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Baby Alligator Found In Swimming Pool Of Bayport Family Baby Alligator Found In Swimming Pool Of Bayport Family
Baby Alligator Found In Swimming Pool Of Bayport Family A Long Island family had a surprising guest over the weekend when a baby alligator was found swimming in its pool. The Suffolk County SPCA and New York State Department of Environmental were called to a Bayport home when the family reported that they had returned home to find the eight-inch baby alligator trying to beat the heat in their pool. Officials said that both the SPCA and NYSDEC are attempting to determine how the alligator made its way into the area, since they are not indigenous and would die over the winter months. “Over the years many exotic, illegally, possessed animals and r…

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Bay Shore Teen Charged With DWI Following Head-On Crash In Hauppauge Bay Shore Teen Charged With DWI Following Head-On Crash In Hauppauge
Bay Shore Teen Charged With DWI Following Head-On Crash In Hauppauge A teenager from Bay Shore allegedly driving drunk near a busy intersection in Hauppauge left another motorist hospitalized after being involved in a head-on crash, police said. Johnny Mendez, 18, was driving a Subaru Impreza northbound on Lincoln Boulevard, just north of Vets Highway at approximately 10:15 p.m. on Tuesday, June 18, when he veered into the southbound lane and struck a Jeep Cherokee being driven by Francis Squillace, 61, head-on. According to police, Squillace, a Hicksville resident, was transported to Stony Brook Hospital with serious injuries. Mendez and his 17-year-old pas…

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