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Know Them? Group Steals $3K Worth Of Sunglasses From Long Island Business, Police Say Know Them? Group Steals $3K Worth Of Sunglasses From Long Island Business, Police Say
Know Them? Group Steals $3K Worth Of Sunglasses From Long Island Business, Police Say Police are working to identify four people accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from a Long Island business. The theft occurred Friday, June 30, at the Sunglass Hat in Riverhead, located in the Riverhead Tanger Outlets. Suffolk County Police said three women and a man entered the store at around 2:40 p.m. and made off with approximately $3,000 worth of products. Anyone with information in the case is asked to contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. The organization is offering a cash reward for information leading to an arrest. Share this story b…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Smash & Grab: T-Mobile Store On Long Island Hit By Overnight Burglars Smash & Grab: T-Mobile Store On Long Island Hit By Overnight Burglars
Smash & Grab: T-Mobile Store On Long Island Hit By Overnight Burglars Police are investigating an overnight burglary at a Long Island business. The break-in happened at around 2:45 a.m. Thursday, June 22, at a T-Mobile store in Riverhead, located on Old Country Road. Officers responding to an alarm call found the store’s glass front door shattered, according to Suffolk County Police. Numerous items were stolen from the business. Hours later, no suspects had been identified or arrested. Anyone with information on the break-in is asked to contact the Riverhead Town Police Department at 631-727-4500.

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by Michael Mashburn
Lifestyle
Support Rising For Family Of Mother, Wife Killed In Crash On Long Island: 'Always Had A Smile' Support Rising For Family Of Mother, Wife Killed In Crash On Long Island: 'Always Had A Smile'
Support Rising For Family Of Mother, Wife Killed In Crash On Long Island: 'Always Had A Smile' Donations are pouring in for the family of a wife and mother who was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Long Island that also left her husband fighting for his life. Loraine DiCuffa, age 49, of East Moriches, died following the wreck, which occurred at around 11:50 a.m. Sunday, June 18, in Manorville. According to Suffolk County Police, a 38-year-old Shirley woman was driving a 2022 BMW southbound on Wading River Road when she attempted to make a left-hand turn onto South Street. Earlier Report: Fatal Crash: East Moriches Woman ID'd As Victim, Husband Seriously Injured In Manorville The BMW…

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by Michael Mashburn
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30-Year-Old Seriously Injured After Being Struck By Car On Long Island 30-Year-Old Seriously Injured After Being Struck By Car On Long Island
30-Year-Old Seriously Injured After Being Struck By Car On Long Island A man is hospitalized with serious injuries after being struck by a car on Long Island. The incident happened at around 1:45 a.m. Monday, June 19 in Jamesport, on Sound Avenue near Pier Avenue. An investigation by the Riverhead Town Police Department found that a 30-year-old Riverhead man was walking in the roadway when he was struck by a Ford pickup truck driving eastbound. The victim, who police did not name pending notification of family, was taken by ambulance to Peconic Bay Medical Center for treatment of serious injuries. The driver of the pickup truck stayed at the scene and calle…

