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Police & Fire
Fatal Chain-Reaction Crash: 23-Year-Old From Selden ID'd As Victim In Mount Sinai
A 23-year-old was killed in a chain-reaction, wrong-way crash at a Long Island intersection. It happened just after 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, in Mount Sinai. The victim was driving a black 2012 Kawasaki motorcycle in the wrong direction on southbound Patchogue-Mount Sinai Road, when he collided with a 2022 Honda CR-V at the intersection of Canal Road. According to Suffolk County Police, the motorcyclist then collided with a 2018 Dodge Ram stopped in the westbound turning lane on southbound Patchogue-Mount Sinai Road. Responding officers administered CPR and medical aid to Juarez-Bonil…
Police & Fire
18-Year-Old Nabbed For Selling Nicotine To Minor On Long Island: Police
A young Long Island woman was arrested after police said she sold a child nicotine products, police said. The Mount Sinai incident happened on Sunday, July 14, according to Suffolk County Police. At approximately 12:15 p.m., Alexzia Diaz Garcia was working at MT Smoke and Vape, located at 5507-3 Nesconset Highway when she allegedly sold an underage person Zyn nicotine pouches. She was arrested and charged with second-degree unlawfully dealing with a child. Garcia, age 18 of Coram, will be arraigned at a later date, authorities said.
News
Man Loses Finger, 3 Others Injured In July 4th Fireworks Mishap At Long Island Home
A man lost a finger in a Fourth of July fireworks mishap at a Long Island home that also injured three others, including a child. The incident happened at a Port Jefferson Station home on Foxrun Court at around 10 p.m. Thursday, July 4. Suffolk County Police said a large crowd was gathered to watch a residential fireworks display when one firework went astray, severing the finger of a 30-year-old Selden man. The wayward firework also left a 38-year-old Mount Sinai man with a serious leg injury and burns. A 30-year-old woman and an 8-year-old girl were treated for minor injuries. All four …
News
Multi-Million Dollar Scheme: 8 NYers Accused Of Scamming Government For Services Never Provided
Eight New Yorkers who owned, operated, or were employees of several transportation companies have been accused of scamming the government out of millions of dollars for services never provided. The indictments were unsealed on Long Island at federal court in Central Islip on Tuesday, June 11. Seven of the eight are from Long Island and the other from New York City: Noman Ahmed, age 37, Port Jefferson Station; Adnan Arshad, also known as “Eddie,” age 45, Mount Sinai; Rehman Diwan, age 24, Hicksville; Jessica Hendrickson, age 36, Patchogue; Jose Marte, age 33, …
Police & Fire
Know Her? Woman Wanted For Damaging Vase At Long Island Home
Police on Long Island are asking the public for help identifying a woman who allegedly damaged a large vase in the yard of a home. The incident occurred in Mount Sinai on Tuesday, May 21 on Mount Sinai-Coram Road. According to Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police, the woman attempted to remove a large vase from the yard of a home. The vase broke as the woman dragged it, police said. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about these incidents can contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers …
Police & Fire
Sobriety Checkpoint: 3 Charged During Overnight Detail In Port Jefferson Station
Three people are facing charges after an overnight sobriety checkpoint at the start of the July 4th holiday on Long Island. Authorities conducted the operation in Port Jefferson Station at the corner of Route 112, at Hallock Avenue, from 11:40 p.m. Friday, June 30 until 2:30 a.m. Saturday, July 1. A total of 414 vehicles went through the checkpoint, Suffolk Couty Police said. The following were charged with driving while intoxicated: Gabrielle Brewer, age 30, of Coram; Jariel Felix-Benitez, age 30, of Farmingdale; Matute Monjoya, age 41, of Mount Sinai. The checkpoin…
News
These Long Island Businesses Cited For Illegally Selling Baby Chicks
With Easter almost here, authorities are cracking down on businesses accused of illegally selling baby chicks. Earlier report - Egg-cellent: DA Cracks Down On Illegal Sale Of Chicks, Bunnies, Ducks In Suffolk Over the past month, employees at three Suffolk County businesses were arrested for illegally selling the animals in quantities less than legally permitted, according to the DA’s office. The arrests were made at the following businesses: Long Island Poultry in Calverton - On March 3, employees reportedly sold Suffolk County Police detectives four baby chicks that were only a few days…
Police & Fire
4 Employees Busted Selling Minors E-Cigarettes At Long Island Businesses, Police Say
Over the span of about three hours, four employees at four separate shops on Long Island were arrested for allegedly selling vape products to minors, with police confiscating thousands of illegal products, authorities said. Hardinger Singh, age 27, of Queens, sold a vape product to a minor at Lucky Spot Smoke Shop, located on Deer Park Avenue in North Babylon at approximately 4:20 p.m. on Thursday, March 30, and was arrested, police report. He is charged with: Selling E-Cigarette to a Person less than 21 years-old Babylon resident Dharmendra Gadhavi, age 36, was working at The Barn, als…
Weather
How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From Throughout Region
