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Hit-Run Crash: Suspect Nabbed After SUV Strikes 8-Year-Old Girl In Valley Stream Neighborhood Hit-Run Crash: Suspect Nabbed After SUV Strikes 8-Year-Old Girl In Valley Stream Neighborhood
Hit-Run Crash: Suspect Nabbed After SUV Strikes 8-Year-Old Girl In Valley Stream Neighborhood A suspect has been charged after a hit-and-run crash left an 8-year-old girl injured in a residential Long Island neighborhood. The incident happened just after 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12 in Valley Stream. While playing in the alleyway behind a home on Dartmouth Street, the girl, age 8, was struck by a black SUV traveling northbound, Nassau County Police said.  The girl suffered a broken leg and was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment and evaluation. Late Monday afternoon, Feb. 13, Nassau County Police said that after a thorough investigation, Heath Underweiser, …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
1 Person Seriously Injured, 3 Dogs Killed In North Patchogue House Fire 1 Person Seriously Injured, 3 Dogs Killed In North Patchogue House Fire
1 Person Seriously Injured, 3 Dogs Killed In North Patchogue House Fire An occupant of a Long Island home was seriously injured and three dogs were found dead after a fire broke out. The North Patchogue Fire Department reported that crews responded to the blaze at about 8:30 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 31. The fire department did not share the specific location of the fire in the announcement.  Officials said authorities received reports that they might be people trapped within the home and of a large smoke column. Authorities said the following fire departments were also called to the scene: Holbrook  Blue Point Holtsville Patchogue Medford  Hagerm…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Three Firefighters Injured After Blaze Breaks Out At Woodmere Home Three Firefighters Injured After Blaze Breaks Out At Woodmere Home
Three Firefighters Injured After Blaze Breaks Out At Woodmere Home Three firefighters were injured battling a blaze at a Long Island home. The fire broke out in Woodmere around 4:15 p.m., Monday, July 25.at an unoccupied residence located at 227 Mosher Ave.  Upon arrival, responders discovered the home engulfed in flames, Nassau County Police said. The Woodmere Fire Department was joined in battling the blaze by the Lawrence-Cedarhurst, Hewlett, Inwood, and Valley Stream fire departments, who were able to extinguish the fire, police said. The three firefighters who sustained injuries were transported to local area hospitals for t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Hospitalized After Falling From Hotel Balcony On Long Island Man Hospitalized After Falling From Hotel Balcony On Long Island
Man Hospitalized After Falling From Hotel Balcony On Long Island A man is recovering from serious injuries after falling from a hotel balcony on Long Island. It happened early Monday, May 23, in Hauppauge at the Hyatt Regency Long Island on Motor Parkway. Suffolk County Police said New Jersey resident Alexander Keating, age 24, of South Amboy in Middlesex County, was on a ninth-floor balcony at around 12:45 a.m. when he fell over a railing. Keating survived the fall and was taken by ambulance to Stony Brook University Hospital in critical condition, said police. Police are still investigating what led up to the fall. Anyone with information is as…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Suffolk County Man Seriously Injured In Stabbing Suffolk County Man Seriously Injured In Stabbing
Suffolk County Man Seriously Injured In Stabbing Police on Long Island are investigating after a man was found seriously injured from a stabbing. The incident took place around 9:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 7, when Suffolk County Police responded to a home at 49 Walter Court in Commack for a reported injured man. When officers arrived they found a 30-year-old man with multiple stab wounds inside the home, police said. The victim was transported to an area hospital for treatment of serious injuries. Detectives are asking anyone with information to contact the Fourth Squad at 631-854-8452 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.  All calls wi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Four Injured, Including Two Teens, In Long Island House Fire Four Injured, Including Two Teens, In Long Island House Fire
Four Injured, Including Two Teens, In Long Island House Fire Authorities rescued a group of people from a fire at a Long Island home that injured four people, including two teenagers. At about 6 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 2, officers responded to an Elmont home on Marshall Street that was engulfed in flames, according to the Nassau County Police Department.  Upon arrival, three officers and one police medic first rescued an 82-year-old man from the first floor of the home, NCPD said.  Elmont Fire Department then arrived at the scene, and two firefighters rescued a 14-year-old girl from the second floor.  Authorities also rescued a 75-yea…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Two Seriously Injured In Crash On LI Expressway, Driver Changed With DWI, Police Say Two Seriously Injured In Crash On LI Expressway, Driver Changed With DWI, Police Say
Two Seriously Injured In Crash On LI Expressway, Driver Changed With DWI, Police Say A 23-year-old man was charged with driving while intoxicated after authorities said he struck an SUV on the Long Island Expressway, seriously injuring two people.  The crash happened at about 4:10 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 26, in Manorville. Segundo Daquilema Lluilema, of Corona, was driving a 2017 Toyota Corolla on the westbound side, east of Exit 70, when he changed lanes and struck the rear of the 2007 Toyota Highlander, Suffolk County Police Department said. The Highlander then left the roadway and overturned. Police said a passenger in the Highlander was taken to the hospital with s…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Three Injured In Four-Vehicle Long Island Crash Three Injured In Four-Vehicle Long Island Crash
Three Injured In Four-Vehicle Long Island Crash Three people were injured in a four-vehicle crash on Long Island. The crash took place around noon on Friday, Dec. 18, at the area of Madison and Grant avenues in Baldwin, the Nassau County Police said. One vehicle was overturned, but an officer who was in the area at the time of the crash was able to get all victims out of the vehicles, police said. Three people were transported to an area hospital for injuries, police said. 

