$34.2M Recovered For Thousands Of Service Members Defrauded By NY Jeweler $34.2M Recovered For Thousands Of Service Members Defrauded By NY Jeweler
$34.2M Recovered For Thousands Of Service Members Defrauded By NY Jeweler A New York-based jewelry chain will pay $34.2 million as part of a settlement with 18 states for “deceiving and defrauding” more than 46,000 service members and veterans, according to the New York Attorney General’s Office. Long Island-based Harris Jewelry, headquartered in Hauppauge, had been accused of using deceptive marketing tactics to lure active-duty service members to their financing program and of falsely claiming that investing in the program would improve customers’ credit scores. The company also made customers believe that protection plans were required to purchase jewelry and…
Former Fire Chief On Long Island Dies During Training At Age 49 Former Fire Chief On Long Island Dies During Training At Age 49
Former Fire Chief On Long Island Dies During Training At Age 49 A former Long Island fire chief suddenly died over the weekend while training with the Suffolk County Urban Search and Rescue Team, Hauppauge Fire Department said on Facebook.  Stephen A. Feron, age 49, suffered a medical event while attending a watercraft rescue operations training at Smith Point County Park in Shirley on Saturday, June 11, FirefightersCloseCalls.com Feron served as the chief of the Department from 2018 to 2019, the post read. His father, Stephen B. Feron, also served as chief of Department from 1985 through 1988. Neighboring fire departments came out …
Wrong-Way Driver Charged With DUI After Stealing Beer On Long Island Wrong-Way Driver Charged With DUI After Stealing Beer On Long Island
Wrong-Way Driver Charged With DUI After Stealing Beer On Long Island A Long Island man is facing jail time after allegedly driving drunk and then stealing beer from a gas station. Lance Broussand, age 37, of Hauppauge, was busted early Wednesday morning, June 8, after he was spotted driving the wrong way on Veterans Memorial Highway in Smithtown, according to Suffolk County Police. He then stopped at a Speedway store on Smithtown Bypass at around 2:30 a.m., where he stole two cases of beer, police said. Broussand was arrested in the store’s parking lot as he tried to leave, according to police.  He was charged with driving while intoxicated and petit …
ID Released For 26-Year-Old Killed In Hauppauge Crash That Left Four Others Injured ID Released For 26-Year-Old Killed In Hauppauge Crash That Left Four Others Injured
ID Released For 26-Year-Old Killed In Hauppauge Crash That Left Four Others Injured Police have released the identity of a Long Island man killed in a crash that also injured four others. Brendan Haverty, age 26, of Riverhead was killed around 1:30 a.m., Monday, June 6, in the two-vehicle crash in Hauppauge, said the Suffolk County Police. Daneris Garcia Marquez was driving a 2011 Ford Econoline westbound on Route 347 when her vehicle collided with a 2019 Toyota Camry traveling northbound on Brooksite Drive, driven by Abhishek Mukherjee, police said. See Earlier Story: One Killed, Four Injured In Hauppauge Crash Haverty, a passenger in the Toyota, was pronounced dea…
One Killed, Four Injured In Hauppauge Crash One Killed, Four Injured In Hauppauge Crash
One Killed, Four Injured In Hauppauge Crash Updated story: ID Released For 26-Year-Old Killed In Hauppauge Crash That Left Four Others Injured One person was killed and four injured in an early-morning crash on Long Island. The crash took place in Hauppauge, around 1:35 a.m. Monday, June 6 on Route 347 and Brooksite Drive. The person who died was a man, said the Suffolk County Police. Westbound Route 347 in Hauppauge was closed, but has since reopened, police said. Police have not yet released additional information, including the ID of the victim. The cause of the crash is still under investigation. This is a developing st…
Woman Charged After Fatal Hit-Run Long Island Crash Woman Charged After Fatal Hit-Run Long Island Crash
Woman Charged After Fatal Hit-Run Long Island Crash A 22-year-old woman has been charged in connection to a hit-and-run crash at a Long Island intersection. The crash happened around 10:15 p.m. Monday, May 23 in Hauppauge. A motor vehicle, believed to be a sedan, was traveling eastbound on Motor Parkway when it collided with another vehicle at the intersection of Moreland Road, Suffolk County Police said. The vehicle then left the roadway, and struck the woman standing on the sidewalk before fleeing the scene eastbound on Motor Parkway, according to police. The victim, identified as Cherokee Fletcher, age 28, of Commack, was pron…
