Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Suspect At Large After Hit-Run Bellmore Crash Critically Injuring 20-Year-Old Suspect At Large After Hit-Run Bellmore Crash Critically Injuring 20-Year-Old
Suspect At Large After Hit-Run Bellmore Crash Critically Injuring 20-Year-Old A 20-year-old woman is in critical condition after being struck by a hit-and-run driver on Long Island, police said. In Nassau County, the department’s Homicide Squad is investigating a crash that hospitalized the woman in Bellmore while she was crossing Sunrise Highway in the area of Bedford Avenue. She was struck at approximately 10:10 p.m. on Tuesday, March 29. According to detectives, the woman was crossing the highway when she was struck by a driver who proceeded to speed away from the scene. Police said that the woman suffered severe head trauma as a result of the crash and is being…

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by Zak Failla
Brentwood, NY
Traffic
Stretch Of Sunrise Highway Closed In West Babylon For Crash Stretch Of Sunrise Highway Closed In West Babylon For Crash
Stretch Of Sunrise Highway Closed In West Babylon For Crash A stretch of Sunrise Highway was temporarily closed on Long Island due to a crash. Shortly after 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, March 22, first responders in Suffolk County responded to the westbound lanes of Sunrise Highway in West Babylon, where there was a crash that left at least one motorist trapped inside a vehicle. An alert was issued by the Suffolk County Police Department at approximately 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, advising that the highway is closed at Hubbards Path in West Babylon to allow detectives to investigate. According to the New York State Department of Transportation, the c…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Man Critically Injured After Being Hit By Car In Freeport Man Critically Injured After Being Hit By Car In Freeport
Man Critically Injured After Being Hit By Car In Freeport A man suffered critical injuries after being struck by a car along a Long Island roadway. The crash occurred in Nassau County around 8 p.m., Sunday, March 20, on Sunrise Highway near South Main Street in Freeport. According to detectives, a 66-year-old man was driving westbound in a white 2020 Subaru Forester, when he struck the 49-year old male pedestrian.  As a result of the collision, the man suffered multiple trauma injuries and was transported to an area hospital, Nassau County Police said. He is listed in critical condition. The identity of the victim …

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by Kathy Reakes
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Four Nabbed In SUV After Stealing $90K In Items From East Hampton Store, State Police Say Four Nabbed In SUV After Stealing $90K In Items From East Hampton Store, State Police Say
Four Nabbed In SUV After Stealing $90K In Items From East Hampton Store, State Police Say Four people were arrested and accused of stealing handbags worth more than $90,000 from a Long Island store. Police responded to a report of a larceny at the Balenciaga store in Suffolk County at about 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 3, according to New York State Police. Employees of the store, located at 54 Newtown Lane in East Hampton, said several individuals stole numerous handbags, which had a total value of more than $90,000, and fled the scene in a black Dodge Durango, state police sia.d  An East Hampton Village Police officer saw the Dodge and tried to pull it over minutes later…

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by Nicole Valinote
Massapequa, NY
News
Multiple State Agencies Sent To Scene Of Rockville Centre Tanker Explosion, Hochul Says Multiple State Agencies Sent To Scene Of Rockville Centre Tanker Explosion, Hochul Says
Multiple State Agencies Sent To Scene Of Rockville Centre Tanker Explosion, Hochul Says Following a gasoline tanker crash and explosion on Long Island, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has directed multiple state agencies to the area to help with environmental issues caused by the crash. The crash and following fire and large fuel spill in Nassau County took place around 1 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 16, when the driver of the tanker lost control and slammed into a commercial building on the Sunrise Highway in Rockville Centre.  The crash of the tanker which was carrying some 13,000 gallons of gasoline, also caused a fuel leak, which traveled into storm sewer tunnels causing a large…

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by Kathy Reakes
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Tanker Crashes Into Nassau County Business, Shutting Down Busy Roadway Tanker Crashes Into Nassau County Business, Shutting Down Busy Roadway
Tanker Crashes Into Nassau County Business, Shutting Down Busy Roadway A fuel tanker truck crashed into the front of a Long Island business, causing a large fire and closing a major roadway. The crash took place in Nassau County around 1:10 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 16 when the driver of the tanker lost control and smashed into the front of the Laz-Z-Boy showroom located at 150 Sunrise Highway in Rockville Centre. According to the Nassau County Police, the crash has closed Sunrise Highway in both directions between North Centre and North Park avenues, with the closures expected to remain in place through the morning rush hour and beyond. The crash of the tanker w…

