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Man Throws Explosive Device On SUV Parked At Long Island Home Man Throws Explosive Device On SUV Parked At Long Island Home
Man Throws Explosive Device On SUV Parked At Long Island Home Police are investigating after a man threw an explosive device onto a parked SUV outside a Long Island home. The incident happened at around 5:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, in North Merrick, according to Nassau County Police. Investigators said the suspect threw the device onto the front of a Cadillac Escalade that was parked in the driveway of a home on Sherman Avenue. It ignited, damaging the vehicle’s front end. The man then took off on foot, heading eastbound toward Park Avenue, according to police. Nobody was injured in the incident. It was not immediately clear if the suspect had any conn…

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by Michael Mashburn
News
Know Him? Man Wanted For Greenlawn Burglary Know Him? Man Wanted For Greenlawn Burglary
Know Him? Man Wanted For Greenlawn Burglary Police on Long Island are asking the public for help identifying a man who allegedly broke into a home and stole an expensive ring, computers, and other items. The incident took place in Greenlawn in December. Suffolk County Police said a man broke into a home on Lawrence Street and stole a gold Cartier ring, a Dell Latitude 7490 Intel Core laptop, a Google Pixelbook, and a 13-inch 2012 Apple Macbook Pro.  The items are valued at approximately $4,020. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest.  Anyone with inf…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman Accused Of Setting Fire To Williston Park Home With 2 Other People Inside Woman Accused Of Setting Fire To Williston Park Home With 2 Other People Inside
Woman Accused Of Setting Fire To Williston Park Home With 2 Other People Inside A 35-year-old woman is facing charges after police said she set fire to a Long Island home that was occupied by two other people. Officers responded to a residential fire in Williston Park at about 2:15 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 8, the Nassau County Police Department said. When police arrived at the home, located on Sherman Avenue, they were notified about a small fire that had started on the roof of the residence and was extinguished before police arrived. The two people who were in the residence at the time, a 38-year-old woman and a 77-year-old woman, were not injured, and there was no struc…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
45-Year-Old Man Fatally Shot In Wyandanch Home 45-Year-Old Man Fatally Shot In Wyandanch Home
45-Year-Old Man Fatally Shot In Wyandanch Home Detectives are investigating the death of a 45-year-old man who was fatally shot in a Long Island home. Officers responded to a report that a person was shot in a residence located at 89 South 29th St. in Wyandanch at about 12:10 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 2, the Suffolk County Police Department said. Herby Legros, of Wyandanch, was found with a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. Police said Legros did not live at the residence.  Detectives asked anyone with information about the case to call the Homicide Squad at 631-852-6392 or Crime Stopp…

