Advisory Against Bathing Issued For 63 Suffolk County Beaches Advisory Against Bathing Issued For 63 Suffolk County Beaches
Advisory Against Bathing Issued For 63 Suffolk County Beaches Health officials have advised against bathing at 63 Long Island beaches due to possible excessive bacteria levels. The Suffolk County Department of Health Services announced that heavy rainfall on Tuesday, Sept. 6, could have increased bacteria levels at beaches in areas that are heavily influenced by stormwater runoff. "Health officials recommend that bathing and other water contact be suspended in affected areas until the waters have been flushed by two successive tidal cycles, at least a 24-hour period, after the rain has ended," the health department said. The advisory is set to be lif…
Former Sales Chief Of NY Mortgage Lender Sentenced For $8.9M Fraud Scheme Former Sales Chief Of NY Mortgage Lender Sentenced For $8.9M Fraud Scheme
Former Sales Chief Of NY Mortgage Lender Sentenced For $8.9M Fraud Scheme The former co-owner and executive at a New York mortgage lender has been sentenced for an $8.9 million fraud scheme, federal authorities announced. Long Island resident Edward E. Bohm, age 44, of Smithtown, formerly the president of Sales and part-owner of mortgage lender Vanguard Funding, LLC, based in Garden City, was sentenced on Tuesday, Aug. 30 at the federal courthouse in Central Islip to two years in prison. Bohm was also ordered to pay $3,488,615.42 in restitution and $1,500,000 in criminal forfeiture.  In February 2019, Bohm pleaded guilty to conspiring to …
10 Charged During Sobriety Checkpoint At Busy Huntington Station Intersection 10 Charged During Sobriety Checkpoint At Busy Huntington Station Intersection
10 Charged During Sobriety Checkpoint At Busy Huntington Station Intersection Ten people were charged during an overnight sobriety checkpoint at a busy Long Island intersection. It was conducted in Huntington Station at the Municipal Parking Lot located at New York Avenue and Church Street between 11:20 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26, and 2 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 27. Police officers from the Suffolk County Police Department conducted the joint operation with New York State troopers and the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office. A total of 293 vehicles went through the checkpoint, police. The following people were arrested and charged with driving while i…
Suffolk County SPCA Offers $5K Reward For Info After Lynx Captured In Central Islip Suffolk County SPCA Offers $5K Reward For Info After Lynx Captured In Central Islip
Suffolk County SPCA Offers $5K Reward For Info After Lynx Captured In Central Islip A reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or people who owned a lynx that was captured on Long Island last month. The Suffolk County SPCA announced the $5,000 reward on Thursday, Aug. 11, following the capture of the Eurasian lynx by the Suffolk County Police Department on Friday, July 29. The lynx was reportedly roaming the streets in Central Islip for three days. The animal was transferred to the Sweetbriar Nature Center in Smithtown. The SPCA said possessing these animals is prohibited without a special license in New York State…
Two Men Confront Woman In Driveway Of Her Smithtown Home, Steal Money, Checks, Police Say Two Men Confront Woman In Driveway Of Her Smithtown Home, Steal Money, Checks, Police Say
Two Men Confront Woman In Driveway Of Her Smithtown Home, Steal Money, Checks, Police Say Police are investigating an incident during which a Long Island woman was allegedly confronted outside her home by two men who stole money and checks. The incident took place in Smithtown around 9:40 a.m., Tuesday, July 26, as the woman stood in her driveway on Grandview Lane. While standing in the driveway,  two men, both wearing ski masks, approached the woman and displayed a gun, said the Suffolk County Police.  While speaking to the woman in Spanish, they motioned for her to go into the home, said police. The woman, who does not speak Spanish, attempted to run from the men w…
Suspect In String Of Business Burglaries Caught On Long Island Expressway Suspect In String Of Business Burglaries Caught On Long Island Expressway
Suspect In String Of Business Burglaries Caught On Long Island Expressway A suspect in a string of nine burglaries of businesses in Suffolk County was apprehended after a stop on the Long Island Expressway, police said. Following a months-long investigation, the suspect was located just after 10:10 p.m. Friday, July 22 in Dix Hills on the westbound LIE at Commack Road, Suffolk County Police. The man, Robert Blackmore, age 54, of Ronkonkoma, threw a rock at the glass, entered and stole cash from several businesses in Suffolk County since January, according to police.  Blackmore with nine counts of third-degree burglary for allegedly …
