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Family Dollar, Dollar Tree To Close 1,000 Stores Family Dollar, Dollar Tree To Close 1,000 Stores
Family Dollar, Dollar Tree To Close 1,000 Stores Discount chain Family Dollar and parent company Dollar Tree will close a combined 1,000 stores. Family Dollar will shut down 600 stores in 2024 and 370 stores over the next several years as store leases expire.  Dollar Tree will close 30 locations as leases expire.  The company made the announcement Wednesday morning, March 13. Family Dollar has around 8,000 US locations and Dollar Tree has  The company said it initiated a review of its stores in the fourth quarter of 2023.  It involved "identifying stores for closure, relocation, or re-bannering based on an evaluati…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed For String Of Long Island Burglaries Suspect Nabbed For String Of Long Island Burglaries
Suspect Nabbed For String Of Long Island Burglaries Police investigators on Long Island have apprehended a man who was wanted for a four-day commercial burglary spree where he targeted at least five businesses, authorities announced. In Suffolk County, police launched an investigation into commercial burglaries that began on Saturday, April 30, and lasted through Monday, May 2 when officers were able to locate and arrest their suspect, Tyrone Stevens, age 60, of Brentwood. According to police, Third Precinct officers responded to a call of a burglary at approximately 2:30 a.m. on May 2 at Wendy’s Beauty Salon on West Suffolk Avenue in Centr…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Recall Issued For Hot Glue Guns Due To Fire, Burn Hazards Recall Issued For Hot Glue Guns Due To Fire, Burn Hazards
Recall Issued For Hot Glue Guns Due To Fire, Burn Hazards More than a million glue guns sold nationwide at dollar stores are being recalled due to concerns of fire and burn hazards, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced. A total of approximately 1,025,000 Crafter’s Square Glue Guns sold at Dollar Tree and Family Dollar stores sold between August 2020 and February 2022 are being voluntarily recalled after complaints were made by consumers. There have been a total of seven reports of electrical malfunctions when using the glue guns, including four reports of fire and one report of skin irritation. According to CPSC, the defectiv…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Trio Nabbed In Connection With String Of Long Island Armed Robberies Trio Nabbed In Connection With String Of Long Island Armed Robberies
Trio Nabbed In Connection With String Of Long Island Armed Robberies Three suspects are facing charges for their roles in a string of armed robberies at Long Island businesses over the course of more than a week, police said. Suffolk County Police investigators announced the arrest of three people in connection to multiple armed robberies and an attempted robbery that took place in the department’s Third, Fifth, and Seventh Precincts. The alleged robberies and attempted robbery happened between Wednesday, Sept. 22, and Thursday, Sept. 30. It is alleged that Mastic residents Jack Hewitt, age 25, and Hailey Miller, age 19, entered 7-Eleven on Sunrise Highway …

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by Zak Failla
Business
Parent Company Of Balducci’s, Kings Food Markets Files For Bankruptcy Parent Company Of Balducci’s, Kings Food Markets Files For Bankruptcy
Parent Company Of Balducci’s, Kings Food Markets Files For Bankruptcy KB US Holdings, the parent company of Kings Food Markets and Balducci’s Food Lover’s Market, which has locations throughout the region, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The company announced this week that “it has accepted a stalking horse bid from TLI Bedrock to purchase the company for $75 million.” To facilitate the sale, KB and its subsidiaries have commenced voluntary Chapter 11 proceedings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. Kings currently operates 25 specialty supermarkets, including 23 in New Jerse…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Women Wanted For Stealing $130 Worth Of Items From Long Island Store Women Wanted For Stealing $130 Worth Of Items From Long Island Store
Women Wanted For Stealing $130 Worth Of Items From Long Island Store Two women have been accused of petit larceny after stealing merchandise from a Long Island retailer, police say. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Fourth Precinct Crime Section officers are on the lookout for two women, pictured above, who are suspected of stealing Air Plugs, Airwick products and other merchandise from Family Dollar in Mastic (1600 Montauk Highway) on Monday, Oct. 7 around 4 p.m. The items were valued at approximately $130, according to police. Anyone with information about the identity of the suspects is urged to contact Suffolk County Police. To sub…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Know Her? Woman Accused Of Stealing From Long Island Store Know Her? Woman Accused Of Stealing From Long Island Store
Know Her? Woman Accused Of Stealing From Long Island Store Recognize her? Police investigators in Suffolk County are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to track down a woman wants for stealing from a dollar store in Mastic. Surveillance photos have been released of a woman who allegedly stole two containers of Tide Pods from Family Dollar on Montauk Highway at approximately 1:45 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 5. A reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest has been offered by the Suffolk County Crime Stoppers. Anyone with information regarding the woman’s whereabouts has been asked to contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Know Her? Woman Accused Of Stealing From Mastic Store Know Her? Woman Accused Of Stealing From Mastic Store
Know Her? Woman Accused Of Stealing From Mastic Store Seen her? A reward has been issued for information that leads to the arrest of a woman caught on camera stealing from a Suffolk County dollar store earlier this year. The Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Seventh Precinct Crime Section investigators have released a surveillance photo of a woman who allegedly stole approximately $60 worth of baby items from Family Dollar on Montauk Highway on April 26 in Mastic. In response, the Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offered a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to the arrest of the woman. Anyone with inform…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Stealing Hundreds From Cash Register At Port Jefferson Station Store Man Accused Of Stealing Hundreds From Cash Register At Port Jefferson Station Store
Man Accused Of Stealing Hundreds From Cash Register At Port Jefferson Station Store Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Seventh Squad detectives are on the lookout for a man suspected of robbing a Port Jefferson retailer. Police say the man, pictured above, assaulted an employee at Family Dollar (526 Jefferson Plaza) on Thursday, May 2 around 10:40 a.m. The man fled with a cash register drawer that contained approximately $200, according to police. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000 for any information that leads to an arrest. To submit an anonymous tip, call 1-800-220-TIPS, text “SCPD” and your message to “CRIMES” (2746…

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by Valerie Musson
News
Alert Issued For Man, 66, Last Seen In Bellport Alert Issued For Man, 66, Last Seen In Bellport
Alert Issued For Man, 66, Last Seen In Bellport A Silver Alert has been issued for a missing Long Island man who suffers from dementia. John Heeber, 66, who lives in Brookhaven, went missing Friday morning, April 19 at 9 a.m. from a facility at New Brookhaven Townhouse, located at 111 Beaver Dam Road, Suffolk County Police said. Heeber was last seen at Family Dollar, located at 1735 Montauk Highway in Bellport at noon. The 5-foot-8, 175-pound Heeber is white with a light complexion, blue eyes and gray hair that is balding. He was last seen wearing dark gray sweatpants, a blue T-shirt, white sneakers, and a baseball cap, carrying an …

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by Joe Lombardi