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Man Nabbed For $85K Roofing Scam On Long Island: Police Man Nabbed For $85K Roofing Scam On Long Island: Police
Man Nabbed For $85K Roofing Scam On Long Island: Police A New Jersey man was arrested on charges including grand larceny after he allegedly scammed a Long Islander into giving him money to fix her home’s roof. Danny Burton, age 26, was arrested on Monday, July 1 for the North New Hyde Park scheme, Nassau County Police said. Starting on Wednesday, June 26, Burton allegedly approached a 74-year-old woman at her North Fourth Street home. He told the woman he was a roof contractor and convinced her that her roof needed repairs. Burton reportedly told the woman to withdraw money from her bank account to pay him on multiple occasions. In total, …

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by Sophie Grieser
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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
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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
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Man Shot, Killed Outside Long Island Home Man Shot, Killed Outside Long Island Home
Man Shot, Killed Outside Long Island Home Click here for an updated story: 29-Year-Old Shot Dead Outside Long Island Home Remembered As Football Player, Leader Police are investigating after a man was shot and killed outside of a Long Island home. Officers responded to a report of the shooting in West Babylon, on Gordon Avenue, at around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 17. New Jersey resident Danie Philistin, age 29, of South Plainfield in Middlesex County, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Suffolk County Police Department.   Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to contact investi…

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by Nicole Valinote