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$5,000 Cash Package Intercepted Near Coram, Part Of Scam: Police
Police believe the woman who sent it was scammed.
A package sent from nearly 180 miles away was intercepted by Suffolk County police on Wednesday, April 26 at 11:40 a.m., the department reported.
Inside the package, which was wrapped like a present, detectives found $5,000 cash.
The shipment was sent by a 79-year-old woman from Olyphant, Pennsylvania, who reportedly told police she sent the package after she received a call directing her to mail the money to an address in Coram.
The money is being returned to the victim.
According to police, the woman did not provide any further info…
Man, Woman Charged After Victim Found Shot To Death In Woods In Suffolk
Two suspects have been apprehended after a man was found shot to death in a wooded area on Long Island.
Suffolk County Police Sixth Precinct officers responded to the area in Coram behind 50 A Middle Country Road, after a person found a man shot just before 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 2.
The victim, Branzel Bonner Jr., age 25, of Shirley, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
On Wednesday morning, Dec. 29, Suffolk County Police said two suspects have been arrested in connection to the case.
They are Riverhead residents Marcus Reid, age 23, and Mo…
