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Alert Issued For Missing Long Island 34-Year-Old Alert Issued For Missing Long Island 34-Year-Old
Alert Issued For Missing Long Island 34-Year-Old Police are asking for help in locating a missing Long Island man. Zachariah Bowens, age 34, was last seen at around 5:20 p.m. Friday, March 3, on Jericho Turnpike in Huntington Station, according to Suffolk County Police. Bowens, who is classified as vulnerable, suffers from schizophrenia and is believed to be suicidal, police said. He may be in need of medical attention. Officials described him as a white man standing 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing 150 pounds. He was last seen wearing a red hooded sweatshirt, black beanie, and jeans, and was riding a pink and white bicycle with a bask…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Alert Issued For Missing Vulnerable Adult From Long Island Alert Issued For Missing Vulnerable Adult From Long Island
Alert Issued For Missing Vulnerable Adult From Long Island Authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing vulnerable adult from Long Island. Kyle Cyriax, age 28, was last seen at around 11:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2 in the hamlet of Brentwood, on Crooked Hill Road, according to the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services. Cyriax has schizophrenia and is believed to be suicidal. He may be in need of medical attention, officials said. He is described as a white man standing 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing 170 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a black jacket, black sweatpants, and a bla…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Levittown Man Sentenced For 'Ruthless' Machete Killing Of 73-Year-Old Grandmother Levittown Man Sentenced For 'Ruthless' Machete Killing Of 73-Year-Old Grandmother
Levittown Man Sentenced For 'Ruthless' Machete Killing Of 73-Year-Old Grandmother Laraine Pizzichemi was still weakened from a battle with pancreatic cancer when her grandson's 27-year-old former friend broke into her Long Island home in September 2017 and hacked her to death with a machete during a robbery. Exactly five years later to the day, the 73-year-old’s killer, Benjamin Lopez, of Levittown, was sentenced to life in prison without parole Tuesday, Sept. 13, months after a Nassau County jury convicted him of first-degree murder. Lopez was “out for revenge” when he and a co-defendant, Deangelo Gill, forced their way into Pizzichemi’s Levittown home on Sunday, S…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Missing Long Island Woman ID'd As Deceased Person Found In Marsh Missing Long Island Woman ID'd As Deceased Person Found In Marsh
Missing Long Island Woman ID'd As Deceased Person Found In Marsh An identity has been determined after a person was found dead earlier this month in a Long Island marsh, prompting a police investigation. Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives began investigating after a human skeleton was discovered in the marsh in Mastic Beach at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 2. Police said that officers from the Seventh Precinct responded to a 911 call after the discovery was made by a cleaning crew near Washington Drive in Mastic Beach. The officers proceeded to take the skeletal remains to the Suffolk County Medical Examiner. On Friday, May 28,&nb…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Alert Issued For Missing Long Island Woman Alert Issued For Missing Long Island Woman
Alert Issued For Missing Long Island Woman A Long Island woman has gone missing and authorities are asking the public's help to locate her. Suffolk County Police have issued a Silver Alert for the missing woman who suffers from Schizophrenia and may be in need of medical attention. Susan Garramone, 39, of Medford, was last seen at her residence on Monday, Sept. 14.  Garramone is 5-foot-5, approximately 130 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair. Garramone left her home in a green 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which was later located in Brooklyn. Detectives are asking anyone with information on Garramone’s location to call 911 or …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Missing Long Island Man Found Missing Long Island Man Found
Missing Long Island Man Found Update: A 62-year-old man who went missing on Long Island has been found. Luke Bowen, 62, who had last been seen after being discharged from Southside Hospital on Tuesday, Oct. 29, was located on Wednesday, Oct. 30, Suffolk County Police said. Original report: A 62-year-old man has gone missing on Long Island and authorities are asking the public's help in locating him. Suffolk County Police have issued a silver alert for a  Port Jefferson man who is schizophrenic, suffers from seizures and may be in need of medication. Luke Bowen, 62, was discharged from Southside Hospital on…

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by Joe Lombardi