The most potent winter storm of the season has resulted in scores of school closures and slippery travel conditions. Here's a look at some snowfall totals reported to the National Weather Service and other sources on Tuesday morning, Feb. 28. If you don't see your town listed, post the total in a comment. New York Manhattan Central Park, 1.8 inches Nassau County Manhasset Hills, 3.5 inches Herricks, 3.5 inches Suffolk County Commack, 5 inches Centereach, 4.5 inches Mattituck, 4.5 inches Mount Sina, 4.5 inches Bridgehampton, 4.4 inches Rockland County Stony Point, 6.1 inc…
Police & Fire
Port Jefferson Station Man Killed After Being Hit By Separate Vehicles In Farmingville
Police are investigating after a person was killed in an overnight crash at a Long Island intersection. It happened around 7:40 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5 in Farmingville. A 41-year-old Mount Sinai man was driving a 2022 Mercedes-Benz northbound on North Ocean Avenue at Granny Road when he swerved to avoid hitting a pedestrian, who was running east across the roadway at the intersection against the direction of traffic control devices, Suffolk County Police said. The Mercedes struck the pedestrian, who was then hit by a 2021 Hyundai Sonata being operated by a 44-year-old Coram man The pede…
Business
Powerball Ticket Worth $50K Sold At Mount Sinai Store
A lucky gambler who recently bought their Powerball ticket on Long Island is in for quite a payday. A third-prize winning ticket worth $50,000 from the Monday, Jan. 30 drawing was sold in Mount Sinai, at the Kings convenience store on Nesconset Highway, New York Lottery officials announced. The winning ticket has four matching numbers and the Powerball. Monday’s winning numbers are 1-4-12-36-49 and the Powerball is 5. The Powerball drawing is held every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 11 p.m.
Police & Fire
33-Year-Old Killed In Overnight Mount Sinai Crash
Police are investigating a fatal overnight crash near an intersection in a residential Long Island neighborhood. It happened just before 1:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 30 in Mount Sinai. A 33-year-old man was driving a 2007 Mazda pickup truck westbound on Canal Road when the vehicle left the roadway at Griffin Drive and crashed, Suffolk County Police said. The driver, identified as Joseph Berendowski Jr., of Mount Sinai, was rushed to Stony Brook University Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Detectives are asking anyone with information about the crash to call the&nbs…
News
Covid-
19: Cases Rising On Long Island, Wastewater Testing Reveals
State leaders are urging people to take precautions ahead of holiday gatherings as new data shows COVID-19 cases are rising on Long Island. Wastewater testing shows that COVID-19 cases are climbing in Suffolk County, the county’s health department revealed Thursday, Dec. 22. Testing found “substantial to high” levels of the virus at sewage treatment plants near Babylon, Gordon Heights, and Mount Sinai, according to a graphic shared by the health department on Twitter. COVID-19 Alert: Wastewater surveillance has indicated COVID-19 is rising in Suffolk County. Increases in wastewater ca…
Police & Fire
Holtsville Woman Killed After Being Struck By Pickup Truck On Mount Sinai Roadway
A Long Island woman was struck and killed by a pickup truck while crossing a roadway. The incident took place in Mount Sinai around 10:55 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 3, on County Road 83. According to Suffolk County Police, Ann Marie Montgomery, age 42, of Holtsville, was walking westbound on northbound County Road 83, north of Canal Road, when she was struck in the left lane by a 2018 Ford F150, driven by James Gerardi. Montgomery was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician from Port Jefferson EMS, police said. Gerardi, age 57, of Mount Sinai, was not injured. The Ford was i…
Police & Fire
32-Year-Old Seriously Injured After Being Struck By Car On Long Island Roadway
A 32-year-old Long Island man was seriously injured after being struck by a car while crossing a busy roadway. The incident took place in Mount Sinai around 11;10 p.m. on Route 25A. According to the Suffolk County Police, Vincent Rienzie, of Mount Sinai, was crossing Route 25A, just west of Mount Sinai-Coram Road, from north to south, when he was struck by an eastbound 2022 Subaru Forrester. Rienzie was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of serious injuries, police said. The driver of the Subaru, an 18-year-old man also of Mount Sinai, was not inju…
Police & Fire
2 Killed In Crash Near Miller Place Intersection
Police are investigating a crash that killed two people near a Long Island intersection. It happened around 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24 in Miller Place. A 35-year-old Shirley woman was driving a 2019 Kia Sedona eastbound on Route 25A, east of Park Avenue, when she attempted to make a U-turn in the vehicle and was struck by a westbound 2011 Audi convertible coupe, Suffolk County Police said. The driver of the Audi, Victor Lanzotti, age 32, of Rocky Point, and his passenger, Raymond Neff, age 37, of Mount Sinai were pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from…
Police & Fire
Woman Drowns In Backyard Pool At Mount Sinai Home
Police are investigating after a woman was found dead from drowning in a backyard pool on Long Island. The incident took place in Mount Sinai around 7:50 p.m., Thursday, July 21. Kihee Kim, age 94, was found when officers responded to a home on Kingston Road for an unresponsive person in a pool, said Suffolk County Police. Kim, who was staying at the home with a relative, was transported to John T. Mather Memorial Hospital in Port Jefferson via ambulance where she was pronounced dead.
