Man Shot During Robbery Attempt While Sitting In Car In Selden, Police Say
A robbery turned violent when a man was shot in the leg during a holdup in Selden, Suffolk County Police announced on Tuesday, July 15.
A 21-year-old man was sitting in the driver’s seat of a parked car on Comet Road around 10:40 p.m. on Monday, July 7, when a suspect opened the driver’s side door, pointed a gun at him, and demanded his property, according to police.
As the victim began to exit the vehicle, he was shot in the left leg. A struggle ensued before the gunman fled the scene. The victim was treated at a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, investigators said.
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$51K Basement Job Vanishes, Commack Contractor Fakes Robbery: Police
A Long Island contractor ran off with $51,000 — then claimed he was robbed to cover it up, Suffolk County Police announced on Sunday, July 13.
Troy Mayer, 36, of Commack, was arrested on Saturday, July 12 after detectives uncovered his elaborate lie about a fake robbery in Port Jefferson, the department announced the next day.
Mayer, the owner of Pure Renovations, called 911 on April 21 to report he’d been held up and robbed of $26,300 — money a Port Jefferson family had just given him that day for a basement renovation, police said. But after investigating, Suffolk County Second Squad dete…
4 CT Men Cling To Sinking Boat For Hour Before Dramatic NY Police Rescue In Long Island Sound
Four Connecticut men spent nearly an hour holding onto the hull of their overturned boat in the Long Island Sound before being rescued by Suffolk County Marine Bureau officers, authorities said.
The 20-foot center console power boat capsized near Stratford Shoal—the middle ground of the Sound— on Sunday, July 13, according to Suffolk County Police.
The men, who were not wearing life jackets, had launched from Stratford, CT, and were found clinging to the partially submerged vessel around 12:07 a.m., police said.
Marine Delta, operated by Officers Jack Hardy and John Falcone, responded to t…