Man Fleeing Scene Of Hauppauge Crash Struck, Killed By 18-Wheeler, Police Say Man Fleeing Scene Of Hauppauge Crash Struck, Killed By 18-Wheeler, Police Say
Man Fleeing Scene Of Hauppauge Crash Struck, Killed By 18-Wheeler, Police Say A man who was allegedly fleeing the scene of a single-car crash on Long Island was hit and killed by an 18-wheel truck. The incident took place in Hauppauge around 2:20 p.m., Wednesday, May 25. Joseph Suozzo, age 60, of Jupiter, Florida, was driving a 2006 Jeep Cherokee eastbound on Bridge Road when he veered off the road and struck a tree, said the Suffolk County Police. Suozzo fled the scene on foot and crossed onto Long Island Motor Parkway, which runs parallel to Bridge Road, and was struck by an 18-wheeler truck approximately 1,000 feet east of Milford Drive, police said. He was pron…
ID Released For Woman Killed In Hit-Run Long Island Crash ID Released For Woman Killed In Hit-Run Long Island Crash
ID Released For Woman Killed In Hit-Run Long Island Crash The identity has been released of a woman killed in a hit-and-run crash at a Long Island intersection. It happened around 10:15 p.m. Monday, May 23 in Hauppauge. A motor vehicle, believed to be a sedan, was traveling eastbound on Motor Parkway when it collided with another vehicle at the intersection of Moreland Road, Suffolk County Police said. The vehicle then left the roadway, and struck the woman standing on the sidewalk before fleeing the scene eastbound on Motor Parkway, according to police. The victim, now identified as Cherokee Fletcher, age 28, of Commack, was pronounce…
Woman Killed In Hit-Run Long Island Crash Woman Killed In Hit-Run Long Island Crash
Woman Killed In Hit-Run Long Island Crash Updated story: ID Released For Woman Killed In Hit-Run Long Island Crash Police are investigating an overnight crash at a Long Island intersection that left a woman dead. It happened around 10:15 p.m. Monday, May 23 in Hauppauge. A motor vehicle, believed to be a sedan, was traveling eastbound on Motor Parkway when it collided with another vehicle at the intersection of Moreland Road, Suffolk County Police said. The vehicle then left the roadway, and struck a woman standing on the sidewalk before fleeing the scene eastbound on Motor Parkway, according to police. The victim,…
Man Hospitalized After Falling From Hotel Balcony On Long Island Man Hospitalized After Falling From Hotel Balcony On Long Island
Man Hospitalized After Falling From Hotel Balcony On Long Island A man is recovering from serious injuries after falling from a hotel balcony on Long Island. It happened early Monday, May 23, in Hauppauge at the Hyatt Regency Long Island on Motor Parkway. Suffolk County Police said New Jersey resident Alexander Keating, age 24, of South Amboy in Middlesex County, was on a ninth-floor balcony at around 12:45 a.m. when he fell over a railing. Keating survived the fall and was taken by ambulance to Stony Brook University Hospital in critical condition, said police. Police are still investigating what led up to the fall. Anyone with information is as…
Long Island Man Accused Of Making Anti-Arab Comment, Attempting To Hit Victim With Vehicle Long Island Man Accused Of Making Anti-Arab Comment, Attempting To Hit Victim With Vehicle
Long Island Man Accused Of Making Anti-Arab Comment, Attempting To Hit Victim With Vehicle An investigation into a hate crime led to the arrest of a Long Island man who allegedly made anti-Arab comments at two men and attempted to run one over, police announced. in Lake Grove, shortly before 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 4, it is alleged that Hauppauge resident Peter Domenichello, age 55, was in the parking lot of Smith Haven Plaza when he directed the slur at the two men. It is alleged that Domenichello then drove his 2017 Honda Civic at one of the men, forcing him to evade the vehicle. When he then got into his own vehicle, police said that Domenichello drove directly at him, but di…
Woman Killed In Head-On Long Island Crash Woman Killed In Head-On Long Island Crash
Woman Killed In Head-On Long Island Crash Police are investigating a crash that left a Long Island woman dead. It happened just before 2:10 p.m. Saturday, May 7 in Hauppauge. A 62-year-old Shirley woman was driving a 2015 Jeep westbound on Hauppauge Road when she made a left hand turn onto Terry Road and collided head-on with a 2016 Honda CR-V, Suffolk County Police said. The driver of the Honda, Carol Anne Faulhaber, age 71, of Ronkonkoma, was transported to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore where she was pronounced dead, according to police.  The driver of the Jeep was transported to Stony Brook Univ…