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by Nicole Valinote
Politics
How'd She Do? New Poll Reveals How Voters Think Gov. Hochul Fared On 2022 Policy Goals How'd She Do? New Poll Reveals How Voters Think Gov. Hochul Fared On 2022 Policy Goals
How'd She Do? New Poll Reveals How Voters Think Gov. Hochul Fared On 2022 Policy Goals As the year comes to a close, voters are revealing whether they think Gov. Kathy Hochul met her policy goals for 2022, and the feedback isn’t great. A majority or strong plurality said Hochul did not make progress on six of the policy goals that she laid out at the beginning of the year, according to a Siena College poll.  Among those goals were making communities safer, enhancing trust in state government, and transforming SUNY into the “envy of the nation.” Hochul also said she wanted to increase the availability of quality medical care and create conditions for businesses to succe…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Wanted Freeport Man Apprehended For Stealing From Vehicles In Roosevelt, Police Say Wanted Freeport Man Apprehended For Stealing From Vehicles In Roosevelt, Police Say
Wanted Freeport Man Apprehended For Stealing From Vehicles In Roosevelt, Police Say A man who was wanted by New York State Police was apprehended on Long Island after authorities said he stole items from vehicles. Officers received reports of a man going through vehicles and multiple vehicles damaged in Roosevelt on Soma Place and Maple Street at about 3:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 16, the Nassau County Police Department said. NCPD said police located 32-year-old Marvin Feeley, of Freeport, in the area. Feeley ran away from officers and discarded the stolen items in nearby yards before he was arrested, authorities reported. The items were recovered and identified by the…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Copiague Man Indicted For Pointing Gun At Officer, Selling Cocaine Out Of Home, DA Says Copiague Man Indicted For Pointing Gun At Officer, Selling Cocaine Out Of Home, DA Says
Copiague Man Indicted For Pointing Gun At Officer, Selling Cocaine Out Of Home, DA Says A 40-year-old man is facing felony charges after police said he pointed a loaded handgun at an officer and sold cocaine out of his Long Island home. Cory Tyson, of Copiague, was indicted on a series of drug and firearms charges, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced on Wednesday, Dec. 14. “This defendant is not only alleged to have illegally sold dangerous drugs out of his home in Suffolk County, he was brazen enough to point an illegal and loaded handgun at police officers who were attempting to get those deadly drugs off the streets,” Tierney said. “The fact t…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Skateboard-Riding Suspect Wanted For Slashing Tires Of 7 Vehicles In Ronkonkoma, Police Say Skateboard-Riding Suspect Wanted For Slashing Tires Of 7 Vehicles In Ronkonkoma, Police Say
Skateboard-Riding Suspect Wanted For Slashing Tires Of 7 Vehicles In Ronkonkoma, Police Say Police are searching for a man who is wanted for slashing the tires of seven vehicles in a Long Island parking lot. A man slashed the tires of vehicles in the parking lot of the Suffolk County Department of Social Services, located at 3455 Veterans Memorial Highway in Ronkonkoma, at about 11:20 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 26, Suffolk County Crime Stoppers reported on Monday, Dec. 12. The suspect was riding a skateboard and wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and black pants, authorities said. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest.…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
70-Year-Old Faces Assault Charge After Crash Injuring Officer In Elmont 70-Year-Old Faces Assault Charge After Crash Injuring Officer In Elmont
70-Year-Old Faces Assault Charge After Crash Injuring Officer In Elmont A Long Island man has been arrested after allegedly striking a police vehicle and then fleeing the scene. The incident took place in Elmont around 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 28. According to Nassau County officers, John Sferlazza, age 70, Elmont, was driving a 2004 Honda when he sideswipe the driver’s side of a Radio Motor Patrol vehicle causing damage and physical injury to the officer operating the vehicle.  Sferlazza left the scene but officers that observed the incident performed a vehicle stop at Kiefer Avenue and Werns Avenue, police said. Officers arrested S…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hudson Valley Woman Sentenced For Attempted Arson Of NYPD Van With 4 Officers Inside Hudson Valley Woman Sentenced For Attempted Arson Of NYPD Van With 4 Officers Inside
Hudson Valley Woman Sentenced For Attempted Arson Of Nypd Van With 4 Officers Inside A New York woman is heading to federal prison after admitting she tried to set fire to an occupied NYPD van during protests over the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer in May 2020. Ulster County resident Samantha Shader, age 29, of Saugerties, was sentenced to 6 years behind bars Tuesday, Nov. 15, in federal court in Brooklyn. It followed her April 2022 guilty plea to using an improvised incendiary device, commonly known as a Molotov cocktail. According to the US Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District, Shader traveled from her home in Saugerties to Brooklyn on May 29…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Hotel Room Raid: Southampton Man Busted With Meth, Heroin, Handgun, Police Say Hotel Room Raid: Southampton Man Busted With Meth, Heroin, Handgun, Police Say
Hotel Room Raid: Southampton Man Busted With Meth, Heroin, Handgun, Police Say A Long Island man was found with meth, ecstasy, heroin, and a gun in a raid of a hotel in New Jersey, authorities said. Sean McDermott, age 33, of Southampton, had been wanted out of Middlesex County, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. He was found with the following while at the Harmony Suites Hotel on Plaza Drive in Secaucus on Monday, Nov. 14 around 5:25 p.m., according to Miller: More than 50 grams of suspected methamphetamine, More than 30 pills of suspected ecstasy,  Heroin Gamma hydroxybutrate (GHB), Several hundred dollars in suspected drug proceeds  .177 cal…

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by Cecilia Levine
Politics
'Incredibly Grateful': Republican Marc Molinaro Prevails In NY's 19th District Race 'Incredibly Grateful': Republican Marc Molinaro Prevails In NY's 19th District Race
'Incredibly Grateful': Republican Marc Molinaro Prevails In NY's 19th District Race In another win for Republicans, Marc Molinaro has prevailed over Democrat Josh Riley in New York’s 19th Congressional District, NBC News projects.  Molinaro, the Dutchess County executive, was leading Riley 51.1 to 48.9 percent with 99 percent of the vote counted as of Wednesday evening, Nov. 9. Earlier Report: Republican Marc Molinaro On Track To Win In NY’s 19th District (Developing) The 19th District includes the counties of Columbia, Delaware, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan, and Ulster, as well as portions of Broome, Dutchess, Montgomery, and Rensselaer counties. President Bide…

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by Michael Mashburn