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Farmingville Daughter Blew $440K Of Parents' Money On Gambling, DA Says
A Long Island woman is accused of stealing nearly a half million dollars from her elderly parents to blow on gambling. Elizabeth Motti, age 55, of Farmingville, was arraigned on a charge of grand larceny in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, March 13. Prosecutors allege that Motti stole a total of $440,000 from her parents’ bank accounts between April 2017 and November 2018. The bulk of the money – $355,046 – was obtained through ATM withdrawals at Jake’s 58 Casino in Islandia, investigators said. Another $85,000 was stolen via cash withdrawals from their accounts. At the time of the al…
Lifestyle
This Spot (Still) Has Long Island's Best Burger, Voters Say
What restaurant offers Long Islanders’ favorite burgers? The results are in, and they look familiar. Burgery City, located at 1900 Hempstead Turnpike in East Meadow, was chosen as the “Best Burger” in the 2024 Bethpage’s “Best Of LI” competition. The spot, which offers a classic, diner-like atmosphere, shares the spotlight with Chubs Burgers, Burritos, and Heroes, an all-around sandwich spot at 625 Horseblock Road in Farmingville. Founded in 2015, Burger City has made a commitment to customers that it only uses fresh beef, never frozen — which is exactly why the company believes it has …
Police & Fire
Know Him? Man Wanted For Setting Fire To Farmingville Business, Police Say
Police are asking the public for help identifying a man who allegedly set fire to a Long Island restaurant. The incident occurred in Farmingville around 4:50 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 26 at Chubs Burgers, Burritos and Heroes, at 625 Horseblock Road. According to Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Arson Section detectives, the man set fire to the restaurant and then left the scene in a dark-colored Ram pickup truck. Another view of the truck. Suffolk County Police Department Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward for information that leads to an arr…
Police & Fire
New Update: This Car Sought In Hit-Run That Killed Man Near Farmingville Intersection
It’s not much, but it’s all police have to go on. Detectives are hoping that newly released surveillance footage will help identify a driver suspected in a deadly hit-and-run crash on Long Island. The incident happened around 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11 in Farmingville. Earlier Report - Fatal Hit-Run Crash: ID Released For Victim Near Farmingville Intersection Suffolk County Police said 56-year-old Alberto Perea-Vazquez, of Farmingville, was crossing northbound on Horseblock Road near Raymond Avenue when he was struck by an unknown vehicle traveling westbound. As he was lying in the roadway…
Police & Fire
Fatal Hit-Run Crash: ID Released For Victim Near Farmingville Intersection
The identity has been released of a man who was killed after being struck by two vehicles, one of which fled the scene, near a Long Island intersection. See new story: New Update: This Car Sought In Hit-Run That Killed Man Near Farmingville Intersection The incident happened around 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11 in Farmingville. The victim was crossing northbound on Horseblock Road, near Raymond Avenue when he was struck by an unknown vehicle traveling westbound, Suffolk County Police said. As he was lying in the roadway, a Subaru Impreza struck the victim, then spun and crashed …
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New Update: ID Released For Man Killed In Hit-Run Crash Near Farmingville Intersection
Authorities have identified a man who was killed after being struck by two vehicles, one of which fled the scene, near a Long Island intersection. The incident happened around 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11 in Farmingville. Suffolk County Police said the man was crossing northbound on Horseblock Road near Raymond Avenue when he was struck by an unknown vehicle traveling westbound. Earlier Report: Fatal Hit-Run Crash: Man Struck By 2 Vehicles Near Farmingville Intersection As he was lying in the roadway, a Subaru Impreza struck the victim, then spun and crashed into a fire hydrant, a tree, …
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Fatal Hit-Run Crash: Man Struck By 2 Vehicles Near Farmingville Intersection
A man was killed after being struck by two vehicles, one of which fled the scene, near a Long Island intersection overnight. New Update: ID Released For Man Killed In Hit-Run Crash Near Farmingville Intersection The incident happened around 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11 in Farmingville. The victim was crossing northbound on Horseblock Road, near Raymond Avenue when he was struck by an unknown vehicle traveling westbound, Suffolk County Police said. As he was lying in the roadway, a Subaru Impreza struck the victim, then spun and crashed into a fire hydrant, a tree, and a parked Hyund…
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'Do You Know Who I Am?' Ex-Suffolk PD Chief Burke Busted Selling Sex At Park, Cops Say
