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Know Him? Man Wanted For Setting Fire To Long Island Business, Police Say Know Him? Man Wanted For Setting Fire To Long Island Business, Police Say
Know Him? Man Wanted For Setting Fire To Long Island Business, Police Say Police are asking the public for help identifying a man who allegedly set fire to a Long Island restaurant. The incident occurred in Farmingville around 4:50 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 26 at Chubs Burgers, Burritos and Heroes, at 625 Horseblock Road. According to Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Arson Section detectives, the man set fire to the restaurant and then left the scene in a dark-colored Ram pickup truck. Another view of the truck.  Suffolk County Police Department Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward for information that leads to an arr…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman, Dog Rescued After House Fire Breaks Out On Long Island Woman, Dog Rescued After House Fire Breaks Out On Long Island
Woman, Dog Rescued After House Fire Breaks Out On Long Island A woman and her dog were rescued by two Long Island police officers during a house fire. The incident took place in Central Islip around 3:30 p.m., on Saturday, Sept. 24. Two Suffolk County Police Third Precinct officers rescued an elderly woman and her dog from a house fire after receiving a 911 call reporting smoke coming from a home on Rossmore Avenue, said the Suffolk County Police. When Officers Sergio Rivera and John Votta responded they found smoke coming from the attic and knew an elderly woman was living in the house and was unaccounted for so they gained …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hate Crime Investigation Underway After Sign Damaged At Long Island Mosque Hate Crime Investigation Underway After Sign Damaged At Long Island Mosque
Hate Crime Investigation Underway After Sign Damaged At Long Island Mosque A hate crime investigation is underway after police said an ignited device was used to damage a sign at a mosque on Long Island. The sign was damaged on the property of Masjid Fatima Al-Zahra Mosque, located at 55 Lake Shore Road in Ronkonkoma, at about midnight on Monday, July 4, according to a report from the Suffolk County Police Department on Monday, July 25. Police said the device was either thrown at the sign or placed near it. SCPD said the building was not damaged, and no one was injured. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Hate Crimes Unit and Arson Section de…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Police Investigating Potential Hate Crime At Long Island Mosque Police Investigating Potential Hate Crime At Long Island Mosque
Police Investigating Potential Hate Crime At Long Island Mosque Detectives are investigating a fire at a Long Island mosque as a possible hate crime. The incident took place in Ronkonkoma around midnight Monday, July 4 at the Fatima Al-Zahra mosque on Lake Shore Road. During the incident, a large crescent sign was damaged at the mosque located at 55 lake Shore Road, said the Suffolk County Police Hate Crimes Unit and Arson Section. The mosque building was not damaged and no one was injured, police said.  The investigation is continuing. 

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by Kathy Reakes
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Husband, Wife Rescued From Burning Long Island Home Husband, Wife Rescued From Burning Long Island Home
Husband, Wife Rescued From Burning Long Island Home A Long Island couple had to be rescued after an early morning house fire in Huntington overnight. Emergency crews were called to the home on Penfield Drive in East Northport just after 3 a.m. Friday, April 22, Suffolk County police said. When firefighters arrived, the home was fully engulfed in flames. Officers from Suffolk County Police Department’s Second Precinct used a ladder to reach a woman through a second floor window before carrying her to safety, police said. The woman’s husband was extricated from the home by members of the Commack Fire Department. Both residents were evaluat…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Suspect At Large After Device Detonated On Long Island Beach, Police Say Suspect At Large After Device Detonated On Long Island Beach, Police Say
Suspect At Large After Device Detonated On Long Island Beach, Police Say Know anything? Police investigators on Long Island are seeking the public’s assistance in tracking down the suspects implicated in detonating an unspecified device at an area beach that left a crater in the sand. Suffolk County Police Arson Section detectives released photos as they attempt to locate whoever detonated the device on Fox Island in the Town of Babylon on Sunday, Nov. 28. According to police, the department received multiple emergency calls at approximately 11 a.m. on Sunday morning, with Marine Bureau officers locating a crater - roughly four-foot wide and two-feet deep on F…

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by Zak Failla
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Long Island Man, 68, Dies In Early-Morning House Fire Long Island Man, 68, Dies In Early-Morning House Fire
Long Island Man, 68, Dies In Early-Morning House Fire A 68-year-old man was killed after a house fire broke out on Long Island. The blaze, in East Northport, at 257 4th St., was reported around 6:50 a.m., Monday, Oct. 19, by a 911 caller, said the Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad and Arson Section. Resident Edward Woiczechowski was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner, police said. Woiczechowski’s wife, Cheryl, 62, and son, Robert, 33, who also live at the home, were both transported to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation. A preliminary …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fireworks Damage Docks, Causing $6.1K Worth Of Damage On Long Island, Police Say Fireworks Damage Docks, Causing $6.1K Worth Of Damage On Long Island, Police Say
Fireworks Damage Docks, Causing $6.1K Worth Of Damage On Long Island, Police Say Police investigators are attempting to locate the parties responsible for damaging a public dock with fireworks over the summer on Long Island. Suffolk County Police Arson Section detectives released photos of the aftermath at the Town of Brookhaven docks in Mastic Beach after they were extensively damaged by fireworks in August. According to police, the damage at the docks at the end of Cranberry Drive was discovered at approximately 10:50 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 31. The damage done to the dock was valued at approximately $6,100. No suspect or suspects have been identified. Anyone with in…

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by Zak Failla
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Police Seek Helping IDing Suspect Who Set Fire To Pickup Trucks On Long Island Police Seek Helping IDing Suspect Who Set Fire To Pickup Trucks On Long Island
Police Seek Helping IDing Suspect Who Set Fire To Pickup Trucks On Long Island Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Arson Section detectives are on the lookout for the individual suspected of setting fire to pickup trucks on Long Island. Police say a person broke a window on two vehicles at a residence on Driftwood Lane in East Moriches and intentionally set fire to both vehicles on Tuesday, April 30 between 1 a.m. and 2:30 a.m. The suspect fled on a quad and was last seen on East Moriches Boulevard, near the Long Island Rail Road train tracks, according to police. To submit an anonymous tip, call 1-800-220-TIPS, text “SCPD” and your message to “CR…

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by Valerie Musson