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Cable Guy Helps Ghost Gun-Toting NY Man Flee From Officers, Police Say Cable Guy Helps Ghost Gun-Toting NY Man Flee From Officers, Police Say
Cable Guy Helps Ghost Gun-Toting NY Man Flee From Officers, Police Say A man who allegedly fled from police with help from a local cable contractor is now facing criminal charges in New York. Long Island resident Borndivine Intelligence Jackson, age 26, of Bellport, was formally indicted on weapons charges Friday, Oct. 28, in Suffolk County Court. Prosecutors said Jackson ran from Suffolk County Police officers in June 2022 during a search for a suspect in an unrelated shooting investigation in Shirley. During the search, police encountered Jackson in a deli parking lot on Neighborhood Road. At the time, he was in possession of a loaded gun, police said. Upo…

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by Michael Mashburn
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NY Contractor Accused Of Scamming Customers Out Of $20K NY Contractor Accused Of Scamming Customers Out Of $20K
NY Contractor Accused Of Scamming Customers Out Of $20K A Long Island contractor has been accused of scamming customers out of more than $20,000 over the past six months, according to authorities. Steven Vitagliano, age 37, owner of Mastic-based company Line Up Fence, made verbal and written agreements to install fencing on several residential properties within the confines of the Suffolk County Police Seventh Precinct over the past six months, the department said.  Vitagliano would accept payment in the form of cash or checks and failed to do the contracted work before he stopped communicating with the customers, according to Suffolk Count…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Father, Daughter Wanted In Girl Scout Cookie Scam Targeting Local NY Residents Father, Daughter Wanted In Girl Scout Cookie Scam Targeting Local NY Residents
Father, Daughter Wanted In Girl Scout Cookie Scam Targeting Local NY Residents Police in New York are reporting they have received at least 11 complaints from residents who said they gave to buy Girl Scouts cookies that were never delivered. The incidents on Long Island were reported to Suffolk County Police between Saturday, June 18, and Monday, June 20, the department said. Police say the alleged cookie scam took place in the following communities: Lake Ronkonkoma, Bohemia, and Patchogue, to Shirley to Mastic. The money was given to a man who accompanied a young girl during some of the incidents, and in others, the girl was alone, police said. Police added that mo…

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by Kathy Reakes