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IDs Released For Teen Victims In Double-Fatal Southern State Parkway Crash In Babylon IDs Released For Teen Victims In Double-Fatal Southern State Parkway Crash In Babylon
IDs Released For Teen Victims In Double-Fatal Southern State Parkway Crash In Babylon The identities have been released of two people killed in a weekend crash on Long Island. It happened around 5:40 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 28 on the Southern State Parkway in Babylon on the westbound side near Exit 35. State Police are saying that an investigation revealed a 2015 Infiniti Q50 was traveling in the center lane while approaching the exit when it struck a 2015 Jeep Compass in the rear.  The impact caused the Infiniti to exit the roadway onto the right shoulder where it struck a tree, killing the driver and sole passenger inside, according to state police. The driver has now bee…

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by Joe Lombardi
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5 Nabbed In String Of Home Burglaries On Long Island 5 Nabbed In String Of Home Burglaries On Long Island
5 Nabbed In String Of Home Burglaries On Long Island Five people are facing charges in connection with a string of home burglaries on Long Island. The break-ins occurred at homes throughout Nassau County between November 2022 and January 2023, according to Nassau County Police. They were reported at the following locations: Nov. 15 - Mead Lane in Westbury Nov. 24 - Georgia Drive in Syosset Dec. 11 - Southwood Circle in Syosset Dec. 21 - Scott Street in Herricks Dec. 23 - Horizon Road in Lake Success Dec. 23 - Links Drive in Lake Success Jan. 4 - Old Field Lane in Lake Success Jan. 5 - Candy Lane in Syosset Jan. 27 - Holly Drive in Syosset…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Teen Trio Caught With Handgun After Altercation With Cops On Long Island Teen Trio Caught With Handgun After Altercation With Cops On Long Island
Teen Trio Caught With Handgun After Altercation With Cops On Long Island Three teens were charged with felonies for illegally possessing weapons after they drew police attention by littering, according to police.  Officers on patrol near the Americana Mall in Manhasset observed 18-year-old Brian Muy-Saquipella of Corona, Queens, littering outside his vehicle at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1, Nassau County Police said. Muy-Saquipella refused to be cooperative when officers asked for his identification and began to fight with officers, said police. During the struggle, officers noticed a gun bulging from Muy-Saquipella's fanny pack around …

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by Christina Coulter
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Man Seriously Injured In Crash That Causes LIE Closure In Suffolk County Man Seriously Injured In Crash That Causes LIE Closure In Suffolk County
Man Seriously Injured In Crash That Causes LIE Closure In Suffolk County A man was seriously injured in a crash that led to the closure of a stretch of the Long Island Expressway overnight. The crash happened on Thursday, Aug. 27 at about 3:15 a.m. on the westbound side near Exit 48 in Melville. Alex Sahastume-Rivera, 22, of Jackson Heights, Queens,  was driving a 2020 Jeep Wrangler westbound on the Long Island Expressway near exit 48 when the vehicle left the roadway and overturned at approximately 3:15 a.m.  Keith Tito, 22, of East Elmhurst, Queens, a passenger in the backseat, was ejected from the vehicle. Tito was transported to Nassau Unive…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Two Wanted In Long Island Stolen Car Ring Nabbed Following Chase, Crash Two Wanted In Long Island Stolen Car Ring Nabbed Following Chase, Crash
Two Wanted In Long Island Stolen Car Ring Nabbed Following Chase, Crash Two men wanted in connection with a stolen car ring operating on Long Island were nabbed following a chase and a crash that injured a police officer. Rafael Ramirez, 35, of Manhattan, and Matthew Garcia, 21, of Queens, were arrested by the Nassau County Police around 11:53 p.m., Tuesday, April 21, in Corona, Queens for multiple grand larcenies that allegedly occurred in Nassau County, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, and team detectives assigned to the Auto Theft Unit were investigating a stolen car ring which led them to Corona, Queens.  During the in…

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by Kathy Reakes