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Police Investigating Scam After Man Sent $8K In Cash To Suffolk Home Police Investigating Scam After Man Sent $8K In Cash To Suffolk Home
Police Investigating Scam After Man Sent $8K In Cash To Suffolk Home Police have asked the public for information after a 75-year-old man sent more than $8,000 in cash to a Long Island home because he was targeted by scammers. Southampton Village Police were notified that the New Mexico resident shipped $8,500 to a Southampton home because he thought he was a lottery winner and needed to pay fees to collect his prize, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. SCPD said officers waited at the home after the package was delivered at about 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 9, but no one came to retrieve it. Authorities asked anyone with information or who …

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by Nicole Valinote
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Head-On Long Island Crash Kills One Head-On Long Island Crash Kills One
Head-On Long Island Crash Kills One A Long Island man was killed in a two-vehicle head-on crash after losing control of his truck and hitting another vehicle head-on. It took place around 6:30 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 10 in Southampton, on County Road 104 near Pleasure Drive.  According to Lt. Susan Ralph of the Southampton Police, Oniel-Alcides Aguilar-Guillen, age 30, of Riverhead was driving southbound on 104 when he lost control of his 2008 Toyota Tundra and crossed into the northbound lane of traffic, striking a 2018 Ford pickup truck head-on driven by Michael Algozzino, age 62, of East Quogue, …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Power Outages Now Being Reported On Long Island As Wintry Storm Sweeps Through Power Outages Now Being Reported On Long Island As Wintry Storm Sweeps Through
Power Outages Now Being Reported On Long Island As Wintry Storm Sweeps Through A storm bringing a mix of freezing rain and sleet has already left some Long Island residents without power with the worst of the wintry weather expected to hit later as the temperature plummets in the afternoon. As of around 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 4, PSEG Long Island was reporting 22 active outages that were impacting 199 of its 1.17 million customers in Suffolk and Nassau counties. In Nassau, there were 84 outages reported in North Hempstead, with 37 in Hempstead and less than five in Oyster Bay. In Suffolk, outages were reported in Southampton (36), Brookhaven (24), Huntington (eigh…

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by Zak Failla
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Second Suspect Nabbed After Man Found Shot, Killed At Long Island Home On Christmas Day Second Suspect Nabbed After Man Found Shot, Killed At Long Island Home On Christmas Day
Second Suspect Nabbed After Man Found Shot, Killed At Long Island Home On Christmas Day A second suspect has been apprehended following an investigation after a man was found shot dead inside his Long Island home. Southampton Town Police Department officers responded to a Christmas Day call of a burglary in Southampton on Roses Grove Road at approximately 8:45 a.m.Saturday, Dec. 25. Upon arrival, officers found the man inside the home who was shot. The victim, identified as Steven Byrnes, age 53, a resident of the home, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner.  On Monday, Jan. 17, Suffolk Cou…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Suffolk Man Who Fled To North Carolina Convicted Of Murder, Burglary Suffolk Man Who Fled To North Carolina Convicted Of Murder, Burglary
Suffolk Man Who Fled To North Carolina Convicted Of Murder, Burglary A Long Island man has been convicted of breaking into a man's home and murdering him in front of his fiancée.  Michael Gaines, age 44, was convicted on Thursday, Jan. 27, of one count of murder and two counts of burglary in the 2019 shooting death of Mtundu Vanterpool, according to an announcement from Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney. “With the jury’s verdict, the family and loved ones of Mr. Vanterpool are able to get some small measure of justice for his brutal slaying and the defendant will now be held responsible for committing the heinous act of taking a life…

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by Nicole Valinote
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6-Year-Old Girl Run Over By Jeep While Sledding On Long Island, Police Say 6-Year-Old Girl Run Over By Jeep While Sledding On Long Island, Police Say
6-Year-Old Girl Run Over By Jeep While Sledding On Long Island, Police Say A 6-year-old Long Island girl was injured after being run over while sledding in a parking lot by a relative who was loading a Jeep Wranger that began to roll and hit the child. The incident took place around noon, on Sunday, Jan. 30 in the parking lot of Southampton Youth Services, said Lt. Susan Ralph, of the Southampton Town Police. According to Ralph, the child had been sledding, when the relative started the 2007 Jeep in the parking lot and began loading the vehicle when it began to roll forward and then struck the child. The vehicle continued to roll despite the owner's attempt …

