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Social Media Post Leads To Tip, Arrest Of Long Island Man Accused Of Stealing Boat Social Media Post Leads To Tip, Arrest Of Long Island Man Accused Of Stealing Boat Social Media Post Leads To Tip, Arrest Of Long Island Man Accused Of Stealing Boat
Social Media Post Leads To Tip, Arrest Of Long Island Man Accused Of Stealing Boat Social media was used to help a Long Island boat owner whose vessel was stolen from his home. A West Islip man reported that his 1987 24-foot Romarine crabbing boat was stolen from the canal at his Oak Neck Lane home on Wednesday, July 29. In an attempt to locate the missing boat, the owner posted the incident on social media and was later alerted by a tipster that the boat was being operated in the Great South Bay. While patrolling the oceanfront near Cedar Beach at approximately noon on the day the boat was reported stolen, a lifeguard alerted officers that the stolen boat had become di…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
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Long Island Woman Keeps Dog Outside Despite Warning, SPCA Says Long Island Woman Keeps Dog Outside Despite Warning, SPCA Says Long Island Woman Keeps Dog Outside Despite Warning, SPCA Says
Long Island Woman Keeps Dog Outside Despite Warning, SPCA Says Despite receiving a warning from the SPCA, a Long Island woman was charged with animal cruelty after she kept her dog in an outdoor penned area during the recent heatwave. An officer from the Suffolk County SPCA responded to Elm Street in Slip earlier this month, where there was a report of a mixed-breed dog that was being abused. Roy Gross, Chief of the Suffolk County SPCA said that the dog’s owner, Jakiemia Bayer, 25, was warned about keeping the dog outside during the extremely hot temperatures, and then she brought the dog inside. Bayer told a follow-up SPCA Officer who responded late…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
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Long Island Woman Charged With DWI After Good Samaritans Rescue Her From Burning BMW Long Island Woman Charged With DWI After Good Samaritans Rescue Her From Burning BMW Long Island Woman Charged With DWI After Good Samaritans Rescue Her From Burning BMW
Long Island Woman Charged With DWI After Good Samaritans Rescue Her From Burning BMW A woman was arrested for allegedly driving while intoxicated after being pulled from a burning BMW that crashed into a utility pole on Long Island, police said. Saint James resident Melanie Lhommedieu was driving a 2009 BMW southbound on Wheeler Road, at the intersection of Marlo Lane shortly after 10 p.m. Wednesday, July 29 in Happaugue, when the vehicle crossed the double yellow line and crashed into a utility pole. Police said that after striking the pole, Lhommedieu’s BMW caught fire, prompting two men traveling behind her to jump into action, pulling her from the fiery vehicle. No inj…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
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Long Island Man Accused Of Leaving Dog Outside Without Shelter, Food Long Island Man Accused Of Leaving Dog Outside Without Shelter, Food Long Island Man Accused Of Leaving Dog Outside Without Shelter, Food
Long Island Man Accused Of Leaving Dog Outside Without Shelter, Food A Long Island man has been charged with animal cruelty after leaving his dog outside without food, shelter, or water, SPCA detectives said. The Suffolk County SPCA launched an investigation last month after receiving reports of a dog that was being abused in Mastic. The investigation determined that Mastic resident Tyrell Kearse, 31, of Mastic, was keeping his 6-year-old pit bull Tempest outside and that she required veterinary care. Suffolk County SPCA Chief Roy Gross said that Kearse was given a warning and provided time to take Tempest to a veterinarian and to provide an outside shelter…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
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Long Island Man Fires Numerous Shots From Rifle, Shotgun In Backyard, Police Say Long Island Man Fires Numerous Shots From Rifle, Shotgun In Backyard, Police Say Long Island Man Fires Numerous Shots From Rifle, Shotgun In Backyard, Police Say
Long Island Man Fires Numerous Shots From Rifle, Shotgun In Backyard, Police Say A Long Island man has been charged with reckless endangerment after police say he fired numerous shots from a rifle and shotgun in his backyard overnight. Suffolk County Police officers responded to several 911 calls reporting shots fired in Commack.on Fulton Boulevard just after 11 p.m. Friday, July 24.  When officers arrived, they found numerous shell casings in the yard and Mikhail Niyazov, the resident of the house, came outside, according to police. Following an investigation, Niyazov was arrested at around 12:45 a.m. Saturday, July 25. Twenty-five shell casings were recove…

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by Joe Lombardi
Massapequa, NY
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Long Island Man Keeps Four Siberian Huskies Outside During Heat Wave, SPCA Says Long Island Man Keeps Four Siberian Huskies Outside During Heat Wave, SPCA Says Long Island Man Keeps Four Siberian Huskies Outside During Heat Wave, SPCA Says
Long Island Man Keeps Four Siberian Huskies Outside During Heat Wave, SPCA Says A Long Island man is facing misdemeanor charges for allegedly abusing his four dogs during the recent heat wave. Despite being warned, it is alleged that Melville resident Michael Kaplow, 78, left his four Siberian huskies outside for more than six hours while he wasn’t home as temperatures topped 90 degrees. Roy Gross, the Chief of the Suffolk SPCA said that an officer responded to Kaplow’s Rope Court home after receiving reports of the dogs being penned up in the yard during the heat wave. According to Gross, Kaplow told the SPCA officer that his dogs can handle the extreme temperatures …

