Brentwood, NY
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Seen Him? Man Wanted For Stealing From Commack Home Depot Seen Him? Man Wanted For Stealing From Commack Home Depot Seen Him? Man Wanted For Stealing From Commack Home Depot
Seen Him? Man Wanted For Stealing From Commack Home Depot Authorities asked the public for help identifying a man who is accused of stealing a wheelbarrow, roofing shingles, and a cultivator from a Long Island store. A man stole the items, valued at about $1,500, from Home Depot in Commack at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13, Suffolk County Crime Stoppers reported on Wednesday, Oct. 19. The store is located at 5025 Jericho Turnpike, Crime Stoppers said. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest.  Tips can be submitted by calling 1-800-220-TIPS.

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by Nicole Valinote
Brentwood, NY
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Police Search For Woman Accused Of Stealing Handbag, $900 From Commack Yard Sale Police Search For Woman Accused Of Stealing Handbag, $900 From Commack Yard Sale Police Search For Woman Accused Of Stealing Handbag, $900 From Commack Yard Sale
Police Search For Woman Accused Of Stealing Handbag, $900 From Commack Yard Sale Authorities asked the public for help identifying a woman who is accused of stealing more than $900 and a handbag from a yard sale on Long Island. A woman stole the handbag and cash from a yard sale on Cross Bow Lane in Commack on Saturday, Sept. 17, Suffolk County Police reported on Tuesday, Oct. 11. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest.  Tips can be submitted by calling 1-800-220-TIPS.

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by Nicole Valinote
Brentwood, NY
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Man Dressed As Woman At Large After Robbing NY Bank, Police Say Man Dressed As Woman At Large After Robbing NY Bank, Police Say Man Dressed As Woman At Large After Robbing NY Bank, Police Say
Man Dressed As Woman At Large After Robbing NY Bank, Police Say Updated story: Man Who Dressed As Woman Nabbed After Robbing NY Bank, Police Say A man is at large after authorities in New York say he robbed a bank while dressed as a woman. It happened on Long Island around 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 8 in Commack. A man entered Teachers Federal Credit Union, located at 10 Vanderbilt Motor Parkway, and handed a teller a note demanding cash, Suffolk County Police said. The teller complied and the robber fled in a gray minivan westbound on Vanderbilt Motor Parkway, according to police. The man's described as white who was wearing a…

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by Joe Lombardi
Brentwood, NY
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Road Closures, Delays Expected During Services For EMT From Huntington Station Killed In NYC Road Closures, Delays Expected During Services For EMT From Huntington Station Killed In NYC Road Closures, Delays Expected During Services For EMT From Huntington Station Killed In NYC
Road Closures, Delays Expected During Services For EMT From Huntington Station Killed In NYC Motorists on Long Island are being advised of potential road closures and traffic delays during services that will be held for a New York City Fire Department EMT from Suffolk County who was killed in a stabbing last week. Lt. Alison Russo-Elling, age 61, of Huntington Station, was fatally stabbed in an unprovoked attack at about 2:20 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29, while working at EMS Station 49 in Queens, authorities reported. Earlier report - Suspect Caught After Beloved EMT From Huntington Station Killed In Random Attack In NYC The New York City Police Department reported that 3…

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by Nicole Valinote
Brentwood, NY
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19-Year-Old Woman From Commack Dies After Being Ejected From SUV In Islip Crash, Police Say 19-Year-Old Woman From Commack Dies After Being Ejected From SUV In Islip Crash, Police Say 19-Year-Old Woman From Commack Dies After Being Ejected From SUV In Islip Crash, Police Say
19-Year-Old Woman From Commack Dies After Being Ejected From SUV In Islip Crash, Police Say A 19-year-old woman died after she was ejected from her SUV during a crash on Long Island. Troopers responded to a report of a crash on the Southern State Parkway eastbound near Exit 40 in Islip shortly before 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 18, New York State Police said.  Jessica Gonzalez, of Commack, was driving a 2022 Hyundai Santa Fe in the right lane when the vehicle crossed lanes of traffic and struck the center median guiderail, police said. The Hyundai struck the overpass, and Gonzalez was ejected from the SUV, authorities said. She was pronounced dead at the scene, accordin…

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by Nicole Valinote
Brentwood, NY
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Construction Begins On $27M Project To Improve Connectivity From LIE To Crooked Hill Road Construction Begins On $27M Project To Improve Connectivity From LIE To Crooked Hill Road Construction Begins On $27M Project To Improve Connectivity From LIE To Crooked Hill Road
Construction Begins On $27M Project To Improve Connectivity From LIE To Crooked Hill Road Construction is now underway on a $27 million project to provide motorists quicker access from the Long Island Expressway to several shopping and recreation areas. On Thursday, Sept. 15, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that the project to modify Exit 53 has begun. The goal of the project is to improve connectivity from the LIE to shopping, commerce, and recreation on and near Crooked Hill Road. The project will allow motorists to easily access several shopping areas in Commack, industrial areas in Brentwood, Deer Park, and Hauppauge, the Michael J. Grant campus of Suffolk County Community…