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by Michael Mashburn
News
Traffic Circle Killing: Photo Led Police To 20-Year-Old Indicted In Fatal Long Island Stabbing Traffic Circle Killing: Photo Led Police To 20-Year-Old Indicted In Fatal Long Island Stabbing
Traffic Circle Killing: Photo Led Police To 20-Year-Old Indicted In Fatal Long Island Stabbing A 20-year-old man is facing murder charges after allegedly stabbing another man to death in a traffic circle near a Long Island park. Gelber Lopez Perez, of Riverhead, was arraigned on a second-degree murder charge in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, June 15, in the death of 26-year-old Tony Fernando Alvarado Ajcuc. According to the Suffolk County DA’s office, it was around 3 p.m. Tuesday, June 6, when Lopez Perez got into an argument with one of two friends he was with at Riverhead’s Grangabel Park. Earlier Report: 20-Year-Old Stabs Man To Death In Riverside, Police Say During thei…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Home Depot On Long Island Evacuated Over Bomb Threat Home Depot On Long Island Evacuated Over Bomb Threat
Home Depot On Long Island Evacuated Over Bomb Threat A Home Depot store on Long Island was evacuated after someone called in a bomb threat. The incident happened at around 8:30 a.m. Monday, June 5, at the Home Depot store in Riverhead, located on Old Country Road, police confirmed. According to police radio traffic, the suspect told a store manager that there was an explosive device somewhere in the building. Customers and employees were evacuated out of precaution as members of the Riverhead and Suffolk County police departments searched the building using K-9 dogs.  Investigators found no signs of bomb making materials or other susp…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Habitual Flag Thief Nabbed After Targeting Several Long Island Businesses, Police Say Habitual Flag Thief Nabbed After Targeting Several Long Island Businesses, Police Say
Habitual Flag Thief Nabbed After Targeting Several Long Island Businesses, Police Say Police have arrested a man accused of stealing several American flags from businesses on Long Island. The alleged crime spree came to an end Thursday, June 1, when an employee at the Laundry Palace in Riverhead called 911 saying a man had just cut the rope and removed the flags from outside the business. When officers arrived, they found a man matching the suspect description not far from the scene. He was later identified as 37-year-old Nelson Priester, who is homeless. Priester was reportedly uncooperative and initially refused to identify himself. Investigators were able to tie him to…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Three-Time Long Island Burglar Pleads Guilty For String Of Lowe’s Thefts Three-Time Long Island Burglar Pleads Guilty For String Of Lowe’s Thefts
Three-Time Long Island Burglar Pleads Guilty For String Of Lowe’s Thefts A Long Island man who allegedly stole over $3,000 from a Lowe’s store three times has pleaded guilty, officials said. The plea came on Tuesday, May 16 from Terry Smith, aged 60, of Riverhead, the Suffolk County District Attorney announced. Smith is accused of burglarizing the Lowe’s Home Improvement Store located on Old Country Road in Riverhead on three separate occasions. On November 10, 2021, Smith walked out of Lowe’s with a shopping cart of unpaid merchandise, which included a spray gun kit, hedge trimmers, and a chainsaw having a value of nearly $3,000, according to the court docu…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Asked Child For Sexual Contact: Police Long Island Man Asked Child For Sexual Contact: Police
Long Island Man Asked Child For Sexual Contact: Police A Long Island man has been arrested after police found that he had engaged in a sex offense against a young child. Southampton Police reported that on Wednesday, May 17, officers arrested 51-year-old Wuilyan Pirir Camey of Riverhead for a sex offense. Two weeks prior to the arrest, the Southampton Police Department received a report of the possible offense, which occurred against an 11-year-old child from Flanders. An investigation revealed that Pirir Camey had been texting the child and requesting sexual contact, authorities claimed. Pirir Camey is charged with the following: First…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Woman Arrested Months After Long Island Hit-Run: Police Woman Arrested Months After Long Island Hit-Run: Police
Woman Arrested Months After Long Island Hit-Run: Police Over half a year since two Long Islanders were seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash, the driver has been apprehended, authorities announced. Kristina Manico, aged 34, of Centereach, was arrested on Thursday, May 18 for fleeing the scene of a severe car crash in October of 2022. Earlier Report: IDs Released For 2 Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Central Islip Crash Manico was driving westbound on Suffolk Avenue in Central Islip in her dark-colored sedan on the night of Wednesday, October 5, police reported. At approximately 10:20 p.m., she struck 25-year-old Nasheem Beck and 34-year…

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by Sophie Grieser
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No Vacancy: Hotels In Town On Long Island Barred From Accepting Migrants Amid Expected Influx No Vacancy: Hotels In Town On Long Island Barred From Accepting Migrants Amid Expected Influx
No Vacancy: Hotels In Town On Long Island Barred From Accepting Migrants Amid Expected Influx Leaders in one Long Island town are working to ensure that hotels and other short stay facilities won’t accept asylum seekers amid an expected influx of migrants from New York City. In a State of Emergency declaration issued Tuesday night, May 16, the Town of Riverhead barred hotels, inns, bed and breakfasts, and other “transient lodging units” from accepting any migrants or asylum seekers for housing in town limits. The move comes after town officials learned that the New York City Department of Homeless Services reached out to hotels and motels in Riverhead “to assess availability of suc…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Off-Duty Long Island Cop Shoots Attempted Burglar At Home Off-Duty Long Island Cop Shoots Attempted Burglar At Home
Off-Duty Long Island Cop Shoots Attempted Burglar At Home A man who attempted to break into a home was shot by the homeowner, who happened to be an off-duty cop, police said. The incident occurred at 138 Maple Wood Lane in Riverhead on Wednesday, May 10 at approximately 4 p.m., according to Suffolk County police. Detectives said that an unnamed man attempted to break into the Riverhead home, even after the homeowners confronted him and attempted to stop him from doing so. However, the man allegedly continued to try and break into the house. He was shot by the homeowner, who authorities say was an off-duty Suffolk County Deputy Sherrif. The …

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by Sophie Grieser