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Suspect In String Of Business Burglaries Caught On Long Island Expressway In Dix Hills Suspect In String Of Business Burglaries Caught On Long Island Expressway In Dix Hills
Suspect In String Of Business Burglaries Caught On Long Island Expressway In Dix Hills A suspect in a string of nine burglaries of businesses in Suffolk County was apprehended after a stop on the Long Island Expressway, police said. Following a months-long investigation, the suspect was located just after 10:10 p.m. Friday, July 22 in Dix Hills on the westbound LIE at Commack Road, Suffolk County Police. The man, Robert Blackmore, age 54, of Ronkonkoma, threw a rock at the glass, entered and stole cash from several businesses in Suffolk County since January, according to police.  Blackmore with nine counts of third-degree burglary for allegedly …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Driver Nabbed For Fleeing Scene Of Suffolk Crash Seriously Injuring Two Driver Nabbed For Fleeing Scene Of Suffolk Crash Seriously Injuring Two
Driver Nabbed For Fleeing Scene Of Suffolk Crash Seriously Injuring Two A suspect has been nabbed for allegedly leaving the scene of a crash at a busy Long Island intersection that seriously injured two people, police said. The crash occurred at around 2:40 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6 in Islandia. Shawn Kalinyak, 52, of West Babylon, was driving a 2006 Cadillac sedan northbound on Old Nichols Road when the vehicle was struck by a 1993 Ford Econoline van traveling westbound on Express Drive North, Suffolk County Police said. Kalinyak and Carmen Abreu, 40, of Central Islip, a passenger in the Cadillac, were transported to Stony Brook University Hospital…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Driver Flees Scene After Suffolk Crash That Seriously Injures Two People Driver Flees Scene After Suffolk Crash That Seriously Injures Two People
Driver Flees Scene After Suffolk Crash That Seriously Injures Two People Click here for an updated story: Driver Nabbed For Fleeing Scene Of Long Island Crash Seriously Injuring Two Police are investigating a crash that seriously injured two people at a busy Long Island intersection in which a driver fled the scene. It happened at around 2:40 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6 in Islandia. Shawn Kalinyak, 52, of West Babylon, was driving a 2006 Cadillac sedan northbound on Old Nichols Road when the vehicle was struck by a 1993 Ford Econoline van traveling westbound on Express Drive North, Suffolk County Police said. Kalinyak and Carmen Abreu, 40, of…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Four Nabbed For Reckless Motorcycle, ATV Riding In Suffolk, Nassau Four Nabbed For Reckless Motorcycle, ATV Riding In Suffolk, Nassau
Four Nabbed For Reckless Motorcycle, ATV Riding In Suffolk, Nassau Reports of reckless riders on motorcycles and ATVs in Suffolk and Nassau counties led to the arrests of four people, police announced. Suffolk County Police, Nassau County Police, Amityville Police and New York State Police responded to multiple calls of people riding motorcycles and ATVs recklessly in western Suffolk County and eastern Nassau County at approximately 10 a.m. Thursday, April 23. Marbin Benitez, 19, of North Amityville, was arrested at approximately 10:15 a.m. on The Boulevard in North Amityville while riding a stolen Yamaha ATV and charged with criminal possession of stolen…

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$5.8M Resurfacing Projects Completed On Long Island State Highways $5.8M Resurfacing Projects Completed On Long Island State Highways
$5.8M Resurfacing Projects Completed On Long Island State Highways A multi-million dollar resurfacing project in the towns of Hempstead, Oyster Bay, and Islip has been completed, the New York State Department of Transportation announced. After months of work, the NYSDOT announced that paving projects on Vets Highway in Islip, Jerusalem Avenue in Hempstead and Hicksville Road in Oyster Bay. According to the NYSDOT, in Islip, Vets Highway (State Route 454) was paved between Sycamore Lane and 13th Avenue in the Town of Islip, which sees an average daily traffic count of 42,500 In Nassau County Jerusalem Avenue (State Route 105) between Wantagh Avenue in…

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by Zak Failla
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Suspect In Hit-Run Suffolk County Crash At Large, Police Say Suspect In Hit-Run Suffolk County Crash At Large, Police Say
Suspect In Hit-Run Suffolk County Crash At Large, Police Say Police investigators on Long Island are attempting to identify and locate a hit-and-run driver who struck a parked car before fleeing. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers issued an alert for a man involved in a hit-and-run incident in the parking lot of an Islandia hotel last month. Investigators released a photo of a man who allegedly drove a gray sedan in the parking lot of Jakes 58 on Express Drive North in Islandia at approximately 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15 in Islandia. Police said that the driver struck a parked 2020 Nissan Altima and proceeded to leave the scene without reporting it. A…

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by Zak Failla