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Man Found Housing Over 30 Guns Following Alleged Long Island Burglary Incident: Police Man Found Housing Over 30 Guns Following Alleged Long Island Burglary Incident: Police
Man Found Housing Over 30 Guns Following Alleged Long Island Burglary Incident: Police A Long Island man who called the police to report a burglary soon found himself in custody instead when officers found dozens of firearms in his home. At approximately 5 a.m. on Friday, July 14, Nassau County Police officers responded to a call from a Hewlett Place man reporting a burglary at his home. The man, 37-year-old Ilya Ostrovskiy, told officers that his home alarm woke him up, where he reported seeing three men running out of his living room and exiting his house using the back door. The burglars allegedly fled the home in a red Jeep Cherokee and also stole Ostrovskiy’s 2023 Au…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Gang Member Sentenced For Teen's Shooting Death On Long Island: DA Gang Member Sentenced For Teen's Shooting Death On Long Island: DA
Gang Member Sentenced For Teen's Shooting Death On Long Island: DA A Long Island Crips gang member will spend over two decades behind bars for the December 2020 killing of a teenager. Jayden Woods, aged 23, of Hempstead, was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Tuesday, July 11, for his role in the death of 17-year-old Omarion Jackson, according to the Nassau County District Attorney. Woods pleaded guilty to the charges that, on the night of December 21, 2020, a group of five men – including Jackson – went to Woods’ Stewart Avenue house. Four of the group members shot at Woods’ home and fled. Jackson was the only member of the group who was unarmed. A…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Fatal Hit-Run: Suffolk PD Asking For Help Identifying Driver In Huntington Station Fatal Hit-Run: Suffolk PD Asking For Help Identifying Driver In Huntington Station
Fatal Hit-Run: Suffolk PD Asking For Help Identifying Driver In Huntington Station Police on Long Island are seeking the public's assistance in identifying a person who fatally struck a pedestrian and fled the scene. The incident took place in Huntington Station on Saturday, March 4 on the Jericho Turnpike. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police detectives report that  Bernarda Fernandez was crossing Jericho Turnpike at Oakwood Road when she was struck by a Jeep Cherokee traveling westbound on the turnpike. Fernandez, age 49, of Huntington Station, was transported to Huntington Hospital where she was pronounced dead. The Jeep fled th…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Trio At Large After Breaking Into Long Island Home While Residents Were Sleeping, Police Say Trio At Large After Breaking Into Long Island Home While Residents Were Sleeping, Police Say
Trio At Large After Breaking Into Long Island Home While Residents Were Sleeping, Police Say Three suspects are on the run after allegedly burglarizing a home on Long Island while the residents were sleeping. The burglary took place in Great Neck around 3:30 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 27 on West End Drive. According to Nassau County Police Department detectives, a 42-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman were sleeping in their West End Drive home and were woken up after another 69-year-old male resident sleeping heard a noise and spotted three unknown men run out of the house using the rear entrance.  An investigation determined that one suspect entered the residence …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Fleeing Scene Of Hauppauge Crash Struck, Killed By 18-Wheeler, Police Say Man Fleeing Scene Of Hauppauge Crash Struck, Killed By 18-Wheeler, Police Say
Man Fleeing Scene Of Hauppauge Crash Struck, Killed By 18-Wheeler, Police Say A man who was allegedly fleeing the scene of a single-car crash on Long Island was hit and killed by an 18-wheel truck. The incident took place in Hauppauge around 2:20 p.m., Wednesday, May 25. Joseph Suozzo, age 60, of Jupiter, Florida, was driving a 2006 Jeep Cherokee eastbound on Bridge Road when he veered off the road and struck a tree, said the Suffolk County Police. Suozzo fled the scene on foot and crossed onto Long Island Motor Parkway, which runs parallel to Bridge Road, and was struck by an 18-wheeler truck approximately 1,000 feet east of Milford Drive, police said. He was pron…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two Teens Charged In Connection To Fatal Crash In North Babylon Two Teens Charged In Connection To Fatal Crash In North Babylon
Two Teens Charged In Connection To Fatal Crash In North Babylon Two teens have been arrested for their involvement in a 2021 crash on the Southern State Parkway that killed a Long Island man last summer. The names of the two were not released by Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney due to their statuses as minors. The crash happened Monday, July 12, 2021 in North Babylon. One of the teens, who was age 16 at the time of the crash, was arrested after he fled from a Westchester juvenile detention center where he was being held on another crime, according to authorities, who did not identify the name or precise location of the faci…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Woman Killed After Being Struck By Jeep On Long Island Roadway Woman Killed After Being Struck By Jeep On Long Island Roadway
Woman Killed After Being Struck By Jeep On Long Island Roadway An investigation is underway after a woman was hit and killed by a man driving a Jeep Cherokee while walking along a roadway. The incident took place in Nassau County around 8 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 8, in Roslyn Heights as the 56-year-old woman walked along Roslyn Road at Willets Road. According to Nassau County Police, the woman was struck by a southbound 2018 Jeep Cherokee that was being driven by a 30-year-old man. The driver remained on the scene and waited for police to respond, police said. As a result of the collision, the woman, whose identity has not yet been released, suffere…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Search For Motorist Wanted For Leaving Scene Of Suffolk County Crash Police Search For Motorist Wanted For Leaving Scene Of Suffolk County Crash
Police Search For Motorist Wanted For Leaving Scene Of Suffolk County Crash Police investigators on Long Island are seeking the public’s assistance in locating the driver of a vehicle who struck and killed a pedestrian earlier this month. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and the Southampton Town Police Department issued an alert as they attempt to track down a person who struck and killed a man in Riverside on Thursday, Jan. 13. Police said that at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 13, a person in a Jeep Cherokee struck a pedestrian on Flanders Road near Old Quogue Road in Riverside and proceeded to speed away. The 33-year-old pedestrian was transported to Stony Brook …

