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17-Year-Old Girl Accused Of Shooting Fellow Teen During Argument In North Amityville 17-Year-Old Girl Accused Of Shooting Fellow Teen During Argument In North Amityville
17-Year-Old Girl Accused Of Shooting Fellow Teen During Argument In North Amityville A 17-year-old Long Island girl was charged after police said she shot another teenager earlier this month. The Central Islip girl was arrested on Thursday, July 14, in the shooting that happened on Cahill Street in North Amityville at about 8:40 p.m. on Wednesday, July 6, the Suffolk County Police Department announced. SCPD said two groups of people were arguing when the 17-year-old fired a shot from a handgun that struck the North Amityville girl in the leg. Police said the victim was hospitalized for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. SCPD said the 17-year-old was charged with:…

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by Nicole Valinote
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16-Year-Old North Amityville Girl Injured In Shooting 16-Year-Old North Amityville Girl Injured In Shooting
16-Year-Old North Amityville Girl Injured In Shooting Police are investigating a shooting that injured a teenager overnight. It happened just after 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 6 in North Amityville. Two groups of females were engaged in a verbal dispute on Cahill Street when one of them fired a shot from a handgun, Suffolk County Police said.  The bullet struck the 16-year-old North Amityville girl in the leg. Everyone involved in the dispute, except the victim, fled the scene before officers arrived, according to police.  The victim was transported to an area hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Detec…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Arrested In North Amityville For Driving With 18 License Suspensions, Police Say Man Arrested In North Amityville For Driving With 18 License Suspensions, Police Say
Man Arrested In North Amityville For Driving With 18 License Suspensions, Police Say A 73-year-old man was arrested on Long Island after police reported he was found driving with 18 license suspensions and a fraudulent license plate. An officer saw the driver of a 2003 Honda Odyssey fail to stop at a stop sign in North Amityville on Southbound Route 110 at the Southern State Parkway at about 1 p.m. on Tuesday, April 19, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. The driver, identified as Gerald Grant, of Brooklyn, was found to have 18 license suspensions on 10 dates and a temporary Texas license plate on the Honda that did not belong to the vehicle, SCPD report…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Wrong-Way Driver Killed, Another Motorist Seriously Injured In Head-On Long Island Crash Wrong-Way Driver Killed, Another Motorist Seriously Injured In Head-On Long Island Crash
Wrong-Way Driver Killed, Another Motorist Seriously Injured In Head-On Long Island Crash Police are investigating a crash that killed a wrong-way driver and seriously injured another motorist overnight on Long Island. It happened at around 11:15 p.m. Thursday, April 14 in Melville. Marie Louis, age 56, of North Amityville, was driving a 2005 Honda Civic westbound in the eastbound lanes of Express Drive South at Maxess Road, when the vehicle collided head-on with an eastbound 2021 Mercedes-Benz GLC, Suffolk County Police said. Louis was transported to Nassau University Medical Center where she was pronounced dead, according to police.  The driver of th…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Suspect Nabbed For String Of Armed Robberies At Five Long Island Gas Stations Suspect Nabbed For String Of Armed Robberies At Five Long Island Gas Stations
Suspect Nabbed For String Of Armed Robberies At Five Long Island Gas Stations A suspect implicated in multiple armed robberies of Long Island gas stations is in police custody after being busted going to the well one too many times, investigators announced. Shortly before 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 2, Suffolk County Police detectives arrested a man for committing an armed robbery at a North Amityville gas station, as well as four others in the past three weeks. Police said that Mark Brown, age 44, entered Conoco on Broadway in North Amityville on Thursday afternoon with a handgun and demanded cash from the clerk, who did not comply, prompting Brown to allegedly forc…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed In Stabbing At Parking Lot Of Long Island Gas Station Suspect Nabbed In Stabbing At Parking Lot Of Long Island Gas Station
Suspect Nabbed In Stabbing At Parking Lot Of Long Island Gas Station A suspect has been apprehended after an overnight stabbing on Long Island. It happened around 8:15 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 25 in Wyandanch. Following an alteration, Ronald Carson, age 49, of Wyandanch, stabbed a man in the parking lot of BP Gas, located at 1501 Straight Path, Suffolk County Police said. The victim, of North Amityville, was transported to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries, police said. Carson was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital for treatment of minor injuries. Carson was charged with: Second-degree assault, Third-degree criminal pos…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Driver Injured After Shooting Leads To Crash At Long Island Intersection Driver Injured After Shooting Leads To Crash At Long Island Intersection
Driver Injured After Shooting Leads To Crash At Long Island Intersection An investigation is underway after a man was shot in broad daylight leading to a crash at a Long Island intersection. It happened on Friday, Nov. 5 at 11:10 a.m. in North Amityville. A 21-year-old man was driving a 2019 Nissan Altima eastbound on Brefni Street when he was shot by an occupant of another vehicle at the intersection of Geraldine Avenue, Suffolk County Police said. The Altima then crashed into a fence. The victim was transported in a private vehicle to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Police are looking for the occupant or occupants of the…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Authorities Searching For Man Wanted In Two Suffolk County Homicides Authorities Searching For Man Wanted In Two Suffolk County Homicides
Authorities Searching For Man Wanted In Two Suffolk County Homicides Authorities are asking the public for help locating a man wanted in connection with two Long Island homicides. An arrest warrant was issued for 42-year-old Colin Jerrick, whose last known address was in North Amityville, according to a report from Suffolk County Crime Stoppers on Monday, Oct. 25. Crime Stoppers said Jerrick is wanted for fatally shooting 23-year-old Ajala Carpenter-Toney, of Amityville, during a party on June 13, 2020.  Authorities said the party took place on Grand Boulevard in Wyandanch. Seven other people were shot during the party, including a man …

