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Duo Set Fire To Pseg Substations So They Could Burglarize Suffolk County Businesses, DA Says
Two men accused in nearly a dozen commercial burglaries on Long Island tried distracting police by setting fires at electrical substations, prosecutors allege.
Frank Costa, age 54, of Port Jefferson Station, and Jon Pucci, age 29, of Middle Island, were arraigned on arson and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Feb. 27
According to prosecutors, the men broke into nine Suffolk County businesses – including six convenience stores, a laundry mat, and a deli – between December 2023 and February 2024.
Earlier Report: Duo Nabbed For String Of Long Island Business Burglarie…
Man Nabbed For Lighting House, Cars Ablaze On Long Island: Police
A Long Island man was arrested after he allegedly set a couple’s cars and home on fire while they slept, police said.
It happened on Tuesday, Dec. 5 in Rockville Centre, according to Nassau County Police.
At approximately 5 a.m., a North Forest Avenue couple was sleeping in their second-floor bedroom when they were awoken by a loud noise.
The pair, a 45-year-old woman and a 56-year-old man, looked out their window to find their two cars, a 2018 Porsche and a 2014 Dodge, were up in flames.
When the two left the house, they saw that someone had also lit their front door on fire.
John …
Individual Who Threatened To Set Fire To Westhampton Home Brought Into Custody, Police Say
An individual was brought into custody after police said he threatened to set fire to his Long Island home.
Police responded to a Westhampton residence at about 5:50 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 20, after receiving the report about a male, whose age was not identified, threatening to set his house on fire, the Southampton Town Police Department said.
Southampton Police responded along with Westhampton Beach Police Department and Suffolk County K9, authorities said.
Authorities also asked Southampton Town Emergency Services Unit, negotiators, and detectives to respond, along with the Westhamp…
50-Year-Old Set Fire To Long Island College Gym With People Inside, Police Say
A 50-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a suspected arson at a Long Island college gymnasium while people were inside, authorities said.
Robert Iannone, of Baldwin, was arrested Wednesday, Nov. 16, on suspicion of arson, Nassau County Police said.
Earlier Report: Man Set Fire To Occupied Gym At Nassau Community College, Police Say
Investigators were called to Nassau Community College in Uniondale at around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, after someone set fire to a poster on a wall in the gym, causing damage.
At the time the fire was set, several people were inside the gym, po…
Arson Detectives Investigating Two Fires At Suffolk County Park
Authorities are investigating two fires that were intentionally set at a park on Long Island.
Suffolk County Police Arson Section detectives are investigating the two fires, which were set at the Whitman Hollow Park, located at 1000 Map Lane in Commack, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
The first fire started on Tuesday, Nov. 2, inside the drainpipe in a restroom at the park, SCPD reported.
Police said the second was set in a pipe in the same restroom on either Saturday, Nov. 6 or Sunday, Nov. 7.
The fire was reported on Monday, Nov. 8, authorities said.
SCPD said the two f…
