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Death Of 8-Year-Old At Long Island Residence Under Investigation Death Of 8-Year-Old At Long Island Residence Under Investigation
Death Of 8-Year-Old At Long Island Residence Under Investigation Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the death of a child. Seventh Precinct police officers responded to a report of an 8-year-old boy who fell in the driveway of a residence, located on Bittersweet Lane, on Friday, Jan. 17 at approximately 9:40 a.m., Suffolk County Police said. The child was transported to Long Island Community Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The Suffolk County Medical Examiner is performing an autopsy.  No further details have been released. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Joe Lombardi
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Suspect Nabbed In Shooting Death Of Long Island Man Suspect Nabbed In Shooting Death Of Long Island Man
Suspect Nabbed In Shooting Death Of Long Island Man A suspect has been apprehended in connection to the shooting death of a Long Island man last week. The shooting happened in East Patchogue outside a residence on the 500 block of Taylor Avenue at around 5:10 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21.  The victim, Tyrell D. Smith, 25, of Shirley, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner. On Tuesday, Oct. 29, Suffolk County Police arrested a Mastic man in connection with the crime. Malik Roberts, 22, was apprehended in Brentwood at around 3:45 p.m. Tuesday. Squad detectives c…

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by Joe Lombardi
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ID Released For Motorist Killed After Jeep Crashes Into 7-Eleven On Long Island ID Released For Motorist Killed After Jeep Crashes Into 7-Eleven On Long Island
ID Released For Motorist Killed After Jeep Crashes Into 7-Eleven On Long Island The motorist killed after a Jeep crashed into a 7-Eleven on Long Island overnight has now been identified. The crash happened around 2:25 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5 in Brentwood. The man, now identified as Brian McLaughlin, 33, of Bay Shore, was driving a 2016 Jeep Cherokee westbound on Express Drive North when he lost control of his vehicle, said police.  The Jeep went airborne and struck 7-Eleven, located at 260 Motor Parkway.  McLaughlin was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner. The Jeep was…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Motorist Killed After Jeep Goes Airborne, Crashes Into 7-Eleven On Long Island Motorist Killed After Jeep Goes Airborne, Crashes Into 7-Eleven On Long Island
Motorist Killed After Jeep Goes Airborne, Crashes Into 7-Eleven On Long Island Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Motorist Killed After Jeep Crashes Into 7-Eleven On Long Island A motorist was killed after a Jeep crashed into a 7-Eleven on Long Island overnight. It happened around 2:25 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5 in Brentwood. A man was driving a 2016 Jeep Cherokee westbound on Express Drive North when he lost control of his vehicle, said police.  The Jeep went airborne and struck 7-Eleven, located at 260 Motor Parkway.  The victim was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medi…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Body Of LI Man Who Fell Off Boat In Great South Bay Found Body Of LI Man Who Fell Off Boat In Great South Bay Found
Body Of LI Man Who Fell Off Boat In Great South Bay Found The body of an East Islip man who had fallen overboard from his 34-foot Fountain boat has been found. Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the death of Samuel Gutierrez, 47, whose body was found floating in the Great South Bay, just south of Timber Point, said the Suffolk County Police. The department received word of a body floating from a 911 caller around 2 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 25, police said. Gutierrez fell overboard without a life jacket around 11 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 23. The Coast Guard had suspended its search late Tuesday night, for Gutierrez who r…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Body Of LI Man Who Fell Off Boat In Great South Bay Found Body Of LI Man Who Fell Off Boat In Great South Bay Found
Body Of LI Man Who Fell Off Boat In Great South Bay Found This story has been updated.  The body of an East Islip man who had fallen overboard from his 34-foot Fountain boat has been found. Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the death of Samuel Gutierrez, 47, whose body was found floating in the Great South Bay, just south of Timber Point, said the Suffolk County Police. The department received word of a body floating from a 911 caller around 2 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 25, police said. Gutierrez fell overboard without a life jacket around 11 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 23. The Coast Guard had suspended its search lat…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Struck, Killed By SUV On Long Island Man Struck, Killed By SUV On Long Island
Man Struck, Killed By SUV On Long Island A man was killed after being struck by an SUV on Long Island. It happened around 9:10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14 in Coram, Suffolk County Police said. The victim, Martin Tiess, 57, of Mount Sinai, was walking with a bicycle on northbound Route 112 when he was struck by a northbound 2001 Suburban, according to police.  Tiess was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner. The driver of the Suburban, Troy Norr, 50, of Manorville, and a female passenger were not injured. The vehicle was impounded for a safety check. …

