Selden, NY

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• Cops: Car hits, injures teen in Selden

  and Marshall Drive, when he stepped out to cross the road and was hit about 8:30 p.m. Police said the teen was taken to a Stony Brook University Hospital by ambulance.Police said the driver of the car that struck the boy is speaking to police.No other information   Read more »

• LI people on the move, March 20, 2013

  The Suffolk Center on the Holocaust, Diversity & Human Understanding in Selden has announced two new board members. Shirley Levitt is retired head librarian of Suffolk County Community College. She is a resident of Centerport . Thomas J. Spota is Suffolk County   Read more »

• Pickup crashes into Selden house

  pickup truck crashed into a Selden house Tuesday night, setting the home on fire, Suffolk County authorities said.No one was in the house when the crash at 5 Choate Ave. happened about 7:14 p.m., a Suffolk fire communications official said. Within 45 minutes,   Read more »

• Record-breaking snow hits LI, leaving injuries and destruction

  and handles snow removal, George Gorman Jr., deputy regional director for state parks, said. There are no plans yet to open any of the parks for winter activities. With Candice Ruud, Scott Eidler, Bill Bleyer, Nicholas Spangler, Matthew Chayes, Steve Wick   Read more »

Around the web

• ‘Cancer fake’ plea

  cancer and seeking donations to support a drug habit pleaded not guilty to grand larceny and other charges yesterday. Brittany Ozarowski, 21, formerly of Selden, was in court in Central Islip. Her bail was set at $75,000 cash or $150,000 bond. Authorities   from New York Post Read more »

• NY woman faked cancer to feed heroin addiction, prosecutors say

  an indictment unsealed Wednesday alleged, and a prosecutor called the plot "a despicable scam." Brittany Ozarowski, 21, formerly of Selden, was charged in Suffolk County with 24 counts including grand larceny in the third degree. Prosecutors said Ozarowski   from FOX News Read more »

• Truck Collides With Selden Home, Flees Scene

  an official statement this week asking for the assistance of the public in locating the driver of a truck that collided with a Selden home and fled the scene last month. The truck, described as a older, black, two-door Chevrolet S-10 Blazer pick-up with a   from NewsLI.com Read more »

• LI Family Picks Up Pieces After Truck Plows Into Their House

  gas line and sparking a large fire. Authorities say 35-year-old Anthony Capuano was driving the truck that crashed into the Selden home. He has been arrested and charged with driving while impaired by drugs and second-degree reckless endangerment. Diane Cosgrove   from NBC New York Read more »

• Crime Report: Assault Follows Facebook Post

  Christian Kostrewski, 35, of Port Jefferson Station, was arrested March 3 in Selden and charged with fourth-degree grand larceny, a felony. Police said he stole a purse from an unlocked vehicle, took credit cards, and used them to make purchases. Mauricio   from Port Jefferson Read more »