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'Turned Our Lives Upside Down': Long Island Father Left In Coma After Being Struck By Van 'Turned Our Lives Upside Down': Long Island Father Left In Coma After Being Struck By Van
'Turned Our Lives Upside Down': Long Island Father Left In Coma After Being Struck By Van Support is swelling for the family of a Long Island husband and father of four who was left in a coma after being hit by a car on his daily bicycle ride. Jeffrey Yusko, of the hamlet of Wainscott, was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital on Friday, May 5, after being struck by a van not far from his home, his son Tyler Yusko wrote on a GoFundMe campaign. “We received a knock on our front door from the police that turned our lives upside down,” Yusko said. His father, a “top salesman” at P.C. Richard & Son appliance store in Southampton, suffered devastating injuries in the cr…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Fatal Crash Update: ID Released For 41-Year-Old Killed In Calverton Crash Fatal Crash Update: ID Released For 41-Year-Old Killed In Calverton Crash
Fatal Crash Update: ID Released For 41-Year-Old Killed In Calverton Crash The identities have been released of those involved in a single-vehicle Long Island crash that left one person dead. The crash happened just before 10 a.m. Saturday, May 20 in Calverton. A 911 caller stated that a large box truck appeared to have left the travel portion of Sound Avenue east of Edwards Avenue, struck a utility pole, and overturned, Riverhead Police said.  Original report - Fatal Crash: 41-Year-Old Passenger Victim After Vehicle Hits Pole, Overturns In Calverton Responding units located the truck on the south side of the roadway. A passenger, identified as a…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Watch: Long Island Officer Gets Hero's Send-Off From Hospital Week After Being Shot On Duty Watch: Long Island Officer Gets Hero's Send-Off From Hospital Week After Being Shot On Duty
Watch: Long Island Officer Gets Hero's Send-Off From Hospital Week After Being Shot On Duty A Long Island police officer is back home with his family just one week after being shot while on duty. Suffolk County Police officer Michael LaFauci was released from Stony Brook University Hospital on Thursday, May 18. Video shared by the department shows the six-year veteran officer exiting the hospital in a wheelchair, flanked by his fiancé and 17-month-daughter, as dozens of officers salute and bagpipers perform "God Bless America." Video of LaFauci's release can be viewed here. The moving scene came just seven days after LaFauci was shot while surveilling a home in Coram, located on…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Update: Long Island Officer Shot On Duty To Be Released From Hospital Update: Long Island Officer Shot On Duty To Be Released From Hospital
Update: Long Island Officer Shot On Duty To Be Released From Hospital A Long Island police officer is set to be released from the hospital a week after he was shot while on duty. Suffolk County Police officer Michael LaFauci will be released from Stony Brook University Hospital at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 18, the department announced in a statement. LaFauci was shot Thursday, May 11, while surveilling a home in Coram, located on Homestead Drive near Norfleet Lane, as part of an armed robbery investigation. Earlier Report: Accused Cop Shooter Was Once Rescued From Burning Car By Suffolk County Police The alleged gunman, 20-year-old Jennel Funderburke, of C…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Accused Cop Shooter Was Once Rescued From Burning Car By Same Long Island Police Force Accused Cop Shooter Was Once Rescued From Burning Car By Same Long Island Police Force
Accused Cop Shooter Was Once Rescued From Burning Car By Same Long Island Police Force The 20-year-old man accused of shooting a Long Island police officer during a foot chase was once rescued by members of the same police force. Jennel Funderburke, of Coram, pleaded not guilty to attempted murder in Suffolk County Court on Friday, May 12, in connection with the shooting of a Suffolk County Police officer one day prior. Police had been surveilling Funderburke’s Coram home, located on Homesteads Drive near Norfleet Lane, as part of an armed robbery investigation on Thursday, May 11, according to police. Earlier Report: Update: ID Released For Man Accused Of Shooting Suf…

