And weather on the 2s in just a moment. First a brooklyn neighborhood on high alert, police say the man in this Surveillance Video tried to grab a girl as she was walking to school. Valley castro reports from east new york. Coveredded up by a black hooded rain jacket the suspect in tuesdays attempted child abduction casually walks down the street in this Surveillance Video. Police say he eventually caught up to an 11yearold girl walking to school with 12year old brother near elton street thats when police say he made his move. Man just ran behind. Witnesses noticed the commotion. She was screaming and hollering. Try to snatch a girl and she pull away and he can you want running. Police say as the man grabbed the girl, he exposed himself to her. My little girl is traumatized, her father said to me in spanish, he was emotional face while explaining the moment hed received a phone call thinking she had been killed. Those near by say the little girl was terrified after the incident. She lo
Reporter police have since arrested 51yearold Yakubu Abdulazeez who was allegedly caught in the lounge. This mom questions how long these alleged acts were going on and if there could have been other victims. If he did it to her, half the kids cant even talk. They dont have a voice. He took away her innocence. He took away her trust in people. That was wrong of you. And you will pay for this. Abdulazeez has no prior arrests. Hes set to appear before a judge tonight. Aj ross, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Just heart wrenching. Thank you, aj. An arrest tonight in connection with a destructive fire in new jersey. Three adjacent businesses were destroyed in the fire in keyport last friday. 28yearold andrew meyer is working without a permit. He was doing roof work on one of the buildings before the fire started. A raging fire ripped through a home overnight in Suffolk County. The fire broke out in a house on west smith street and North Amityville just before 1 a. M. By the time firefighters ar
Bridge where things are moving nicely here. No issues north of the city. If youre headed out the door, you should be fine. On the subways, we have delays out there on downtown 2 trains. Otherwise, overnight track work, fastrack is wrapped up. More weather and traffic ahead on the 4s. Lauren, thank you very much. Tens of thousands of workers going to walk off the job fter a bitter dispute. More on the strike. Michael, it proe ses to indeed. Theyre going to walk off the job in an iour. They promise to rally here on 36th street. Corporate verizon is ved i for a strike as well. Theyre having a plan in place. Verizon says their dedication is to the customers. Official claims, they say they havent heard from Union Leaders and willing to submit to mediation or even extend a strike deadline. Ey say thats why they training nonunion employees to replace those planning to walk off the job and necessity plan to plug those employees into several different departments. Nearly 40,000 verizon workers
And good soul. Wonderful mother. Did everything for her son. She was always there for her son. She stayed home. She did what she had to do as a parent. It was great. Reporter it was skye brunettis morning routine to take the family dog, walk her son to the bus stop, then return home. But this morning she didnt make it home. Police say 50yearold Barbara Caton of east islip driving this White Chrysler jumped the curb and killed brunetti and her dog. Police arent releasing details on what caused her to veer off union boulevard. The car struck the 25yearold right in front of her home. Caton was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. Many of brunettis friends and family members came to the scene in disbelief. She was an amazing person. More than anything. Brunettis brother told me the car was speeding before it hit her. Police are not confirming that, just saying theyre still investigating the accident. Kristin thorne, channel 7 Eyewitness News. A deadly love triangle in manhattan. Toni
Treated for minor injuries. We are live in east islip, emily smith. Emily, thank you. New information on the self proclaimed red light robin hood, moments after confessing to our cameras last night, the long island map was arrested, and police are warning that any wouldbe copycats would not be tolerated. Carolyn gusoff has more. Carolyn . Reporter alice, he said he was trying to do things legally, lobbying the legislature but it hasnt worked, so he knowingly broke the law. Suffolk police said she is looking at jail time. Stephen ruth, smiling broadly, said he got what he wanted. He cut the wires running dozens of red light cameras. You realize what you are doing a crime . I call it saving lives. Reporter last year, the selfproclaimed red light robin hood was charged with a victim for pointing lights s away from traffic, and in january, he cut down a camera pole. Crews are splicing back together the cut wires on at least 18 cameras across Suffolk County. In Suffolk County, you have the