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by Joe Lombardi
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IDs Released For 20-Year-Old Killed, Teen Brothers Injured In Fiery Long Island Crash IDs Released For 20-Year-Old Killed, Teen Brothers Injured In Fiery Long Island Crash
IDs Released For 20-Year-Old Killed, Teen Brothers Injured In Fiery Long Island Crash A 20-year-old area man who was killed and two teenage brothers who were critically injured in a single-vehicle crash have been identified by police. William Smith, 20, of Mastic, was killed around 8:45 a.m., Friday, Sept. 13, while driving a 1996 Lexus eastbound on Pine Road when he lost control of the vehicle, which struck a tree and caught fire in front of 24 Pine Road, said the Suffolk County Police. Responding Seventh Precinct Police Officer David Collins, with the assistance of a Good Samaritan, was able to pull brothers, 16-year-old Rasin Jackson, and 15-year-old Zameer Jackson, both …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Driver Killed, Police Officer Seriously Injured In Two-Car Long Island Crash Driver Killed, Police Officer Seriously Injured In Two-Car Long Island Crash
Driver Killed, Police Officer Seriously Injured In Two-Car Long Island Crash A driver was killed and a police officer seriously injured in an early morning crash on Long Island. A Third Precinct police officer was driving in a police vehicle in Bay Shore northbound on Fifth Avenue when a southbound Honda Civic veered into the northbound lanes and struck the police vehicle, in front of 1460 Fifth Ave., at approximately 6:10 a.m., Suffolk County Police said. The driver of the Honda, whose name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner.&nbs…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Car On Sunrise Highway Overpass Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Car On Sunrise Highway Overpass
Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Car On Sunrise Highway Overpass A pedestrian was killed after being struck by a car in Suffolk County. It happened at about 9:45 p.m. Sunday, July 28 in Bohemia. A 24-year-old Sayville man was driving a 2017 Nissan Altima southbound on Oakdale-Bohemia Road when the vehicle struck the pedestrian on the Sunrise Highway overpass, Suffolk County Police said. The man initially left the scene in the Nissan, then returned approximately 20 minutes later, police said. The victim, Christopher Gallagher, 42, of Bohemia, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the office of the Suffolk County Medica…

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by Joe Lombardi
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ID Released For Rockville Center 18-Year-Old Killed In Crash Between Jet Ski, Motorboat ID Released For Rockville Center 18-Year-Old Killed In Crash Between Jet Ski, Motorboat
ID Released For Rockville Center 18-Year-Old Killed In Crash Between Jet Ski, Motorboat Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Shirley Woman Killed When Boat Is Struck By 50-Foot Sea Ray One of the two women killed in separate boat crashes on Long Island on Sunday, July 14 has been identified. The crash happened when a jet ski collided with a 35-foot Fountain motorboat at about 10:30 a.m. Sunday in the Middle Bay waterways, southeast of Parsonage Cove, according to Nassau County Police. As a result of this collision, Caitlin Rose McDonald, 18, of Rockville Center was taken to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead by a hospital physi…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Found Dead In Swimming Pool At Fire Island Restaurant Man Found Dead In Swimming Pool At Fire Island Restaurant
Man Found Dead In Swimming Pool At Fire Island Restaurant Police are investigating the death of a man found unresponsive in a restaurant swimming pool on Fire Island. A 911 call to police Thursday evening, July 4 reported that the man was found unconscious in the pool at around 7:05 p.m.  Marine Bureau officers responded to Canteen at Fire Island Pines where they reportedly found Carlos F. Medina unconscious and unresponsive, said Suffolk County Police.  Medina was brought by boat to Marine Bureau headquarters at Timber Point, where he was transferred to an ambulance and taken to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore. Medina, 32, o…

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by Donna Christopher