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by Michael Mashburn
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LI Rapist Who Tried Silencing 6-Year-Old Victim With 'Pocket Change' Gets 12 Years In Prison LI Rapist Who Tried Silencing 6-Year-Old Victim With 'Pocket Change' Gets 12 Years In Prison
LI Rapist Who Tried Silencing 6-Year-Old Victim With 'Pocket Change' Gets 12 Years In Prison A Long Island man who admitted to raping a 6-year-old girl and attempting to buy her silence will spend more than a decade behind bars. Jose Romero, age 34, of Centereach, was sentenced to 12 years in prison in Suffolk County Court on Friday, May 12. It followed his guilty plea to first-degree rape in April 2023. Earlier Report: After Raping 6-Year-Old, Centereach Man Gave Victim 'Pocket Change,' DA Says According to the Suffolk County DA’s Office, Romero sexually abused the child in October 2021, and then gave her “pocket change” and told her not to tell her parents. Despite the a…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Update: ID Released For Man Accused Of Shooting Police Officer On Long Island Update: ID Released For Man Accused Of Shooting Police Officer On Long Island
Update: ID Released For Man Accused Of Shooting Police Officer On Long Island The identity has been released of a suspect who is now in custody after a police officer was shot on Long Island. The Suffolk County PD Sixth Precinct officer was shot twice while on the job during an incident at a Coram home at approximately 12:50 p.m. Thursday, May 11, according to authorities. Earlier Report: Police Officer Shot At Long Island Home (Developing) The man who allegedly shot him, 20-year-old Janell Funderburke, was inside a Norfleet Lane home when police arrived to do surveillance, as Funderburke was wanted for an armed robbery that had occurred two days earlier. Upon se…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Police Officer Shot At Long Island Home (Developing) Police Officer Shot At Long Island Home (Developing)
Police Officer Shot At Long Island Home (Developing) A Long Island police officer is hospitalized after being shot on the job. The Suffolk County Police officer was shot at around 12:50 p.m. Thursday, May 11, at a home in Coram, located on Homestead Drive near Norfleet Lane, an agency spokesperson confirmed to Daily Voice. The officer, who has not been identified, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment. A hospital spokesperson would not comment on the officer’s condition. Police did not elaborate on the nature of the officer’s injuries, but according to police radio traffic they were shot in the arm and leg. It was…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Driver Charged With Vehicular Homicide In LI Crash That Killed Student With 'Heart Of Gold' Driver Charged With Vehicular Homicide In LI Crash That Killed Student With 'Heart Of Gold'
Driver Charged With Vehicular Homicide In LI Crash That Killed Student With 'Heart Of Gold' A Long Island man who was allegedly high on fentanyl when he caused a car crash that claimed the life of a 22-year-old college student was formally charged with aggravated vehicular homicide. Christopher Guzman, age 40, of Farmingville, appeared in a Suffolk County courtroom on Monday, May 8, where he was also arraigned on manslaughter and vehicular assault charges in the death of Timothy Carpenter. Earlier Report: Farmingville Man Charged With DWI/Drugs After Fatal Centereach Crash, Police Say According to the Suffolk County DA’s Office, it was around 5 p.m. on March 19, 2023 when Gu…

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by Michael Mashburn
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New Update: Baby Girl Dies Following Long Island School Bus Crash That Killed Mother New Update: Baby Girl Dies Following Long Island School Bus Crash That Killed Mother
New Update: Baby Girl Dies Following Long Island School Bus Crash That Killed Mother A 1-year-old girl has died following a crash involving a school bus on Long Island that also claimed the life of the child's 31-year-old mother.  Emergency crews in Yaphank were called at around 7:30 a.m. Thursday, May 4, with reports of a crash involving a school bus on County Road 101 near the Long Island Expressway, Suffolk County Police told Daily Voice. According to investigators, Jacklyn Smolian, of East Patchogue, was driving northbound on County Road 101 when the southbound bus attempted to make a left turn onto Express Drive South. The two vehicles collided, with the imp…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Stabbed 54 Times: Man Admits Murdering Long Island Ex-Girlfriend On First Day Of Trial Stabbed 54 Times: Man Admits Murdering Long Island Ex-Girlfriend On First Day Of Trial
Stabbed 54 Times: Man Admits Murdering Long Island Ex-Girlfriend On First Day Of Trial More than a year after a 27-year-old woman was stabbed to death outside of her Long Island home, her killer from upstate New York has finally confessed. Kason Parker, age 35, of Albany, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in Suffolk County Court on Monday, May 1, for killing his ex-girlfriend Meghan Kiefer in October 2021. Earlier Report: Suspect Nabbed After Woman Fatally Stabbed Outside Her Long Island Home According to the Suffolk County DA’s Office, Kiefer, age 27, had returned to her Coram home with a friend on Oct. 23, 2021 to pick up a credit card from Parker so the two coul…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Woman Struck, Killed In Early-Morning Long Island Crash: Police Woman Struck, Killed In Early-Morning Long Island Crash: Police
Woman Struck, Killed In Early-Morning Long Island Crash: Police A 73-year-old Long Island resident was killed after being hit by a car while walking through a parking lot, police said. The driver, Alyssa Grudzinski, age 30, of Patchogue, was driving her SUV through the parking lot of Heatherwood House at Patchogue (located at 99 Waverly Avenue) on the morning of Tuesday, April 18, according to Suffolk County Police. At around 6:50 a.m., Grudzinski’s 2010 Kia Sportage allegedly struck fellow Patchogue resident Ida Papik. Papik was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Grudzinkski does not have any injuries, a…

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by Sophie Grieser