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Shell To Close 1,000 Gas Stations: Here's Why, Company Says Shell To Close 1,000 Gas Stations: Here's Why, Company Says
Shell To Close 1,000 Gas Stations: Here's Why, Company Says One of the nation's major oil companies says it will close 1,000 gas stations. Shell made the announcement in its 2024 Energy Transition Strategy report, saying the measure is “in response to customer needs” and aimed at reallocating those resources towards EV charging stations. Shell said it will close 500 stations in 2024 and the other 500 in 2025. "We believe growth in oil demand is set to slow in the second half of this decade and could start falling in the 2030s because of increasing vehicle efficiency and growth in electric vehicles," the company stated in the report. "Toda…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
3 Store Clerks Accused Of Selling Alcohol To Minors In Suffolk County 3 Store Clerks Accused Of Selling Alcohol To Minors In Suffolk County
3 Store Clerks Accused Of Selling Alcohol To Minors In Suffolk County Three store clerks were charged with selling alcohol to minors during a targeted compliance check on Long Island. The detail was conducted from around 9:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. : Friday, March 8 in parts of Suffolk County. In response to community complaints, Suffolk County PD Crime Section officers conducted the investigationcinto the sale of vape products and alcohol to minors in the First Precinct.  Ten businesses were checked for compliance, and violations were found at three of them. Police charged the following employees with unlawfully dealing …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Duo From Port Jefferson, Middle Island Nabbed For String Of Suffolk County Business Burglaries Duo From Port Jefferson, Middle Island Nabbed For String Of Suffolk County Business Burglaries
Duo From Port Jefferson, Middle Island Nabbed For String Of Suffolk County Business Burglaries Two suspects have been arrested in connection to nearly a dozen Long Island business burglaries and an attempted burglary. Following an investigation by Suffolk County Police Major Case Unit detectives, Frank Costa, age 54, of Port Jefferson, and Jon Pucci, age 29, of Middle Island, were apprehended in Centereach for allegedly committing the following burglaries during which cash and cigarettes were stolen: Shell, located at 1511 Middle Country Road in Ridge, on Friday, Feb. 9 Kings Park Auto Care, located at 189 Main Street in Kings Park, on Tu…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Suspect At Large After Shooting At Suffolk County Intersection Suspect At Large After Shooting At Suffolk County Intersection
Suspect At Large After Shooting At Suffolk County Intersection A 43-year-old man was hospitalized after being struck by a bullet in a drive-by shooting at a Long Island intersection, police said. Shortly before 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 23, a person driving a 2016 Toyota Camry was traveling east on Edison Avenue in West Babylon, making a left hand turn onto Dale Street, when gunshots rang out from a different passing vehicle. Police said that a Wyandanch resident who was a passenger in the Camry was grazed by one of the bullets, causing non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the Camry took the passenger to the Shell gas station on Straight Pat…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Trio Nabbed For Suffolk County Gas Station Robberies Trio Nabbed For Suffolk County Gas Station Robberies
Trio Nabbed For Suffolk County Gas Station Robberies Three men who allegedly robbed two Long Island gas stations on Christmas Day have been apprehended, police announced. Devonte Burgess and Shaquawn Humphrey, both of Wyandanch, entered the Shell gas station, located at 170 Bay Shore Road in North Babylon at approximately 10:40 a.m. Friday, Dec. 25, Suffolk County Police said. One of the suspects displayed a knife and demanded cigarettes and cash, according to police. The employee complied with their demands.  A third man, Fleeton Allen, 53, of Huntington Station, waited in a red Dodge minivan, according to police. Burg…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Man Wanted For Stealing From Display Case At Suffolk County Gas Station Man Wanted For Stealing From Display Case At Suffolk County Gas Station
Man Wanted For Stealing From Display Case At Suffolk County Gas Station Know him? Police investigators on Long Island have released a surveillance photo of a man they’re attempting to locate and identify after he allegedly stole nicotine products from the display case at a Shell gas station earlier this month. It is alleged that the masked suspect stole approximately 20 e-cigarettes at approximately 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 19, from a display case at Shell on Route 112 in Port Jefferson. Anyone with information regarding the suspect, or who has information regarding the shoplifting incident has been asked to contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers by calling 1…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
LI Restaurant Burglary Suspect Caught After Fleeing On Bicycle With Flat Tire, Police Say LI Restaurant Burglary Suspect Caught After Fleeing On Bicycle With Flat Tire, Police Say
LI Restaurant Burglary Suspect Caught After Fleeing On Bicycle With Flat Tire, Police Say A would-be burglar didn’t make it far after allegedly attempting to rob a Long Island restaurant then fleeing the scene on a bicycle with a flat tire, police said. Nassau County Police officers were dispatched to Matteo’s of Roslyn shortly before 8 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15 in Roslyn Heights, where there was a report of a burglary in progress, police said. According to police, an African-American man wearing a black hoodie was spotted exiting the restaurant on Mineola Avenue through a broken glass door, fleeing on a bicycle with one flat tire. The burglar - later identified as Bronx residen…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Duo Nabbed For String Of Armed Robberies At Suffolk Gas Stations Duo Nabbed For String Of Armed Robberies At Suffolk Gas Stations
Duo Nabbed For String Of Armed Robberies At Suffolk Gas Stations A man and woman are facing a host of charges following a string of armed robberies at Suffolk County gas stations over the past two months, police said. Copiague resident Juan Carlos Fernandez Espinal is being charged with eight robberies, with West Babylon resident Marta Rafalko allegedly being involved in four of them. Both were arrested int he parking lot of Ultra Gas Station on West Montauk Highway in Lindenhurst at approximately 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6. Robberies were reported at:  USA Gasoline, 188 N Wellwood Ave., Lindenhurst, on Oct. 2 at 9:55 p.m.; BP, 1235 Route 231, No…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Suspect Charged In Long Island Robbery Spree Suspect Charged In Long Island Robbery Spree
Suspect Charged In Long Island Robbery Spree A suspect has been charged after a spree of robberies on Long Island, according to police. Officers with the Nassau County Police Department arrested Jonathan Barrientos, 28, of the village of Thomaston in eastern Great Neck on Thursday, Oct. 24 around 12:30 p.m. after an investigation determined that he was allegedly involved in numerous robberies throughout Nassau County. Detectives say Barrientos was involved in the following incidents: Sunday, Aug. 25 around 8 p.m.: Barrientos allegedly entered a Shell gas station (220 Northern Blvd. in Great Neck) and removed various items from the s…

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by Valerie Musson
News
Police Swarm Yankees GM After He's Mistaken For Armed Car Thief In Area Police Swarm Yankees GM After He's Mistaken For Armed Car Thief In Area
Police Swarm Yankees GM After He's Mistaken For Armed Car Thief In Area A report of a man who had completed a physical exam while carrying a gun led to a misunderstanding that prompted police officers with their firearms drawn to swarm Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman at a gas station in Fairfield County. Here's how it all happened. At about 10:40 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 9, the Darien Police Department says it was notified by a local medical group on Old Kings Highway North that a male patient, arriving and preparing for a scheduled routine physical, was observed in the office in possession of a handgun. "Despite what has been reported by various news outlet…

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by Joe Lombardi