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Wrong-Way, Drunk Driver Nabbed After Chase On Long Island Expressway In Suffolk: Police Wrong-Way, Drunk Driver Nabbed After Chase On Long Island Expressway In Suffolk: Police
Wrong-Way, Drunk Driver Nabbed After Chase On Long Island Expressway In Suffolk: Police A man is facing a host of charges after police say he drove the wrong way on the Long Island Expressway while intoxicated. Suffolk County Police Highway Patrol officers responded to a 911 report of a box truck swerving across the roadway as it traveled eastbound in the westbound lanes of the LIE near Exit 48 at 9:55 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5. The truck, a 2017 Hino box truck, continued the wrong way for four exits before cutting across the center median in the vicinity of Exit 52, where it continued eastbound in the eastbound lanes, according to police. A Highway Patrol vehi…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Medford Man Nabbed For Gas Station Robbery, Stealing Catalytic Converters, Police Say Medford Man Nabbed For Gas Station Robbery, Stealing Catalytic Converters, Police Say
Medford Man Nabbed For Gas Station Robbery, Stealing Catalytic Converters, Police Say A 45-year-old man is facing felony charges after investigators said he burglarized a home, stole catalytic converters, and robbed a gas station on Long Island. James O’Brien was arrested outside of his Medford home at about 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17, the Suffolk County Police Department said. Detectives received information about a gas station robbery in Yaphank on Wednesday, Nov. 2, and located the suspect, identified as O'Brien, after an investigation, SCPD said.  O'Brien was also found to be responsible for stealing two catalytic converters on Lakeland Avenue in Ronkonkom…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Teenage Stolen-Car Suspect From Queens Nabbed After Police Chase, Crash Teenage Stolen-Car Suspect From Queens Nabbed After Police Chase, Crash
Teenage Stolen-Car Suspect From Queens Nabbed After Police Chase, Crash A teenager in a stolen sports car took New York State Police troopers on a chase before attempting to flee on foot to avoid arrest. New York State Police troopers in Dutchess County attempted to stop a 2019 Dodge Challenger on the Taconic State Parkway when the driver committed a traffic violation while driving at approximately 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 6 in Milan. The driver failed to slow down, police said, speeding away south on the parkway. Troopers used spike strips to slow the vehicle near the Salt Point Turnpike, but the driver continued on. According to police, the driver continued…

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by Zak Failla
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Suffolk Man Nabbed For String Of Business Burglaries Suffolk Man Nabbed For String Of Business Burglaries
Suffolk Man Nabbed For String Of Business Burglaries A Long Island man is in custody following a string of business burglaries over the course of two months, police said. Suffolk County Police investigators arrested Mastic Beach resident Richard Greene at approximately 9:45 p.m. on Wednesday, April 8, after he attempted to break into a pizzeria that still had employees inside. Police said that Greene broke the glass door of Michelangelo Pizzeria on Main Street in Center Moriches on April 8, at which point an employee inside the closed restaurant approached Greene, who fled. The employee chased Green and called the police. Investigators track…

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by Zak Failla