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by Kathy Reakes
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Driver Killed In Single-Vehicle Suffolk County Crash Driver Killed In Single-Vehicle Suffolk County Crash
Driver Killed In Single-Vehicle Suffolk County Crash An investigation is underway after a 46-year-old man died in a single-vehicle crash on Long Island. Salvador Zarate-Mozo, of Bay Shore, was killed in a crash that happened in Center Moriches at about 5:30 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 10, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. Police said Zarate-Mozo was driving a 2009 Nissan Altima east on Sunrise Highway near Exit 59, when the car left the road and struck a tree. Zarate-Mozo was pronounced dead at the scene, SCPD reported.  A 57-year-old man who was a passenger in the car was hospitalized with non-life-threatening in…

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by Nicole Valinote
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Woman Seriously Injured After Car Crashes Into Suffolk County Bank Woman Seriously Injured After Car Crashes Into Suffolk County Bank
Woman Seriously Injured After Car Crashes Into Suffolk County Bank Two people were hospitalized - one in serious condition - after a driver accidentally hit the gas instead of the brake and crashed into a Long Island bank, police announced. Suffolk County Police Department investigators are investigating after the car crashed into Bank of America on Sunrise Highway in Bay Shore at approximately 1:45 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 6. Bay Shore resident Simone Sabine, age 82, was driving a 2004 Toyota Camry in the Bank of America parking lot on Sunday afternoon, police said, when she hit the wrong pedal, striking the bank building at 1:43 p.m. A passenger in the ve…

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by Zak Failla
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Woman Accused Of Stealing $500 Worth Of Items From Suffolk County Store Woman Accused Of Stealing $500 Worth Of Items From Suffolk County Store
Woman Accused Of Stealing $500 Worth Of Items From Suffolk County Store Recognize her? An alert was issued by police investigators on Long Island as they seek the public’s assistance in locating a woman wanted for allegedly stealing hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise from an area Kohl’s location. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers released new photos of a woman who allegedly stole clothes from Kohl’s in Bay Shore on Sunrise Highway on Dec. 10, 2021. In total, the items had an estimated value of approximately $500. Anyone with information regarding the woman or shoplifting incident has been asked to contact Suffolk County Police Third Precinct Crime Section…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
News
19-Year-Old Struck, Killed By LIRR Train In Nassau County 19-Year-Old Struck, Killed By LIRR Train In Nassau County
19-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Lirr Train In Nassau County A 19-year-old Long Island resident was struck and killed by an LIRR train. Nicolai Farguharson, of Baldwin, was killed around 5:30 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 30 after being struck by an MTA train in Baldwin near Grand Avenue and Sunrise Highway, the MTA said. Following the incident, the LIRR Babylon Branch was suspended as a result for a period of time.  An investigation is underway by the MTA police. 

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by Kathy Reakes
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Driver Killed In Suffolk County Crash Following Apparent Medical Emergency, Police Say Driver Killed In Suffolk County Crash Following Apparent Medical Emergency, Police Say
Driver Killed In Suffolk County Crash Following Apparent Medical Emergency, Police Say Police are investigating a fatal crash on Long Island after a man suffered an apparent medical emergency while driving and crashed into a guardrail. It happened on Sunrise Highway in Patchogue at about 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 11, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. David Redlo, age 58, of Bohemia, was driving a 2008 Mazda west on the highway near Exit 51 when the Mazda veered and struck a guardrail, SCPD said. Redlo was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said. Police believe Redlo suffered a medical emergency before the crash. SCPD said the Mazda w…

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by Nicole Valinote
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
37-Year-Old Killed In Single-Vehicle Long Island Crash 37-Year-Old Killed In Single-Vehicle Long Island Crash
37-Year-Old Killed In Single-Vehicle Long Island Crash Police are investigating a single-vehicle crash that killed a Long Island man overnight. It happened around 8:40 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 28 in West Islip. The man was driving a 2014 Honda sedan eastbound on the Sunrise Service Road, when the vehicle left the roadway, drove into the grass median between the service road and express portion of Sunrise Highway, and crashed into the concrete wall that supports the Robert Moses Causeway, Suffolk County Police said. The victim, identified as Joseph J. Pehowich, Jr. age 37, of Lindenhurst, was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Ce…

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by Joe Lombardi