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Seen Her? Alert Issued For Missing 15-Year-Old Girl From Long Island Seen Her? Alert Issued For Missing 15-Year-Old Girl From Long Island
Seen Her? Alert Issued For Missing 15-Year-Old Girl From Long Island Police are asking for the community’s help in locating a missing teenager from Long Island. Lilianna Marmol, age 15, of Dix Hills, was last seen on Wednesday, Nov. 13, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Additional details about her appearance and last known clothing were not immediately available. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Suffolk County Police Department at 631-8526420. Share this story by clicking the Facebook icon below. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Michael Mashburn
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Rockville Centre PD Detective Charged With Hate Crime After Alleged Racial Attack Rockville Centre PD Detective Charged With Hate Crime After Alleged Racial Attack
Rockville Centre PD Detective Charged With Hate Crime After Alleged Racial Attack A Long Island police detective faces hate crime charges after allegedly harassing a worker and damaging his vehicle in what authorities say was a racially motivated incident. The altercation occurred on Sunday, Nov. 3, around 7 p.m. in Manorville, near the corner of Sylvan Court and Weeks Avenue.  Suffolk County Police say John Murphy, age 40, a detective with the Rockville Centre Police Department, approached a subcontractor for a cellular company who was sitting in a GMC Terrain and began questioning him.  Murphy allegedly claimed to be a law enforcement officer, refused to exa…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Halloween-Masked Stabber Sought After Random Attack On Long Island Victim Halloween-Masked Stabber Sought After Random Attack On Long Island Victim
Halloween-Masked Stabber Sought After Random Attack On Long Island Victim A suspect is on the loose after a random, Halloween day stabbing attack on Long Island. The incident happened in Central Islip, outside a business on Brightside Avenue near Islip Avenue, shortly after 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31. Suffolk County Police said a man was sitting in the driver’s seat while parked in a lot outside the Hands Across Long Island mental health services building when a man opened his door and stabbed him with a knife. The suspect, who was wearing a Halloween mask, then fled the scene. The victim was taken to a hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. No…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Human Remains Found Near School On Long Island Human Remains Found Near School On Long Island
Human Remains Found Near School On Long Island Police are investigating after human remains were found not far from a high school on Long Island. The discovery was made in Brentwood, near the interaction of Fifth Avenue and Bancroft Road, shortly before 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 4. Suffolk County Police said someone called 911 about remains found in a sump. It was determined the remains were those of a human. Additional details about the person, including their sex, age, and how long they were there, were not immediately available. An official identification and cause of death will be determined by the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s o…

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by Michael Mashburn
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LI Man Admits Forcing Homeless Teen Into Prostitution In Exchange For Food, Shelter LI Man Admits Forcing Homeless Teen Into Prostitution In Exchange For Food, Shelter
LI Man Admits Forcing Homeless Teen Into Prostitution In Exchange For Food, Shelter A Long Island man confessed to forcing a homeless teenager into prostitution in exchange for providing her with food and shelter. Javesh Persaud, age 34, of Shirley, pleaded guilty to sex trafficking and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Friday, Oct. 25. Prosecutors said Persaud met the 18-year-old victim in July 2023 on the now defunct website Omegle, which randomly paired strangers for virtual chats. The teen told him she was homeless and sleeping in New York City subways in Manhattan. Persaud told the girl he helped people who were without homes and offered the teen clean clot…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Man, His Dog Struck, Killed While Walking On Long Island; Victim's ID Released Man, His Dog Struck, Killed While Walking On Long Island; Victim's ID Released
Man, His Dog Struck, Killed While Walking On Long Island; Victim's ID Released A man and his dog were both struck and killed while walking on a busy Long Island street. The incident happened in Amityville, near the intersection of Broadway and Loudon Avenue, at around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30. Suffolk County Police said the victim was walking his dog when they were struck by an Acura heading northbound on Broadway. The victim, identified as 52-year-old Roy Mathes, of Amityville, was taken to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip, where he was pronounced dead, police said. His dog died at the scene. The driver of the Acura, a 47-year-old Amityville man…

