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'Highly-Regarded' Suffolk Co. Coach, Mentor Honored Following Death In Rollover Crash
The Long Island athletic community is mourning the loss of a beloved high school basketball coach following his untimely death.
Darrell Sumpter, a dedicated assistant varsity basketball coach at William Floyd High School, died Friday, Dec. 13, in a wreck on Sunrise Highway in Shirley, as Daily Voice reported. He was 51.
The William Floyd School District confirmed his passing in a letter to parents the following day.
“Mr. Sumpter was a proud William Floyd graduate, a longtime community member, a family man, and a highly-regarded coach and mentor for our boys’ and girls’ basketball programs,…
Duo Nabbed For Stealing Used Cooking Oil From 14 Long Island Businesses, Police Say
Two Long Island men were nabbed for allegedly stealing used cooking oil from 14 businesses.
Oliver Lorenzo Valdez, age 30, of Central Islip, and Juan Hernandez, age 28, of Brentwood, were charged on Tuesday, June 25, after being spotted behind the Gourmet Garden in Center Moriches.
According to Suffolk County Police, officers responded to a 911 caller reporting that two men stole used cooking oil from Mama Lisa Restaurant at 1226 Montauk Highway in Mastic and fled the scene in a white Ford van at 6:15 a.m. June 26.
A short time later, officers located the men behi…
Cha-Ching! $50K-Winning Lotto Ticket Sold At Long Island Store
One lucky Long Islander is tens of thousands of dollars richer after a store sold a prize-winning Powerball ticket.
A third-place winning Powerball ticket was sold at Main Street Mart, located at 230 Main Street in Center Moriches, lottery officials announced on Thursday, Feb. 29.
The winning ticket, worth $50,000, was part of the Wednesday, Feb. 28 drawing.
Winning Powerball numbers are drawn from a field of one to 69, with red Powerball numbers drawn from a separate field of one to 26.
Drawings are televised every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 10:59 p.m.
According to the New Y…
Long Island Man Charged For Hitting Person With Car, Police Say
A Long Island man has been arrested for allegedly hitting another man with his car following a disturbance at a housing complex.
Brandon Smith, age 38, of Center Moriches, was arrested on Tuesday, June 28, for the incident which took place around 7:20 p.m., on Wednesday, June 22 in Riverhead.
According to the Riverhead Police, the department received a 911 call regarding a disturbance at 821 East Main St. apartment complex.
The caller reported to police that an unknown man with a pipe was near a Mercedes Benz vehicle in the parking lot and a vehicle was about to strike people, Riverhe…
Man Sentenced In Suffolk County 'Birth Tourism' Health Care Fraud Scheme
A 50-year-old man has been sentenced on charges related to a "birth tourism" health care fraud scheme he operated on Long Island.
Ibrahim Aksakal, a Turkish national, was sentenced on Tuesday, March 8, to 27 months in prison for conspiring to commit health care and wire fraud, according to an announcement from Breon Peace, United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York.
Aksakal was also ordered to pay restitution of $1,039,723.63, and forfeiture in the amount of $397,500, according to the announcement.
Between 2017 and 2020, Aksakal operated a scheme in Suffolk Count…
