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IDs Released Of 4 Killed, Including Off-Duty NYPD Cop, 9 Injured In Alleged DWI Crash At Store IDs Released Of 4 Killed, Including Off-Duty NYPD Cop, 9 Injured In Alleged DWI Crash At Store
IDs Released Of 4 Killed, Including Off-Duty Nypd Cop, 9 Injured In Alleged DWI Crash At Store The identities have been released of four people killed, including a police officer, and nine injured after an allegedly drunk driver crashed an SUV into a shop at a New York strip mall. The incident happened on Long Island around 4:30 p.m. Friday, June 28, in the hamlet of Deer Park. According to Suffolk County Police, the driver, Steven Schwally, age 64, of Dix Hills, was driving a 2020 Chevy Traverse southbound at a high rate of speed through the parking lot in front of 421 Commack Road. He then crossed over Grand Boulevard and continued through the parking lot of 794 Grand B…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Remains Of Westchester Couple Found Scattered At Sites On Long Island Remains Of Westchester Couple Found Scattered At Sites On Long Island
Remains Of Westchester Couple Found Scattered At Sites On Long Island This story has been updated. Detectives investigating the deaths of two people from Westchester County whose severed remains were found at a Long Island park have found additional body parts at two more locations. Suffolk County Police said human remains were located in West Babylon, in a wooded area along Lakeway Drive near Troy Avenue, and at Bethpage State Park on Tuesday, March 5. Both scenes were processed by homicide detectives and members of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office. The remains are believed to be those of the same victims whose severed limbs, including a woman’…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Westchester Man On Train 'Executed 20-Year-Old Who Considered Him A Friend,' DA Says Westchester Man On Train 'Executed 20-Year-Old Who Considered Him A Friend,' DA Says
Westchester Man On Train 'Executed 20-Year-Old Who Considered Him A Friend,' DA Says New details have been released following the indictment of a Westchester County man in connection to an execution-style shooting onboard a Long Island Rail Road train last year. Suffolk County Police arrested Nicholas D'Agostino, age 20, of Yonkers on Thursday, May 18 for allegedly shooting Suffolk County resident Yusef Staine, of West Babylon, also 20 years old, to death on the train on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, at approximately 1:45 a.m. He was indicted on Friday, May 19, and charged with: Second-degree murder, a Class A felony; Second-degree criminal possession of a weap…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Missing NY Woman ID'd As Deceased Person Found In Marsh Missing NY Woman ID'd As Deceased Person Found In Marsh
Missing NY 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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Body Believed To Be Missing World-Renowned Photographer Found On Long Island Body Believed To Be Missing World-Renowned Photographer Found On Long Island
Body Believed To Be Missing World-Renowned Photographer Found On Long Island Following a 19-day search, the body believed to be one of the world's most renowned photographers was found in a state park on the East End of Long Island. Peter Beard, 82, of Montauk Point, known for his wildlife photography and collages, disappeared on Tuesday, March 31 from his estate. Beard was said to suffer from dementia and was known to sometimes wander away for an "outing." East Hampton Town Police Capt. Christopher Anderson said that although a positive identification had not been made as of Monday, April 20, "a body of a man was found by a hunter in an area park."  The park…

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by Kathy Reakes