Six Nabbed On Long Island For Drugs, Gun, Police Say
Six people were arrested on Long Island after police conducted a search and allegedly found an assault rifle, drugs, and drug paraphernalia.
The arrest took place around midnight on Wednesday, Oct. 27 in New Cassel, said the Nassau County Police.
According to Narcotics/Vice Squad detectives, members conducted a search warrant at 52 4th Avenue.
During the investigation, detectives recovered an assault rifle, crack, cocaine, sedatives, opioids, ecstasy, cash, and numerous articles of drug paraphernalia.
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Nor'easter: Here's Latest Long Island Power Outage Update
Nearly 2,000 Long Island residents remain without power after whipping winds and rain caused outages, mainly in Suffolk County.
As of 9:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 27, PSEG Long Island utility crews were still working to repair 99 active outages that were impacting 1,771 of their 1,172,768 customers.
Suffolk was hit hardest, with 1,490 reported outages, while there were 267 in Nassau and 14 in the Rockaway Peninsula.
In Suffolk, outages were reported in:
East Hampton: 498;
Southampton: 322;
Brookhaven: 270;
Smithtown: 168;
Shelter Island: 94;
Islip: 50;
Huntington: 41;
Riverhead: 28;
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Here's How Many Are Still Without Power On Long Island
Utility crews on Long Island have been working around the clock to make repairs following Tropical Depression Ida, though thousands remain without power more than 24 hours after it hit the region.
More than 900 line workers, tree trimmers, surveyors, and other utility personnel worked through the night and morning, though they were still repairing 226 active outages, which were impacting 3,504 of PSEG's near 1.1 million customers on Long Island.
According to PSEG, the hardest-hit areas include Northport, Ridge, Lloyd Harbor, and Huntington.
In Suffolk, 2,592 of PSEG Long Island’s cus…
Henri: Here's How Many Long Island Residents Are Now Without Power
Utility crews on Long Island are now working to repair dozens of active outages following the wind gusts and rain brought by Tropical Storm Henri.
As of around 10 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 23, PSEG Long Island was still reporting 34 active outages, which were impacting 143 of their customers.
In Nassau, 86 customers were still being affected, with 53 in Suffolk, and less than 5 in the Rockaway Peninsula, according to PSEG.
Hempstead (57), was the hardest-hit area, followed by Oyster Bay (22), Brookhaven (16), East Hampton (15), North Hempstead (seven), Babylon, and Islip (six each).
PSEG c…
Thousands Without Power On Long Island As Tropical Storm Elsa Pushes Through Region
Utility crews from PSEG worked around the clock to restore power to thousands of Long Island residents impacted by Tropical Storm Elsa as the storm makes its way up the East Coast.
Elsa moved across Long Island and the Rockaways early on Friday, July 9, bringing heavy rain and whipping winds, which toppled trees and downed power lines, leaving thousands without power overnight.
As of around 10 a.m. on Friday, PSEG was still working on 227 active outages that were impacting 6,634 of the company’s 1,172,708 customers on Long Island.
In Nassau, 4,519 customers were reporting outages, with 1,3…
Strong Winds Topple Tree Limbs, Cause Power Outages On Long Island
PSEG Long Island utility crews are working to repair power outages in Nassau and Suffolk counties.
Hundreds on Long Island are without power as whipping winds with gusts up to 50 mph are toppling tree limbs and power lines.
According to PSEG Long Island, as of 11:45 a.m. on Monday, March 29, crews are working to repair 37 active outages that were affecting 157 of the company’s customers.
In Suffolk, 92 customers are without power, including 32 in Smithtown, followed by Babylon (27), Brookhaven (14), Islip (10), and Southold (nine). In Nassau, Hemsptead (46) was reporting the most outages, …
