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Massapequa Man ID'd As Victim Following 2-Vehicle Crash At Long Island Parking Lot Massapequa Man ID'd As Victim Following 2-Vehicle Crash At Long Island Parking Lot
Massapequa Man ID'd As Victim Following 2-Vehicle Crash At Long Island Parking Lot A 44-year-old who died in a Long Island crash has been identified by police. On Tuesday, Aug. 15, Nassau County Police announced that Massapequa resident Christopher Biviano was the man killed in a Plainview crash just a few days earlier. Read the original story: 1 Dead, Another Seriously Injured Following Plainview Parking Lot Crash The crash happened on Sunday, Aug. 13, just after 11:30 a.m. Biviano was turning left out of the Capital One parking lot, located at 144 Manetto Hill Road, in a 2022 GMC. As he was making the turn, a 24-year-old driver in a 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee coll…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Seaford Woman Wires Over $1,000 In 'Support' Scam Seaford Woman Wires Over $1,000 In 'Support' Scam
Seaford Woman Wires Over $1,000 In 'Support' Scam A scam involving the app AnyDesk has resulted in a Long Island woman losing over a thousand dollars, authorities said. On Friday, April 7 at around 4 p.m., a Seaford woman was trying to access Amazon Prime on her television when an error message popped up on the screen, according to Nassau County police. The message read that the woman’s Amazon Prime account had been locked, and instructed her to call 1-848-246-1786. After calling the number, she was instructed that she needed to download the AnyDesk app in order to unlock her Amazon account.  Police said the victim was also instruc…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Know Him? Man Accused Of Using Debit Card Stolen At Jones Beach At 3 CVS Stores Know Him? Man Accused Of Using Debit Card Stolen At Jones Beach At 3 CVS Stores
Know Him? Man Accused Of Using Debit Card Stolen At Jones Beach At 3 CVS Stores Police are asking for help in identifying a man suspected of stealing a woman’s debit card from her car on Long Island and then going on a shopping spree. The theft occurred sometime at Jones Beach State Park sometime over the summer of 2022, according to New York State Police. Investigators said the suspect got into the victim’s 2005 Nissan Altima before taking several items, including her Capital One debit card. The card was later used at three different CVS Pharmacy locations in Wantagh, Massapequa, and Seaford. Police released surveillance footage showing the man with his face mostly…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Duo Nabbed For Attempting To Rob Long Island Bank, Police Say Duo Nabbed For Attempting To Rob Long Island Bank, Police Say
Duo Nabbed For Attempting To Rob Long Island Bank, Police Say A serial bank robber was among two who were busted attempting to rob a Long Island branch, police announced. According to the Suffolk County Police Department, Mastic resident Dominic Scotto, age 31, entered Chase Bank on Grand Boulevard in Deer Park at approximately 4:50 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 13, handing a teller a note demanding cash. When the teller declined, police said that Scotto left the bank empty-handed, and he and his driver, West Islip resident Adam Postiglione, age 32, were arrested outside the bank after authorities were notified. Both were taken into custody without incident…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Separate Banks In Same Long Island Hamlet Robbed Within Hours Separate Banks In Same Long Island Hamlet Robbed Within Hours
Separate Banks In Same Long Island Hamlet Robbed Within Hours A pair of bank robberies that happened in one Long Island hamlet within the span of a few hours are both actively being investigated. The most recent incident in Commack happened around 4:35 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 29. The suspect entered the HSBC bank, located at 5880 Jericho Turnpike, at approximately 4:35 p.m. and handed an employee a note threatening violence and demanding money, Suffolk County Police said.  The teller complied and the man fled on foot. The man was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt under a dark-colored jacket. His hood was up and he was also wearing a blue baseball c…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Suspect At Large After Long Island Bank Robbery Suspect At Large After Long Island Bank Robbery
Suspect At Large After Long Island Bank Robbery A suspect is at large after a bank robbery on Long Island. It happened around 11:50 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 29 in Commack. That's when the man entered Capital One, located at 2050 Jericho Turnpike,  and handed a teller a note threatening violence and demanding money, Suffolk County Police said.  The teller gave the man cash from the drawer and the man fled on foot. The man was wearing a mask, a hooded sweatshirt with the hood up, a ski cap and gloves. Detectives are asking anyone with information to call the Suffolk County PD Major Case Unit at 631-852-6553 or anonymousl…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Widespread Internet Outage Affects Google, Amazon, Other Major Websites Widespread Internet Outage Affects Google, Amazon, Other Major Websites
Widespread Internet Outage Affects Google, Amazon, Other Major Websites Some of the largest websites in the world were knocked offline at around midday Thursday, July 22.  The outage rendered financial, travel, retail, and gaming sites unavailable for a brief amount of time. Google, Amazon, Fidelity, Costco, Delta Air Lines, British Airways, and Capital One -- and even the official Olympic website -- were all affected. Content delivery network provider Akamai reported the outage at 12:10 p.m. At around 12:45 p.m., it issued an update saying, "We have implemented a fix for this issue, and based on current observations, the service is resumi…

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by Joe Lombardi