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by Zak Failla
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New Details Emerge On Hit-Run Long Island Crash That Critically Injured Pedestrian New Details Emerge On Hit-Run Long Island Crash That Critically Injured Pedestrian
New Details Emerge On Hit-Run Long Island Crash That Critically Injured Pedestrian Police have released new details about a hit-and-run crash that critically injured a pedestrian who was crossing a Long Island street. Investigators said on Wednesday, July 21 that they have determined that the vehicle that hit a pedestrian in Hempstead shortly before 10 p.m. on Saturday, July 10, was a newer model Jeep Cherokee that was dark in color, the Nassau County Police Department said. NCPD said authorities can also now confirm that the driver had been northbound on Franklin Avenue when they struck the victim. The driver then fled the scene by going east on Jackson street, NCPD said…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Man Driving Drunk With Baby In Jeep Crashes On Long Island Expressway, Police Say Man Driving Drunk With Baby In Jeep Crashes On Long Island Expressway, Police Say
Man Driving Drunk With Baby In Jeep Crashes On Long Island Expressway, Police Say A man driving on the Long Island Expressway was allegedly intoxicated and driving with a toddler in the car when he was involved in a crash, police said. Nassau County Police investigators said that Ron Michael Delph, age 25, of Fresh Meadows, Queens, was driving a red Jeep Cherokee on the LIE near exit 34 at 4:50 a.m. on Friday, June 4 when he was involved in a crash. Upon arrival to the scene of the crash, officers said that Delph was standing outside the vehicle while his 2-year-old passenger was sitting in the back of the Jeep in a car seat. It is alleged that at the time of the cras…