Police & Fire
Mount Sinai Man Seriously Injured In Two-Vehicle South Setauket Crash
Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash near a Long Island intersection that left one man seriously injured. It happened around 2:25 p.m. Saturday, June 18 in South Setauket. Stephen Napolitano, age 45, of Mount Sinai, was driving a 2017 Nissan van eastbound on Nesconset Highway when he struck a 2013 Ford truck that was stopped in eastbound traffic approximately 1,100 feet west of Wireless Road, Suffolk County Police said. The collision pushed the Ford truck into the rear of a 2011 Ford Edge also stopped in traffic. Napolitano was transported to Stony Brook U…
News
NY Man Admits To Multi-Million Dollar Scheme
A 74-year-old New York man has pleaded guilty to a charge related to a multi-million dollar mass-mailing scheme that tricked victims into paying fees for falsely-promised cash prizes. Long Island resident Carmine Maietta, of Westbury, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud on Wednesday, Jan. 26, according to Breon Peace, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York. From November 2013 through November 2018, Maietta was part of a scheme to mail false prize notifications to thousands of people, urging them to pay a fee in return for a large cash prize, …
Police & Fire
Woman Killed After Vehicle Fire Breaks Out On Long Island
A woman was killed and a man injured after a vehicle fire broke out overnight on Long Island. The vehicle, a 2002 Ford Econoline van, was fully engulfed, in Coram on County Road 83, just north of Pine Road, when emergency responders arrived at 6:15 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 18. The victim, a passenger, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner. Her name is being withheld pending positive identification. The driver of the vehicle, a 53-year-old Mount Sinai man, was able to extricate himself from the vehicle prior to…
Lifestyle
Former College Athlete In Westchester To Compete On Food Network Show
A Long Island woman who is pretty famous for her cookies on Instagram will appear tonight on the Food Network's Christmas Cookie Challenge. "I'm feeling all the emotions today - nervous, excited, anxious but also really proud," Mount Sinai native Emily Solomos said on Instagram on Thursday, Dec. 9. But don't think baking cookies is her career. Solomos, age 24, works in marketing, and making cookies and selling them is just a hobby. "I never thought when I graduated college that I would take up a hobby that would take me this far," she added. She added that she has learned so much in th…
Obituaries
More Than $13K Raised For Family Of Two Brothers Killed In Suffolk County Crash
Members of the community have raised more than $13,000 to support the family of two brothers who died in a crash on Long Island. Darrius Jones, age 16, and Darrell Jones, age 28, were killed in a two-vehicle crash in Mount Sinai on Thursday, Sept. 2, the Suffolk County Police Department reported. Related - Two Brothers Killed In Crash Between Car, SUV On Long Island A GoFundMe set up for their family has raised $13,120 of its $20,000 goal as of Tuesday, Sept. 7. "Menzel Smith-Jones lost her sons, Darrell and Darrius, in a car accident on Sept. 2," organizers said. "On behalf of the A…
Police & Fire
Two Brothers Killed In Crash Between Car, SUV On Long Island
An investigation is underway after two brothers were killed in an overnight crash on Long Island. It happened just after 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2, in Mount Sinai. Darrius Jones, age 16, of Coram, was driving a 1998 Ford Mustang southbound on County Road 83, and made a left turn onto Canal Road, where the car collided with a northbound Jeep SUV driven by Alaina Dimaria, age 28, Suffolk County Police said. Jones was transported to Stonybrook University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. His brother, Darrell Jones, age 28, of Coram, who was a passenger in the Fo…
News
Ex-Suffolk DA Spota, Aide Sentenced For Corruption
Two former high-ranking Suffolk County government officials have been sentenced to jail following a six-week federal jury trial. Former Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas J. Spota and Christopher McPartland, his former anti-corruption aide were each sentenced Tuesday, Aug. 10, by US District Judge Joan M. Azrack, to five years in prison. Additionally, Spota, age 79, of Mount Sinai, was ordered to pay a $100,000 fine. The sentences stem from the defendants’ December 17, 2019 convictions for trying to cover up a prisoner’s beating at a Hauppauge …
Police & Fire
28-Year-Old Long Island Man Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash
