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Silver Alert Issued For Missing Sound Beach 22-Year-Old
Suffolk County Police have issued a Silver Alert for Matthew Zoll, who was last seen at his home in the hamlet of Sound Beach at about 2 a.m. on Saturday, April 27. He was wearing a blue T-shirt and blue and white flannel pants. He is 6-foot-1 and 150 pounds,...
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...
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...
Man Arrested For Computer Scam; Police Intercept Monetary Exchange
Suffolk County Police today arrested a man in connection with a computer scam that bilked thousands of dollars from a North Amityville woman. A 65-year-old woman received an alert on her computer informing her to contact Apple Support. The woman called the number, and she was informed her bank accounts had been hacked and there was a $12,000 charge. To halt the reported withdrawal and fix the purported hack, she agreed to meet a courier at her home and provided a $17,000 payment on April 23.
15-Year-Old Kidnapped, Stabbed: Reward Offered In Search For Brentwood Assault Suspect
In recognition of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, Suffolk County Police asked for tips in the search for Josue Zepeda Padilla, one of seven people indicted for the robbery, kidnapping and gang assault of a 15-year-old boy on Saturday, Jan. 6. According to police, the group lured the teen...
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.
Java jolt: Starbucks project in Lake Ronkonkoma gets town approval
Greater Ronkonkoma coverage is funded in part by The Core Station Yards, now leasing brand-new apartment homes in Ronkonkoma. Click here to book your in-person tour today. Sip and savor, Lake Ronkonkoma. A Starbucks is in the works for the vacant Chase Bank building in the Shoprite plaza on Portion Road.
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 […]
Motorcyclist Killed in East Farmingdale Crash, According to Officials
Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives are investigating a crash that killed a motorcyclist in East Farmingdale. James Pust was operating a 2022 Harley-Davidson motorcycle southbound on New Highway when he lost control of the motorcycle and crashed just north of the Southern State Parkway at approximately 6:55 p.m. on April 25.
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