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Suffolk Co. Employee Took Bribes, Falsified License Applications, DA Says Suffolk Co. Employee Took Bribes, Falsified License Applications, DA Says
Suffolk Co. Employee Took Bribes, Falsified License Applications, DA Says A Suffolk County employee is facing felony charges after allegedly accepting bribes and falsifying government documents in exchange for cash, prosecutors said. Brianna Hassett, 33, of Wading River, was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 13, and charged with multiple felonies, including bribe receiving and falsifying business records, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney said. Hassett, who worked as an office assistant in the licensing unit of the Suffolk County Department of Labor, Licensing and Consumer Affairs, is accused of accepting bribes to help falsify home improvement license ap…

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by Michael Mashburn
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19-Year-Old Who Fatally Shot Man Outside Farmingville Nightclub Gets Decades In Prison 19-Year-Old Who Fatally Shot Man Outside Farmingville Nightclub Gets Decades In Prison
19-Year-Old Who Fatally Shot Man Outside Farmingville Nightclub Gets Decades In Prison A 19-year-old gang member who confessed to fatally shooting a man and injuring two others outside a Long Island nightclub will spend decades behind bars. David Trent, of Mastic Beach, was sentenced to 28 years in prison in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Oct. 30. It followed his guilty plea to manslaughter and related charges in the death of Jorge Mauricio Sevilla Berrera. Earlier Report: 19-Year-Old Admits Fatally Shooting Man Outside Farmingville Nightclub Prosecutors said Trent – a member of the criminal street organization, “No Fake Love,” or “NFL” – was with several other g…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Wading River Man ID'd As Victim In Double-Fatal Wrong-Way Driver Crash In Wading River Man ID'd As Victim In Double-Fatal Wrong-Way Driver Crash In
Wading River Man ID'd As Victim In Double-Fatal Wrong-Way Driver Crash In Two men were killed during a wrong-way driver crash on the Taconic State Parkway in the Hudson Valley. The incident occurred in Dutchess County at 2:40 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 15, in LaGrange. According to New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks, an initial investigation determined Joseph W. LaFave, age 35, of LaGrange, driving a 2017 BMW X1, traveled north in the southbound lane on the Taconic State Parkway in the area of Todd Hill Road.  Hicks said LaFave struck a 2017 Lincoln Navigator head-on in the left southbound lane. LaFave was pronounced dead on the scene by responding paramedics…

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by Kathy Reakes
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19-Year-Old Admits Fatally Shooting Man Outside Farmingville Nightclub 19-Year-Old Admits Fatally Shooting Man Outside Farmingville Nightclub
19-Year-Old Admits Fatally Shooting Man Outside Farmingville Nightclub A 19-year-old gang member confessed to fatally shooting a man outside a Long Island nightclub and injuring two others. David Trent, of Mastic Beach, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Monday, Sept. 30, in the death of Jorge Mauricio Sevilla Barrera. Prosecutors said Trent – a member of the criminal street organization, “No Fake Love,” or “NFL” – was with several other gang members outside the now-closed Minx nightclub in Farmingville on Dec. 5, 2021, when they got into a confrontation with Barrera and his friends. The argument turned physical and …

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by Michael Mashburn
Business
Trio Busted Selling Alcohol To Minors At Long Island Businesses, Police Say Trio Busted Selling Alcohol To Minors At Long Island Businesses, Police Say
Trio Busted Selling Alcohol To Minors At Long Island Businesses, Police Say Three employees were arrested after allegedly selling alcohol to minors at Long Island businesses. Riverhead Town Police conducted compliance checks at 15 businesses in Riverhead and Wading River on Monday, June 10. Of those, violations were reported at three stores. The following suspects were arrested on suspicion of unlawful dealing with a child, a misdemeanor: Suat Akkaya, age 33, of Wading River; employee of Village Beverage on Wading River Manor Road in Wading River Nicholas Alaia, age 21, of Calverton; employee of Riverhead Liquor Mart on Old Country Road in Riverhead Jenny Flores …

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Suspect Makes Off With Money, Cash Register In Wading River Deli Burglary Suspect Makes Off With Money, Cash Register In Wading River Deli Burglary
Suspect Makes Off With Money, Cash Register In Wading River Deli Burglary A suspect is at large after a Memorial Day burglary at a Long Island deli. It happened around 11:30 p.m. Monday, May 27 in Wading River. The owner of the Nik's Nook Deli, located at 737 Hulse Landing Road, Wading River contacted the Riverhead Police Department to report a burglary in progress.  Patrol officers responded and discovered that an unknown person had broken the front door window and entered the building.  The suspect removed one of the cash registers and approximately $100.00 in cash, then left the area in an unknown direction.  The Riverhead Police De…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
4 Canoers Rescued From Long Island Sound After Capazing 4 Canoers Rescued From Long Island Sound After Capazing
4 Canoers Rescued From Long Island Sound After Capazing Four canoers were rescued from Long Island Sound after capsizing The incident occurred off Wading River around 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21. According to the Suffolk County Police, the four boaters were almost a mile north of Wading River Beach when the two canoes capsized, and the occupants went overboard into 58-degree water. One of the boaters called 911, and Aviation Section officers found the people in the water and directed Marine Bureau officers to their location.  The canoers, three of whom were wearing life preservers, were taken aboard Marine Delta before being transfe…

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by Kathy Reakes