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Suffolk police are seeking the person who set fire to a 2014 International truck at Consolidated Bulk Carriers Inc. on Windsor Place in Central Islip.

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Matthew Smith sentenced to up to 22 years in prison for drunken-driving crash that killed Nassau County Police Officer Patricia Espinosa. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie has more.

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