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Serious Crash: 2 Hospitalized After BMW Strikes Sedan In West Islip Serious Crash: 2 Hospitalized After BMW Strikes Sedan In West Islip
Serious Crash: 2 Hospitalized After BMW Strikes Sedan In West Islip Two people were injured, one seriously, after an overnight crash on Long Island. It happened just before 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3 in West Islip. A 20-year-old West Islip man was driving a 2003 BMW westbound in front of 425 Union Blvd., when the vehicle struck an eastbound 2015 Toyota sedan as the driver was attempting to turn left into a parking lot, Suffolk County Police said. The driver of the Toyota, a 53-year-old West Islip man, was rushed to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip for treatment of serious injuries.  The driver of the BMW was transported…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Suspect Nabbed For More Than A Dozen Commercial Burglaries In Suffolk County, Police Say Suspect Nabbed For More Than A Dozen Commercial Burglaries In Suffolk County, Police Say
Suspect Nabbed For More Than A Dozen Commercial Burglaries In Suffolk County, Police Say A Long Island man has been charged for allegedly burglarizing more than a dozen businesses since May, police announced Robert Porter, age 55, of Kings Park, was sitting in an abandoned vehicle on First Avenue in Bay Shore at approximately 4 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9 when Suffolk County Police Third Precinct Anti-Crime officers Jeremy Reichling and John Tighe observed him in possession of cocaine, according to the SCPD. Following an investigation by Third Squad detectives, along with First and Fifth Squad detectives, Porter was charged with burglarizing the following businesses: The Hero Joint,…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Two Injured When 86-Year-Old Man Drives Into West Islip Insurance Business Two Injured When 86-Year-Old Man Drives Into West Islip Insurance Business
Two Injured When 86-Year-Old Man Drives Into West Islip Insurance Business An 86-year-old man and his 82-year-old wife received minor injuries when the man drove his vehicle into the front of an insurance store in West Islip. The incident took place around 2:40 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 1, when the man, driving a Subaru Forrester, drove into the front of the Hometown Insurance building located at 632 Union Blvd., said the Suffolk County Police. The couple was rescued by West Islip firefighters under the command of Chief Kevin Parrett. The crews had to use hydraulic tools to remove the storefront from the vehicle to extricate the trapped occupants, the West Islip Fire D…

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by Kathy Reakes