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Stranded Kayaker Rescued In Bellport Bay
Two Long Island Marine Bureau officers rescued a man after his kayak overturned.
Suffolk County Police Officers Terence McGovern and Jack Jantzen responded aboard Marine Mike to a 911 call from a man whose kayak overturned in Bellport Bay, between buoys 8 and 9, around 12:50 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 30.
The officers located the kayaker, Diego Sponza, who was wearing a lifejacket but no wetsuit, and pulled him aboard their boat, police said.
Sponza, age 35, of Shirley, was transported to the Bellport Marina and then to a local hospital for treatment of possible hypothermia.
8-Year-Old Long Island Boy Was Kept In Garage Overnight Before Dying, Police Say
An NYPD officer and his fiancée charged with the murder of the officer's 8-year-old son allegedly kept the Long Island boy in a freezing garage overnight, police said.
During a news briefing on Friday, Jan. 24, following the arrest of Michael Valva, 40, and his fiancée Angela Pollina, 42, at their Center Moriches home, police revealed details surrounding the child's death.
Thomas Valva, a student at East Moriches Elementary School, was found dead in the driveway of his home at 11 Bittersweet Lane, around 9:40 a.m., Friday, Jan. 17. His father told officers he had fallen in the driveway.
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