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Police On Long Island Searching For SUV Involved In Hit-Run That Injured Cop Police On Long Island Searching For SUV Involved In Hit-Run That Injured Cop
Police Searching For SUV Involved In Deer Park Hit-Run Police on Long Island are searching for an SUV that allegedly struck a police cruiser, injuring the officer, and fled the scene. The crash occurred in Deer Park on Commack Road at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 1. According to Suffolk County Police, a First Precinct officer was driving a marked police vehicle with lights and sirens northbound on Commack Road while attempting a traffic stop. An SUV traveling southbound on Commack Road crashed into the front driver-side door of the police vehicle near Tell Avenue, police said. The vehicle, which fled southbound without stopping, is …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Road Rage: Man Shoots At Vehicle During Incident At Busy Deer Park Intersection Road Rage: Man Shoots At Vehicle During Incident At Busy Deer Park Intersection
Road Rage: Man Shoots At Vehicle During Incident At Busy Deer Park Intersection Police are investigating a shooting during a road-rage incident at a busy Long Island intersection. It happened just before 11 a.m.  Thursday, June 8 in Deer Park. That's when a man in a vehicle approaching the intersection of Commack Road and Marcus Boulevard was shot by what appears to be a BB gun or gel pellets coming from a black Hyundai, according to Suffolk County Police. The victim exited the vehicle to confront the individuals when a male driver stepped out of that vehicle, pointed a black handgun at the victim, and shot the passenger tires of the vehi…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Business Burglary Spree: Suspect Nabbed After String Of Incidents In Suffolk Business Burglary Spree: Suspect Nabbed After String Of Incidents In Suffolk
Business Burglary Spree: Suspect Nabbed After String Of Incidents In Suffolk A suspect has been apprehended after a string of Long Island business burglaries. Suffolk County Police say the arrest was made a short time after the man attempted to burglarize Marinelli Jewelers in Eastport, located at 7 Eastport Manor Road at approximately 2:35 a.m. Sunday, June 4. An investigation by Suffolk County PD Major Case Unit detectives determined he was responsible for three additional burglaries and a grand larceny.  The suspect, Francisco Maldonado, age 42, of Bay Shore, burglarized the following businesses: BP Gas Station, located at 16…

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by Joe Lombardi
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19-Year-Old Shot At Deer Park Intersection 19-Year-Old Shot At Deer Park Intersection
19-Year-Old Shot At Deer Park Intersection A teenager was hospitalized on Long Island after being shot while being driven through a busy intersection, police said. Suffolk County Police detectives are investigating a shooting that happened shortly before 9:45 a.m. on Thursday, March 3 in Deer Park. According to investigators, a 19-year-old passenger in a 2019 Chevrolet Malibu was shot at the intersection of Bayshore Road and Commack Road. Police officers were able to stop the vehicle shortly after the shooting and the teen was transported to an area hospital by paramedics. Police said that the teen - whose identity has not been rel…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed For String Of Long Island Robberies Suspect Nabbed For String Of Long Island Robberies
Suspect Nabbed For String Of Long Island Robberies A man allegedly attempted to hide from police after being connected to a string of burglaries at 7-Eleven locations on Long Island over the past week, investigators announced. Officers responded to 7-Eleven in East Farmingdale, located on Broadhollow Road, at around 3:10 a.m. on Monday, May 17, where there was a report of a robbery, Suffolk County Police said. Jonathan Moore, age 32, who police say has no known address, placed merchandise on the counter to purchase, and when the clerk opened the cash register, he allegedly wrestled it away from the employee before fleeing in a black Ho…

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by Zak Failla
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Man, Woman Wanted For Stealing Credit Card From Suffolk County Costco Man, Woman Wanted For Stealing Credit Card From Suffolk County Costco
Man, Woman Wanted For Stealing Credit Card From Suffolk County Costco A man and woman are wanted on Long Island after allegedly using a stolen credit card at several stores last month. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers released surveillance photos of a man, woman, and their vehicle after they were caught on camera allegedly using the stolen credit card at Costco, Home Depot, and Walgreens in May. Police said the pair first used the allegedly stolen credit card at Costco on Garet Place in Commack, before moving on to Walgreens on Wicks Road in Brentwood, and Home Depot on Commack Road in Deer Park in May. No other descriptive information was provided, and it is u…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Killed After Van Crashes Into Pole At Busy Suffolk County Intersection Man Killed After Van Crashes Into Pole At Busy Suffolk County Intersection
Man Killed After Van Crashes Into Pole At Busy Suffolk County Intersection An investigation is underway after a man was killed when the van he was driving went off the road and struck a pole at a busy intersection on Long Island. It happened just after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28  in Deer Park. Michael Scavone, 70, was driving a 2003 Ford Econoline southbound on Commack Road when it veered off the road and struck the pole at the intersection of Long Island Avenue at 9:36 a.m. Scavone, of Dix Hills, was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip where he was pronounced dead.  Detectives believe he may have suffered a medical…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Suffolk County Dollar Tree Store Closing Suffolk County Dollar Tree Store Closing
Suffolk County Dollar Tree Store Closing Dollar Tree announced it will be shutting down one of its Long Island stores by the end of the month. The Deer Park location on Commack Road will close by the middle of January, a company spokesperson announced. When it closes its doors, there will be 50 Dollar Tree stores remaining on Long Island, with at least two more scheduled to open later this year. The closure comes just four years after the 13,000-square-foot store originally opened in the busy shopping center. According to a Dollar Tree spokesperson “we occasionally close stores for a variety of reasons, including the sale of the …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Wyandanch Woman Pulled Over In BMW Had No License, 46 Suspensions, Police Say Wyandanch Woman Pulled Over In BMW Had No License, 46 Suspensions, Police Say
Wyandanch Woman Pulled Over In BMW Had No License, 46 Suspensions, Police Say A Long Island woman who was pulled over had no license and 46 suspensions, according to police. Juwel Johnson of Wyandanch was driving a 2006 BMW northbound on Commack Road in Deer Park at around 4:35 p.m. and turned east on Grand Boulevard, when an officer initiated a traffic stop for failure to signal, according to Suffolk County Police. A check on Johnson’s license reportedly showed she currently has a non-driver ID only, and her DMV license record revealed it been suspended 46 times on 14 different dates, said police. Police impounded Johnson’s car and arrested the 38-year-old, chargin…

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by Donna Christopher