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Police & Fire
Drunk Driver Crashes U-Haul Into Car In Wilton, Police Say Drunk Driver Crashes U-Haul Into Car In Wilton, Police Say
Drunk Driver Crashes U-Haul Into Car In Wilton, Police Say A Long Island man driving a U-Haul truck was charged with alleged DUI in Fairfield County after he passed another vehicle and struck it. The incident occurred in the town of Wilton on Wednesday, July 31, on Danbury Road (Route 7). According to Lt. Anna Tornello of the Wilton Police, Steve Otterbeck, age 58, of Huntington Station, was traveling south on Ridgefield Road in a U-Haul truck when he passed another car and struck it.  After stopping the truck, officers thought Otterbeck's actions "were not normal," and in Plainview were several alcohol containers, Tornello said. Tornel…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Child Fatally Struck In Driveway Of NY Home Child Fatally Struck In Driveway Of NY Home
Child Fatally Struck In Driveway Of NY Home Police are investigating a crash that fatally injured a child in the driveway of his home in New Yorrk. It happened on Long Island just after 11:35 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 20 in Huntington Station. A 2006 Lexus RX 330 to 8 3rd Ave., when the vehicle struck 4-year-old Rasool Guevara in the driveway, Suffolk County Police said.  She and other family members transported the victim to Huntington Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Briceida Moreira De Moreira, age 34, of Huntington Station, who was driving with a permit only, was issued a summons for unlicensed operation of a motor vehicl…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Two Men Reported Missing Found Dead In Long Island Sound Two Men Reported Missing Found Dead In Long Island Sound
Two Men Reported Missing Found Dead In Long Island Sound An investigation is underway surrounding the deaths of two men reported missing who were later found dead in the Long Island Sound. Police said the bodies were found Wednesday, June 2 at around 6 a.m. in Suffolk County, off Eatons Neck. Roberto Guevarra, age 36, and Roberto Murillo, age 60, both of Huntington Station, were reported missing at approximately 9:20 p.m. on Tuesday, June 1 after they failed to return from a fishing trip in the Long Island Sound, Suffolk County Police said. Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau, Aviation Section, and patrol officers, along…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Seven Shot In Separate Incidents At Outdoor Gatherings On Long Island Seven Shot In Separate Incidents At Outdoor Gatherings On Long Island
Seven Shot In Separate Incidents At Outdoor Gatherings On Long Island Seven people were shot in two separate incidents overnight on Long Island. The first incident happened around 8:30 p.m. Sunday, May 23 in Bay Shore. Several people were gathered in the vicinity of the basketball courts at the Bay Shore Marina, located on South Clinton Avenue when several gunshots were fired in their direction from outside of the park, Suffolk County Police said.  Four of the people were struck by one shot each.  A 19-year-old woman, two 22-year-old men, and a 23-year-old man were treated for non-life-threatening injuries at a local hospital. The second incident…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Nearly Two Dozen Modell's Stores Slated For Closure Nearly Two Dozen Modell's Stores Slated For Closure
Nearly Two Dozen Modell's Stores Slated For Closure With online shopping leading to the demise of many traditional brick-and-mortar retailers, Modell’s Sporting Goods announced it will be closing nearly two dozen East Coast stores in an attempt to save the entire company. Eight Modell’s locations will be closing in New York - including one on Long Island - though the Hudson Valley avoided the chopping block.  The move comes so the retailer can avoid filing for bankruptcy as soon as Sunday, March 1, according to reports. Modell’s didn’t announce which Long Island location would be closing, and no closing dates or start of closing sales …

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by Zak Failla
Weather
Line Of Strong Thunderstorms Sweeping Through Area Could Cause Flooding Line Of Strong Thunderstorms Sweeping Through Area Could Cause Flooding
Line Of Strong Thunderstorms Sweeping Through Area Could Cause Flooding A quick-moving warm front is bringing a new round of showers and thunderstorms to the area with a noticeable increase in humidity. Showers, along with patchy fog, arrived early in the morning Tuesday, June 25.  A line of strong thunderstorms that could cause flooding is moving from west to east during the morning commute. (See first image above.) At around 7:30 a.m., radar indicated thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Pearl River to near Atlantic Beach and are moving east at 35 miles per hour. Locations expected to be impacted are Jamaica, Yonke…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
Parents Of Teen Killed While Car Surfing Warn Of Deadly Danger Parents Of Teen Killed While Car Surfing Warn Of Deadly Danger
Parents Of Teen Killed While Car Surfing Warn Of Deadly Danger “No family should go through this pain. ... It’s a club that no one should be part of.” These are the heartbreaking words of Matt Mullen, whose son was killed in September after a social media stunt involving Uber went horribly wrong. Police say that Mullen’s son, Ryan, offered to pay Uber driver Danyal Cheema for the chance to "car surf," i.e., ride on the top of his vehicle. Cheema agreed, and in the process of the stunt, Ryan fell off, hitting his head on the pavement in Huntington Station on Long Island. Instead of taking Ryan to the hospital, Cheema dropped him and his friend off at …

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by Valerie Musson