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by Michael Mashburn
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'Suspicious' Death At Long Island Wellness Retreat Under Investigation 'Suspicious' Death At Long Island Wellness Retreat Under Investigation
'Suspicious' Death At Long Island Wellness Retreat Under Investigation Police are investigating what they described as a suspicious death at a luxury spa on Long Island. Click here for an updated story: Update: Guest Murdered At Water Mill's Shou Sugi Ban House Southampton Town Police officers were called at around 12:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28, about a death in the Southampton hamlet of Water Mill, at the Shou Sugi Ban House on Montauk Highway. It was not immediately clear whether the decedent was an employee or guest at the facility, which bills itself as an award-winning wellness retreat and luxury spa focused on “global healing arts practices.” Southam…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Sex Offender Harasses 13-Year-Old Girl At Long Island Convenience Store, Police Say Sex Offender Harasses 13-Year-Old Girl At Long Island Convenience Store, Police Say
Sex Offender Harasses 13-Year-Old Girl At Long Island Convenience Store, Police Say A convicted sex offender is accused of harassing an underage girl outside a Long Island convenience store. The incident happened in Patchogue, at the 7-Eleven store located near Montauk Highway and Bay Avenue, at around 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11. Suffolk County Police said 37-year-old Ronald Rios, of East Patchogue, made sexual comments to a 13-year-old girl. When the victim informed Rios of her age, he allegedly continued making sexual comments. Detectives with the Suffolk County Police Department’s Special Victims Section identified the suspect as Rios. He was arrested on suspicion of end…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Person Hospitalized After 2-Vehicle Long Island Crash Person Hospitalized After 2-Vehicle Long Island Crash
Person Hospitalized After 2-Vehicle Long Island Crash A person was hospitalized after a two-vehicle overnight Long Island crash. It happened around 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, in Coram. A 47-year-old Coram man was riding a bicycle northbound on West Yaphank Road, south of Beach Lane, when he was struck by a northbound 2015 Hyundai Sonata driven by a 48-year-old woman. The bicyclist was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious injuries. Grace, The driver of the Sonata was not injured. Anyone with information is asked to call the Sixth Squad at 631-854-8652. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Joe Lombardi
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Student Caught With Loaded Gun At High School On Long Island Student Caught With Loaded Gun At High School On Long Island
Student Caught With Loaded Gun At High School On Long Island A teenager was apprehended after authorities say he brought a gun to his school on Long Island. The 14-year-old at William Floyd High School in Mastic Beach was being interviewed by a school administrator on an unrelated matter when the student was found to have a loaded gun.  School officials contacted police early Friday afternoon, Oct. 18. The student, who is not being identified due to his age, was charged by Suffolk County PD Seventh Squad detectives with: Criminal possession of a weapon, Criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds. The boy was held overnight at…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Long Island Gas Station Attendant Accused Of Forcibly Touching Girl Long Island Gas Station Attendant Accused Of Forcibly Touching Girl
Long Island Gas Station Attendant Accused Of Forcibly Touching Girl An employee at a Long Island gas station is accused of forcibly touching a teenager. A 16-year-old girl walked into the BP gas station, located in Huntington Station at 233 Walt Whitman Road on Monday, Oct. 14 at approximately 10 p.m. when she engaged in conversation with a gas station attendant, according to Suffolk County Police. The employee then forcibly touched the girl two separate times. The victim left the gas station and reported the incident to the Suffolk County Police Department on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Following an investigation, detectives from the Secon…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Dealer's Fentanyl Killed 17-Year-Old Garden City Girl, DA Says Dealer's Fentanyl Killed 17-Year-Old Garden City Girl, DA Says
Dealer's Fentanyl Killed 17-Year-Old Garden City Girl, DA Says An admitted drug dealer was formally charged in connection with the overdose death of a 17-year-old Long Island girl. Daquan Booker, age 34, of Smithtown, was arraigned on multiple drug charges in Nassau County Court on Tuesday, Oct. 15, following the death of Garden City High School senior Grace Wrightington. Prosecutors said Booker met with the teen on at least two occasions in July 2023 and sold her purported oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl. The synthetic opioid – more than 100 times stronger than morphine – has contributed to a growing number of overdose deaths across the country in…

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by Michael Mashburn