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Separate Banks In Same Long Island Hamlet Robbed Within Hours Separate Banks In Same Long Island Hamlet Robbed Within Hours
Separate Banks In Same Long Island Hamlet Robbed Within Hours A pair of bank robberies that happened in one Long Island hamlet within the span of a few hours are both actively being investigated. The most recent incident in Commack happened around 4:35 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 29. The suspect entered the HSBC bank, located at 5880 Jericho Turnpike, at approximately 4:35 p.m. and handed an employee a note threatening violence and demanding money, Suffolk County Police said.  The teller complied and the man fled on foot. The man was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt under a dark-colored jacket. His hood was up and he was also wearing a blue baseball c…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Suspect At Large After Long Island Bank Robbery Suspect At Large After Long Island Bank Robbery
Suspect At Large After Long Island Bank Robbery A suspect is at large after a bank robbery on Long Island. It happened around 11:50 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 29 in Commack. That's when the man entered Capital One, located at 2050 Jericho Turnpike,  and handed a teller a note threatening violence and demanding money, Suffolk County Police said.  The teller gave the man cash from the drawer and the man fled on foot. The man was wearing a mask, a hooded sweatshirt with the hood up, a ski cap and gloves. Detectives are asking anyone with information to call the Suffolk County PD Major Case Unit at 631-852-6553 or anonymousl…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Suspect At Large After Robbery At Long Island Chase Bank Suspect At Large After Robbery At Long Island Chase Bank
Suspect At Large After Robbery At Long Island Chase Bank A suspect is at large after a robbery at a Long Island Chase bank. A man entered the bank, located in Commack at 39 Vanderbilt Parkway, at around 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 21, and handed a teller a note demanding cash, Suffolk County Police said.  The teller complied with the suspect’s demands and gave him cash from the drawer and the robber fled in an unknown direction, according to police. The suspect is described as an adult man, approximately 6-foot tall with a medium build. He was wearing a dark-colored jacket and hat and a blue face mask. Detectives are asking anyone with …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Six Charged During Police Sobriety Checkpoint On Long Island Six Charged During Police Sobriety Checkpoint On Long Island
Six Charged During Police Sobriety Checkpoint On Long Island Six people were charged with driving while intoxicated or driving while impaired by drugs during an overnight sobriety checkpoint on Long Island. The checkpoint was conducted at the municipal parking lot located at New York Avenue at Church Street, in Huntington Station by officers from the Suffolk County Police Department assisted by New York State Police and the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office from 11 p.m. Friday night, Dec. 17 into 2 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 18. The checkpoint was part of ongoing holiday crackdown operations targeting alcohol and drug-impaired driving.  A total of 448 v…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Officer On Long Island Indicted For Allegedly Filing False Information In Police Report Officer On Long Island Indicted For Allegedly Filing False Information In Police Report
Officer On Long Island Indicted For Allegedly Filing False Information In Police Report A Long Island police officer has been indicted by a special grand jury for allegedly making false statements in connection with the arrest of an area man who he claimed resisted arrest. Suffolk County Police Officer Matthew Cameron, age 33, of Commack, was charged Thursday, Dec. 2, with offering a false instrument for filing, said Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy D. Sini. The indictment comes after a nine-month investigation into the actions of Christopher Cruz who was arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 24. According to Sini, the special grand jury found reasonable cause to believe that C…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Long Island Man Sentenced For Attempting To Join ISIS Long Island Man Sentenced For Attempting To Join ISIS
Long Island Man Sentenced For Attempting To Join ISIS A Long Island man has been sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for attempting to provide support and resources in an effort to join the terrorist organization ISIS. Elvis Redzepagic, age 30, of Commack, was sentenced on Friday, Nov. 19, after pleading guilty in April, said Breon Peace, US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York,  “With the imposition of today’s lengthy sentence, Redzepagic pays a steep price for his misguided embrace of terrorism and his attempts to join ISIS and the al-Nusrah Front in order to wage violent jihad,” stated Peace.  In early 2015, R…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Take 5 Top-Prize Winning Ticket Sold On Long Island Take 5 Top-Prize Winning Ticket Sold On Long Island
Take 5 Top-Prize Winning Ticket Sold On Long Island A lucky lottery ticket sold on Long Island left one person more than $10,000 richer. The $10,472 Take 5 ticket was sold for the Thursday, Nov. 11 game at the Deli Beer Smoke, 223 Commack Rd. in Commack in Suffolk County, said the New York Lottery. The numbers from the 2:30 p.m. drawing were 4-5-7-13-25, according to the lottery website. Take 5 numbers are drawn from a field of one to 39.  The drawing is held daily at 2:30 and 10:30 p.m. 

