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Man Holed Up With Weapons Triggers Large Police Response At Montauk Home, Train Delays Man Holed Up With Weapons Triggers Large Police Response At Montauk Home, Train Delays
Man Holed Up With Weapons Triggers Large Police Response At Montauk Home, Train Delays Reports of a man in crisis who was holed up in a home with weapons triggered an hours-long police standoff on Long Island. The incident happened in Montauk, at a residence on Edgemere Road, on Friday morning, Aug. 23. East Hampton Police said they were contacted at around 11:45 a.m. by Suffolk County DASH, a response team of licensed professionals who help individuals feeling overwhelmed by substance use, mental illness or other life stressors. Relatives told police that a man inside the home was having a psychiatric emergency and was not responding to anyone. They confirmed there were sev…

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by Michael Mashburn
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'We Will Rebuild': Powerful Storm, Flooding Leave Trail Of Destruction Across Suffolk County 'We Will Rebuild': Powerful Storm, Flooding Leave Trail Of Destruction Across Suffolk County
'We Will Rebuild': Powerful Storm, Flooding Leave Trail Of Destruction Across Suffolk County At least six homes were heavily damaged and roads were washed out following a powerful storm system that brought drenching rain and widespread flooding to parts of New York and Connecticut. On Long Island, Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine issued a state of emergency on Monday, Aug. 19, after surveying flood damage caused when up to nine inches of rain fell in parts of the county overnight. “Our longtime Mill Pond is gone. Six houses along here were damaged, their cesspools and personal belongings are now floating down this creek into the sound,” Romaine told reporters. Earlier Report:…

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by Michael Mashburn & Joe Lombardi
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LIRR Crash: Taxi Driver Stopped On Tracks Before Fatal Long Island Collision, Police Say LIRR Crash: Taxi Driver Stopped On Tracks Before Fatal Long Island Collision, Police Say
Lirr Crash: Taxi Driver Stopped On Tracks Before Fatal Long Island Collision, Police Say Authorities have identified a taxi driver who was killed when his taxi was struck by a Long Island Rail Road train. The incident happened in Manorville, at the Wading River Road crossing, at around 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, July 30. An eastbound LIRR train was traveling from Ronkonkoma to Greenport when it struck a taxi operated by East End Transportation east of the Yaphank station, an MTA spokesperson told Daily Voice. Earlier Report: 2 Injured After Lirr Train Collides With Car In Manorville The taxi driver, 49-year-old Daniel Seagren, of Ronkonkoma, was pronounced dead at Peconic Bay…

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by Michael Mashburn
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2 Injured After LIRR Train Collides With Car 2 Injured After LIRR Train Collides With Car
2 Injured After Lirr Train Collides With Car See new update: Lirr Crash: Taxi Driver Stopped On Tracks Before Fatal Manorville Collision, Police Say Two people are hospitalized after a Long Island Rail Road train collided with a car. The incident happened in Manorville, at the Wading River Road crossing, at around 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, July 30. An eastbound LIRR train was traveling from Ronkonkoma to Greenport when it struck a vehicle on the tracks just east of the Yaphank Station, an MTA spokesperson told Daily Voice. A photo shared to Facebook by the account LI Fire Buff showed a white vehicle with significant damage, including…

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by Michael Mashburn