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Watch: Video Shows Car Plunging Into Water Off Long Island Before Driver Was Rescued Watch: Video Shows Car Plunging Into Water Off Long Island Before Driver Was Rescued
Watch: Video Shows Car Plunging Into Water Off Long Island Before Driver Was Rescued A camera was rolling when a 33-year-old man drove his car into the water at a Long Island marina. Emergency crews in Patchogue were called at around 5 a.m. Thursday, June 15, with reports that a car had driven off Mascot Dock and into Patchogue Bay near South Ocean Avenue. Surveillance footage released by police shows a Nissan sedan driving on the roadway before making a sharp turn to the left and going up onto a walkway before plunging into the water. Earlier Report: Water Rescue: Driver Pulled To Safety After Car Ends Up In Patchogue Bay A Suffolk County Police officer and a member…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Water Rescue: Driver Pulled To Safety After Car Ends Up Submerged Off Long Island Water Rescue: Driver Pulled To Safety After Car Ends Up Submerged Off Long Island
Water Rescue: Driver Pulled To Safety After Car Ends Up Submerged Off Long Island A driver escaped with just minor injuries thanks to a quick-thinking police officer and firefighter after his car ended up in the water off Long Island. Emergency crews in Patchogue were called at around 5 a.m. Thursday, June 15, with reports that a car had driven off Mascot Dock and into Patchogue Bay near South Ocean Avenue. When crews arrived, they found a Nissan sedan submerged in the water and its driver, 33-year-old Nestor Riosarvealo, of Patchogue, trapped inside, according to Suffolk County Police. Officer Edward Pitre and Patchogue Fire Department member Peter Feehan dove into the…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Video: 17-Year-Old Rescues Long Island Woman Who Drove Vehicle Into Bay Video: 17-Year-Old Rescues Long Island Woman Who Drove Vehicle Into Bay
Video: 17-Year-Old Rescues Long Island Woman Who Drove Vehicle Into Bay A Long Island teenager is being credited with saving an 18-year-old woman who drove her car into Patchogue Bay. Suffolk County Police said Mia Samolinksi, of Patchogue, was driving a Subaru Outback in a parking lot near South Ocean Avenue at around 10 p.m. Tuesday, June 14. At some point, she accidentally hit the gas instead of the brake, sending the vehicle right into the water, according to police.  Fortunately for her, 17-year-old Anthony Zhongor, of Patchogue, witnessed the accident and dove into the water after her, police said. He was able to get the vehicle’s driver side door open…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Police Searching For Suspect Accused Of Attacking Woman On Long Island Police Searching For Suspect Accused Of Attacking Woman On Long Island
Police Searching For Suspect Accused Of Attacking Woman On Long Island Police are asking the public for help locating and identifying a woman accused of attacking another woman on Long Island. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers said the incident happened in Patchogue at about 11:40 p.m. on Saturday, July 24. The suspect punched, bit and pulled another woman's hair on West Main Street at the corner of South Ocean Avenue, authorities said. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest. Tips can be submitted by calling 1-800-220-TIPS.

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by Nicole Valinote
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Officer Critically Injured After Being Stabbed By Man Following Long Island Crash, Police Say Officer Critically Injured After Being Stabbed By Man Following Long Island Crash, Police Say
Officer Critically Injured After Being Stabbed By Man Following Long Island Crash, Police Say A Long Island man has been apprehended after police say he stabbed a uniformed officer after a motor vehicle crash, leaving the cop in critical condition. A Suffolk County PD Fifth Precinct officer in a marked unit in Patchogue observed a 1999 Mercedes-Benz, driven by Jonathan Nunez, age 25, of Centereach, driving erratically with no headlights on southbound South Ocean Avenue Saturday, April 10, at approximately 10:40 p.m., according to police. The officer activated his overhead lights in an attempt to pull over the vehicle, Suffolk County Police said.  The Mercedes-Benz crashed into…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Dies From Apparent Medical Episode After Removing Clothes, Entering LI Home, Police Say Man Dies From Apparent Medical Episode After Removing Clothes, Entering LI Home, Police Say
Man Dies From Apparent Medical Episode After Removing Clothes, Entering LI Home, Police Say A man who removed his clothes before running into the unlocked Long Island home of strangers died from an apparent medical episode, police said. The incident happened overnight Sunday, July 19 in Patchogue. The investigation, which is in the preliminary stages, has revealed Suffolk County Police officers responded to a 911 call reporting an unknown man in a backyard on Brook Street just before 1 a.m., Suffolk County Police said. The caller stated the man was asking for help, talking to himself and had shed all his clothing, according to police. Officers and Patchogue Ambulance r…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Hit By BMW, Shot Behind Row Of Long Island Businesses Man Hit By BMW, Shot Behind Row Of Long Island Businesses
Man Hit By BMW, Shot Behind Row Of Long Island Businesses Police are investigating an incident during which a man was struck by a vehicle and then shot, leading to school lockouts on Long Island. According to detectives, the incident took place around 10:20 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 11, in Patchogue, said the Suffolk County Police. During the incident, a 35-year-old man was struck by a BMW and then shot by the driver of the vehicle.  Detectives believe the incident is related to an earlier dispute, police said. The incident occurred in an alley located off South Ocean Avenue, just south of Main Street.  The victim was transported to Long Is…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Shooting Puts Long Island Schools On Lockout Shooting Puts Long Island Schools On Lockout
Shooting Puts Long Island Schools On Lockout The shooting of a man put local schools on a lockout for a short time on Long Island. The man was found shot behind some businesses around 10:20 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 11, in Patchogue, Suffolk County Police said. He was transported to Long Island Community Hospital in East Patchogue for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Officers on the scene said the location of the shooting is an area behind businesses on South Ocean Avenue in the area of Main Street. Patchogue-Medford schools were on a temporary lockout after police notified them of the shooting, according to a…

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by Kathy Reakes