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Police Officer For A Day: NY Teen Lands Dream Gig Thanks To Make-A-Wish Police Officer For A Day: NY Teen Lands Dream Gig Thanks To Make-A-Wish
Police Officer For A Day: NY Teen Lands Dream Gig Thanks To Make-a-wish A “stolen” piece of art was recovered by a New York teen who got to live out his dream of being a police officer, if only for a day, thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Saratoga County resident Connor Hayhurst, age 15, of Ballston Spa, donned his very own Schenectady Police uniform on Tuesday, Aug. 30, before helping investigators track down the culprit in a mock theft case. Hayhurst, who is on the autism spectrum, was born with a rare heart condition and has no active immune system, according to The Daily Gazette of Schenectady.  The teen has undergone three open heart surgeries and m…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Huge Turtle Sculpture Stolen From Front Yard Of Long Island Home Huge Turtle Sculpture Stolen From Front Yard Of Long Island Home
Huge Turtle Sculpture Stolen From Front Yard Of Long Island Home Police investigators on Long Island are attempting to locate whoever was responsible for stealing a massive sculpture of a turtle that was stolen from the front lawn of an area home. An alert was issued by Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and the Southampton Town Police Department as they seek the public’s assistance in locating a sculpture that was stolen in Westhampton between Friday, March 19, and Sunday, April 4. According to police, the three-foot turtle as stolen from South Road, weighs approximately 30 pounds and is green and bronze in color. It has an estimated value of approximately $…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police Search For Trio Who Ripped Head Of Fiberglass Horse On Long Island Police Search For Trio Who Ripped Head Of Fiberglass Horse On Long Island
Police Search For Trio Who Ripped Head Of Fiberglass Horse On Long Island Police investigators on Long Island are seeking the public’s assistance in locating three people responsible for destroying a statue outside an area antique shop. An alert was issued by Suffolk County Crime stoppers as they attempt to track down a trio that allegedly broke the head off a fiberglass horse in Saint James last month. It is alleged that the three suspects broke the head off the statue outside the Greenhouse Antiques and Collectibles no North Country Road at approximately 1:15 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 18, and made off with it. The statue had an approximate value of $2,000. Anyone…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Wanted For Stealing $500 Worth Of Items From Long Island Store Man Wanted For Stealing $500 Worth Of Items From Long Island Store
Man Wanted For Stealing $500 Worth Of Items From Long Island Store Hundreds of dollars worth of art supplies were stolen from a Long Island hobby shop by a wanted man, police said. The Suffolk County Police Department released photos of a wanted suspect who allegedly stole $500 worth of art supplies from Hobby Lobby on Vets Highway in Commack last year. According to police, the suspect walked into the hobby shop at approximately noon on Friday, Nov. 29, and walked out with various art supplies with an estimated value of $500. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers has offered a reward for information that leads to the suspect’s arrest. Anyone with information rega…

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by Zak Failla