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by Nicole Valinote
Brentwood, NY
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Ex-State Corrections Officer Admits To Impersonating Police, Pulling Women Over Ex-State Corrections Officer Admits To Impersonating Police, Pulling Women Over Ex-State Corrections Officer Admits To Impersonating Police, Pulling Women Over
Ex-State Corrections Officer Admits To Impersonating Police, Pulling Women Over A former New York State corrections officer has admitted to impersonating a police officer after investigators found he used flashing lights in his personal vehicle to pull unaccompanied women over on Long Island. David Olivari, age 38, of Coram, pleaded guilty to first-degree criminal impersonation, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced on Tuesday, Sept. 6. “This defendant repeatedly endangered Suffolk County motorists by conducting traffic stops for which he had neither authority, nor training," Tierney said. "The message here is that no one is above the law, i…

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by Nicole Valinote
Brentwood, NY
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Duo Accused Of Conning Victim To Steal Wallet With Credit Cards At Huntington Station Lidl Duo Accused Of Conning Victim To Steal Wallet With Credit Cards At Huntington Station Lidl Duo Accused Of Conning Victim To Steal Wallet With Credit Cards At Huntington Station Lidl
Duo Accused Of Conning Victim To Steal Wallet With Credit Cards At Huntington Station Lidl Police on Long Island are asking the public for help identifying a duo who allegedly conned a woman in order to steal and use her credit cards. The incident took place in Suffolk County at the Lidl in Huntington Station on Thursday, Aug. 18. According to Suffolk County Police, a Hispanic man told a woman there was a problem with her passenger side tire in the Lidl parking lot, located at 711 East Jericho Turnpike in Huntington Station. Another suspect stole the victim’s wallet while she was distracted looking at her tire, police said. Later that day police said a Hispanic m…

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by Kathy Reakes
Brentwood, NY
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Man Seriously Injured By Firework During Block Party In Commack Man Seriously Injured By Firework During Block Party In Commack Man Seriously Injured By Firework During Block Party In Commack
Man Seriously Injured By Firework During Block Party In Commack A 67-year-old man was seriously injured by a firework while attending a block party on Long Island. The incident happened in Commack on Diellen Court at about 10 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 20, the Suffolk County Police Department said. Police said a mortar-style firework exploded and struck the man in the face. He was hospitalized for treatment of serious but non-life-threatening burns and lacerations to his face and head, police said. Detectives are asking anyone with information about the incident to call the police at 631-854-8252.

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by Nicole Valinote
Massapequa, NY
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8 NY Members Of Genovese, Bonanno Families Facing Charges, Including PD Detective, Feds Say 8 NY Members Of Genovese, Bonanno Families Facing Charges, Including PD Detective, Feds Say 8 NY Members Of Genovese, Bonanno Families Facing Charges, Including PD Detective, Feds Say
8 NY Members Of Genovese, Bonanno Families Facing Charges, Including PD Detective, Feds Say Eight New York members of organized crime families, including six from Long Island, are among nine men who have been charged by federal authorities with racketeering and related offenses. The charging documents were unsealed on Tuesday, Aug. 16 in federal court in Brooklyn, naming the suspects, including a Nassau County police detective, from the Bonanno and Genovese organized crime families, said Breon Peace, US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. “Today’s arrests of members from two La Cosa Nostra crime families demonstrate that the Mafia continues to pollut…

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by Kathy Reakes
Brentwood, NY
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Suspects Are Targeting, Stealing From Women In Retail Parking Lots In Suffolk, Police Say Suspects Are Targeting, Stealing From Women In Retail Parking Lots In Suffolk, Police Say Suspects Are Targeting, Stealing From Women In Retail Parking Lots In Suffolk, Police Say
Suspects Are Targeting, Stealing From Women In Retail Parking Lots In Suffolk, Police Say It’s a common occurrence: you’re out in public when someone approaches and asks for directions. But police on Long Island are warning residents that their generosity could cost them thanks to a group of thieves who appear to be targeting helpful shoppers in store parking lots. Nassau County Police said it is investigating at least 10 reports of so-called deception larcenies, most of them occurring in Costco parking lots. In each case, a woman was approached by a person asking for directions while a second person stole personal property from their vehicles. The most recent incident happe…

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by Michael Mashburn
Brentwood, NY
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Suspect In String Of Business Burglaries Caught On Long Island Expressway Suspect In String Of Business Burglaries Caught On Long Island Expressway Suspect In String Of Business Burglaries Caught On Long Island Expressway
Suspect In String Of Business Burglaries Caught On Long Island Expressway A suspect in a string of nine burglaries of businesses in Suffolk County was apprehended after a stop on the Long Island Expressway, police said. Following a months-long investigation, the suspect was located just after 10:10 p.m. Friday, July 22 in Dix Hills on the westbound LIE at Commack Road, Suffolk County Police. The man, Robert Blackmore, age 54, of Ronkonkoma, threw a rock at the glass, entered and stole cash from several businesses in Suffolk County since January, according to police.  Blackmore with nine counts of third-degree burglary for allegedly …

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by Joe Lombardi