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Box Cutter-Wielding Man Breaks Into Speonk Home, Threatens Resident, Police Say Box Cutter-Wielding Man Breaks Into Speonk Home, Threatens Resident, Police Say
Box Cutter-Wielding Man Breaks Into Speonk Home, Threatens Resident, Police Say A suspect was arrested days after a home break-in on Long Island. The incident happened in Speonk, at around 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, according to Southampton Town Police. Investigators said a resident called 911 saying a man known to them had illegally entered their home and threatened them with a box cutter. By the time officers arrived, the suspect had fled. Nobody was injured in the ordeal. On Saturday, Oct. 12, police arrested 42-year-old Bernard Colletti on suspicion of burglary and menacing. Colletti was arraigned the following morning.

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Suspects Enter Occupied Long Island Home, Steal Keys, Then Cars In Driveway: Police Suspects Enter Occupied Long Island Home, Steal Keys, Then Cars In Driveway: Police
Suspects Enter Occupied Long Island Home, Steal Keys, Then Cars In Driveway: Police Police are searching for a group of suspects who stole two cars from the driveway of a Long Island home after burglarizing the occupied residence. Three of the suspects entered the North Woodmere residence located on Jay Court through a rear door. just before 4 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, according to Nassau County Police. They then removed two sets of car keys from inside the home before entering two of the victim’s vehicles that were parked in the driveway.  There was an additional suspect inside of a dark colored SUV parked outside of the residence, police said.  The two stole…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Gunman With Zip Ties Forces Way Into Commack Home, Assaults Resident Gunman With Zip Ties Forces Way Into Commack Home, Assaults Resident
Gunman With Zip Ties Forces Way Into Commack Home, Assaults Resident Police are asking for help in identifying a man who forced his way into a Long Island home and assaulted a resident. The incident happened in Commack, at a residence on Daisy Lane, at around 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13. Surveillance video shared by Suffolk County Police shows a man wearing a surgical mask carrying a postal envelope and zip ties approach the home and ring the doorbell. When a resident opened the door, the man pulled a gun and forced his way inside. At some point during the ordeal, a resident of the home was struck in the head. A short time later, the suspect fled the scene …

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Teen Broke Into Woman's Mastic Beach Home, Touched Her While She Slept: Police Teen Broke Into Woman's Mastic Beach Home, Touched Her While She Slept: Police
Teen Broke Into Woman's Mastic Beach Home, Touched Her While She Slept: Police A Long Island woman called police after she said a 19-year-old man broke into her Suffolk County home in the middle of the night and touched her as she slept, authorities said.  The woman spoke to officers on Thursday, Sept. 5, to report the incident that allegedly happened on Monday, Aug. 26, at her Whittier Drive home in Mastic Beach, Suffolk County Police said.  Davion Commodore, 19, of Mastic Beach, was arrested and charged with second-degree burglary in the case, police said.  The woman explained that she woke up around 1 a.m. to Commodore in her bedroom touching h…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Home Invasion: Suspect At Large After Woman Injured In Suffolk County Home Invasion: Suspect At Large After Woman Injured In Suffolk County
Home Invasion: Suspect At Large After Woman Injured In Suffolk County A suspect is at large after a woman was injured during a home invasion on Long Island. It happened around 4:40 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19, in East Hampton. An elderly woman was hospitalized as a result of the incident on Old Stone Highway, according to East Hampton Police. The suspect is described as a man wearing a dark-color, hooded sweatshirt. East Hampton Town police officers, a drone unit of the East Hampton PD, and a Southampton Village Police Department K-9 unit conducted an extensive search of the area, police said. Anyone with information is asked to call 631-537-7575. All calls …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Man Enters Occupied Babylon Home, Steals Keys, Then Dodge Ram In Driveway: Police Man Enters Occupied Babylon Home, Steals Keys, Then Dodge Ram In Driveway: Police
Man Enters Occupied Babylon Home, Steals Keys, Then Dodge Ram In Driveway: Police A local man has been apprehended after police say he burglarized a Long Island home and stole a truck. Suffolk County Police First Precinct officers responded to a 911 call reporting an unknown person had stolen a vehicle from the driveway of the Babylon residence on Araca Road just after 7 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 11. Officers found the homeowner had followed the man in the stolen 2020 Dodge Ram and was able to stop him in front of another home a short distance away on The Crescent, according to Suffolk County Police. Officers took the man, Daniel Shiels, age 43, of…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Know Anything? Burglar Swipes Bike At Long Island Home Know Anything? Burglar Swipes Bike At Long Island Home
Know Anything? Burglar Swipes Bike At Long Island Home Police are searching for a man who broke into a Long Island home and swapped his bike with another one worth $600. It happened on Monday, June 10 in Lawrence, according to Nassau County Police. At about 10:50 a.m., a man riding a green mountain bike walked up to a Cumberland Place residence and went through an unlocked door. He left his bike and instead swiped the 49-year-old homeowner’s Cannondale Mountain bicycle, which was worth $600, and rode off, heading west on Cumberland Place. No injuries were reported. Police described the suspect as a Hispanic man who is about 5-foot-10 wi…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Woman Assaulted In Her Sleep At Long Island Home, Police Say Woman Assaulted In Her Sleep At Long Island Home, Police Say
Woman Assaulted In Her Sleep At Long Island Home, Police Say Police are searching for an alleged burglar who struck a 64-year-old woman in the face as she slept. The incident occurred in Levittown on Sunday, June 9. At about 2:30 a.m., the person broke into the victim’s home and hit her in the face with an unknown object, waking her up, Nassau County Police said. The person then ran from the house in an unknown direction. The woman was taken to a local hospital. No additional information is known about the suspect. Police said the information is ongoing. Anyone with information regarding the incident is urged to contact the Nassau County Crim…

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by Sophie Grieser