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S'mores Started Massive Brush Fire Outside Hamptons, Officials Say S'mores Started Massive Brush Fire Outside Hamptons, Officials Say
S'mores Started Massive Brush Fire Outside Hamptons, Officials Say A family attempting to make s’mores in their backyard accidentally sparked several brush fires that burned hundreds of acres on Long Island, authorities said. An investigation by Suffolk County Police Arson Section detectives determined that high winds spread embers from a Manorville backyard on Cozine Road after the family attempted to start a fire for s’mores, the agency announced Monday, March 10. “It’s believed strong winds spurred additional fires from embers leading to the brush fires,” Suffolk County Police said. Detectives are continuing to speak with witnesses and investigate tips,…

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by Michael Mashburn & Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Wildfires Threaten Wealthy Part Of The Hamptons: Here's The Latest On Long Island Wildfires Threaten Wealthy Part Of The Hamptons: Here's The Latest On Long Island
Wildfires Threaten Wealthy Part Of The Hamptons: Here's The Latest On Long Island A massive wildfire that erupted Saturday afternoon, March 8 at the edge of the Hamptons has burned through over two miles of land, destroyed two structures, and sent one firefighter to the hospital, officials said. The fire, which started around 1 p.m. in Center Moriches, spread rapidly due to 35 mph winds, Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine said at a Saturday evening news conference. The flames quickly moved to East Moriches, Eastport, and then Westhampton, igniting a massive blaze just north of Gabreski Airport, he said. On Saturday, all eastbound lanes of Sunrise Highway were closed bet…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Duo Charged In Route 80 Killing Now Accused Of Another Just Days Earlier Duo Charged In Route 80 Killing Now Accused Of Another Just Days Earlier
Duo Charged In Route 80 Killing Now Accused Of Another Just Days Earlier Two men charged with stalking and shooting a driver dead on Route 80 last month killed another man four days earlier on Long Island, authorities there said. Douglas Coudrey, 22, of Eastport, and Kenneth Regan, 21, of Centerreach, are charged with murder in the Jan. 14 shooting death of Justin Gottlieb, 27, of Plainview, Nassau County police said Thursday. Authorities captured and charged Coudrey and Regan on Jan. 22 after Louis Perez, 27, of the Bronx, was shot in his car on Route 80 in Lodi several days earlier. The new charges stem from an apparent drive-by shooting in Plainview, Nassau…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
'Targeted Killing': Long Island Trio Charged In Fatal Route 80 Shooting 'Targeted Killing': Long Island Trio Charged In Fatal Route 80 Shooting
'Targeted Killing': Long Island Trio Charged In Fatal Route 80 Shooting UPDATE: Authorities captured and charged three Long Island men in connection with the shooting death of a driver on Route 80 in Lodi last weekend. "It was not a random shooting -- it was a targeted killing," New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said during a news conference Thursday in Hackensack with Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella, BCPO Chief of Detectives Robert Anzilotti and New Jersey State Police Lt. Colonel Fritz Frage. Anzilotti identified the trio as: Kenneth Regan, 21, of Centereach, NY; Douglas Coudrey, 22, of Eastport, NY, the alleged shooter; Robert Plunkett, 2…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
VIDEO (UPDATE): State Police ID Driver Shot Dead On Route 80 VIDEO (UPDATE): State Police ID Driver Shot Dead On Route 80
Video (Update): State Police ID Driver Shot Dead On Route 80 UPDATE: Authorities captured and charged three Long Island men in connection with the shooting death of a driver on Route 80 in Lodi last weekend. "It was not a random shooting -- it was a targeted killing," New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said during a news conference Thursday in Hackensack with Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella, BCPO Chief of Detectives Robert Anzilotti and New Jersey State Police Lt. Colonel Fritz Frage. Anzilotti identified the trio as: Kenneth Regan, 21, of Centereach, NY; Douglas Coudrey, 22, of Eastport, NY, the alleged shooter; Robert Plunkett, 22…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Shooting On Route 80 In Lodi Leaves One Dead, Another Hospitalized UPDATE: Shooting On Route 80 In Lodi Leaves One Dead, Another Hospitalized
Update: Shooting On Route 80 In Lodi Leaves One Dead, Another Hospitalized UPDATE: Authorities captured and charged three Long Island men in connection with the shooting death of a driver on Route 80 in Lodi last weekend. "It was not a random shooting -- it was a targeted killing," New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said during a news conference Thursday in Hackensack with Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella, BCPO Chief of Detectives Robert Anzilotti and New Jersey State Police Lt. Colonel Fritz Frage. Anzilotti identified the trio as: Kenneth Regan, 21, of Centereach, NY; Douglas Coudrey, 22, of Eastport, NY, the alleged shooter; Robert Plunkett, 22…

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by Jerry DeMarco