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Know Him? Burglar Nabs $5K From Pair Of Long Island Businesses; Reward Offered For Info Know Him? Burglar Nabs $5K From Pair Of Long Island Businesses; Reward Offered For Info
Know Him? Burglar Nabs $5K From Pair Of Long Island Businesses; Reward Offered For Info Police are asking for help in identifying a commercial burglary suspect who helped himself to thousands of dollars from a pair of Long Island businesses. Suffolk County Police said the break-ins occurred at around 5:30 a.m. Thursday, May 2, in Lindenhurst, at two businesses on Wellwood Avenue. Surveillance footage showed the suspect, clad in all black clothing and a black face mask, forcibly entering Paris 1 Nail Salon through a rear door.  He stole nearly $1,000 in cash before hitting the neighboring business, Vicky’s Casa del Sabor, where he grabbed another $4,000 from the register.…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Know Him? Man Wanted For Burglarizing 2 Long Island Businesses Know Him? Man Wanted For Burglarizing 2 Long Island Businesses
Man Wanted For Burglarizing 2 Lindenhurst Businesses Police on Long Island are asking the public for help identifying a man who burglarized two businesses last month. The incidents occurred in Lindenhurst on Thursday, May 2, at the Paris 1 Nail Salon and Vicky’s Casa del Sabor on Wellwood Avenue. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives said the man forcibly entered Paris 1 Nail Salon through the rear door and stole $1,000 from the business.  A short time later, police said the same man entered Vicky’s Casa del Sabor through the rear door and stole approximately $4,000 from …

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by Kathy Reakes
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ID Released For Woman Struck, Killed By Car Shortly After Falling Onto Long Island Roadway ID Released For Woman Struck, Killed By Car Shortly After Falling Onto Long Island Roadway
ID Released For Woman Struck, Killed By Car Shortly After Falling Onto Long Island Roadway The identity has been released of a woman who was struck and killed by a car shortly after she fell onto a Long Island roadway, police announced. The incident happened on Saturday, Jan. 9 at approximately 6:45 p.m. in  Lindenhurst. The woman, now ID'd as 67-year-old Theresa Buckley, of Lindenhurst, fell into the southbound lane of Wellwood Avenue, near Hartford Street, and was struck by a 2015 Chevrolet sedan being driven by Max Priore, age 27, of Lindenhurst, Suffolk County Police. Buckley was pronounced dead on the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Woman Struck, Killed By Car Shortly After Falling Onto Long Island Roadway Woman Struck, Killed By Car Shortly After Falling Onto Long Island Roadway
Woman Struck, Killed By Car Shortly After Falling Onto Long Island Roadway Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Woman Struck, Killed By Car Shortly After Falling Onto Long Island Roadway A woman was struck and killed by a car shortly after she fell onto a Long Island roadway, police announced. The incident happened on Saturday, Jan. 9 at approximately 6:45 p.m. in  Lindenhurst. The woman fell into the southbound lane of Wellwood Avenue, near Hartford Street, and was struck by a 2015 Chevrolet sedan being driven by Max Priore, age 27, of Lindenhurst, Suffolk County Police. The woman was pronounced dead on the scene by a physici…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Driving Drunk Charged After Fatal Crash Long Island Man Driving Drunk Charged After Fatal Crash
Long Island Man Driving Drunk Charged After Fatal Crash A Long Island man was charged with driving while intoxicated following a motor vehicle crash that killed a motorcyclist. Michael Goldstein, 52, of Farmingdale, was riding a 2001 Harley Davidson motorcycle in Lindenhurst southbound on Wellwood Avenue when his vehicle struck a 2007 Toyota 4Runner traveling northbound, making a left to turn onto Buffalo Avenue at approximately 4:05 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27, Suffolk County Police said. Goldstein was transported by North Lindenhurst Fire Department to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip where he was pronounced d…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Man, Woman Nabbed For String Of Armed Robberies At Long Island Gas Stations Man, Woman Nabbed For String Of Armed Robberies At Long Island Gas Stations
Man, Woman Nabbed For String Of Armed Robberies At Long Island Gas Stations A man and woman are facing a host of charges following a string of armed robberies at Suffolk County gas stations over the past two months, police said. Copiague resident Juan Carlos Fernandez Espinal is being charged with eight robberies, with West Babylon resident Marta Rafalko allegedly being involved in four of them. Both were arrested int he parking lot of Ultra Gas Station on West Montauk Highway in Lindenhurst at approximately 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6. Robberies were reported at:  USA Gasoline, 188 N Wellwood Ave., Lindenhurst, on Oct. 2 at 9:55 p.m.; BP, 1235 Route 231, No…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Two Long Island Gas Station Robberies Could Be Linked, Police Say Two Long Island Gas Station Robberies Could Be Linked, Police Say
Two Long Island Gas Station Robberies Could Be Linked, Police Say Suffolk County detectives are working to determine if two robberies that occurred just hours, and miles, apart are related. The first robbery took place around 7:35 p.m., Monday, Oct. 28, when a man walked into USA Gas, at 188 N. Wellwood Ave., in Lindenhurst, and demanded money. He left the store with cash, Suffolk County Police said. Roughly four hours later, a man robbed the Exxon, at 570 Sunrise Highway, in West Islip, police said. The man left with cash in the second robbery as well. Anyone with information on either robbery is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 800-220-TIPS.

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by Kathy Reakes