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State Police In Suffolk County Issue Alert For Wanted Murder Suspect State Police In Suffolk County Issue Alert For Wanted Murder Suspect
State Police In Suffolk County Issue Alert For Wanted Murder Suspect New York State Police investigators issued an alert for a murder suspect who is among the state’s most wanted. On Long Island, New York State Police Troop L in Suffolk County released information regarding 77-year-old William Fischer, who has been wanted for 34 years on multiple counts of murder. Fischer was indicted on two counts of second-degree murder on Feb. 25, 1987, and a warrant was issued for his arrest, the last day that he was seen before his vehicle was located the following day at JFK Airport in Queens. Police said that an investigation has failed to locate Fischer to date. F…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Found Shot, Killed On Suffolk County Roadway, Police Say Man Found Shot, Killed On Suffolk County Roadway, Police Say
Man Found Shot, Killed On Suffolk County Roadway, Police Say An investigation is underway after a man was found shot along a Long Island roadway and later died, New York State Police announced. Shortly before 10 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 5, State Police troopers in Suffolk County responded to a stretch of Old Point Road on the Shinnecock Indian Reservation, where there was a report of an unresponsive man lying in the roadway. Troopers located the man, Ali Wisdom, age 43, of Sag Harbor - who investigators noted is not a member of the Shinnecock Nation - and found he had been shot. Wisdom was transported to Southampton Hospital, where he was later pronounc…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
CT State Trooper Dies After Being Swept Away By Floodwaters During Height Of Storm CT State Trooper Dies After Being Swept Away By Floodwaters During Height Of Storm
CT State Trooper Dies After Being Swept Away By Floodwaters During Height Of Storm A Connecticut State Police sergeant who was hospitalized after his vehicle was swept away by floodwaters during Storm Ida has died. The well-respected veteran trooper lost his life early Thursday morning, Sept. 2 as sweeping floodwaters in Litchfield County from the Pomperaug River flooded a road in Woodbury. Hours after Troop L last heard from him, Sergeant Brian Mohl was found by search and rescue teams in the waters of the river, swollen by the torrential rains of Ida. Earlier report: CT State Trooper Swept Away By Flood Waters Found Alive After Massive Search “It is with dee…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
State Police Ramp Up Long Island Patrols Through Holiday Season State Police Ramp Up Long Island Patrols Through Holiday Season
State Police Ramp Up Long Island Patrols Through Holiday Season New York State Police will be stepping up patrols on Long Island roadways through the holiday season, to crack down on aggressive and reckless driving. This year, Troop L has responded to 5,837 motor vehicle crashes, including 1,334 personal injury crashes and 34 crashes that resulted in 40 fatalities, state police said.   Although accidents are down over 20 percent, fatal crashes are up over 60 percent.   Excessive speed was determined to be the primary contributing factor in nearly 50 percent of the fatal crashes that Troop L has responded to this year, police said M…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman With Ties To Mexico, Colombia Wanted On Felony Drug, Conspiracy Charges Woman With Ties To Mexico, Colombia Wanted On Felony Drug, Conspiracy Charges
Woman With Ties To Mexico, Colombia Wanted On Felony Drug, Conspiracy Charges Over 10 years after her arrest, state police are still searching for an Ozone Park woman with ties to Mexico and Colombia facing felonies for drug possession and conspiracy. Yanet Patricia Arroyo, now 58, was arrested on charges of first, second and third-degree possession of a controlled substance and second-degree conspiracy on Oct. 6 of 1998.  To accrue a first-degree criminal possession charge, an individual must have eight or more ounces of a drug, according to New York Penal Law. Arroyo was born in Mexico and has ties to the nation of Colombia, New York City and Queens. She stan…