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
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Long Island Man Accused Of Physically Abusing Puppy Long Island Man Accused Of Physically Abusing Puppy Long Island Man Accused Of Physically Abusing Puppy
Long Island Man Accused Of Physically Abusing Puppy A Long Island man is facing multiple animal cruelty charges for allegedly physically abusing his 3-month-old pit bull puppy. West Babylon resident Nicholas Serrano, 37, was arrested by Suffolk County SPCA detectives on Wednesday, July 7 after he allegedly threw and choked his puppy, Diamond. SPCA officers respond to Pratt Street in West Babylon this week after Serrano was seen picking up Diamond to shoulder height and throwing the puppy across the yard. The puppy landed on its shoulder and head, causing her to whimper loudly, Suffolk County SPCA Chief Roy Gross said. Diamond laid on the g…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
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Man Arrested After Saying He Was Hit By Car During Long Island Protest, Police Say Man Arrested After Saying He Was Hit By Car During Long Island Protest, Police Say Man Arrested After Saying He Was Hit By Car During Long Island Protest, Police Say
Man Arrested After Saying He Was Hit By Car During Long Island Protest, Police Say A Long Island man has been charged after allegedly telling police that he was struck by a car during a Black Lives Matter Protest in Suffolk County. Hempstead resident Keith Harrison attended a Black Lives Matter protest on Broadway in Huntington Station on Monday, July 6, when a vehicle struck a pedestrian at approximately 6:45 p.m., Suffolk County Police said. Following the pedestrian strike, Harrison filed a police report that alleged he was also struck and transported to Huntington Hospital for treatment on undisclosed injuries. Police said that an investigation by Suffolk County Polic…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
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Long Island Man Charged With Animal Cruelty Long Island Man Charged With Animal Cruelty Long Island Man Charged With Animal Cruelty
Long Island Man Charged With Animal Cruelty A Long Island man is facing charges for animal cruelty after allegedly failing to care for a dog in his care. Suffolk County SPCA detectives arrested Brentwood resident Jorge Cordova for animal cruelty after he allegedly failed to care for his dog, allowing it to become emaciated and failing to take him to receive veterinary care. SPCA Chief Roy Gross said that on Saturday, May 20, officers were contacted by Suffolk County police investigators about animal cruelty allegations on Candlewood Road in Brentwood. According to investigators, SPCA detectives responded and found a that 5-year-old…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
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Man Accused Of Setting Fire To Long Island Hotel Man Accused Of Setting Fire To Long Island Hotel Man Accused Of Setting Fire To Long Island Hotel
Man Accused Of Setting Fire To Long Island Hotel A man has been charged with arson after police say he set fire to a Long Island hotel.  Suffolk County Police say Raymond Pond, 50, started the fire inside the Rodeway Inn in Huntington Station, located at 270 West Jericho Turnpike, at approximately 5:30 p.m. Saturday, July 4. Second Precinct officers responded to the scene and extinguished the fire.  Several people were on the premises at the time of the fire. There were no injuries. Following an investigation, Canine Section officers located Pond over one mile away from the hotel at approximately 7:30 p.m. …

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by Joe Lombardi
Massapequa, NY
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Long Island Man Drove Drunk With 6-Year-Old In Pickup Truck, Police Say Long Island Man Drove Drunk With 6-Year-Old In Pickup Truck, Police Say Long Island Man Drove Drunk With 6-Year-Old In Pickup Truck, Police Say
Long Island Man Drove Drunk With 6-Year-Old In Pickup Truck, Police Say A Long Island man drove drunk with his young son in his pickup truck, according to authorities. A Suffolk County Police Selective Alcohol Fatality Enforcement (SAFE-T) officer in Selden initiated a traffic stop of a 2003 Nissan Frontier after he observed the vehicle making an illegal left turn while it was travelling eastbound on Middle County Road at 1:25 a.m. Sunday, July 5. When the officer approached the Nissan, he determined the driver was intoxicated and that there was a 6-year-old male passenger in the vehicle, police said.  The driver, Marcellus David, was arrested for DWI und…

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by Joe Lombardi
Massapequa, NY
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Long Island Man Charged With DWI, Fleeing Crash That Seriously Injured Motorcyclist, Police Say Long Island Man Charged With DWI, Fleeing Crash That Seriously Injured Motorcyclist, Police Say Long Island Man Charged With DWI, Fleeing Crash That Seriously Injured Motorcyclist, Police Say
Long Island Man Charged With DWI, Fleeing Crash That Seriously Injured Motorcyclist, Police Say A Long Island man was charged with driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of a crash that seriously injured a motorcyclist. The crash happened Wednesday, July 1at approximately 5:50 p.m. in Shirley. Robert Engel,  52, of Northport, was operating a 2009 Harley Davidson motorcycle northbound on the William Floyd Parkway, near Lawrence Road, when he was struck from behind by a 2012 Toyota sedan being driven by Thomas Dudley, 36, of Mastic Beach, Suffolk County Police said. Engel was transported via Shirley Ambulance to Long Island Community Hospital in East Patchogue in ser…

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by Joe Lombardi