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Sep 10, 2025

Flare Gun Foul: West Babylon Retirement Community Resident Shoots Man in Face

“I’ve lived in Manhattan, I’ve lived in San Francisco, I’ve lived in Boston, and nothing ever happened. I move to Suffolk County, in a retirement community, and my neighbor shoots me in the face.”

Sep 10, 2025

Domestic Devastation: Brentwood Woman Found Stabbed to Death in Her Home

After receiving a 911 call, officers responded to Melida Velasquez' West White Street abode just before 5:30 that evening. She was reportedly found in an upstairs bedroom with several knives sticking out of her.

Sep 10, 2025

Riteway, Wrong Decisions: Babylon-Based Boat Broker, Business Owner Arrested for Financial Fraud

Rory P. Hogan, 60, of Babylon, allegedly defrauded customers of hundreds of thousands of dollars from his Riteway Marine Solutions post, DA Ray Tierney announced.

Sep 1, 2025

Sobriety Checkpoint Never Fails: Six People Arrested in Patchogue 

Police officers from Suffolk’s Highway Patrol Bureau Selective Alcohol Fatality Enforcement Team conducted a joint sobriety checkpoint operation from 11 p.m. on Friday, August 29th to 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 30th.

Aug 28, 2025

Enough is Enough: Teenage E-Biker Seriously Injured in Hit-and-Run

Suffolk County Police Commissioner Kevin Catalina and detectives implore anyone who may hold information pertaining to the whereabouts of the Hawkins Ave hit-and-run driver contact the Fourth Squad hotline or Crime Stoppers.

Aug 27, 2025

New Jersey Contractor Bilks Suffolk County Workers

Geraldo DeAlmeida, owner of R&L Concrete, Inc, plead guilty and will pay back $99,671 he illegally withheld from his employees on a project for Longwood Central School District.

Aug 22, 2025

Huntington MS-13 Gangmember Gets 52 Years For Kidnapping, Robbing and Assaulting Teen

Yeison “Yerba” Chavez Campos, 23, of Huntington Station, and his Criminal Locates Salvatrucha bretheren kidnapped a 15-year-old, robbed him, beat him unconscious with into to bury him

Aug 22, 2025

Catalytic Converter Theft Crackdown: DA Tierney Announces Prison Sentences

“Stealing catalytic converters on Long Island is rightfully treated as a serious felony," said DA Tierney.

Aug 22, 2025

Man Flees Traffic Stop with Loaded 9mm Handgun

Suffolk County Police arrested four males for possessing weapons after a traffic stop in Patchogue.

Aug 13, 2025

Middle Island Man Charged For Selling Fentanyl and Animal Cruelty

Fentanyl distribution and animal cruelty charges alleged against Middle Island man and his girlfriend.

Aug 12, 2025

White Collar Corruption: Melville Attorney Arrested for $400K-Plus Real Estate Loan Theft

Michael Tulchiner allegedly stole $413,237 designated to be used for a loan payoff in connection with a property sale, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.

Aug 4, 2025

Bay Shore Man Indicted for Brutal Machete Murder and Shooting Suffolk Officer in the Face, DA Says

Man charged with murdering a former co-worker and shooting a Suffolk Police officer shouldn’t ever see the light of day, PBA says.

Jul 24, 2025

Yaphank Man Indicted Drunken Speeding Crash On The Sunrise Highway Service Road

A 21 year old man from Yaphank was allegedly speeding while impaired on alcohol and drugs when he lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a tree, injuring his passenger.

Jul 23, 2025

Family Run Suffolk County Cocaine Trafficking Ring Busted

A multi-agency law enforcement action closed the doors on a massive, family-run drug ring.

Jul 16, 2025

Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office Makes Ten DWI Arrests in One Weekend

Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office Makes Ten DWI Arrests in One Weekend

Jul 14, 2025

Suffolk County Police Warn of Bad Batch of Drugs Killing Three in Coram

The Suffolk County Police Department is waning residents of a bad batch of narcotics that has led to the deaths of thee people and seriously injured one in Coram.

Jul 14, 2025

Officer Involved Shooting in Centerreach

The Suffolk County Police (SCPD) Homicide Squad and Internal Affairs Bureau are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred in Centereach.

Jul 11, 2025

Massive Cache of Illegal Weapons Seized in Medford

Investigators seized over 112 illegal firearms,

Jul 11, 2025

July is Vehicle Theft Prevention Month

The Suffolk County Police Department (SCPD) is reminding residents to always lock your vehicles when not in use.

Jul 7, 2025

South Shore Man Arrested in Niagara Falls Faces Multiple Felony Charges

South Shore Man Arrested in Niagara Falls Faces Multiple Felony Charges

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Stony Brook students blend fitness and ecology in 3K EcoWalk

Stony Brook University students participated in the "Running Wild 3K EcoWalk," a new Earthstock event conducted on April 21 at the Ashley Schiff Preserve.


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Suffolk settles $9M suit in death of Thomas Valva

$9 million to mother of murdered boy


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Mysterious object puzzles visitors to Pratt estate

Would you put your head inside this mysterious object?