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New Update: Missing Sound Beach 22-Year-Old Found
Update:A 22-year-old Long Island man who went missing has been found.Matthew Zoll had last been last seen at his home in the hamlet of Sound Beach at about 2 a.m. on Saturday, April 27. Late Sunday afternoon, April 28, Suffolk County Police announced he's been located, unharmed.Original r…
Newborn Suffers Brain Injury After Long Island Dad’s ‘Brutal’ Abuse Caught On Video: DA
A Long Island father repeatedly abused his newborn son, culminating in the child suffering a traumatic brain injury, prosecutors allege.Vincent DiStasi, age 31, of South Setauket, was formally charged with assault and related offenses in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, April 25, after prosecutors…
LI cops scour woods for clues in decades-old serial killer case – not tied to Gilgo slayings
The extensive police search of a remote area on Long Island is not tied to suspected Gilgo Beach killer Rex Heuermann — but to another possible serial killer, police sources told The Post. Cops are looking for new evidence related to the 1993 murder of Sandra Costilla — and they are hoping to finally tie the case to convicted killer John Bittrolff, according to sources with knowledge of the Suffolk County case. Cops have also shifted their focus from the woods in Manorville to North Sea, a hamlet located within Southampton Town. That’s where Costilla, 28, of Queens, was found savagely...
DWI Suspect Dies In Custody At Bay Shore Police Precinct
Suffolk County Police said Joseph Leonard, age 58, of West Islip, was found dead in his holding cell at the agency’s 3rd Precinct in Bay Shore at around 9 a.m. Friday, April 26. It came hours after he was arrested in Brentwood Thursday evening, April 25, following a suspected...
Winning Take 5 lottery ticket sold at Rochester liquor store
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – A winning New York Lottery Take 5 ticket was sold over the weekend in Rochester at 791 Discount Liquor on Jay Street. The ticket was worth $17,826.50. Another winning ticket was sold at West Babylon Superstar on Little East Neck Road in West Babylon. TAKE 5 numbers are drawn from a field […]
Town Board gives green light for IHOP in Patchogue’s Gateway Plaza
Greater Patchogue coverage is funded in part by New Village at Patchogue, open-concept rental residences with sleek contemporary design. Click here for a tour. The Brookhaven Town Board on Thursday approved plans for an IHOP inside Gateway Plaza on Sunrise Highway in Patchogue. Following a public hearing, the board signed...
Police search on Long Island expands to area where body was found in unsolved murder from 1990s
As police K-9 units scoured a heavily wooded area on Long Island for the fourth day in connection to the Gilgo Beach serial killings, a law enforcement source said state police teams focused their attention on an area near where a body was found more than 30 years ago in an unsolved murder.
Bellport Man Arrested 46 Times, Nabbed For 10 Larcenies
Emmitt Smith, age 43, of Bellport, was charged on Wednesday, April 24, with the larcenies that occurred across Nassau County, according to Nassau County Police. According to detectives, an investigation was conducted that led to the arrest of Smith for the following larcenies:. August 2023:. Macy's, 1095 Green Acres Mall,...
Buffalo Wild Wings GO planned for downtown Patchogue
Greater Patchogue coverage is funded in part by New Village at Patchogue, open-concept rental residences with sleek contemporary design. Click here for a tour. A Buffalo Wild Wings Go take-out restaurant is in the works for Main Street in Patchogue. The village’s planning board held a public hearing Wednesday, April...
Selden man arrested for abandoning two dogs at state park on March 5
In response to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office request for the public’s help to identify the owner of two small dogs that had been intentionally abandoned in Sunken Meadow State Park in March, the Suffolk County Police Department received a tip that led to the arrest of Roger Guzman-Gomez, 43, of Selden on April 18. Guzman-Gomez is due to be arraigned in Suffolk County First District Court on May 8. Both Thelma and Louise have since been adopted.
Severe weather season is approaching. How can you protect your home?
UPTON, N.Y. -- What can you do to prepare your home and property for severe weather? Experts from the National Weather Service in Upton, New York shared tips with CBS New York's Vanessa Murdock.When is severe weather season in the Tri-State Area?Meteorologist Bill Goodman says peak season runs mid-May through September. "We are about to get into the heart of our severe weather season in the New York Tri-State Area," he said. What is "severe weather"?The phrase "severe weather" includes thunderstorms that bring winds of 58 mph or stronger, dump quarter-sized hail (1 inch in diameter or larger) or drop...
Gotta Catch 'Em All: Man Wanted for Stealing Nearly $400 in Pokemon Cards from Centereach Store
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man who stole merchandise from a Centereach store. A man stole approximately $340 worth of Pokemon cards from Target, located at 265 Pond Path, on April...
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