A Long Island man was killed in a two-vehicle crash overnight. It happened Saturday, July 2 at about 11:25 p.m. in Holtsville. A 41-year-old Glen Head man was driving a 2021 Volkswagen Atlas eastbound on Fairview Avenue, attempting to make a left turn onto Country Road 83, when his vehicle was struck by a 2021 Ducati motorcycle traveling southbound on County Road 83, Suffolk County Police said. The operator of the motorcycle, Frank Shepard, age 28, of Mount Sinai, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The Glen Head man driving the…
Police & Fire
One Killed, Two Seriously Injured In Head-On Long Island Crash
This story has been updated. One person was killed and two others were seriously injured in a head-on crash on a busy Long Island roadway. It happened around 6:25 p.m. Tuesday, April 20 in Mount Sinai. Charles Dassaro, age 33, of Rocky Point, was driving a 2017 McLaren 570 eastbound on Route 25A, near West Gate Drive, when he lost control of the vehicle, crossed into the westbound lanes, and crashed head-on into a 2019 Jeep Wrangler, Suffolk County Police said. Dassaro was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Med…
Police & Fire
Four Long Island Store Clerks Accused Of Selling E-Liquid Nicotine To Minors
Four store clerks on Long Island were busted selling e-liquid nicotine to minors during an undercover police operation, investigators said. Detectives from the Suffolk County Police Sixth Precinct charged them for selling nicotine products to minors. Police said that the operation came about following multiple complaints from the community, which led to an investigation into the sale of vapes and e-cigarettes to minors during which nine businesses were checked for compliance. During the investigation, four clerks were arrested and charged with second-degree unlawfully dealing with a child:…
News
Long Island Man Indicted For String Of Burglaries, ATM Theft, DA Says
A Long Island man faces up to 15 in prison for a string of alleged commercial burglaries in November 2020. Kieran Fichtner, age 27, of St. James, was arraigned last week on charges associated with the burglaries, as well as for the alleged theft of an ATM machine along with an accomplice, an accomplice, Michael Parise, 46, of Stony Brook, said Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy D. Sini. “These two individuals are alleged serial burglars who were targeting businesses and driving crime in our community,” Sini said. Fichtner was charged multiple misdemeanors, as well as several fe…
Lifestyle
Classic Long Island Italian Eatery Stands Out For Tender Lobster, Octopus Dishes
There are many ways in which a venerable Long Island Italian restaurant stands out - charming staff, authentic Sicilian cuisine, a plethora of wines, and flaming lobsters. Casa Rustica in Smithtown has the unique distinction of serving a succulent, tableside lobster flambe. In this preparation, the meat is removed from a 2-3 lb. lobster, basted, then cooked in a bright, hot flash of fire before it is returned to the shell and served. The eatery also does a tableside pasta dish tossed in a wheel of cheese the size of a snare drum. This is not your nonna's cacio e pepe. Casa Rustica is…
Police & Fire
Two Long Island Cops Suspended Over Alleged Abuse Captured On Bobycam Video, Police Say
Two police officers from Long Island have been suspended and four others, including a supervisor, have been placed on modified duty after bodycam video shows the two officers pushing and kicking a suspect who took police on a pursuit. The two Suffolk County officers were suspended for the incident which took place on Tuesday, Feb. 23, in which the suspect, identified as Christopher Cruz, 30, who is undomiciled, fled from officers in a stolen vehicle and hit two police cruisers, said Suffolk County Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart. According to Hart, the incident occurred when o…
News
ID Released For Long Island Cemetery Worker Killed In Accident
Police detectives investigating the death of a cemetery employee who was killed while working in a grave have released the victim's identity. Rodwin Allicock, age 42, of Coram, was at the bottom of a grave, which was more than 7 feet deep when the incident happened at Washington Memorial Park in Mount Sinai when the grave collapsed at approximately 8:30 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 25, said the Suffolk County Police. His co-workers attempted to dig Allicock out but were unsuccessful. Allicock was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk Count…
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