Central Islip neighbors feel safe in their community
Photo credit: James Carbone | Investigators sort through evidence at the scene of a triple homicide and fire that killed three adults in Central Islip Tuesday morning.
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In a working-class Central Islip neighborhood where three people were found shot in a house police said was intentionally set on fire, neighbors acknowledged the area has its rough spots, but they feel safe regardless.
Mike Scherer, 53, lives on nearby Cypress Street and has been in Central Islip for a quarter century.
"Me and my wife walk almost every night and I've never had a problem,"...
