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New Update: Missing Sound Beach 22-Year-Old Found
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 report:
Father, 2 sons facing charges connected to shooting on Long Island: police
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, Long Island (PIX11) — A fight turned into a shooting on Saturday that led to a father and his two sons facing charges on Long Island, according to officials. During a fight near 30 Old Mill Court, Kevin Cooper, 56, allegedly had a handgun in his hooded sweater pocket around 5 p.m. Police […]
Long Island search is not connected to suspected Gilgo Beach case – but another suspected serial killer
A new search recently launched on Long Island is not connected to suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann – but instead is believed to be linked to another serial killer suspect.Investigators are looking for evidence in the 1993 murder of Sandra Costilla, which they hope to tie to convicted murderer John Bittrolff, 57, police sources with knowledge of the Suffolk County case told The New York Post.Officers descended on an area of Long Island’s Manorville on Wednesday, but the extensive search has since shifted to North Sea, a hamlet within Southampton Town, where 28-year-old Sandra Costilla, 28, of...
Riverhead Police blotter: April 25, 2024
A total of 71 incidents were reported by Riverhead Town Police on April 25, 2024. Among them:. 8:14 a.m. Disturbance, Main Street, Riverhead. A person was arrested for an outstanding arrest warrant. 1:52 p.m. Town code violation, Heidi Behr Way, Riverhead. A town code violation was issued. 5:09 p.m. Property...
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...
Arrowhead Elementary School walks for autism awareness
The Arrowhead Elementary School community in East Setauket celebrated Autism Acceptance Month throughout April. The building held a kickoff assembly on April 8 to explain the many events the building would be holding to promote inclusion and raise awareness about autism. Teachers and students led several fundraisers, as well as a spirit week centered around autism acceptance and awareness.
Alleged Bloods gang member faces conspiracy charges for ordering violence across LI while already in prison
Prosecutors say Latique Johnson ordered "Bloodhound Brims" members to carry out armed robberies, shootings and other crimes in Nassau and Suffolk counties while he was in a California federal prison.
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.
Spike in DWI arrests alarms town justices, who say numbers are unprecedented
A dramatic rise in the number of drunk and alcohol- impaired driving arrests this year so far has alarmed Riverhead Town justices and, according to the chief of police, has no obvious explanation. Town Justices Lori Hulse and Sean Walter also say defendants are being charged with having blood alcohol...
Learn to Be …Tobacco Free classes offered
The Suffolk County Department of Health encourages residents who use tobacco to obtain help in recovering from their addiction. The county’s evidence-based tobacco cessation program provides participants with important information about the physical, emotional, and habitual aspects of using tobacco and products containing nicotine and provides behavioral modification and supportive pharmaceuticals.
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