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Suffolk County, NY

Suffolk County, NY

EAST HAMPTON, NY - APRIL 02: In this handout image provided by the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office, Quamine Taylor is seen in a police booking photo April 2, 2012 in East Hampton, New York. Taylor was arrested April 1, 2012 and charged with second-degree criminal trespass and petty larceny after breaking into the East Hampton home of Sean 'Diddy' Combs.

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  • Injured man found outside Port Jeff Sta. school

    was taken to a hospital after being found outside an elementary school in Port Jefferson Station early Wednesday, a Suffolk County police spokeswoman said.The man, whom police identified only as being between 35 and 40 years old, was found at 12:01 a.m. by 9:51 AM Read more »

  • Jim Morgo's new role: LIA adviser

    of Suffolk County's Industrial Development Agency. He has been chief executive of the Long Island Housing Partnership, Brookhaven Town's economic development coordinator, Suffolk County's chief deputy executive under Steve Levy , and a Suffolk legislator.   Read more »

  • Police: Man stole Bose headphones

    who walked into the Target store in Central Islip , took two pairs of Bose headphones from a display and left, Suffolk County police said.Police said store surveillance cameras recorded the man stealing the headphones from the store on North Research Place   Read more »

  • Cops: Android stolen from card shop

    County police are seeking a suspect who took a cellphone off a card store counter and left the store without attempting to find the owner, police said.The theft occurred about noon Feb. 2 at Shore Cards and Gifts on Howells Road in Brightwaters .Police said   Read more »

  • Suffolk redistricting plan criticized

    and former Democratic Legis. Ginny Fields together. "At the end of the day, I think it will be a lovefest," Horsley said.Suffolk League of Women Voters officials, who had pressed for a nonpartisan commission to draw lines, say districts ought to be drawn to   Read more »

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About Suffolk County, NY

Suffolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York on the eastern portion of Long Island. As of the 2000 census, the population was 1,419,369. It was named for the county of Suffolk in England, from which its earliest settlers came. The county seat is Riverhead, though many county offices are in Hauppauge on the west side of the county where most of the population lives. There are also offices in Smithtown, for the legislature, Yaphank, and Farmingville.

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