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Long Island Woman Accused Of Setting Fire At Group Home Long Island Woman Accused Of Setting Fire At Group Home
Long Island Woman Accused Of Setting Fire At Group Home Six residents and two staffers have been displaced from a group home on Long Island after a woman allegedly set fire to a mattress. The Nassau County Police Arson Bomb Squad said the incident took place around 1 a.m., Friday, Jan. 26 in Locust Valley. According to detectives, officers responded to a 911 call for a house fire located at 67 1st St. A mattress was set on fire and the Locust Valley Fire Department responded to extinguish the flames.  Lauren Gach, age 32, of Locust Valley, admitted to starting the fire and was arrested and charged with five counts of endange…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Charged With Punching Autistic Adult Who Wandered Away From Long Island Group Home Woman Charged With Punching Autistic Adult Who Wandered Away From Long Island Group Home
Woman Charged With Punching Autistic Adult Who Wandered Away From Long Island Group Home A Long Island group home employee has been arrested for allegedly punching an autistic adult in the head last month. Suffolk County Police responded to a 911 call of a woman punching another woman on Baldwin’s Path in Dix Hills at approximately 2:55 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 21. An investigation by detectives determined a 34-year-old autistic woman had walked away from the group home and was located a short time later by Ashley Wright, an employee of the facility, police said. Wright allegedly punched the woman before a supervisor arrived on the scene and escorted the victim back to the grou…

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by Kathy Reakes