Former Suffolk County Police Chief James Burke, who has been widely criticized for mishandling the Gilgo Beach serial murders investigation and who spent years in federal prison for beating a suspect, is now accused of selling sex at a park. Burke, age 59, was arrested Tuesday morning, Aug. 22, following an undercover probe into prostitution at the Suffolk County Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park in Farmingville, according to Suffolk County Police. Park rangers wearing plainclothes busted Burke at around 10:15 a.m. Tuesday for “soliciting for sexual engagement,” Police Commissioner Rodney Harr…
Police & Fire
Fatal Sunrise Highway Crash: 20-Year-Old Farmingville Woman ID'd As Victim In East Moriches
A young woman was killed in a single-vehicle overnight crash on Long Island. The incident happened in East Moriches at about 10:50 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19. The woman was driving a 2016 Dodge Ram onto westbound Sunrise Highway (Route 27) from the Exit 61 ramp, Suffolk County Police said. The vehicle then left the roadway and overturned, ejecting her from the vehicle. The victim, identified as Olivia Montgomery, age 20, of Farmingville, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner. Detec…
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Double-Fatal Hit-Run Crash: Victims Struck By SUV In Front Of Farmingville Shopping Center
Two men were killed in an overnight crash in front of a Long Island shopping center. It happened around 11:20 p.m. Friday, Aug. 4 in Farmingville. The victims were crossing the roadway in front of 755 Horseblock Road, when they were struck by a vehicle that fled the scene northwest on Horseblock Road, Suffolk County Police said. Ekrem Sahinbey Polat, age 27, of Middle Island, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner. Battal Koc, age 38, Bay Shore, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital…
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Fatal Hit-Run Crash: 19-Year-Old Leaves Victim To Die On Patchogue Street, DA Says
A teenage driver accused of fleeing the scene following a fatal crash on Long Island is facing a felony charge. Elian Jurado Zavala, age 19, of Bay Shore, was indicted on one count of leaving the scene of an incident without reporting in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, July 5, in the death of Nicholas Puzio. The crash happened around 4 a.m. Sunday, March 12 in Patchogue. Earlier Report: Fatal Hit-Run Crash: Suspect Nabbed After 25-Year-Old Struck At Patchogue Intersection According to the Suffolk County DA’s office, Zavala was driving a Honda Civic southbound on Route 112 near Oak…
Police & Fire
Fiery Crash: Good Samaritans, Off-Duty Cop Save Victims From Burning Vehicle In Farmingville
An off-duty police officer and two Good Samaritans saved two people from their burning car after a Long Island car crash, authorities announced. The incident occurred on Saturday, June 24 in Farmingville. Maribel Ramirez, aged 45, of Coram, was driving a 2014 Honda northbound on Country Road 83, near South Bicycle Path. At approximately 5:20 a.m., Ramirez’s car hit a guard rail and overturned. Officer Kevin Farina was on his way to work when he saw the flipped car and jumped into action. With the assistance of two Good Samaritans, the trio was able to save Ramirez and her passenger,…
Police & Fire
Cooking Oil Thieves Nabbed In Suffolk County, Police Say
Two Long Island men have been charged with stealing cooking oil from several restaurants. The three thefts took place in Suffolk County in May and June in Medford and Patchogue, said the Suffolk County Police. According to Suffolk County Police Gregory Smith, age 39, and Andrew DeMarco, age 38, both of Farmingville, were arrested on Monday, June 5, for stealing cooking oil from three different restaurants on five occasions. Smith drove a rented box truck and siphoned the oil into a 500-gallon container while DeMarco drove a 2023 Honda Accord to act as a lookout, police said. The…
Lifestyle
Million-Dollar Winner: Long Island Man Claims Top Lottery Prize
One Long Island man’s had a lucky day when he claimed a million-dollar lottery ticket prize. Farmingville resident Daniel Bovich claimed his $1 million Millionaire Maker scratch-off game prize, New York Lottery officials announced on Wednesday, May 31. Bovich chose to receive his prize as a lump sum and after required withholdings, took home $651,000. He purchased the winning ticket at Gary’s Gulf, located at 5556 Express Drive South in Holtsville. According to lottery officials, there are 15 top prizes remaining for the Millionaire Maker ticket game as of May 31. Players can downlo…
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Driver Charged With Vehicular Homicide In Centereach Crash That Killed Man With 'Heart Of Gold'
A Long Island man who was allegedly high on fentanyl when he caused a car crash that claimed the life of a 22-year-old college student was formally charged with aggravated vehicular homicide. Christopher Guzman, age 40, of Farmingville, appeared in a Suffolk County courtroom on Monday, May 8, where he was also arraigned on manslaughter and vehicular assault charges in the death of Timothy Carpenter. Earlier Report: Farmingville Man Charged With DWI/Drugs After Fatal Centereach Crash, Police Say According to the Suffolk County DA’s Office, it was around 5 p.m. on March 19, 2023 when Gu…
Lifestyle
Twice Is Nice: Take 5 Top-Prize Tickets Sold In Farmingville, Freeport
