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Suspect From Islandia Nabbed For String Of 14 Suffolk County Commercial Burglaries Suspect From Islandia Nabbed For String Of 14 Suffolk County Commercial Burglaries
Suspect From Islandia Nabbed For String Of 14 Suffolk County Commercial Burglaries A suspect has been apprehended for a string of more than a dozen commercial burglaries on Long Island. Following an investigation by Suffolk County Police Fifth Squad detectives, Christopher Lacker, age 42, of Islandia, was identified as the man who committed multiple burglaries at storage facilities within the confines of the Fourth and Fifth Precinct between early December 2022 and early November  2023.  During each burglary, Lacker entered storage facilities, cut locks from individual storage units, and stole property from within, according to police. Lacker, who was located b…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Wedding Brawl: Man Bites Cop Trying To Break Up Fight At Saint James Venue, Police Say Wedding Brawl: Man Bites Cop Trying To Break Up Fight At Saint James Venue, Police Say
Wedding Brawl: Man Bites Cop Trying To Break Up Fight At Saint James Venue, Police Say A 22-year-old man is facing charges after allegedly biting a police officer during a fight at a wedding venue on Long Island. Suffolk County Police were called at around 7:45 p.m. Monday, Sept. 4, for a fight in Saint James, at the Flowerfield Celebrations venue on Mills Pond Road. Officers arrived to find several skirmishes that had broken out among the over 100 wedding guests. The brawl prompted several agencies to respond, including the Second, Fifth, and Sixth Precincts, as well as Smithtown Park Rangers and Head of the Harbor Police. As officers were trying to break up the fight, Jus…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Bay Shore Man Drove While Impaired With 10-Year-Old In Car In Brookhaven, Police Say Bay Shore Man Drove While Impaired With 10-Year-Old In Car In Brookhaven, Police Say
Bay Shore Man Drove While Impaired With 10-Year-Old In Car In Brookhaven, Police Say A local man has been accused of driving while impaired with a child in the car on a busy Long Island roadway. Joseph Acquavita, age 41, of Bay Shore, was operating a 2005 Ford eastbound on Sunrise Highway (Route 27) in Brookhaven near exit 57, when a motorist called 911 because they thought the driver appeared to be in distress, at approximately 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, Suffolk County Police said. Officers responded and saw Acquavita attempt to make a 3-point-turn in front of 1118 South Sunrise Highway Service Road and ordered him to park his vehicle, said police.  Officer…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Officers Revive Holbrook Man Who Suffered Cardiac Arrest Officers Revive Holbrook Man Who Suffered Cardiac Arrest
Officers Revive Holbrook Man Who Suffered Cardiac Arrest A Long Island man has two police officers to thank for saving his life. Emergency crews were called to a home in Suffolk County on Church Street in Holbrook Friday, May 13, with reports that an 81-year-old man had suffered cardiac arrest. When officers arrived, they found the man unresponsive and without a pulse, police said. That's when Fifth Precinct officers Marcin Pawezka and Nicholas Vezzi began administering CPR and used an automated external defibrillator (AED). Their efforts paid off and the man began breathing on his own, police said. The officers continued performing CPR to mai…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Suffolk Man Charged With DWI After Crash Kills Girlfriend, Police Say Suffolk Man Charged With DWI After Crash Kills Girlfriend, Police Say
Suffolk Man Charged With DWI After Crash Kills Girlfriend, Police Say A Long Island man was charged with driving while intoxicated after a single-vehicle crash killed his girlfriend overnight. It happened around 2 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 5 in Brookhaven. Emmanuel Rivera, age 40, of Bellport, was driving a 2001 Toyota Camry westbound on Montauk Highway, near Old South Country Road, when his vehicle left the road and struck a tree, Suffolk County Police said. Rivera’s passenger and girlfriend, Arely Garcia, age 41, of the same address in Bellport, was pronounced dead at the scene., according to police  Rivera was transported to Long Island Communit…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Police: Man Stole Keys While Test Driving Car, Threatened Victim In Suffolk Police: Man Stole Keys While Test Driving Car, Threatened Victim In Suffolk
Police: Man Stole Keys While Test Driving Car, Threatened Victim In Suffolk A man has been apprehended after police say he threatened a Long Island resident with a knife and stole his car keys while test driving a vehicle that was listed for sale on social media. Jalen Boynton, age 20, met the victim at his house on Cori Lane in Bohemia at approximately 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5 to test drive a 2020 Dodge Challenger T/A that had been listed for sale on Facebook Marketplace, Suffolk County Police said. The victim drove Boynton in the vehicle for approximately a half-mile before returning to Cori Lane, said police.  Boynton, a resident of Manhattan, asked …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
LI Man Charged With DWI After Fatal Wrong-Way Crash In Suffolk LI Man Charged With DWI After Fatal Wrong-Way Crash In Suffolk
LI Man Charged With DWI After Fatal Wrong-Way Crash In Suffolk Click here for an updated story: Police ID Long Island Man Killed In Wrong-Way Fatal Crash Involving Allegedly Drunk Driver A Long Island man has been charged with driving while intoxicated after he drove the wrong way and caused a fatal motor vehicle crash, according to police. Noel Pastora, age 56, of Hempstead, was driving a 2000 Dodge Dakota westbound in the eastbound lanes of Sunrise Highway (Route 27), west of Locust Avenue, in Oakdale when his vehicle struck an eastbound sedan around 1:50 a.m. Sunday, June 27, Suffolk County Police said. The driver of the sedan was pr…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Police: Woman Driving While Impaired Crashes Car Into Pool At Suffolk Home Police: Woman Driving While Impaired Crashes Car Into Pool At Suffolk Home
Police: Woman Driving While Impaired Crashes Car Into Pool At Suffolk Home A woman who was driving while impaired crashed a car into a swimming pool at a Long Island home, according to authorities. The incident happened around 11:25 p.m. on Tuesday, May 11 in Ronkonkoma. Samantha Perez, age 24, of East Patchogue, was driving a 2007 Mazda 3 eastbound on Peconic Street when she failed to negotiate a turn at the intersection of Peconic Street and Sycamore Avenue, Suffolk County Police said. The vehicle struck a parked car, then crashed through a fence on the property located at 2165 Sycamore Avenue, and drove into a swimming pool in the backyard, accordin…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Suffolk County Man Accused Of Placing Camera In Landlord’s Bathroom Suffolk County Man Accused Of Placing Camera In Landlord’s Bathroom
Suffolk County Man Accused Of Placing Camera In Landlord’s Bathroom A Long Island man took videos of his landlord’s family by placing a camera in a bathroom of their home without permission, according to police. The owner of a home in East Patchogue on Case Avenue reported to police on Thursday, May 6 that she had located a miniature video camera in the bathroom of her home, Suffolk County Police said. Following an investigation by Fifth Squad detectives, Cristian Marca, a tenant in the house, was arrested Saturday, May 8, at approximately 8:45 a.m., for placing the camera and was found to be in possession of video and private images of the residents o…