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by Christina Coulter
Police & Fire
Police Renew Call For Public's Help In Investigation Of Northern State Parkway Homicide Police Renew Call For Public's Help In Investigation Of Northern State Parkway Homicide
Police Renew Call For Public's Help In Investigation Of Northern State Parkway Homicide State Police are still investigating a homicide that took place 28 years ago on Long Island. According to police, the body of a Latino male was found by a passerby on the right shoulder of the Northern State Parkway eastbound in the town of Hempstead at approximately 11:33 p.m. on March 1, 1992.  The body, which had been shot multiple times, was about 25 feet off the roadway, about 1/10 of a mile west of New Hyde Park Road.  Police identified 28-year-old Edgar Humberto Quiroz of Queens as the victim. He was approximately 5-foot-8, weighed 150 pounds, had a medium build, wore his …

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by Christina Coulter
Police & Fire
State Police Issue Alert For Wanted Long Island Man State Police Issue Alert For Wanted Long Island Man
State Police Issue Alert For Wanted Long Island Man State Police are looking for a man who failed to appear in Nassau County Court after he was arrested for driving while intoxicated in 2015.  Eddy Gonzalez-Garcia, 39, stands at 5-foot-5, weighs 155 pounds and has brown hair and eyes. Those with information regarding Gonzalez-Garcia's whereabouts are asked to call State Troopers in Troop L at 631-756-3300 or email crimetip@troopers.ny.gov. 

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by Christina Coulter
Police & Fire
Police Ask Public's Help In Homicide Case Of Man Found Dead In Suffolk Police Ask Public's Help In Homicide Case Of Man Found Dead In Suffolk
Police Ask Public's Help In Homicide Case Of Man Found Dead In Suffolk New York State Police are asking the public's help in the investigation of the murder of an unidentified man whose body was found in a black plastic garbage bag in a wooded area off the eastbound shoulder of the Northern State Parkway in Dix Hills.  The man's body was found on March 9, 2000 by highway traffic workers, according to Troop L. He had reportedly been shot in the face and torso, and forensic investigators estimate that his death took place between January and March of that year.  The man is either caucasian or a light-skinned Latino, said police. He was between 35 and 4…

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by Christina Coulter
Police & Fire
One Driver Dead, Second Hospitalized In Route 27 Crash Between Box Truck, Tractor-Trailer One Driver Dead, Second Hospitalized In Route 27 Crash Between Box Truck, Tractor-Trailer
One Driver Dead, Second Hospitalized In Route 27 Crash Between Box Truck, Tractor-Trailer A tractor-trailer and box truck collided on Sunrise Highway, leaving one driver dead and the second hospitalized on Long Island. New York State Police troopers responded at approximately 5:40 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 10, where there was a reported crash on Sunrise Highway (Route 27) near the exit 62 eastbound exit in Southampton. Police said that the driver of the box truck and the driver of the tractor-trailer were both injured and transported to Peconic Bay Medical Center.  The passenger of the box truck succumbed to injuries at the scene. The investigation into the crash is ongoing.&nb…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
State Police Issue Alert For Long Island Man Who's Been Wanted For 10 Years State Police Issue Alert For Long Island Man Who's Been Wanted For 10 Years
State Police Issue Alert For Long Island Man Who's Been Wanted For 10 Years Know him? New York State Police investigators on Long Island from Troop L in Farmingdale are seeing the public’s assistance in locating a suspect who has been on the run for a decade. Roberto Chub, 36, was arrested in Nassau County for allegedly driving while intoxicated on July 22, 2010. He later failed to appear in court to respond to the charges and a warrant was issued by the Nassau County First District Court on March 1, 2011. Chub was described as being approximately 5-foot-3 weighing 140 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts has be…

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by Zak Failla
News
Human Remains Found In Trees Off Meadowbrook Parkway Exit On Long Island Human Remains Found In Trees Off Meadowbrook Parkway Exit On Long Island
Human Remains Found In Trees Off Meadowbrook Parkway Exit On Long Island Human remains were found in the trees lining a Meadowbrook Parkway exit ramp on Long Island, New York State Police said. Police said that at approximately 9:38 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 16, road workers discovered a dead body in the tree line of the Meadowbrook State Parkway southbound ramp to M7 West (Babylon Turnpike West) in Roosevelt. According to police, the body has been covered and is being processed. The M7 ramp was closed as police investigated in the area. State Police investigators have not released any information regarding the body, and the investigation is ongoing.  Anyone w…

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by Zak Failla