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Five Men Attack Teen With Bats, Hammers On Long Island, Police Say Five Men Attack Teen With Bats, Hammers On Long Island, Police Say
Five Men Attack Teen With Bats, Hammers On Long Island, Police Say A teenager was assaulted by a group of five men armed with bats and hammers on Long Island overnight. It happened on Saturday, July 11 at 12:10 a.m. in Westbury. An 18-year-old man was walking southbound on Post Avenue when he was approached by five male subjects in front of 125 Post Ave., Nassau County Police said. The subjects hit the victim with bats and hammers before fleeing the scene in separate vehicles, according to police. One vehicle, a Nissan Murano, fled northbound on Post Avenue. The other vehicle, a white Acura, fled eastbound on Union Avenue. The victim suffered serious in…

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by Joe Lombardi
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ID Released For Man Injured In Gas Tank Explosion At Long Island Home ID Released For Man Injured In Gas Tank Explosion At Long Island Home
ID Released For Man Injured In Gas Tank Explosion At Long Island Home A man who was burned over 40 percent of his body when an active gas-fed tank exploded at a home on Long Island has been identified by police. Suffolk County Police Arson Section detectives said Paul Vanancken, 49, was injured during the incident in West Islip around 9:53 a.m., Thursday, June 25. Detectives said Vanancken, an employee of Ideal Bottle Gas, was filling a 100-pound propane tank at the home located at 30 Paprocki Ave. when the gas ignited. West Islip Fire Department Assistant Chief Robert Celeste, arrived first on the scene and found Vanancken and confirmed the tank explosion …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman Jumps From Window After Fire Breaks Out At Long Island Apartment Building Woman Jumps From Window After Fire Breaks Out At Long Island Apartment Building
Woman Jumps From Window After Fire Breaks Out At Long Island Apartment Building A woman was seriously injured after jumping out of her apartment window when a massive fire broke out at the four-story building. It happened in Great Neck Plaza on Brompton Road at around 7 a.m. Sunday, April 19. Arriving Nassau County Police officers observed a heavy smoke condition coming from the third floor with the woman hanging out of the window.  Officers entered the building in an attempt to reach the fire, and at that time, the woman jumped out of the window, police said.  An officer attempted to catch the woman and braced her fall. The woman was taken to a local …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Violent Long Island Armed Home Invasion Ends With Four Injured Violent Long Island Armed Home Invasion Ends With Four Injured
Violent Long Island Armed Home Invasion Ends With Four Injured A violent home invasion at a Long Island apartment ended with four people injured. The incident took place around 316 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 8, at the Doctors Path Apartment complex in Riverhead, said the Riverhead Police department. Police said that after receiving a report of a shooting at the complex officers responded and located several people around the area of suffering from various injuries. A preliminary investigation at the scene found two armed subjects entered the apartment and multiple shots were fired from a long gun, however, none of the reported injuries appears to be…

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by Kathy Reakes