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Suffolk highway-patrol dispute: Sheriff and the suit
Spin CycleHere's the full dispatch from Rick Brand on a Suffolk lawsuit to combat the ouster of police brass from police organizations: County Attorney Christine Malafi may be using public money on what critics say is a ???private??? $12.25 million......Tags: Bars and Clubs, Trials, Dining and Drinking
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Woman armed with handgun robs bank on Long Island
Police on Long Island say a woman armed with a handgun robbed a bank in Melville. Suffolk County Police say the woman entered the Madison National Bank branch just after 8:30 a.m. Friday and pointed a handgun at a teller and demanded money. She also...Tags: Bank Robbery, Long Island
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Boaters rescued from sinking boat off Long Island
Three children and four adults were rescued from a sinking boat during a torrential rain off Long Island's north shore. Suffolk County Police say it happened just before 8 p.m. Tuesday off Old Field Point. Marine Bureau officers rushed to the area...Tags: Maritime Accidents, Long Island
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Bellport man dies after boat in regatta capsizes
The 83rd annual edition of a July Fourth sailboat regatta hosted by Babylon Yacht Club was struck by tragedy Saturday when a 65-year-old Bellport man died after his boat capsized, Suffolk police said. John Everitt's 15-foot Vanguard 15 tipped over at...Tags: West Islip, Virginia
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Cops: Miller Place man killed in car accident
joseph.mallia@newsday.comSuffolk County Police Seventh Squad detectives are investigating a car accident that claimed the life of a Miller Place man Tuesday. Police gave the following account: The accident took place at 5:53 p.m. as Shane Daniels, 34, was driving his 1999 Honda...Tags: Miller Place, St. Charles, Road Accidents, Vehicles
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NY police charge 3 in anti-gay attack
Police on eastern Long Island say they have arrested three people on aggravated harassment charges after they kicked and hit a victim while uttering anti-gay remarks. Authorities say 21-year-old Nora Mitzner and 25-year-old Lindsay McBeth and 20-year-...Tags: Mastic, Minority Groups, Hate Crimes, Central Islip, Mastic Beach
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LETTERS: Smokers' tax, Suffolk cops and more
Unfair to smokers Thanks to unjustifiable and onerous federal and state taxes, smokers already pay more than their fair share. Yet, our elected representatives never seem able to resist exploiting the dishonesty, hate and prejudice generated by the anti-...Tags: Hauppauge, Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Colleges and Universities
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Police patrol scene of Fort Salonga truck-car fatality
deborah.morris@newsday.comSuffolk County police patrolled a stretch of Bread and Cheese Hollow Road between Pulaski Road and Route 25A in Fort Salonga Thursday in response to residents' complaints about speeding trucks, many of which they believe are carrying loads over the stated...Tags: Vehicles, Breads, Fort Salonga, Heavy Engineering
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Teens Ransack Golf Course
Five friends are accused of going on an early morning reign of terror. Their weapons of choice: golf carts.
Police say the men ages 18 to 20 years old broke into the Pine Ridge Golf course, stole golf carts and went on an estimated 60-thousand dollar joy...Tags: WPIX-TV, Golf, Prosecution
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Man stabbed in East Farmingdale bar fight
john.valenti@newsday.comA man was stabbed in a bar fight early Friday at an East Farmingdale bar, police said. The victim, who was taken to a local hospital, has not been identified by Suffolk County Police and his condition was unknown Friday morning. The incident occurred at...Tags: Farmingdale, East Farmingdale
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Cops: Man, 42, offered boy money for sex
john.valenti@newsday.comA man who told authorities he is a church elder called a 13-year-old boy over to his car in a 7-Eleven parking lot in Central Islip Sunday evening -- and offered the boy money for sex, police said. The boy, who was riding a bicycle, got a description...Tags: Patchogue, Central Islip, Vehicles
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Separate car crashes kill 2 Suffolk cops
john.valenti@newsday.com zachary.dowdy@newsday.comFlags at two Suffolk police departments flew at half-staff after car crashes killed two officers, both former U.S. military personnel, and cast the police forces and the men's families into mourning. The crashes - occurring 13 hours apart between...Tags: Long Island Expressway, Death and Dying, U.S. Military, Soccer, Transportation Accidents
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