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Shooting Injuring 8-Year-Old: Police Looking For These Cars In Drive-By At Long Island Home Shooting Injuring 8-Year-Old: Police Looking For These Cars In Drive-By At Long Island Home
Shooting Injuring 8-Year-Old: Police Looking For These Cars In Drive-By At Long Island Home Police are working to identify two vehicles that were seen outside a Long Island home targeted in a drive-by shooting that injured a young child. The shooting happened at around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 26, in Medford, at a home located on Cedar Lane between West Lane and Barbara Lane. Several gunshots were fired into the home from the street, according to Suffolk County Police. One of the bullets grazed an 8-year-old boy in his side. He was taken to the hospital and treated for minor injuries. Nobody else was injured in the shooting. Police did not speculate on whether the incident was…
Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing 2 Children At Medford Park, Police Say Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing 2 Children At Medford Park, Police Say
Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing 2 Children At Medford Park, Police Say A 27-year-old man was charged with sexually abusing two children at a Long Island park. Rashawn Brinkley, of Medford, was arrested at Gordon Heights Children’s Park, located on Shirley Lane in Medford, at about 6:50 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 2, the Suffolk County Police Department said. SCPD said two boys saw Brinkley at the park and identified him as the man who sexually abused them on Friday, Oct. 7. The boys notified a family member, who called police, authorities said.  SCPD said police had not previously been notified about the incident that happened at the park on Oct. 7. P…
Girl Injured In Pellet Gun Shooting At Suffolk County Shopping Center Girl Injured In Pellet Gun Shooting At Suffolk County Shopping Center
Girl Injured In Pellet Gun Shooting At Suffolk County Shopping Center Police are investigating a pellet gun shooting that injured a child at a Long Island shopping plaza. The incident happened around 5:20 p.m. on Presidents' Day, Monday, Feb. 21 in Deer Park. A 12-year-old girl was walking in the parking lot of the Tanger Outlets in Deer Park when she was struck by a pellet fired from an airsoft gun by a person in a passing vehicle, Suffolk County Police said. The girl was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Following an investigation, it was determined the same vehicle was invo…