Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Seen Him? Medicine Thief Spotted Stealing From Long Island Store, Police Say Seen Him? Medicine Thief Spotted Stealing From Long Island Store, Police Say
Seen Him? Medicine Thief Spotted Stealing From Long Island Store, Police Say Officials are imploring the community to aid in identifying and locating a man who they say stole nearly $1,000 in medicine from a Long Island grocery store. According to the Suffolk County Police, the man was seen leaving the Smithtown Stop & Shop, located at 291 West Main Street, on June 23. He left the store at approximately 5:30 p.m. with around $1,000 worth of over-the-counter medicine in tow. Though a physical description was not provided, a security camera picture that captured the suspect entering the store showed a man with dark hair. He was wearing a black jacket and blue …

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by Sophie Grieser
Darien, CT
Police & Fire
Duo Steals $750 Worth Of Allergy Medicine From Darien Stop & Shop: Police Duo Steals $750 Worth Of Allergy Medicine From Darien Stop & Shop: Police
Duo Steals $750 Worth Of Allergy Medicine From Darien Stop & Shop: Police Authorities are searching for two men who stole hundreds of dollars worth of allergy medicine from a supermarket in Fairfield County.  The theft happened on Sunday, July 16 around 8:40 p.m., when a Darien police officer responded to the Stop & Shop grocery store at 25 Old Kings Hwy for a reported larceny, Sergeant Dan Skoumbros said.  According to Skoumbros, a loss prevention officer told the officer that two men had entered the store and filled two bags with allergy medicine before leaving the building without paying.  The total value of the stolen medicine wa…

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by Ben Crnic
Darien, CT
Police & Fire
Know Them? Trio Steals Woman's Wallet At Darien Stop & Shop Know Them? Trio Steals Woman's Wallet At Darien Stop & Shop
Know Them? Trio Steals Woman's Wallet At Darien Stop & Shop Police are asking the public for help after three people allegedly stole a Fairfield County woman's wallet at a popular supermarket. The incident occurred in Darien at the Stop & Shop on Old Kings Highway on Thursday, July 13. According to Sgt. Dan Skoumbros, of the Darien Police, the victim reported that while shopping for groceries, her wallet was stolen.  The victim told police she was approached by a woman who needed help reading a label and also asked if the victim had glasses she could borrow. The victim unzipped her purse to retrieve her glasses and forg…

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by Kathy Reakes
Ridgewood, NJ
Police & Fire
SUV Slams Into Parked Cars In Ridgewood SUV Slams Into Parked Cars In Ridgewood
SUV Slams Into Parked Cars In Ridgewood A driver may have had a medical episode before his SUV struck three parked vehicles in Ridgewood on Tuesday, responders said. The senior driver of the Honda CRV was alert and conscious when members of the Ridgewood Volunteer Ambulance Corps loaded him into their rig following the crash on Cottage Place near the Stop & Shop on Franklin Avenue just before 1 p.m. July 18. He was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. The senior driver was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood.Boyd A. Loving Citywide Towing removed the SUV and a Honda Fit that was struck. A Mercedes Benz C300 …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Brentwood, NY
Lifestyle
Winning Take 5 Ticket Worth $12K Sold At Long Island Convenience Store Winning Take 5 Ticket Worth $12K Sold At Long Island Convenience Store
Winning Take 5 Ticket Worth $12K Sold At Long Island Convenience Store A winning lottery ticket worth over $12,000 was sold at a convenience store on Long Island. The top prize-winning Take 5 ticket worth $12,384 was purchased in West Babylon, at the Stop & Shop located at 575 Montauk Highway, for the Wednesday, July 12, evening drawing, New York Lottery announced. Take 5 numbers are drawn from a field of one through 39. The drawing is held twice daily, at 2:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Players can check their numbers on the New York Lottery website. Winners have one year from the drawing date to claim their prize money.

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by Michael Mashburn
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Man Sentenced In String Of Bank Robberies Jersey Shore Man Sentenced In String Of Bank Robberies
Jersey Shore Man Sentenced In String Of Bank Robberies A Colts Neck man who committed a string of bank robberies has been sentenced to 15 years in New Jersey State Prison, authorities said. Conor Kavanagh, 31, was convicted in connection with three robberies, all of which occurred within a month of each other in 2021, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago  Shortly after 1:15 p.m. on Nov. 13, 2021, an individual who was later identified as Kavanagh approached a teller window at the PNC Bank inside the Stop & Shop supermarket on Route 36 in Keyport. Kavanagh then passed a note indicating he …

