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Heroin-Overdosing Passenger Saved By Long Island Police Recruit On NY Flight Heroin-Overdosing Passenger Saved By Long Island Police Recruit On NY Flight
Heroin-Overdosing Passenger Saved By Long Island Police Recruit On NY Flight A Long Island police recruit ready to unwind on a California vacation sprang into action when a fellow passenger became unconscious aboard a flight from New York. Suffolk County Police recruit Richard Scriven had just boarded his flight at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens on Friday, July 21, bound for his sister’s wedding, when a flight attendant came on the loudspeaker asking for trained medical professionals. Scriven, a former paramedic at Stony Brook University Hospital who recently completed his five-week medical training at the police academy, answered the call, accordin…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Drunk Driver In Crash Killing LI Mom, Daughter Was Speeding With Kids In Car, Police Say Drunk Driver In Crash Killing LI Mom, Daughter Was Speeding With Kids In Car, Police Say
Drunk Driver In Crash Killing LI Mom, Daughter Was Speeding With Kids In Car, Police Say A Long Island community is mourning the loss of a mother and her daughter who were killed in a crash near John F. Kennedy International Airport. The victims, 31-year-old Diana Granobles and her 10-year-old daughter Isabella Granobles of Copiague, were killed when an alleged drunk driver was driving at a high rate of speed and slammed into their vehicle on Saturday, July 24. According to the New York City Police, Tyrone Absolam, age 42, was driving with two kids when he t-boned the Granobles's car. When police arrived on the scene, they found the mother and daughter unconscious an…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Attempted Murder-Suicide Suspected In Death Of 3-Year-Old Girl Pulled From Burning Audi Attempted Murder-Suicide Suspected In Death Of 3-Year-Old Girl Pulled From Burning Audi
Attempted Murder-Suicide Suspected In Death Of 3-Year-Old Girl Pulled From Burning Audi A murder-suicide is suspected in the death of 3-year-old Zoey Pereira, who was found in a burning Audi sedan with chained doors, and gas cans.  According to WABC 7 sources, police believe the leading theory is that this was a murder-suicide by Zoey's father, identified as Martin Pereira, of Valley Stream. The horrifying incident took place around 9 p.m. Sunday, May 5, when New York City Police officers responded to a 911 call for a burning vehicle at 154th Street and Baisley Boulevard, said the New York City Police Detective Annette Shelton. Upon arrival, officers and FDNY personnel disco…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Child Taken By Father In Valley Stream Dies Inside Burning Audi Sedan, Police Say Child Taken By Father In Valley Stream Dies Inside Burning Audi Sedan, Police Say
Child Taken By Father In Valley Stream Dies Inside Burning Audi Sedan, Police Say A 3-year-old girl is dead after being found inside a burning car hours after being taken by her father from a Valley Stream home. The child, Zoey Pereira, was located around 9 p.m. Sunday, May 5, when New York City Police officers responded to a 911 call for a burning vehicle at 154th Street and Baisley Boulevard, said the New York City Police Detective Annette Shelton. Upon arrival, officers and FDNY personnel discovered a 2008 Audi sedan on fire, Shelton said. Once the fire was extinguished, Zoey was removed from the vehicle and taken to Jamaica Hospital where she died from her injuries,…

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by Kathy Reakes