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Police Searching For Suspect Who Drove Onto Suffolk County Golf Course During Pursuit Police Searching For Suspect Who Drove Onto Suffolk County Golf Course During Pursuit
Police Searching For Suspect Who Drove Onto Suffolk County Golf Course During Pursuit Authorities are offering a $1,000 fast cash reward for information that leads to the arrest of a suspect who drove onto a Long Island golf course while fleeing police, damaging property. Southampton Town Police were trying to stop a vehicle on June 3, when the vehicle crashed through two security gates at the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, located at 200 Tuckahoe Road, according to Suffolk County Crime Stoppers. On Friday, June 11, the vehicle was found burned and abandoned on the Shinnecock Indian Reservation, authorities said. Crime Stoppers said the vehicle was a gray 2007 four-door A…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Suspect At Large After 21-Year-Old Shot At Shinnecock Indian Reservation, State Police Say Suspect At Large After 21-Year-Old Shot At Shinnecock Indian Reservation, State Police Say
Suspect At Large After 21-Year-Old Shot At Shinnecock Indian Reservation, State Police Say A suspect is at large after a shooting on Long Island. It happened on Saturday, July 4 at about 11:40 p.m. on the Shinnecock Indian Reservation in Suffolk County.  A 21-year-old man, who is not a member of the Shinnecock Nation, was shot in the leg and taken to a local hospital for what is believed to be a non-life-threatening wound, state police said. The investigation is ongoing and the state police troopers are asking for anyone with information regarding this shooting to call 631-756-3300.

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by Joe Lombardi
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24 Charged In Long Island Drug Ring Bust 24 Charged In Long Island Drug Ring Bust
24 Charged In Long Island Drug Ring Bust Two dozen people were arrested for their roles in an elaborate drug ring operation that operated around the Shinnecock Indian Reservation on Long Island. Prosecutors announced the arrests this week, alleging that members of the operation sold cocaine, marijuana, oxycodone and fentanyl-laced heroin, which has been identified as the cause of five fatal overdoses. In total, it is alleged that the operation net its members more than $1 million a year. The investigation into the drug ring began in earnest in December last year after there was a rise in criminal activity on the reservation, inc…

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by Zak Failla
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Person Of Interest In Fatal Shinnecock Reservation Shooting Charged In Vehicle Break-In Person Of Interest In Fatal Shinnecock Reservation Shooting Charged In Vehicle Break-In
Person Of Interest In Fatal Shinnecock Reservation Shooting Charged In Vehicle Break-In A person of interest in a fatal shooting on the Shinnecock Indian Reservation was arrested in North Carolina after allegedly breaking into a vehicle. Michael Gaines, 42, was identified by police as a person of interest following the fatal shooting of Mtundo Vanterpool at the Reservation on Friday, Aug. 16. Police said that on Sunday, Aug. 18, Gaines was taken into custody by officers for breaking and entering a motor vehicle. Further investigation by police in determined that Gaines was a suspect in the Shinnecock Indian Reservation shooting. Gaines, who has a Goldsboro, North Carolin…

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by Zak Failla
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IDs Released For Person Of Interest, Victim Of Fatal Shinnecock Reservation Shooting IDs Released For Person Of Interest, Victim Of Fatal Shinnecock Reservation Shooting
IDs Released For Person Of Interest, Victim Of Fatal Shinnecock Reservation Shooting The identities of both a person of interest and the victim in a fatal shooting on the Shinnecock Indian Reservation have been released.  State Police received a report of the shooting on the reservation for members of the Shinnecock Indian Nation in Southampton just after 5:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 16. The victim, now ID'd as Mtundo Vanterpool, 43, was pronounced dead, with an apparent gunshot wound, according to police. Vanterpool was a resident of the reservation, but not a member, police said. State Police are asking for information regarding the location of Michael Gaines, 42, pic…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Person Shot, Killed On Shinnecock Reservation In Southampton Person Shot, Killed On Shinnecock Reservation In Southampton
Person Shot, Killed On Shinnecock Reservation In Southampton Click here for an updated story: IDs Released For Person Of Interest, Victim Of Fatal Shinnecock Reservation Shooting An investigation is underway after a person was found shot and killed on the Shinnecock Indian Reservation in Suffolk County. State Police received a report of the shooting on the reservation for members of the Shinnecock Indian Nation in Southampton just after 5:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 16. The victim was pronounced dead, with an apparent gunshot wound, according to police. The New York State Police is requesting that anyone who may have witnessed this incident c…

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by Joe Lombardi