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by Jon Craig
Cambridge, MA
Lifestyle
Close Call: Hudson Man Claims Winning Powerball Lotto Ticket From 2022 With Days To Spare Close Call: Hudson Man Claims Winning Powerball Lotto Ticket From 2022 With Days To Spare
Close Call: Hudson Man Claims Winning Powerball Lotto Ticket From 2022 With Days To Spare A husband and wife successfully located a $50,000 lottery ticket purchased almost a year prior after listening to a radio segment about unclaimed lottery prizes. Danny Thomas, of Hudson, claimed a Powerball ticket purchased on June 22, 2022, just under the wire of its expiration date, on Tuesday, June 13, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery.  Thomas and his wife heard about the unclaimed winning Powerball ticket on the radio. They searched and found the ticket Thomas bought in 2022 and realized it was a match. The couple plans to use their last-minute windfall to buy a new ca…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Darien, CT
Police & Fire
Duo Caught Stealing From Stop & Shop In Darien: Police Duo Caught Stealing From Stop & Shop In Darien: Police
Duo Caught Stealing From Stop & Shop In Darien: Police Two people face larceny charges after attempting to steal hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise from a Stop & Shop grocery store in Fairfield County, police said. The arrests stemmed from an incident that happened on Wednesday, May 31 around 2:15 p.m., when police were sent to the Stop & Shop store at 25 Old Kings Hwy North in Darien for a reported shoplifting incident, according to Darien Police Sergeant Dan Skoumbros.  Once they arrived, police found that asset protection employees at the store had detained two suspects who had allegedly left the store without paying …

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by Ben Crnic
Massapequa, NY
News
Stop & Shop Fatal Shooting: Long Island 33-Year-Old Gets 50 Years Behind Bars Stop & Shop Fatal Shooting: Long Island 33-Year-Old Gets 50 Years Behind Bars
Stop & Shop Fatal Shooting: Long Island 33-Year-Old Gets 50 Years Behind Bars A Long Island man who was previously convicted of murder in a deadly supermarket shooting will spend decades in prison, officials have announced. Gabriel DeWitt Wilson, a 33-year-old Hempstead resident, was sentenced on Thursday, June 8 to 50 years to life behind bars for the murder of one person and the attempted murder of two others in an April 2021 Stop & Shop shooting, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. He had previously been convicted on Wednesday, May 3. Earlier Report: West Hempstead Stop & Shop Mass Shooter Convicted, Faces 90 Years To Life According to the …

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by Sophie Grieser
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Truck Driver Strikes Bus, 7 Cars, Flees Scene On Long Island: Police Truck Driver Strikes Bus, 7 Cars, Flees Scene On Long Island: Police
Truck Driver Strikes Bus, 7 Cars, Flees Scene On Long Island: Police A man has been apprehended for leaving the scene after driving his delivery truck into a school bus and seven other cars, injuring multiple adults and children, police said. On Thursday, May 25 at approximately 6:45 a.m., a delivery truck driver (operated by 56-year-old Maxwell Taylor), collided with multiple vehicles in East Meadow and North Bellmore, including a school bus, according to the Nassau County police. Taylor, a resident of Amsterdam, was driving in the Freightliner tractor-truck, going southbound on Newbridge Road near Falcon Street, when his truck’s side mirror struck a scho…

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by Sophie Grieser
Cambridge, MA
Lifestyle
Stoneham Stop Nets Georgia Man With Historic $4 Million State Lottery Prize Stoneham Stop Nets Georgia Man With Historic $4 Million State Lottery Prize
Stoneham Stop Nets Georgia Man With Historic $4 Million State Lottery Prize A man's work trip to New England really paid off when he walked away with a historic prize from the Massachusetts State Lottery. Jovon Garner, of Brunswick, GA, won the first $4 million prize in the state lottery’s “$4,000,000 Diamonds” $10 instant ticket game, the lottery reports.  Garner chose to play this game because he liked the design of the ticket. He opted for a one-time payment of $2,600,000 (before taxes) and plans on using his winnings to buy a new car and shed.  Garner bought the winning ticket at the Stop & Shop located at 259 Main Street in Stoneh…

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by David Cifarelli
Norwalk, CT
Lifestyle
Norwalk Resident Wins $171K In CT State Lottery Norwalk Resident Wins $171K In CT State Lottery
Norwalk Resident Wins $171K In CT State Lottery Three lucky Connecticut residents have found themselves with a lot more spending money after winning big prizes from lottery tickets.  One of the lucky tickets, a prize-winning Fast Play $5 Lightning Fast Cash Progressive ticket worth $171,981, was purchased in Fairfield County on Monday, May 1 by Norwalk resident Rupal S., according to Connecticut Lottery.  The ticket was purchased at Warehouse Wine and Spirits located in Norwalk at 390 Westport Ave.  A second lucky lottery player also won big on Monday, as a CASH5 ticket worth $100,000 was purchased in Hartford County by a…

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by Ben Crnic