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20-Year-Old Dies In 2-Vehicle Crash On Islandia Highway 20-Year-Old Dies In 2-Vehicle Crash On Islandia Highway
20-Year-Old Dies In 2-Vehicle Crash On Islandia Highway A 20-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a two-vehicle crash on a Long Island highway. Emergency crews were called at around 7:30 a.m. Friday, March 17, with reports of a crash in Islandia, on Veterans Memorial Highway near East Suffolk Avenue, according to Suffolk County Police. A preliminary investigation found that Joshua Taylor, of Islandia, was driving his Suzuki motorcycle eastbound on Veterans Memorial Highway when a westbound box truck attempted to make a U-turn in front of him.  Taylor hit the brakes and was ejected from the bike. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The 66-y…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Calls Grow For Investigation Of Police Handling Of Gabby Petito, Brian Laundrie Case Calls Grow For Investigation Of Police Handling Of Gabby Petito, Brian Laundrie Case
Calls Grow For Investigation Of Police Handling Of Gabby Petito, Brian Laundrie Case A petition calling for an investigation into a Florida police agency's handling of the case of the late Brian Laundrie, who was named a person of interest in the homicide of fellow Long Island native Gabby Petito, has received more than 3,600 signatures. The Change.org petition calls for a "formal internal investigation" into how the North Port Police Department in Sarasota County handled Laundrie's case. Laundrie, age 23, was the only person of interest authorities named in the death of his fiancée, 22-year-old Gabby Petito, both of whom grew up in Blue Point in Suffolk County. Petit…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Brian Laundrie Was Likely Dead When Police Mistook His Mother For Him, Authorities Say Brian Laundrie Was Likely Dead When Police Mistook His Mother For Him, Authorities Say
Brian Laundrie Was Likely Dead When Police Mistook His Mother For Him, Authorities Say A police spokesman in the Brian Laundrie case said a mistake made by officers mistaking his mother for him, did not have a big impact on the investigation because he was likely dead by that time. Joshua Taylor, the spokesman for the North Port Police Department in Sarasota County, Florida said on Friday, Oct. 29, said that "other than confusion, it likely changed nothing. There is a very good possibility that Brian was already deceased." "He still needed to be found," Taylor said. "We just wanted people to better understand why we thought Brian was in his home." Earlier Story: Local Poli…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Teen Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Shooting At Suffolk County Shopping Plaza Teen Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Shooting At Suffolk County Shopping Plaza
Teen Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Shooting At Suffolk County Shopping Plaza A teenage suspect has been charged after a man was shot and killed at a small shopping plaza on Long Island. Suffolk County Police Second Precinct officers responded to a 911 call just before 6:20 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 22 reporting a man was shot in front of 328 Depot Road in Huntington Station. Upon arrival, officers found Nicholas Ehrmann, 38, of Huntington Station, on the ground with a gunshot wound, according to police. Ehrmann was transported to Huntington Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said. On Tuesday, Sept. 8, Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives arrested …

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by Joe Lombardi