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Police Release Background Information On 'Gilgo Four' Police Release Background Information On 'Gilgo Four'
Police Release Background Information On 'Gilgo Four' In a renewed commitment to solve the Gilgo Beach serial killer murders on Long Island, police are releasing new information on the first four of the 10 victims and have increased the reward amount to $50,000. Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney K. Harrison on Thursday, May 5, announced the release of information on victims Maureen Brainard Barnes, Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, and Amber Lynn Costello, also known as the "Gilgo Four.”  The four women were located within a quarter-mile of one another near Gilgo Beach in December 2010. All of the new information, along with in…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Person Struck By LIRR Train Person Struck By LIRR Train
Person Struck By Lirr Train A man standing on tracks of the Long Island Rail Road was seriously injured after being struck by an eastbound train. According to officials, the person was struck around 12:50 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 9 near the New Hyde Park station.  The 12:14 a.m. train originated from Penn Station en route to Ronkonkoma, MTA officials said. The man was transported to an area hospital, his condition was not revealed. As a result of the hit, there were disruptions on LIRR service on the Ronkonkoma, Oyster Bay, and Port Jefferson Lines which started at approximately 12:45 a.m., and service wa…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Person Struck, Killed By LIRR Train Person Struck, Killed By LIRR Train
Person Struck, Killed By Lirr Train Train service was delayed after a person was struck and killed by an LIRR train. The incident took place around 5:39 p.m., Monday, June 21, in Nassau County when the pedestrian was struck by the train at Bellmore Station, said MTA officials. It was the 5:12 a.m. train from Babylon due to arrive in Penn Station at 6:14 a.m., MTA said. Service was never suspended but was restricted to a single track in the area.  The incident train was held at the station and customers were accommodated by other trains, MTA officials said. During the incident, there were 18 peak period delays, mostly …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
80 Passengers Evacuated After Train Misses Hitting Car Struck On Tracks On Long Island 80 Passengers Evacuated After Train Misses Hitting Car Struck On Tracks On Long Island
80 Passengers Evacuated After Train Misses Hitting Car Struck On Tracks On Long Island An LIRR train missed hitting an empty vehicle stopped on the tracks but caused some 80 passengers to take a bus to their destination. The incident took place around 10:34 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 21, when a train out of Penn Station headed for Hempstead,  reported an automobile on the tracks near Stewart Manor, said Michael Cortez, spokesman for the MTA. The train did not come into contact with the automobile nor did it proceed any further.  Eighty customers were on board the train and were safely evacuated and transferred to bus service to complete their trip, Cortez said. The aut…

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by Kathy Reakes