Two lottery tickets worth tens of thousands of dollars were sold at stores on Long Island. A top-prize winning Take 5 ticket worth $38,815 was purchased in Farmingville, at the 7-Eleven located at 3000 North Ocean Avenue, for the Thursday, May 4 evening drawing, New York Lottery announced. Another top-prize winning Take 5 ticket worth $20,658 was sold in Freeport, at the Rag Time Discount located at 80 South Main Street, for the Thursday midday drawing. Take 5 numbers are drawn from a field of one through 39. The drawing is televised twice daily at 2:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Winners have o…
Business
This Farmingville Eatery Serves Up Long Island's Best Bagels, Voters Say
Bagel lovers have spoken and the new king of bagels on Long Island is the Hilltop Bagel Café. Located in Farmingville, the café offers what all Long Islanders desire, wonderful doughy bagels in a range of flavors that make you smile as you wipe the cream cheese from your face. Winning the coveted Bethpage Best Of Long Island is no easy feat but Hilltop seemed to breeze past the hundreds of favorites across the island with ease. Voters pointed to not only the café's bagels, think chocolate chunks and luscious blueberries, as wonderful as they are, but also to the restaurant's special c…
Police & Fire
Farmingville Man Charged With DWI/Drugs After Fatal Centereach Crash, Police Say
A Long Island man has been charged with driving while high on drugs after he was involved in a motor vehicle crash that killed a 21-year-old. The incident took place in Centereach around 5 p.m., March 19 on Middle Country Road, near Wood Road. Christopher Guzman, age 39, of Farmingville, was driving a 2022 Chevrolet pickup truck westbound on Middle Country Road, his truck struck the side of an eastbound 2011 Toyota Camry, driven by a 66-year-old Coram woman, said the Suffolk County Police. Guzman continued driving westbound and, a short distance away, struck a westbound…
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Update: Missing 12-Year-Old From Farmingville Found Safe In NYC
Update: A 12-year-old boy from Long Island who was reported missing has been found. Mertcan Cakmak left his Farmingville home, located on Waverly Avenue, on a bicycle sometime overnight Sunday, March 12, according to Suffolk County Police. In an update on Thursday, March 16, police said Cakmak had been located in the Bronx and was unharmed. Original story: Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 12-year-old boy from Long Island. Mertcan Cakmak left his Farmingville home, located on Waverly Avenue, on a bicycle sometime overnight Sunday, March 12, according to…
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Driver Seriously Injured In 2-Car Crash In Farmingville
A 61-year-old man is recovering from serious injuries following a two-car crash on Long Island. The incident happened at around 10:45 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14 in Farmingville, on Nicolls Road north of Horseblock Place, according to Suffolk County Police. A preliminary investigation found that Patrick McCrum, of Ridge, rear-ended a pickup truck that was stopped in the left lane of northbound Nicolls Road. Members of the Farmingville Fire Department had to extricate McCrum from his vehicle before he was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of serious injuries, according to pol…
Police & Fire
Port Jefferson Station Man Killed After Being Hit By Separate Vehicles In Farmingville
Police are investigating after a person was killed in an overnight crash at a Long Island intersection. It happened around 7:40 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5 in Farmingville. A 41-year-old Mount Sinai man was driving a 2022 Mercedes-Benz northbound on North Ocean Avenue at Granny Road when he swerved to avoid hitting a pedestrian, who was running east across the roadway at the intersection against the direction of traffic control devices, Suffolk County Police said. The Mercedes struck the pedestrian, who was then hit by a 2021 Hyundai Sonata being operated by a 44-year-old Coram man The pede…
Police & Fire
Trio Apprehended In String Of Dunkin' Burglaries In Suffolk County
An investigation into a string of burglaries of Dunkin' locations on Long Island led to charges for three people. Two people broke into Dunkin', located at 1105 Horseblock Road in Farmingville, at about 3:40 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 20, the Suffolk County Police Department reported. They stole cash and left the scene in a waiting vehicle, which detectives pulled over a short time later, SCPD said. Police arrested the driver, identified as 54-year-old Michael Gruber, and the passengers, 51-year-old Kristen Osmolia and 44-year-old Christopher Volpe, authorities reported. SCP…
Police & Fire
LI Expressway Closure Details: Farmingville Woman Critically Injured In Fiery Holtsville Crash
A woman was critically Injured in a fiery crash that caused the hours-long closure of a stretch of the Long Island Expressway on Monday, Jan. 16. It happened one the westbound side in Holtsville at approximately 12:05 p.m. Monday, Jan. 16. The was driving a 2002 Jeep Liberty approximately a half-mile from Exit 62 when the vehicle struck the center median, flipped on its side, and caught fire, Suffolk County Police said. Multiple good Samaritans flipped the car right side up and extracted the woman, who was getting burned, from the vehicle and over …
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Long Island Expressway Stretch Reopens After Crash In Suffolk County
