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Escaped 1,500-Pound Bull On Loose In Suburban NY Neighborhood Escaped 1,500-Pound Bull On Loose In Suburban NY Neighborhood
Escaped 1,500-Pound Bull On Loose In Suburban NY Neighborhood Police are alerting residents in a suburban New York neighborhood after a bull that escaped from an area farm has been spotted running loose through multiple communities.  The incident began to unfold on Long Island Tuesday morning, July 20. The Suffolk County Police Department said the bull has been reported in Mastic and Shirley. The first sighting was at about 8:20 a.m. on Montgomery Avenue in Mastic, SCPD said. The bull broke through the fence of a farm located at 136 Barnes Road in Manorville, authorities reported. Police said the bull weighs about 1,500 pounds. A "Cod…

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by Nicole Valinote
News
Missing Mother, 2-Year-Old Son Found Missing Mother, 2-Year-Old Son Found
Missing Mother, 2-Year-Old Son Found Update: A mother who went missing along with her 2-year-old son has been found. The two were last seen on Long Island at their Suffolk County residence, in Greenlawn, located on Shady Lane, on Sunday, March 14 at approximately 3 p.m. On Wednesday night, March 17, police announced they were located, unharmed. Original report: Authorities are asking the public's help in locating a mother and young child who have gone missing in the region. The two were last seen on Long Island at their Suffolk County residence, in Greenlawn, located on Shady Lane, on Sunday, March 14 at approximately…

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by Joe Lombardi
Schools
COVID-19: Long Island HS Student Arrested After Protesting Remote Learning COVID-19: Long Island HS Student Arrested After Protesting Remote Learning
Covid-19: Long Island HS Student Arrested After Protesting Remote Learning A high school senior on Long Island has been arrested and suspended as he continues his protests against remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. The William Floyd School District, located on the south shore of Long Island in Brookhaven, is implementing a hybrid learning model that has its 8,800 students attending class in person on specific days. When the plan was implemented, the district announced that “students who refuse to adhere to their scheduled in-person days and/or flagrantly disregard directives to leave school grounds and cause a disruptive environment for other students, …

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by Zak Failla
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Man Who Went Missing In Smithtown Found Man Who Went Missing In Smithtown Found
Man Who Went Missing In Smithtown Found New update: The 87-year-old man who went missing at St. Catherine's Hospital, in Smithtown has been found, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. Original report: At the request of the Suffolk County Police Department- Headquarters, a New York State Missing Vulnerable Adult Alert has been issued relating to the disappearance of Peter Stanzione. Stanzione, 87, was last seen at St. Catherine's Hospital, in the town of Smithtown, Suffolk County, at 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 2.  He was driving a 2014 maroon Nissan Altima with New York registration HLT-5932 and was las…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Who Threatened Hudson Valley School Had 9 Guns, Bump Stock, Police Say Man Who Threatened Hudson Valley School Had 9 Guns, Bump Stock, Police Say
Man Who Threatened Hudson Valley School Had 9 Guns, Bump Stock, Police Say This story has been updated. A 32-year-old man who left a series of threatening phone messages for a staff member at a Rockland County school that he attended in 2002 was arrested after police found nine illegal guns and bump stock at his home on Long Island, the Clarkstown and Suffolk police departments announced Sunday afternoon. The Clarkstown Police Department received a report of a suspicious incident on Saturday, April 14, possibly involving a threat to a staff member, at the Summit School located at 339 N. Broadway in Upper Nyack. The school is for students with emotional and behavio…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Man Who Threatened Hudson Valley School Had 9 Guns, Bump Stock, Police Say Man Who Threatened Hudson Valley School Had 9 Guns, Bump Stock, Police Say
Man Who Threatened Hudson Valley School Had 9 Guns, Bump Stock, Police Say This story has been updated. A 32-year-old man who left a series of threatening phone messages for a staff member at a Rockland County school that he attended in 2002 was arrested after police found nine illegal guns and bump stock at his home on Long Island, the Clarkstown and Suffolk police departments announced Sunday afternoon. The Clarkstown Police Department received a report of a suspicious incident on Saturday, April 14, possibly involving a threat to a staff member, at the Summit School located at 339 N. Broadway in Upper Nyack. The school is for students with emotional and behavio…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Suffolk County Stolen Car Suspect Tracked Down In Hudson Valley Stop Suffolk County Stolen Car Suspect Tracked Down In Hudson Valley Stop
Suffolk County Stolen Car Suspect Tracked Down In Hudson Valley Stop Eagle-eyed New York State Police troopers on patrol in the Hudson Valley busted a man who made it nearly 200 miles in a stolen vehicle. Troopers on patrol in the town of Catskill received a “be on the lookout” (BOLO) from the Suffolk County Police Department on Thursday night, for a car that was stolen on Long Island. While on patrol, the troopers stopped a motorist driving a vehicle on I-87 that matched the description given by police, which led to the arrest of Wheatley Heights resident Herby Legros, 40, who was taken into custody and charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of stol…

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by Zak Failla