Woman Accused Of Driving Impaired With 4-Year-Old Passenger, Crashing Into Vehicle In Commack Woman Accused Of Driving Impaired With 4-Year-Old Passenger, Crashing Into Vehicle In Commack
Woman Accused Of Driving Impaired With 4-Year-Old Passenger, Crashing Into Vehicle In Commack A 33-year-old woman was charged after police said she drove with a 4-year-old passenger while impaired and rear-ended another vehicle on Long Island. The crash happened in Commack at about 9:50 a.m. on Tuesday, July 19, on Harned Road near Cutchogue Lane, the Suffolk County Police Department reported. Kristine Mazza, of Smithtown, was driving a 2005 Hyundai south on Harned Road when she rear-ended another vehicle, police said.  Officers determined that Mazza was under the influence of drugs, and located her daughter, who was unharmed, in the backseat of the vehicle, SCPD said. Police…
NY Man Sentenced For Role In $12M Ponzi Scheme Targeting Nearly 50 Victims NY Man Sentenced For Role In $12M Ponzi Scheme Targeting Nearly 50 Victims
NY Man Sentenced For Role In $12M Ponzi Scheme Targeting Nearly 50 Victims A New York man was sentenced for his role in a $12 million Ponzi scheme that targeted nearly 50 victims from throughout the region and the nation between 2015 and 2017. Long Island resident Matthew Eckstein, age 52, of Syosset, was sentenced on Monday, July 11 to three-and-a-half to 10-and-a-half years in prison. Eckstein originally pleaded guilty to the charges on September 26, 2019, but later withdrew his plea. A new indictment was secured in August 2020, but court closures related to the COVID-19 pandemic further delayed the case. “This defendant preyed upon seniors and hard-working men…
Popular Supermarket Soon Moving To Bigger Location In Yorktown Popular Supermarket Soon Moving To Bigger Location In Yorktown
Popular Supermarket Soon Moving To Bigger Location In Yorktown A popular supermarket is moving to a larger nearby location later this summer in Northern Westchester. Long Island-based Uncle Giuseppe's Marketplace plans to open a new location at the Yorktown Green Shopping Center at 329 Downing Drive in Yorktown Heights in August, representatives announced.  The space, formerly housing Food Emporium, sat empty for more than 10 years until the specialty grocer began renovations. The Yorktown Uncle Giuseppe's is currently located at 380 Downing Drive after taking over the space from Turco's. According to the announcement, renovations at the 45…
Support Pours In For Family Of 17-Year-Old Smithtown Girl Killed In Crash Support Pours In For Family Of 17-Year-Old Smithtown Girl Killed In Crash
Support Pours In For Family Of 17-Year-Old Smithtown Girl Killed In Crash Support is pouring in from the community and friends for the family of a 17-year-old Long Island girl who died after a crash. Isabel Carella, of Smithtown, was killed in Commack on Wednesday, June 15 when the vehicle she was riding in swerved to avoid another vehicle and hit a Jeep, said the Suffolk County Police. Also injured in the crash were several other teens, police said. Earlier report: IDs Released For Teenager Killed, Others Involved In Commack Crash In a GoFundMe effort to raise funds for her funeral and offset other expenses, more than $73,000 has been raised of a $75,000…
IDs Released For Teenager Killed, Others Involved In Commack Crash IDs Released For Teenager Killed, Others Involved In Commack Crash
IDs Released For Teenager Killed, Others Involved In Commack Crash The identities have been released of a teenager who was killed and others involved in a crash on Long Island. It happened around 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, June 15 in Commack. Another teenager was driving a 2008 Ford Mustang northbound on Indian Head Road when he swerved to avoid another vehicle and lost control, Suffolk County Police said.  The Mustang struck a 2015 Jeep Wrangler that was traveling southbound near Carldon Road. A female passenger in the Mustang, now identified as Isabel Carella, age 17, of Smithtown, was pronounced dead at the scene, said police. Her ident…
Wrong-Way Driver Charged With DUI After Stealing Beer On Long Island Wrong-Way Driver Charged With DUI After Stealing Beer On Long Island
Wrong-Way Driver Charged With DUI After Stealing Beer On Long Island A Long Island man is facing jail time after allegedly driving drunk and then stealing beer from a gas station. Lance Broussand, age 37, of Hauppauge, was busted early Wednesday morning, June 8, after he was spotted driving the wrong way on Veterans Memorial Highway in Smithtown, according to Suffolk County Police. He then stopped at a Speedway store on Smithtown Bypass at around 2:30 a.m., where he stole two cases of beer, police said. Broussand was arrested in the store’s parking lot as he tried to leave, according to police.  He was charged with driving while intoxicated and petit …