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by Nicole Valinote
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Authorities Ask For Info After Man Accused Of Robbing Suffolk County Gas Station Authorities Ask For Info After Man Accused Of Robbing Suffolk County Gas Station
Authorities Ask For Info After Man Accused Of Robbing Suffolk County Gas Station Authorities are asking the public for help locating a man accused of robbing a gas station on Long Island. A man entered Sunoco in North Amityville at about 11:45 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 4, and threatened a clerk with a beer bottle that he had broken, according to Suffolk County Crime Stoppers. Crime Stoppers said the man demanded money, and the clerk complied. The man then ran away with an unknown amount of cash, authorities said.  The gas station is located at 616 Broadway. Tips can be submitted by calling 1-800-220-TIPS. Authorities are offering a cash reward for information th…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Long Island Trio Nabbed On Weapons Charges Long Island Trio Nabbed On Weapons Charges
Long Island Trio Nabbed On Weapons Charges Police said three men were arrested for illegal gun possession after they fled the scene during a traffic stop on Long Island. Officers initiated a traffic stop after seeing a BMW speeding in North Amityville at about 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 15, according to the Suffolk County Police Department.  SCPD said the BMW had been traveling west on Sunrise Highway near 41st Street. The BMW stopped in the driveway of 550 Prospect St., and three men got out of the vehicle and ran away at about 5:25 p.m., police said.  Officers searched the area and were able to arrest the …

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by Nicole Valinote
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LI Man Charged In Connection With Shooting Death Of Former Wyandanch High Football Star LI Man Charged In Connection With Shooting Death Of Former Wyandanch High Football Star
LI Man Charged In Connection With Shooting Death Of Former Wyandanch High Football Star Police on Long Island have arrested a 22-year-old man in connection with the shooting death of a former Wyandanch High School football star. Suffolk County Police arrested Everette Aitcheson, age 22, of North Amityville, on Wednesday, Aug. 25 on weapons charges in connection with the fatal shooting of Alonte Shipp that occurred in Wyandanch on Monday, Aug. 23. Homicide Squad detectives charged Aitcheson with criminal possession of a weapon, but additional charges may be added, Suffolk prosecutors said at a hearing.  Shipp, age 20, was shot and killed in front of his Wyandanch home at …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Shot Inside House During Drive-By Shooting On Long Island Woman Shot Inside House During Drive-By Shooting On Long Island
Woman Shot Inside House During Drive-By Shooting On Long Island A Long Island woman was hit by a stray bullet inside her home during a drive-by shooting. The incident took place in Suffolk County around 10 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 24 in North Amityville. According to detectives, officers responded to a residence located at 26 Benjoe Drive after several shots were fired at the house from a passing vehicle. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a 30-year-old woman inside the house with a gunshot wound to her leg.  The woman was transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Detectives are asking anyone with i…

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by Kathy Reakes