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By Long Island August 25, 2025
Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced the indictment of Aris A. Chaparro, 55, of Brentwood, on multiple felony charges including Criminal Possession and Sale of a Controlled Substance, after allegedly selling cocaine to ...
By Long Island August 25, 2025
On Monday, August 25, 2025, at approximately 10:20 AM, Fourth Precinct Officers responded to Earth-Tec Recycling at 495 Wood Street in Oceanside following reports of multiple injuries. A conveyor belt had collapsed, trapping two male ...
By Long Island August 25, 2025
Governor Kathy Hochul announced that swimming is now permitted at all Long Island State Park ocean beaches as rough surf and flooding from Hurricane Erin have largely subsided. While beaches are reopening, visitors may still ...
By Long Island August 25, 2025
Suffolk County Police Fifth Squad detectives are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash that occurred at 11:20 a.m. today in Ronkonkoma. A man driving a Subaru Forester westbound on Peconic Street veered into the eastbound lane, ...
By Long Island August 25, 2025
On August 14 around 2:30 p.m., two males stole approximately $240 worth of clothing, toys, and pellet guns from the Target store at 255 Pond Path in Centereach. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and the Sixth ...
By Long Island August 25, 2025
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Fourth Precinct Crime Section officers are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a woman who stole merchandise from Walmart at 1850 Veterans Memorial Highway in Islandia on August 21 ...
By Long Island August 24, 2025
James Watson, 63, while working as an Uber Driver threatened a 30-year-old female victim by displaying a handgun and refused to let her enter his vehicle
By Long Island August 24, 2025
Ordonez-Toapanta was airlifted via police helicopter to Stony Brook University Hospital in serious condition.
By Long Island August 24, 2025
Ishmoile Mohammed was swimming in the ocean when he got caught in a rip current pulling him west.
By Chris Boyle August 24, 2025
This very unique extravaganza is the perfect way for adults and families to get out and spend a few hours while perusing the many fine wares that are available for purchase.
By Long Island August 22, 2025
On Thursday, August 21 at 10:43 PM, CIRRT officers patrolling East Garden City observed a man walking in the closed Lowe’s parking lot on Dibblee Drive. When approached, the suspect fled on foot and became ...
By Long Island August 22, 2025
On August 21, 2025, at 2:25 PM, officers responded to a fire at High Seas Gallery, located on the second floor of a commercial building at 2901 Long Beach Road in Oceanside. Multiple fire departments, ...
By Long Island August 22, 2025
Upon arrival, officers observed the building fully engulfed in flames.
By Long Island August 21, 2025
Suffolk County Police arrested 39-year-old Nelson Priester, a homeless man, for allegedly attempting to kidnap a 4-year-old boy during a prayer service at Masjid Darul Quran in Bay Shore on August 20. Priester reportedly led ...
By Long Island August 21, 2025
Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced that Juan Morales Guerra, 32, was sentenced in absentia to 1⅓ to 4 years in prison for a 2022 hit-and-run in Brentwood that left a pedestrian with ...
By Long Island August 21, 2025
On Monday, August 18, 2025, at approximately 6:00 PM, a 17-year-old male was threatened by an unknown adult male during a verbal dispute at Roosevelt High School on Wagner Avenue. The suspect allegedly lifted his ...
By Long Island August 21, 2025
On Wednesday evening, August 20, 2025, at approximately 7:30 PM, officers responded to a residential fire on New Place in Bellmore. Heavy smoke was observed coming from the basement upon arrival. Multiple fire departments, including ...
By Long Island August 20, 2025
Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced that Yeison “Yerba” Chavez Campos, 23, of Huntington Station, was sentenced to 52 years in prison plus 5 years of post-release supervision for his role in a ...
By Long Island August 20, 2025
Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced the indictment of Miandad Khan, 37, of Dix Hills, for allegedly causing a multi-vehicle crash while impaired by drugs on May 17, 2025. Khan is accused of ...
By Long Island August 20, 2025
Governor Kathy Hochul has ordered a temporary suspension of swimming at Jones Beach, Robert Moses, and Hither Hills State Parks through Thursday due to hazardous surf, flooding, and potential rip tides caused by Hurricane Erin2. ...
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