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Police & Fire
Brentwood Vehicle Arsonist Caught On Neighbor's Surveillance Camera: Reward Offered (VIDEO) Brentwood Vehicle Arsonist Caught On Neighbor's Surveillance Camera: Reward Offered (VIDEO)
Brentwood Vehicle Arsonist Caught On Neighbor's Surveillance Camera: Reward Offered (Video) A vehicle arsonist is on the run after setting a car ablaze in a Long Island neighborhood. The shocking incident–captured by a neighbor's security camera–happened in Brentwood, shortly after 2 a.m. Wednesday, April 23. Video shows a man shrouded in darkness appearing to fidget with the car’s fuel door before the vehicle bursts into flames. The man is then seen running away. Nobody was injured in the ordeal. Police did not speculate on a possible motive for the attack. No suspects had been arrested as of Monday, April 28. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for inform…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
23-Year-Old Pulls Knife On Employees At Long Island Business, Police Say 23-Year-Old Pulls Knife On Employees At Long Island Business, Police Say
23-Year-Old Pulls Knife On Employees At Long Island Business, Police Say A man is facing charges after allegedly pulling a knife on two employees at a Long Island business. The incident happened in Inwood, at the Smoke Bazaar smoke shop on Burnside Avenue, at around 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24. Nassau County Police said 23-year-old Cristhian Reyes got into an argument with two male employees, one 19 and the other 33. The argument escalated and Reyes displayed a knife, “placing them in fear for their safety,” police said. He is also accused of intentionally breaking two of the store's security cameras. Nobody was injured in the ordeal. Reyes, of Island Park, wa…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Broke Into Jersey Shore Home's Garage, Cut Security Camera Wires: Police Long Island Man Broke Into Jersey Shore Home's Garage, Cut Security Camera Wires: Police
Long Island Man Broke Into Jersey Shore Home's Garage, Cut Security Camera Wires: Police A Long Island man was accused of breaking into a Manasquan home and cutting outdoor security camera wires, authorities said. Thomas Gilmartin of Port Washington, New York, was arrested on Monday, Aug. 5, the Manasquan Borough Police Department said in a news release. Officers responded to a report of someone who broke into the garage of a home on Perrine Boulevard at around 8:02 p.m. Police said the home's back door was kicked in and exterior security camera wires were cut. Several items were also taken from the garage and placed by a side fence. Investigators obtained pictures of the…

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by Chris Spiker
Business
Smile, You're On Body Camera: TJ Maxx To Equip Employees To Fight Shoplifting Smile, You're On Body Camera: TJ Maxx To Equip Employees To Fight Shoplifting
Smile, You're On Body Camera: TJ Maxx To Equip Employees To Fight Shoplifting To fight the recent rise in shoplifting and retail theft, shoppers could see store security employees wearing body-worn cameras to help catch thieves red-handed.  TJX, the parent company of TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Serria, HomeSense, and HomeGoods, said will begin equipping some employees with body-worn cameras similar to those worn by police, the Boston Globe reported. The company started testing the initiative last year.  The company operates nearly 3,400 stores nationwide.  A call to the Framingham, Massachusetts, headquarters of TJX for comment was not immediately r…

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by Josh Lanier