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Authorities Searching For ATV Rider Wanted In Suffolk County Hit-Run Crash Authorities Searching For ATV Rider Wanted In Suffolk County Hit-Run Crash
Authorities Searching For ATV Rider Wanted In Suffolk County Hit-Run Crash Authorities on Long Island are asking the public for help as they investigate a hit-and-run crash involving an ATV and a parked SUV. At about 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 23, a male was riding a black and yellow ATV on Whitetail Lane in Commack, when he struck a parked, unoccupied 2013 Jeep Wrangler, according to Suffolk County Crime Stoppers. Crime Stoppers said the suspect then fled the scene.  Authorities are offering a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest. Tips can be submitted by calling 1-800-220-TIPS.

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by Nicole Valinote
Lifestyle
Suffolk County Restaurant Serves Up Specialty Pizzas, Pasta Dishes Suffolk County Restaurant Serves Up Specialty Pizzas, Pasta Dishes
Suffolk County Restaurant Serves Up Specialty Pizzas, Pasta Dishes A Long Island restaurant might be the next best spot for those looking to try new specialty pizzas and garlic bread.  Giovanni's Pizza & Pasta is located at 149 Veterans Highway in Commack.  Some of the pizzas the restaurant offers include Sicilian pizza, eggplant pizza, lasagna pizza, and more. "You absolutely have to get the BBQ chicken pizza from this place," Joe O., of Saint James, advised in a Yelp review. "It's one of the best slices I've had on the island. The regular cheese pizza is also very good, a thin yet fluffy crust, with an excellent sauce." Customers can…

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by Nicole Valinote
Weather
Storm Ida: How Much Rain Did You Get? A Look At Totals From Long Island Storm Ida: How Much Rain Did You Get? A Look At Totals From Long Island
Storm Ida: How Much Rain Did You Get? A Look At Totals From Long Island There have now been 42 confirmed fatalities after Ida battered the Northeast with historic rainfall and flash flooding. In New York City, more than 3 inches of rainfall fell in one hour in Central Park on Wednesday, Sept. 1, smashing the previous record. Here is a look at some rainfall totals from throughout Long Island compiled on the day after, on Thursday, Sept. 2 by the National Weather Service. Nassau County Glen Cove, 9.09 inches Levittown, 4.43 inches Locust Valley, 6.72 inches Lynbrook, 4.04 inches Manhasset, 5.29 inches Port Washington, 6.70 inches Syosset, 5.81&n…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Long Island Man Admits To $4.7M Mortgage-Fraud Scheme Long Island Man Admits To $4.7M Mortgage-Fraud Scheme
Long Island Man Admits To $4.7M Mortgage-Fraud Scheme An unlicensed mortgage broker on Long Island has admitted to his role in a multi-million dollar Ponzi-like scheme to defraud his clients, federal officials announced. Commack resident Brent Kaufman, age 50, pleaded guilty to stealing $4.7 million in mortgage refinancing proceeds that were meant to pay off the existing mortgages of his clients. Acting US Attorney Jacquelyn Kasulis said Kaufman worked as an unlicensed mortgage broker and assisted clients in Queens and Long Island with refinancing their mortgages. At the closing for a mortgage refinancing, the money from the new mortgage is …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Drunk Long Island Man Crashes SUV With Three Kids In Car, Police Say Drunk Long Island Man Crashes SUV With Three Kids In Car, Police Say
Drunk Long Island Man Crashes SUV With Three Kids In Car, Police Say A Long Island man has been accused of driving while intoxicated with his three children in his SUV following a crash. Ryan McDonald,  age 33, was driving a 2019 Nissan Pathfinder northbound on Townline Road in Commack, just south of Old Northport Road when the vehicle left the roadway and crashed into a large boulder at 7:10 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 18, Suffolk County Police said. McDonald’s three children, a 6-month-old boy, a 3-year-old boy, and a 5-year-old girl, were in the backseat of the Pathfinder, police said. Fourth Precinct police officers responded to the scene and determined …

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by Kathy Reakes