20 Displaced In Massive Long Island Apartment Fire
Twenty people were displaced on Long Island, as several Suffolk County fire departments teamed to battle a blaze at an apartment complex early on Monday, Dec. 9, fire officials said.
Fire crews responded to the Fairfield Sunrise Gardens complex on Greenbriar Drive in Bohemia shortly after 4:30 a.m. on Monday, where a fire damaged a total of 12 apartments, leaving 20 without a roof over their heads, according to the Red Cross.
Firefighters from Bohemia, Bayport, Blue Point, East Islip, Holbrook, Islip Terrace, Lakeland, Sayville, and West Sayville took approximately an hour to knock down the…
Photos: Long Island Crash Injures Two, One Seriously
Two people were injured, one seriously, during a two-vehicle crash on Long Island.
It happened around 9 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 4, in Bohemia, southbound on Sycamore Avenue, said the Suffolk County Police.
According to police, the crash occurred when a 51-year-old man was driving a 2019 Chevrolet Tahoe southbound on Sycamore Ave., making a left turn into a parking lot, when his vehicle struck a northbound 2017 Hyundai SUV.
The driver of the Chevrolet was extradited by members of the Bohemia Fire Department who worked to stabilize the vehicle and used cutters to remove the r…
Man Seriously Injured In Chain Reaction, Three-Vehicle Crash In Suffolk
A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries in a crash that also involved two cars on Long Island.
It happened on Saturday, Oct. 5 at 11:50 p.m. in Bohemia.
Erica Edwards, 27, of Brentwood, was driving a 2009 Nissan Maxima westbound on Sunrise Highway, approximately 1,000 feet east of Pond Road, when her vehicle struck the median, Suffolk County Police said.
The driver of a 2015 Mercedes-Benz, Kelvin Bonilla, 23, of Brentwood, witnessed the crash and stopped his vehicle behind the Nissan, which was then struck by a 2006 Suzuki motorcycle, according to police.
The motorcyclist…
Three Charged After String Of Long Island Larcenies
Three people have been arrested following a string of 18 larcenies on Long Island.
Following an investigation, Suffolk County Police Third Precinct Crime Section officers arrested the trio in Brentwood on Saturday, Sept. 28 at 7:45 p.m.
Terron O’Connor, Christine Tacktill and Steven Jameau at were apprehended at EZ Pawn on Brentwood Road.
O’Connor, 39, of Ontario Street in Ronkonkoma, was charged with grand larceny, petit larceny and felony possession of stolen property.
Tacktill, 34, also of Ontario Street in Ronkonkoma, was charged with grand larceny, petit larceny and f…
Motorcyclist, Passenger Seriously Injured In Hauppauge Crash
A motorcyclist and his passenger were both seriously injured in a crash on Long Island.
It happened just after 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 31 in Hauppauge.
Laura Ruggiero, 36, of Hauppauge was driving a 2016 Nissan northbound on Veterans Memorial Highway when the vehicle attempted to make a left turn onto MacArthur Boulevard and collided with a 2003 Harley Davidson traveling northbound on Veterans Memorial Highway, Suffolk County Police said.
The motorcyclist, Joseph Waite, 60, of Shirley, was transported to Southside Hospital Medical Center in Bay Shore, with serious injuries. Waite…
New Long Island Mosquito Samples Test Positive For West Nile
Eight new mosquito samples tested positive for West Nile virus on Long Island, bringing the total to 46 on the year, health officials in Suffolk County announced.
Samples collected on Tuesday, Aug. 13 and Thursday, Aug. 15, tested positive for the virus in Lindenhurst, North Babylon, Nesconset, Bohemia, Farmingdale, Huntington Station and Selden.
Officials said that no humans have been infected, though three birds have tested positive for the virus, but homeowners have been cautioned to avoid having standing water on their property.
"The confirmation of West Nile virus in mosquito samples…
