Nearly Two Dozen Modell's Stores Slated For Closure Nearly Two Dozen Modell's Stores Slated For Closure
Nearly Two Dozen Modell's Stores Slated For Closure With online shopping leading to the demise of many traditional brick-and-mortar retailers, Modell’s Sporting Goods announced it will be closing nearly two dozen East Coast stores in an attempt to save the entire company. Eight Modell’s locations will be closing in New York - including one on Long Island - though the Hudson Valley avoided the chopping block.  The move comes so the retailer can avoid filing for bankruptcy as soon as Sunday, March 1, according to reports. Modell’s didn’t announce which Long Island location would be closing, and no closing dates or start of closing sales …
Man At Large After Firing Gun Into Long Island Home During Dispute Man At Large After Firing Gun Into Long Island Home During Dispute
Man At Large After Firing Gun Into Long Island Home During Dispute Police are asking the public's help in locating a man who fired a gun into a Long Island home during a dispute. Bernard King attempted to kick in the front door at an East Islip home on East Main Street at approximately 6:40 a.m. Friday, Jan. 31, Suffolk County Police said. King then fired three rounds into the door. King also called the victim inside the home and made verbal threats. No one was injured. King, 34, Bohemia, fled in a 2020 Kia Sorrento, which police later located.  Detectives believe King fled to Nassau County.  The Nassau County Police Department is as…
Photos: Pigs Rescued After Escaping From Trailer On Long Island Photos: Pigs Rescued After Escaping From Trailer On Long Island
Photos: Pigs Rescued After Escaping From Trailer On Long Island Police were on the tail of three perps who had escaped from a trailer, only the "perps" were pigs, not dangerous criminals, and their tails were quite literal. The rescue took place around 11:24 a.m., Friday, Jan. 17, when Fifth Precinct Sgt. Theodore Martinez was driving a marked police vehicle eastbound on Sunrise Highway, near Broadway Avenue in Sayville, when he observed what he thought was a pig on the side of the road.  Officers capture one of the escaped pigs.Suffolk County Police Martinez then saw a Hummer, with an attached trailer that was open with one pig inside. Martinez pul…
20 Displaced In Massive Long Island Apartment Fire 20 Displaced In Massive Long Island Apartment Fire
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 Photos: Long Island Crash Injures Two, One Seriously
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…
Closure Of Bohemia Store Will Leave Long Island With Just One Kmart Closure Of Bohemia Store Will Leave Long Island With Just One Kmart
Closure Of Bohemia Store Will Leave Long Island With Just One Kmart Another one bites the dust. The latest round of store closing by Kmart’s parent company, Transformco, which purchased the assets of Sears Holding Corporation earlier this year, will leave Long Island with just one Kmart location, as the Bohemia store is set to shutter its doors. That store is expected to begin motions to close its doors next month. The only remaining Kmart location on Long Island will be on Montauk Highway in Bridgehampton. "Since purchasing substantially all the assets of Sears Holdings Corporation in February 2019, Transformco has faced a difficult retail environment an…
Man Wanted For Stealing $2K From SUV On Long Island Man Wanted For Stealing $2K From SUV On Long Island
Man Wanted For Stealing $2K From SUV On Long Island A man is wanted for grand larceny after police say he stole $2,000 from an SUV on Long Island. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Seventh Precinct Crime Section officers are on the lookout for a man, pictured above, who is suspected of stealing cash from a vehicle in Bohemia on Wednesday, Sept. 18 around 1:15 p.m. Police say the man parked a black SUV outside of Restaurant Depot (1335 Lakeland Avenue) and stole approximately $2,000 cash from a 2015 Jeep parked in the parking lot. Anyone with information about the identity of the suspect is urged to contact Suffolk Coun…
Man Seriously Injured In Chain Reaction, Three-Vehicle Crash In Suffolk Man Seriously Injured In Chain Reaction, Three-Vehicle Crash In Suffolk
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 Charged After String Of Long Island Larcenies
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…
Long Island Woman, 42, Arrested For Bank Of America Robbery Long Island Woman, 42, Arrested For Bank Of America Robbery
Long Island Woman, 42, Arrested For Bank Of America Robbery A 42-year-old woman has been charged for allegedly robbing a bank on Long Island. The robbery occurred Wednesday, Sept. 11 at about 2:30 p.m. in Holbrook, Suffolk County Police said. Michele Atkinson, 42, of Bohemia entered Bank of America, located at 4400 Veterans Memorial Highway, approached a teller and presented a note demanding cash, according to police. The teller complied and Atkinson fled in a black car at approximately 2:35 p.m. Fifth Precinct officers responded and Officer Arkadiusz Janczurewicz located and arrested Atkinson in a parking lot behind 5181 Sunrise Highway …
Motorcyclist, Passenger Seriously Injured In Hauppauge Crash Motorcyclist, Passenger Seriously Injured In Hauppauge Crash
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 New Long Island Mosquito Samples Test Positive For West Nile
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…