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by Zak Failla
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Woman Who Stopped To Get Gas Dead After Car Plunges Into Pelham Manor Creek Woman Who Stopped To Get Gas Dead After Car Plunges Into Pelham Manor Creek
Woman Who Stopped To Get Gas Dead After Car Plunges Into Pelham Manor Creek Click here for an updated story: Police ID Westchester Woman Who Crashed Into Creek After Stopping For Gas A woman who was stopped at a gas pump in Westchester County was dead moments later after her vehicle suddenly accelerated and ended up in an area creek. The incident took place around 7:30 a.m., Friday, June 4, in Pelham Manor, according to Mount Vernon Fire Chief Kim R. Odindo. According to Odindo, the woman can be seen on cameras at the BJs gas station in Pelham Manor at a gas pump. At one point she walks into the store and then back to the vehicle.  Earlier report:&…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Wanted For Stealing $300 Worth Of Items From Suffolk Target, Police Say Man Wanted For Stealing $300 Worth Of Items From Suffolk Target, Police Say
Man Wanted For Stealing $300 Worth Of Items From Suffolk Target, Police Say Recognize him? An alert has been issued by police investigators on Long Island as they look to locate a man who allegedly stole merchandise from a Target location shortly before Christmas last month. Police said that a man allegedly stole an assortment of clothes and toys at approximately 7:40 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 20 from Target on East Jericho Turnpike in Huntington Station. The stolen items had an estimated value of approximately $300. The suspect fled in a gray 2019 Jeep Cherokee after allegedly stealing the merchandise. Anyone with information regarding the suspect or his whereabouts …

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by Zak Failla
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Long Island Trio In Stolen Car Apprehended After Foot Chase, Police Say Long Island Trio In Stolen Car Apprehended After Foot Chase, Police Say
Long Island Trio In Stolen Car Apprehended After Foot Chase, Police Say Two Long Island men and one juvenile are all facing a host of charges after being apprehended following a foot chase after fleeing a stolen car, police said. All three are from Hempstead: Shawn Harvey, age 22; Jamil Davis-Taylor, age 18; and a 17-year-old boy. They were the subjects of a 911 call regarding a suspicious occupied vehicle on Cornelius Avenue in Wantagh on Friday, Dec. 4 at 8:40 a.m.  Upon police arrival, it was revealed that the vehicle, a Jeep Cherokee, with the same New York State registration, provided to police, was a stolen vehicle from Oceanside, Nassau C…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Trio Wanted For Leaving Scene Of Suffolk County Crash Trio Wanted For Leaving Scene Of Suffolk County Crash
Trio Wanted For Leaving Scene Of Suffolk County Crash A trio riding in a stolen Jeep Cherokee, who had stolen merchandise from two gas stations earlier that evening, is wanted for fleeing the scene of an accident after running through a red light and crashing into a vehicle at a Long Island intersection.  According to Suffolk County Police, the 2017 Jeep Cherokee was reported stolen from a driver in the Bronx on Monday, Oct. 12.  Before the vehicle was reported stolen, two passengers in that vehicle were allegedly caught on surveillance cameras stealing from a gas station in Holbrook, and a short time later, the driver of the Jeep re…

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by Christina Coulter
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Long Island Stolen SUV Chase Ends In Crash, Injury To Police Officer Long Island Stolen SUV Chase Ends In Crash, Injury To Police Officer
Long Island Stolen SUV Chase Ends In Crash, Injury To Police Officer A chase of two vehicles, including a stolen SUV, ended with a crash and an injury to an officer on Long Island.  The incident began around 4 a.m., Friday,  April 17, when a Nassau County Police patrol officer noticed a newer model gray Jeep Cherokee and a 2016 Lincoln Navigator driving southbound on Glen Cove Road in East Hills at a high rate of speed, police said. According to detectives, the officer activated her emergency lights to conduct a stop, but both vehicles refused to comply and continued southbound.  The driver of the Navigator was forced to brake abruptly to avo…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Wanted In Connection To Suffolk County Burglary Man Wanted In Connection To Suffolk County Burglary
Man Wanted In Connection To Suffolk County Burglary A man has been accused of burglarizing a home on Long Island, police say. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and detectives from the Southampton Town Police Department are on the lookout for Roger Snyder, 57, of Eastport, who is accused of breaking into his neighbor’s residence on Old Country Road in Eastport on Saturday, Nov. 9 around 9:50 p.m. Snyder had a confrontation with the homeowner as she was attempting to exit the home, according to police. He allegedly fled the scene in a green-colored 1994 Jeep Cherokee with a New Hampshire license plate reading 2301760. Anyone with information abo…

