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$10,000 Elder Scam: Sting Operation Nabs Swindler Red-Handed Near Patchogue $10,000 Elder Scam: Sting Operation Nabs Swindler Red-Handed Near Patchogue
$10,000 Elder Scam: Sting Operation Nabs Swindler Red-Handed Near Patchogue Police apprehended two people involved with an alleged elder scam after the victim, a 79-year-old Long Island woman, alerted a local officer to her suspicious conversations with the scammer. The woman was on the phone with the alleged con artist when she flagged down a Suffolk County Police Officer on Friday, April 14, according to the department. She told the officer, identified as Sergeant Christopher Racioppo, that she was speaking with a man who had sent her an email the night before about what appeared to be a fraudulent PayPal charge on her account. The man allegedly told her to t…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Woman, Parrot Rescued After Fire Breaks Out At Suffolk County Home Woman, Parrot Rescued After Fire Breaks Out At Suffolk County Home
Woman, Parrot Rescued After Fire Breaks Out At Suffolk County Home A Long Island police officer ran into a burning home and rescued a woman and her parrot last week. Suffolk County Police Officer Nicholas Evangelista responded to a house fire on Islip Avenue in Islip when he observed smoke billowing from the front door.  Despite not having an air mask, Evangelista rushed inside and found an 82-year-old woman, her son, and their pet parrot, Polly, said the police department. Through heavy smoke, he escorted the woman outside, before going back inside to rescue Polly. Her son escaped without assistance. Evangelista then returned inside the home, for o…

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by Kathy Reakes