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by Joe Lombardi
Obituaries
COVID-19: Suffolk County PD Lieutenant Becomes First Department Member To Die From Virus COVID-19: Suffolk County PD Lieutenant Becomes First Department Member To Die From Virus
Covid-19: Suffolk County PD Lieutenant Becomes First Department Member To Die From Virus The Suffolk County Police Department is mourning the loss of active duty member Lt. Robert Van Zeyl who died from COVID-19 on Wednesday, Jan. 20. The death is the first of an active-duty sworn member of the Suffolk County Police Department due to the COVID-19 virus and Van Zeyl, age 60, will be honored with a line of duty funeral, the department said. “It is with great sadness that we mourn the loss of an exceptional member of our law enforcement family, Lieutenant Robert Van Zeyl,” Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said.  Van Zeyl tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, Jan. 3, …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Duo Nabbed For Suffolk County Murder Duo Nabbed For Suffolk County Murder
Duo Nabbed For Suffolk County Murder Police arrested two people for murdering a Long Island man in August. Homicide Squad detectives charged Brooke Jackson, 41, and Umar A. El-Quhir Sr., 43, of Mastic, on Monday, Nov. 23, with murder, for the Thursday, Aug. 20, killing of Earle Foster, 52, of Hempstead, in East Patchogue, said Suffolk County Police. Jackson will be held at the Fourth Precinct and El-Quhir Sr. will be held at the Fifth Precinct, and are scheduled for arraignment at First District Court in Central Islip on Tuesday, Nov. 24. Foster was found dead of a gunshot wound in the courtyard of the Maple Tree Apartments.

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed For Breaking Into Suffolk County Auto Dealerships Suspect Nabbed For Breaking Into Suffolk County Auto Dealerships
Suspect Nabbed For Breaking Into Suffolk County Auto Dealerships Police have apprehended a suspect for breaking into several Long Island car dealerships since August. All the incidents happened in Patchogue, Suffolk County Police said. Early Thursday morning, Sept. 17, an employee at Nissan 112, located at 730 Route 112, observed a man inside the garage bays of the car dealership through a security camera system and responded to the business. Upon arriving, he found the man attempting to find an open vehicle on the lot, according. The employee called 911 at approximately 6 a.m. The man, later identified as Daniel Noble, 28, of Patchogue…

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by Joe Lombardi