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by Valerie Musson
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Missing Suffolk County Woman Found Missing Suffolk County Woman Found
Missing Suffolk County Woman Found Update: A 70-year-old Long Island woman who went missing has been located. Grace Bentley, 70, had last been seen leaving her Medford residence, located at Lorraine Court, Saturday, Nov. 9 at approximately 12:15 p.m.  She was found later in the afternoon, Suffolk County Police said. Original report: Suffolk County Police have issued a Silver Alert for a missing Medford woman who suffers from Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Grace Bentley, 70, left her Medford residence, located at Lorraine Court, Saturday, Nov. 9 at approximately 12:15 p.m. and has not returned. She was driving…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Missing Suffolk County Woman Found Missing Suffolk County Woman Found
Missing Suffolk County Woman Found Update: A 70-year-old Long Island woman who went missing has been located. Grace Bentley, 70, had last been seen leaving her Medford residence, located at Lorraine Court, Saturday, Nov. 9 at approximately 12:15 p.m.  She was found later in the afternoon, Suffolk County Police said. Original report: Suffolk County Police have issued a Silver Alert for a missing Medford woman who suffers from Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Grace Bentley, 70, left her Medford residence, located at Lorraine Court, Saturday, Nov. 9 at approximately 12:15 p.m. and has not returned. She was driving…

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by Joe Lombardi
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ID Released For Motorist Killed After Jeep Crashes Into 7-Eleven In Suffolk ID Released For Motorist Killed After Jeep Crashes Into 7-Eleven In Suffolk
ID Released For Motorist Killed After Jeep Crashes Into 7-Eleven In Suffolk The motorist killed after a Jeep crashed into a 7-Eleven on Long Island overnight has now been identified. The crash happened around 2:25 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5 in Brentwood. The man, now identified as Brian McLaughlin, 33, of Bay Shore, was driving a 2016 Jeep Cherokee westbound on Express Drive North when he lost control of his vehicle, said police.  The Jeep went airborne and struck 7-Eleven, located at 260 Motor Parkway.  McLaughlin was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner. The Jeep was…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Motorist Killed After Jeep Goes Airborne, Crashes Into 7-Eleven In Suffolk Motorist Killed After Jeep Goes Airborne, Crashes Into 7-Eleven In Suffolk
Motorist Killed After Jeep Goes Airborne, Crashes Into 7-Eleven In Suffolk Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Motorist Killed After Jeep Crashes Into 7-Eleven On Long Island A motorist was killed after a Jeep crashed into a 7-Eleven on Long Island overnight. It happened around 2:25 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5 in Brentwood. A man was driving a 2016 Jeep Cherokee westbound on Express Drive North when he lost control of his vehicle, said police.  The Jeep went airborne and struck 7-Eleven, located at 260 Motor Parkway.  The victim was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medi…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Drunk Pickup Truck Driver With Child In Car Crashes Into Jeep In Huntington, Police Say Drunk Pickup Truck Driver With Child In Car Crashes Into Jeep In Huntington, Police Say
Drunk Pickup Truck Driver With Child In Car Crashes Into Jeep In Huntington, Police Say The drunk motorist who was driving in a pickup truck with a child aboard crashed into a Jeep, injuring two in Huntington, Suffolk County Police say. Gene Hamid was driving a 1994 Dodge Dakota northbound on Clinton Avenue with his 13-year-old nephew inside when the vehicle crashed into a 2019 Jeep Cherokee traveling eastbound on Gerard Street at approximately 3:50 p.m. Friday, July 5, said police. Two of the four occupants of the Jeep sustained minor injuries, and were transported to Huntington Hospital for treatment. Hamid and his nephew were not injured. Hamid was arrested at the sce…

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by Joe Lombardi