicle break-ins, fifteen vehicle thefts, and the theft of seventyfive credit cards used to make more than $40,000 in fraudulent purchases at retail stores. Continued on page 4
Beauty Bomb: The Up-and-Coming Luxury-Concierge-Boutique Med-Spa in Smithtown By Diane Caudullo Christine Gerena, a former Physicians Assistant working in Pediatric Neurosurgery, has turned into a superstar of the medical injectables of the current boom in aesthetics. From Commack, now living in Smithtown, Christine opened her Beauty Bomb Spa first in the My Salon Suites not that long ago in April 2022. Originally a oneroom setup which tripled in business in its first year, the business doubled that in its second year, quickly facilitating the need for a much larger space. Christine Gerena (center) and her staff (Credit - Matt Meduri)
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