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Hit-Run Crash Killing Volunteer Firefighter Leads To Felony Charge For Long Island Woman Hit-Run Crash Killing Volunteer Firefighter Leads To Felony Charge For Long Island Woman
Hit-Run Driver Charged In Death Of Patchogue Firefighter: DA Prosecutors have formally charged a Long Island woman accused of leaving a volunteer firefighter for dead following a car crash. Maria Guallpa-Bonilla, age 36, of Bellport, was indicted on a count of leaving the scene of an incident without reporting in Suffolk County Court Thursday, July 18, in the death of Christopher Hlavaty. The 22-year-old died Monday night, June 10, after his motorcycle was struck by a car in Patchogue, near Main Street and Rider Avenue, according to police. Earlier Report: Arrest Made In Hit-Run Death Of Christopher Hlavaty Prosecutors claim Guallpa-Bonilla …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Fatal Overnight Hit-Run Crash: 22-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Patchogue Fatal Overnight Hit-Run Crash: 22-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Patchogue
Fatal Hit-Run Patchogue Crash: 22-Year-Old ID'd As Victim One person was killed in an overnight hit-and-run Long Island crash. The crash happened around 10:45 p.m. Monday, June 10, in  Patchogue. According to Suffolk County Police, the victim was operating a 2008 Suzuki motorcycle and traveling eastbound on Main Street when a westbound car turned left in front of the motorcycle onto Rider Avenue, causing the collision. The vehicle, described as an older, dark-colored sedan, fled southbound on Rider Avenue. The operator of the Suzuki, Christopher Hlavaty, age 22, of East Patchogue, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Wanted For Using Stolen Credit Card At Long Island Store Man Wanted For Using Stolen Credit Card At Long Island Store
Man Wanted For Using Stolen Credit Card At Long Island Store Police have issued an alert as they seek the public’s assistance to identify and locate a man who allegedly used a stolen credit card at a Long Island store. Surveillance photos have been released by investigators for a man who allegedly used the stolen credit card at approximately 3:30 a.m. at 7-Eleven on Main Street in Patchogue on Sunday, Dec. 15. In the photos, the man can be seen wearing a bright white "DKNY"  jacket and a hooded sweatshirt with a winter hat. No other details have been released by Suffolk County Crime Stoppers. Anyone with information regarding the alleged suspec…

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by Zak Failla
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Shooting Puts Long Island Schools On Lockout Shooting Puts Long Island Schools On Lockout
Shooting Puts Long Island Schools On Lockout The shooting of a man put local schools on a lockout for a short time on Long Island. The man was found shot behind some businesses around 10:20 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 11, in Patchogue, Suffolk County Police said. He was transported to Long Island Community Hospital in East Patchogue for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Officers on the scene said the location of the shooting is an area behind businesses on South Ocean Avenue in the area of Main Street. Patchogue-Medford schools were on a temporary lockout after police notified them of the shooting, according to a…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Long Island Man Sentenced For Sexual Assault Long Island Man Sentenced For Sexual Assault
Long Island Man Sentenced For Sexual Assault “Dangerous and depraved” were two words used by Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy Sini to describe a 40-year-old sexual offender who sexually assaulted a woman in the woods in Patchogue. Mastic resident Jessie Graham has been sentenced to a term of 12 years to life in person for the sexual assault, which happened in broad daylight in May last year, Sini announced. Graham pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Sept. 4 to one count of first-degree sexual assault, a violent felony. Sini noted that due to Graham’s criminal history, he was deemed a mandatory persistent violent felony offender by th…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Accused Of Making Lewd Comments To Same-Sex Couple On Long Island, Assaulting Woman Man Accused Of Making Lewd Comments To Same-Sex Couple On Long Island, Assaulting Woman
Man Accused Of Making Lewd Comments To Same-Sex Couple On Long Island, Assaulting Woman A man allegedly assaulted a woman in Patchogue earlier this month after making lewd comments to a same-sex female couple, according to police. Two women were in an alleyway, just west of the Patchogue-Medford Library on Main Street, when they were allegedly approached by a group of men on Sunday, July 7 at approximately 3:30 a.m., according to Suffolk County Police. One of the men made lewd comments toward the women, according to police.  After a verbal altercation, the man assaulted one of the women, police said. Detectives do not believe the other men participated&nb…

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by Donna Christopher
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Man Wanted For Assaulting Woman In Patchogue Man Wanted For Assaulting Woman In Patchogue
Man Wanted For Assaulting Woman In Patchogue Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Hate Crimes Unit detectives are on the lookout for a man who allegedly assaulted a woman in Patchogue. Police say two women were approached by a group of men west of the Patchogue-Medford Library on Main Street on Sunday, July 7 around 3:30 a.m. One of the men made lewd comments toward the woman and assaulted one of them, according to police. Detectives do not believe the other men participated in the assault. Hate Crime detectives are investigating the case since police say the victim believes she was targeted for being part of a s…

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by Valerie Musson