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Catalytic converters stolen from vehicles in Merrick and Islandia, police say in releasing video of thefts
Catalytic converter thefts have continued to rise with stolen converters fetching hundreds, sometimes thousands, of dollars each, according to police. → Read More
Jose Martinez-Vazquez and Tiffany Diaz-Cabrera charged with murder of Benjamin Flores-Mendez, police say
The body of Benjamin Flores-Mendez, 39, of Port Jefferson Station, was found in June 2021 on the Greenway Trail. → Read More
El Colmadon deli fire in Baldwin displaces 16 people
"Several" apartments above the deli and stores adjacent to the deli were damaged by fire, smoke and water, displacing 16 residents, a Nassau fire official said. → Read More
Nasir Reid of Lynbrook killed in crash
Police said Nasir Reid, 19, died early Tuesday after his car collided with two others just after midnight. Before the crash, he had been "involved in a police encounter with Nassau Police," according to a department spokesman, who did not elaborate. → Read More
Man arrested after his mother found stabbed dead in Deer Park home, Suffolk police say
Officers responding to a domestic disturbance call in Deer Park arrested Gabriel Cabral, 33, after they found his 54-year-old mother stabbed to death in the kitchen, Suffolk county Commissioner Rodney K. Harrison said. → Read More
Pilot killed in single-engine plane crash in East Hampton waters, cops say
It appeared the plane suffered "some kind of catastrophic mechanical failure" causing it to crash, killing the pilot who was the lone person on board, police said. → Read More
Names of 6 FDNY members added to EMS Tree of Life Memorial
Among the six New York City first responders honored — all of whom died of 9/11-related illnesses — were two Long Islanders and the first Hispanic in a senior EMS position with the FDNY. → Read More
Virgin Mary statue damaged in Nesconset
A cash reward is being offered for any information leading to an arrest in the case. → Read More
Three children found on Coney Island beach pronounced dead, police questioning mother, NYPD says
A police spokesman said the children are a 7-year-old boy, a 4-year-old girl and a three-month-old boy. → Read More
Queens woman seriously injured in Southern State Parkway crash in West Babylon, police say
The 59-year-old female driver was hospitalized with serious internal injuries after police said she was ejected from her car in an early morning one-car crash. → Read More
FDNY firefighter from LI dies after being found unconscious on city street
Joseph Patrick Mulvey III was a 19-year FDNY veteran, assigned to Engine 325 in Woodside, Queens. → Read More
Boy, 9, seriously injured after drunken driver hits car, police say
The boy's father sustained minor injuries when his car was struck from behind Monday on the Long Island Expressway in Farmingville, police said. → Read More
Funeral arrangements set for Island Park firefighter Michael Fischer
The 38-year-old former captain died Sunday of an apparent heart attack following a training exercise and while at a department fundraiser, fire officials said. → Read More
Nassau police release ID of victim in fatal Albertson dog mauling
The pit bull, shot and killed as it turned on a responding police officer Wednesday, had been owned by the victim's stepson who was killed recently in a motorcycle crash, Nassau Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said. → Read More
'He was just there to spend the summer,' says father of man who drowned at Montauk beach
Benjamin Z. Kitburi, 31, was caught in a rip current, police said. Two other swimmers, including a woman police identified as the victim's fiancee, were able to swim back to shore before collapsing. → Read More
Firefighters rescue man stuck in waist-deep mud off Centerport Beach
The man had gone into the water at low tide to clam, but with each movement he loosened the creekbed below him and sunk deeper into the mud, a fire official said. → Read More
Shark attacks surfer off Smith Point County Park in Shirley, official says
The beach has been ordered closed to all bathers until further notice following the attack, the second at this location in 10 days, the parks department said. → Read More
Olivia, Liam top the baby name list in New York in 2021
The Top 5 girls names in New York were: Olivia, Emma, Sophia, Mia and Amelia. For boys, the Top 5 list was: Liam, Noah, Lucas, Joseph and Jacob, according to Social Security Administration statistics. → Read More
One person injured in large fight at Roosevelt Field mall, police say
Witnesses said the fight occurred in front of Victoria's Secret and caused a number of people to flee the exit near Macy's, according to Nassau police. → Read More
Fire causes 'extensive' damage to Seaford home, police say
Firefighters arrived at the two-story house early Tuesday morning to find it fully engulfed, police said. → Read More