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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
Business Robbery Spree: Suspect Nabbed In Suffolk County Business Robbery Spree: Suspect Nabbed In Suffolk County
Business Robbery Spree: Suspect Nabbed In Suffolk County A suspect has been apprehended after a string of business robberies on Long Island. After an investigation, Suffolk County Police Major Case Unit detectives determined Andre Desvignes, age 55, of Central Islip, was was responsible for robbing the following places: Bethpage Federal Credit Union, 233 South Research Place, Central Islip, on Tuesday, May 30. United States Postal Service, located at 136 Carleton Ave., Islip Terrace, on Wednesday, June 21. Bethpage Federal Credit Union, located at 233 South Research Place, Central Islip, on Thursday, June 29. United States Postal Servi…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Know Him? Police Asking For Help Identifying Elwood Bank Robber Know Him? Police Asking For Help Identifying Elwood Bank Robber
Know Him? Police Asking For Help Identifying Elwood Bank Robber Police on Long Island are seeking the public's help to identify and locate a man who allegedly robbed a bank in February. The robbery took place in Elwood around 4 p.m., Friday, Feb. 4, at the TD Bank on the Jericho Turnpike. According to Suffolk County Police Major Case Unit detectives, a man entered the TD Bank, located at 1941 Jericho Turnpike, approached a teller, and demanded that she place cash in a small black leather organizer.  The teller complied and the man fled the scene in a black Nissan 4-door sedan eastbound on Jericho Turnpike, police said.  S…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Suffolk County Man Critically Injured After Being Struck By Car Suffolk County Man Critically Injured After Being Struck By Car
Suffolk County Man Critically Injured After Being Struck By Car A pedestrian is hospitalized in critical condition after being struck by a car on Long Island, police said. According to police, an area resident was driving a 2017 Chevrolet Malibu westbound on East Hoffman Avenue near South Smith Street in Lindenhurst at approximately 9:45 p.m. on Tuesday, June 8 when he struck a pedestrian. Police said that the victim was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip where he was listed in critical condition. The driver and his female passenger remained at the scene and assisted with the investigation, which is ongoing. Both were …

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by Zak Failla
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Suspects On Loose After Armed Robbery Of Suffolk Pharmacy Suspects On Loose After Armed Robbery Of Suffolk Pharmacy
Suspects On Loose After Armed Robbery Of Suffolk Pharmacy Police are asking the public for help in identifying two men who robbed a pharmacy at gunpoint. Suffolk County Police Major Case Unit detectives are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at a West Islip pharmacy around 4:10 a.m., Thursday, June 18. According to police, the two men entered CVS, located at 499 Montauk Highway, and as one man displayed a handgun stole prescription medication.  No one was injured.  The men were described as black, in their early 20s and were wearing face coverings and dark clothing. Detectives are asking anyone with information to call the M…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Suspect On Loose After Bank Robbery In Lindenhurst Suspect On Loose After Bank Robbery In Lindenhurst
Suspect On Loose After Bank Robbery In Lindenhurst Suffolk County Police Major Case Unit detectives are investigating a bank robbery that occurred in Lindenhurst. A man entered Apple Bank for Savings, located at 151 East Sunrise Highway, at 4:05 p.m. Friday, May 24 and approached the teller and presented a note demanding cash, police said. The teller complied with the demand and gave him cash from the drawer before the man fled on foot southbound on North Indiana Avenue, according to police. The man was described as white, between 30 and 40 years old, approximately 5-foot-10 with a medium build and thick brown beard. He was wearing a dark-…

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by Joe Lombardi