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'Suspicious' Fire Damages Popular Long Island Cafe 'Suspicious' Fire Damages Popular Long Island Cafe
'Suspicious' Fire Damages Popular Long Island Cafe A Long Island coffee shop was heavily damaged in a fire that has been deemed suspicious by the fire marshal's office. The fire took place in Nassau County around 9:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 20 at the Café La Bella Notte on Merritts Road in South Farmingdale. The fire, which heavily damaged the small cafe has been deemed suspicious and is under investigation by the Nassau County Fire Marshal's Office and the Nassau County Police Arson and Bomb Squad, said Assistant Chief Fire Marshal James Hickman. The fire damage, which was considered "significant" was confined to the one business, with sligh…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fire Fully Engulfs Long Island Residence, Damages Neighboring House, Police Say Fire Fully Engulfs Long Island Residence, Damages Neighboring House, Police Say
Fire Fully Engulfs Long Island Residence, Damages Neighboring House, Police Say Dozens of firefighters worked overnight to extinguish a fire that broke out and fully engulfed a Long Island home. First responders in Nassau County responded to a Bayview Avenue home in Wantagh shortly before 3:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 12, where there was a report of a home fully engulfed in flames. Upon arrival, police said that the residents had already safely evacuated the home. Crews from the Wantagh Fire Department and Massapequa Fire Department worked to quickly extinguish the fire, with five trucks and 35 firefighters responding to the scene. The heat from the fire also damaged a…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Photos: Three Injured, Two Dogs Killed After Fire Breaks Out At Adjacent Long Island Homes Photos: Three Injured, Two Dogs Killed After Fire Breaks Out At Adjacent Long Island Homes
Photos: Three Injured, Two Dogs Killed After Fire Breaks Out At Adjacent Long Island Homes Two dogs are dead and three suffered injuries after a massive house fire broke out in Elmont, which spread to a second home, officials said. First responders were dispatched to Oakley Avenue at approximately 5:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 13, the Nassau County Police Arson and Bomb Squad reported. Upon arrival, first responders found the house at 146 Oakley fully engulfed, and the fire quickly spread to a neighboring home. Crews from the Elmont Fire Department and Franklin Square Fire Department responded to knock down the flames, which did extensive damage to both homes. According to police…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
One Arrested After Long Beach Hazmat Situation Caused By 'Fully Functioning' Meth Lab One Arrested After Long Beach Hazmat Situation Caused By 'Fully Functioning' Meth Lab
One Arrested After Long Beach Hazmat Situation Caused By 'Fully Functioning' Meth Lab A Long Beach man was arrested after police found a fully-functioning meth lab in a detached garage after responding to a call for a man in distress. John Weinstock, 40, was arrested on Friday, May 10, after police responded to 324 West Beach Street, Long Beach, for a report of an unconscious man in the side yard, said the Long Beach Police Department. Officers found Weinstock unconscious and he was transported to South Nassau Communities Hospital. Rescue personnel at the scene were attempting to determine how he became injured, where he came from and if there were others in need of when th…

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by Kathy Reakes