New update: LI Expressway Closure Details: Farmingville Woman Critically Injured In Fiery Holtsville Crash This story has been updated. A stretch of the Long Island Expressway has reopened after a serious crash. The closure, reported early Monday afternoon, Jan. 16, was on the westbound side in Suffolk County at Exit 62. The lanes remained closed for more than two hours during an accident investigation. At around 3:30 p.m., Suffolk County Police announced three lanes had reopened. The HOV lane remains closed. The crash reportedly involved an overturned car, which then caught on fir…
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18 Alleged Suffolk County Gang Members Charged After Investigation Into Murder, Robberies
Eighteen people are facing charges in a 148-count indictment following a long-term investigation into gang-related robberies, thefts, and a murder committed on Long Island. Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced the indictment of alleged members of the "No Fake Love" gang, also known as "NFL," on Monday, Dec. 12. Tierney said the investigation involved 31 separate incidents, including the murder of Jorge Mauricio Sevilla Barrera in December of 2021. Authorities also investigated six shootings, six armed robberies, the recovery of eight loaded handguns, and the grand lar…
Police & Fire
Road Rage: Man Who Stabbed Victim At Large After LIE Incident In Farmingville, Police Say
Authorities are searching for a driver who reportedly grabbed another driver and cut a passenger's throat during a road rage incident on Long Island. It happened in Farmingville at about 10:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 7, the Suffolk County Police Department reported. Police said a woman was driving a 2007 BMW west on the Long Island Expressway between Exits 64 and 63 with a male and female passenger in the vehicle when she was involved in the incident with a male driver who was traveling in the same direction. The two vehicles exited the LIE at Exit 63 and stopped at a traffic light on…
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Violent Convict Admits To 'Terrorizing' Teen During Break-In At Middle Island Home
A convicted violent felon is facing more time behind bars after admitting that he frightened a 14-year-old girl during a home break-in on Long Island. Farmingville resident Seyquan Patron, age 35, pleaded guilty to second-degree burglary in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Dec. 1, in connection with the October 2021 break-in at a home in Middle Island. Prosecutors said the teenage victim first noticed something was wrong after she arrived home from school and got a call from her mother saying their Ring doorbell camera had been activated by a “strange man.” The girl locked herself in a ba…
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Man Indicted On Manslaughter, DWI Charges In Farmingville Crash That Killed 9-Year-Old
A 28-year-old man was indicted for allegedly driving on the Long Island Expressway while drunk and high and causing a crash that killed a 9-year-old boy. Travis Dickson was charged with second-degree manslaughter and driving while intoxicated, along with other offenses, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney reported on Wednesday, Nov. 16. “Another young life was cut short because of poor judgment by this reckless driver,” Tierney said. “A 9-year-old child will never have the chance to experience life and his father is now left with the mental and physical pain of the fatal d…
Police & Fire
30-Year-Old Charged With DWI After Fatal Coram Crash
Police have arrested a man for driving while intoxicated after he was involved in a crash that killed a person on Long Island. It happened in Coram around 11:50 a.m., Sunday, Nov. 6 on Middle Country Road. According to Suffolk County Police, Derrick Kindle, age 30, of Middle Island, was driving a 2008 Nissan Sentra eastbound on Middle Country Road, east of Country Club Drive, when he struck Gerald Smith, age 68, of Farmingville. Smith was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Officers at the scene determined Kindle was driving drunk and placed him in custody…
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Medford 20-Year-Old Sentenced For Hate Crimes Targeting Day Laborers, Including Strangulation
A Long Island man who admitted to targeting Hispanic men before bringing them to remote locations and violently attacking them is heading to prison. Christopher Cella, age 20, of Medford, was sentenced to 3 ½ years behind bars Wednesday, Oct. 26, in Suffolk County Court after pleading guilty to multiple hate crimes, including strangulation and assault. Earlier Report: Selden Man Admits To Targeting, Attacking Hispanic Men Cella, who was 19 at the time, was arrested in September 2021 after Suffolk County Police said he lured day laborers into his vehicle on three separate occasions bef…
Police & Fire
50-Year-Old Killed In 2-Vehicle Farmingville Crash
Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash that resulted in the death of a Long Island man. It happened around 4:20 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14 in Farmingville. Kevin Buttigieg, age 50, of Farmingville, was operating a Suzuki motorcycle eastbound on Lakeside Drive when the motorcycle collided with a westbound 2012 Nissan Maxima turning left into a driveway on Lakeside Drive, Suffolk County Police said. Buttigieg was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital where he was pronounced dead, said police. The driver of the Nissan, an 18-year-old Farmingville …
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