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One Killed, Two Seriously Injured In Head-On Long Island Crash
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One person was killed and two others were seriously injured in a head-on crash on a busy Long Island roadway.
It happened around 6:25 p.m. Tuesday, April 20 in Mount Sinai.
Charles Dassaro, age 33, of Rocky Point, was driving a 2017 McLaren 570 eastbound on Route 25A, near West Gate Drive, when he lost control of the vehicle, crossed into the westbound lanes, and crashed head-on into a 2019 Jeep Wrangler, Suffolk County Police said.
Dassaro was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Med…
Long Island Man Indicted For String Of Burglaries, ATM Theft, DA Says
A Long Island man faces up to 15 in prison for a string of alleged commercial burglaries in November 2020.
Kieran Fichtner, age 27, of St. James, was arraigned last week on charges associated with the burglaries, as well as for the alleged theft of an ATM machine along with an accomplice, an accomplice, Michael Parise, 46, of Stony Brook, said Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy D. Sini.
“These two individuals are alleged serial burglars who were targeting businesses and driving crime in our community,” Sini said.
Fichtner was charged multiple misdemeanors, as well as several fe…
Four From Long Island Among Five Current/Former MTA Employees Charged With Overtime Fraud
Five former and current MTA employees - four of whom are from Long Island - are facing charges for an alleged elaborate overtime fraud scheme that reportedly net them more than $1 million.
Federal prosecutors charged “MTA Overtime King” Thomas Caputo, a Holbrook resident, and four others on Thursday, Dec. 3 for an “extraordinary” scheme that saw all five being paid while at home, on vacation, or doing other things besides being on the job.
Along with Caputo, Levittown resident Joseph Ruzzo, Rocky Point resident John Nugent, Blue Point resident Joseph Balestra, and Manalapan, N.J. resident M…
Woman Crossing Long Island Roadway Struck, Killed By SUV
A woman crossing a busy Long Island roadway was struck and killed by an SUV.
It happened on Sunday, Jan. 12 at approximately 6:10 p.m. in Shoreham.
The woman was crossing westbound Route 25A, in front of the Rocky Point Fire Department, when she was struck by a 2018 Hyundai SUV at approximately 6:10 p.m., Suffolk County Police said.
The woman, who has yet to be identified by police, was transported to John T. Mather Memorial Hospital in Port Jefferson where she died from her injuries.
The driver of the Hyundai, Paula Avent, 36, of Rocky Point, was alone in her vehicle and …
Long Island Man Accused Of Scamming Investors Out Of $60K
A Long Island man has been accused of scamming investors out of more than $60,000, police said.
The arrest was made on Main Street in Patchogue . on Wednesday, Nov. 27 at approximately 5 p.m., according to Suffolk County Police,
The man, Rocky Point resident Matthew Gallagher, allegedly collected the money from three victims between December, 2018 and March, 2019, telling them they were investing in a legal marijuana farm in California, police said.
Victims were promised a high return on their investment in the farm, which detectives have determined does not exist,…