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by Kathy Reakes
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COVID-19: New Long Island Numbers Encouraging, As Hochul Says Winter Surge Could End Soon COVID-19: New Long Island Numbers Encouraging, As Hochul Says Winter Surge Could End Soon
Covid-19: New Long Island Numbers Encouraging, As Hochul Says Winter Surge Could End Soon The light at the end of the winter COVID-19 surge could be fast approaching on Long Island as the region continues to see improved numbers as the calendar inches further away from the holidays.  The seven-day average percentage of positive test results on Long Island continued its decline over the holiday weekend, from 19.29 percent on Saturday, Jan. 15, to 18.47 percent the following day and down to 17.60 percent of those tested on Monday, Jan. 17, continuing a two-week trend of improving COVID-19 data. Statewide, the positivity is also on the decline, from 16.37 percent to 15.04 perc…

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by Zak Failla
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Suffolk County Man Accused Of Stealing Three Vehicles In Two Days Suffolk County Man Accused Of Stealing Three Vehicles In Two Days
Suffolk County Man Accused Of Stealing Three Vehicles In Two Days A 25-year-old Long Island man was arrested after police said he stole three vehicles over the course of two days. Officers responded to the Walt Whitman Shops in Huntington Station on Monday, Jan. 17, after receiving a report that a vehicle in the parking lot had been stolen from Southampton earlier that day, the Suffolk County Police Department reported. At about 1 p.m., officers found a 2017 BMW and saw a man get in the SUV and drive away, SCPD said. Police stopped the BMW near the mall and arrested the driver, who was identified as Claudy Fleury Jr., of Wheatley Heights, autho…

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by Nicole Valinote
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4-Year-Old Suffolk Girl Dies From Injuries In Crash In Which Mother Was Charged With DWAI 4-Year-Old Suffolk Girl Dies From Injuries In Crash In Which Mother Was Charged With DWAI
4-Year-Old Suffolk Girl Dies From Injuries In Crash In Which Mother Was Charged With Dwai A 4-year-old Long Island girl has died from injuries suffered in a two-vehicle crash last week in which her mother was charged with aggravated driving under the influence of drugs. Gracelyn Perkowski, of Riverhead, died Sunday, Jan, 16, said New York State Police Trooper Daniel Ahlgrim.  The crash took place around 11:40 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 13, on Flanders Road in the town of Southampton between a 2005 Toyota Rav 4 and a 2022 Volkswagen Tiguan, Ahlgrim said. Related Story: Mother Charged After Suffolk County Crash Critically Injures Her 4-Year-Old Daughter The driver of the Rav…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect Nabbed After Man Found Shot, Killed At Long Island Home On Christmas Day Suspect Nabbed After Man Found Shot, Killed At Long Island Home On Christmas Day
Suspect Nabbed After Man Found Shot, Killed At Long Island Home On Christmas Day A suspect has been apprehended following an investigation after a man was found shot dead inside his Long Island home. Southampton Town Police Department officers responded to a Christmas Day call of a burglary in Southampton on Roses Grove Road at approximately 8:45 a.m.Saturday, Dec. 25. Upon arrival, officers found the man inside the home who was shot. The victim, identified as Steven Byrnes, age 53, a resident of the home, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner.  On Monday, Jan. 17, Suffolk County Pol…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Missing Southampton Kayaker Found Dead Missing Southampton Kayaker Found Dead
Missing Southampton Kayaker Found Dead A Long Island man who went missing on his kayak with his dog has been found dead. John Jackman, age 55, of Southampton, was reported missing to police around 6:30 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 16 after taking out his kayak with his dog. According to Southampton Police, family and friends became concerned after Jackman's dog returned home, but he did not. Southampton Town Police Patrol Units, Community Response Units, Southampton Town Bay Constables, Suffolk County Aviation Unit, and Southampton Fire Department responded to the area to search for Jackman, police said. The Southampton F…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Killed In Hit-Run Long Island Crash, Police Say Man Killed In Hit-Run Long Island Crash, Police Say
Man Killed In Hit-Run Long Island Crash, Police Say A man was hit and killed while walking near a busy Long Island roadway. David Humberto-Amaya, age 33, address unknown, was hit around 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 13 on Flanders Road in Southhampton. According to Lt. Suan Ralph, of the Southampton Police, officers responded to the area after receiving numerous 911 calls for a pedestrian who had been struck by a vehicle that fled the scene. Officers rendered aid to Humberto-Amaya until Flanders Ambulance responded. Suffolk County Aviation Transported him to Stony Brook Hospital.  Humberto-Amaya died at the hospit…

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by Kathy Reakes