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72-Year-Old Killed In Crash While Driving City Vehicle: Nassau County Police 72-Year-Old Killed In Crash While Driving City Vehicle: Nassau County Police
72-Year-Old Killed In Crash While Driving City Vehicle: Nassau County Police A 72-year-old man was killed in a crash involving a City of Long Beach vehicle on Friday, December 20, authorities said. The man was driving a 2019 Dodge eastbound on West Park Avenue around 8:39 p.m. when he struck the rear of a legally parked 2018 Nissan on the right-hand shoulder, according to the Homicide Squad. The parked Nissan was occupied by a 45-year-old woman, who sustained minor injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, detectives said. The 72-year-old driver was also transported to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead by medical staff. The incident r…

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by Jillian Pikora
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62-Year-Old Critically Injured In Crash Involving BMW, Nassau Police Say 62-Year-Old Critically Injured In Crash Involving BMW, Nassau Police Say
62-Year-Old Critically Injured In Crash Involving BMW, Nassau Police Say A 62-year-old man is in critical condition after his car collided with a BMW in Thomaston on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, police said. The crash happened on Northern Boulevard near Lee Avenue at 12:07 p.m., according to homicide detectives. An 82-year-old man was driving a 2023 BMW eastbound on Northern Boulevard when he collided with a 2004 Toyota driven by the 62-year-old, investigators said. The 82-year-old was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries, while the Toyota driver was rushed to another area hospital with serious injuries, authorities reported. He is currently listed …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
29-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Fatal Stabbing During Party At Long Island Home 29-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Fatal Stabbing During Party At Long Island Home
29-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Fatal Stabbing During Party At Long Island Home An investigation is underway after a fatal stabbing death of a man at a party overnight at a Long Island residence. It happened around 2 a.m. Sunday, Oct, 27, in Huntington Station. Police responded to the house on Lowndes Avenue after a 911caller reported the incident at the location.  When officers arrived, they located two men stabbed. Justino Alfaro-Avila, age 29, of Huntington Station, was transported to Huntington Hospital where he was pronounced dead.  A 39-year-old man was treated at a local hospital and released. Detectives are asking anyone with i…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Human Remains Found Behind Lowe's Store In East Garden City Human Remains Found Behind Lowe's Store In East Garden City
Human Remains Found Behind Lowe's Store In East Garden City An investigation is underway after human remains were found behind a Long Island Lowe's store. Nassau County Police received a 911 call at around 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 30, reporting possible remains in the wooded area in East Garden City, in the rear of 700 Dibblee Drive, near the Meadowbrook Parkway.  Upon arrival, officers noticed an abandoned encampment and discovered human remains.  The Nassau County PD Homicide Squad and the Medical Examiner responded to the scene.  The body was removed from the scene and brought to the Medical Examiner’s office for further examination.…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Child Dies After Being Pulled From Swimming Pool In Bay Shore Child Dies After Being Pulled From Swimming Pool In Bay Shore
Child Dies After Being Pulled From Swimming Pool In Bay Shore A 7-year-old boy died after being pulled unresponsive from a swimming pool at a Long Island residence. Suffolk County Police Third Precinct officers responded to the residence on North Thompson Drive in Bay Shore just before 8:30 p.m. Saturday, July 20, after a 911 caller reported the incident. The victim, who police identified as New York City resident Kyrie Berry of Brooklyn, was transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, where he was pronounced dead. An investigation of the incident is ongoing. Detectives are asking anyone with information on this incid…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Apparent Drowning Victim Pulled From Great South Bay In Shirley Apparent Drowning Victim Pulled From Great South Bay In Shirley
Apparent Drowning Victim Pulled From Great South Bay In Shirley A man pulled from the water on Long Island died from an apparent drowning. Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau officers aboard Marine Mike responded to the Great South Bay at Fire Island National Seashore in Shirley, just west of Smith Point Bridge, at approximately 10:55 a.m. on Tuesday, July 16.  They were alerted by a 911 call reporting that a man's body had been seen in the water. Officers removed the man from the water, and he was pronounced dead. The man, who is believed to have drowned, has not yet been identified pending notification of next of kin. It was the second dr…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
ID Released For Beachgoer Who Died In Apparent Drowning At Smith Point County Park In Shirley ID Released For Beachgoer Who Died In Apparent Drowning At Smith Point County Park In Shirley
ID Released For Beachgoer Who Died In Apparent Drowning At Smith Point County Park In Shirley The identity has been released of a beachgoer who died in an apparent drowning on Long Island. The incident happened just before 4 p.m. Sunday, July 14, at Outer Beach at Smith Point County Park in Shirley when good Samaritans pulled the unresponsive man from the water.  The man was transported to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue, where he was pronounced dead. He has now been ID'd as Michael Petruzzo, age 64, who police say was undomiciled.  Original report - Man Dies In Apparent Drowning At Smith Point County Park In Shirley Detectives are asking an…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Man Dies In Apparent Drowning At Smith Point County Park In Shirley Man Dies In Apparent Drowning At Smith Point County Park In Shirley
Man Dies In Apparent Drowning At Smith Point County Park In Shirley An investigation is underway after a beachgoer died in an apparent drowning on Long Island. Click here for a new, updated story - ID Released For Beachgoer Who Died In Apparent Drowning At Smith Point County Park In Shirley The incident happened just before 4 p.m. Sunday, July 14, at Outer Beach at Smith Point County Park in Shirley when good Samaritans pulled the unresponsive man from the water.  The man was transported to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue, where he was pronounced dead. The man, who is believed to have drowned, has not yet been identi…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
North Amityville 48-Year-Old Found Dead On Side Of Road In East Farmingdale North Amityville 48-Year-Old Found Dead On Side Of Road In East Farmingdale
North Amityville 48-Year-Old Found Dead On Side Of Road In East Farmingdale Police are investigating after a man was found dead on the side of a Long Island roadway. Click here for a new, updated story: Trio Nabbed For Murder Of North Amityville 48-Year-Old In East Farmingdale Suffolk County Police  First Precinct officers in East Farmingdale  responded to Garity Place after a passerby called 911 to report a man on the side of the road at approximately 1:35 a.m. Saturday, June 22. The man, Juan Carlos Diaz Geronimo, age 48, of North Amityville, was pronounced dead at the scene by the East Farmingdale Fire Department. It was determined that D…

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by Joe Lombardi