Huntington, NY
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First Case Of West Nile Virus Reported In Suffolk County This Season First Case Of West Nile Virus Reported In Suffolk County This Season First Case Of West Nile Virus Reported In Suffolk County This Season
First Case Of West Nile Virus Reported In Suffolk County This Season Health officials have confirmed the first case of West Nile virus in Suffolk County this year. A resident under the age of 50 who lives in Huntington was hospitalized in mid-August after developing symptoms of the virus, the Suffolk County Department of Health revealed Friday, Sept. 5. The individual has since been released and is recovering at home. West Nile virus is spread through the bite of an infected mosquito. About 20 percent of those who contract the illness develop noticeable symptoms, which can range from fever, headache, and body aches to skin rash and swollen lymph nodes, healt…

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by Michael Mashburn
Bellport-Brookhaven-East Patchogue, NY
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Robber Pulls Hammer On Apple Store Employee At Smith Haven Mall, Police Say Robber Pulls Hammer On Apple Store Employee At Smith Haven Mall, Police Say Robber Pulls Hammer On Apple Store Employee At Smith Haven Mall, Police Say
Robber Pulls Hammer On Apple Store Employee At Smith Haven Mall, Police Say Police are investigating after a man stole several iPhones and threatened an employee during a robbery at an Apple store on Long Island. The incident happened around noon Friday, Sept. 5, at the Apple store inside Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove, a Suffolk County Police spokesperson told Daily Voice. A man cut security wires and took two iPhones, police said. When an employee confronted him, the suspect displayed a small hammer and threatened the worker before running out of the mall. No employees or customers were injured. A suspect description was not immediately available. Anyone with…

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by Michael Mashburn
National Interest
Kidnapper Led Child Into Basement At Bay Shore Mosque, DA Says Kidnapper Led Child Into Basement At Bay Shore Mosque, DA Says Kidnapper Led Child Into Basement At Bay Shore Mosque, DA Says
Kidnapper Led Child Into Basement At Bay Shore Mosque, DA Says A homeless man was formally accused of luring a 4-year-old boy away from his grandfather during a prayer service at a Long Island mosque. Nelson Priester, 39, was indicted on kidnapping and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Sept. 2, following an alleged abduction at Bay Shore’s Masjid Darul Quaran. Priester was inside the mosque for several hours on Wednesday, Aug. 20, before leading the boy by the hand into the basement, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. Once there, he took a plastic bag from a counter and locked himself in a dark room with the …

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by Michael Mashburn
Commack, NY
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Motorcyclist Critically Injured In Commack Crash: Suffolk County Police Motorcyclist Critically Injured In Commack Crash: Suffolk County Police Motorcyclist Critically Injured In Commack Crash: Suffolk County Police
Motorcyclist Critically Injured In Commack Crash: Suffolk County Police A motorcyclist was left critically injured after colliding with a car on Veterans Memorial Highway in Commack, Suffolk County Police announced on Thursday, Sept. 4. A 25-year-old from Central Islip, was riding a Yamaha motorcycle eastbound when he struck a 2017 Subaru that was turning into a parking lot in front of 50 Veterans Memorial Highway at approximately 7:20 p.m., police said in a release. He was transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore in critical condition. The driver of the 19-year-old Subaru driver from Commack, was not injured. Both vehicles were impounded fo…

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by Jillian Pikora
Brentwood, NY
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Brentwood Man Admits To Crashing Into Suffolk Officer’s Vehicle While Impaired Brentwood Man Admits To Crashing Into Suffolk Officer’s Vehicle While Impaired Brentwood Man Admits To Crashing Into Suffolk Officer’s Vehicle While Impaired
Brentwood Man Admits To Crashing Into Suffolk Officer’s Vehicle While Impaired A Brentwood man admitted to driving drunk and high when he slammed into a Suffolk County police officer’s vehicle on the Long Island Expressway, leaving the officer seriously injured. Cody Fisher, 29, pleaded guilty Thursday, Sept. 4, to assaulting a police officer and multiple related charges in the January 2025 crash that nearly killed Suffolk County Police Officer Brendon Gallagher. The crash happened around 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 5, as Officer Gallagher was conducting a traffic stop on the LIE between Exits 58 and 57, as Daily Voice reported. Fisher sped by in a 2021 Ford Mustang, revving …

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by Michael Mashburn
National Interest
Gilgo Beach Murders: New Type Of DNA Evidence Permitted In Rex Heuermann Trial Gilgo Beach Murders: New Type Of DNA Evidence Permitted In Rex Heuermann Trial Gilgo Beach Murders: New Type Of DNA Evidence Permitted In Rex Heuermann Trial
Gilgo Beach Murders: New Type Of DNA Evidence Permitted In Rex Heuermann Trial A new form of DNA evidence can be used in the upcoming trial of accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann, a Long Island judge ruled. The decision, filed Wednesday, Sept. 3, in Suffolk County Supreme Court, permits prosecutors to introduce nuclear DNA profiles generated from rootless hairs recovered at several crime scenes. Justice Timothy Mazzei found that the method, which relies on whole genome sequencing and specialized computer software to extract nuclear DNA from even degraded or rootless hairs, is generally accepted in the scientific community and therefore admissible in court.…

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by Michael Mashburn
Northport-East Northport, NY
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2 Northport Women Run Over By Rolling Mazda: Suffolk Police 2 Northport Women Run Over By Rolling Mazda: Suffolk Police 2 Northport Women Run Over By Rolling Mazda: Suffolk Police
2 Northport Women Run Over By Rolling Mazda: Suffolk Police Two women were seriously injured when a 2020 Mazda rolled backwards on Blanchard Drive in Huntington, Suffolk County Police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 2. A 66-year-old woman from Northport was exiting her Mazda when the vehicle began to roll backward, detectives said. She attempted to get back inside but the car ran over her arm before striking a parked 2017 Nissan and shrubs in front of 25 Blanchard Drive around at 1:52 p.m. Another 66-year-old woman, also of Northport, was a passenger in the Mazda. She exited while it was still moving, and her leg was run over, according to the rele…

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by Jillian Pikora
Manorville, NY
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Pedestrian ID'd In Fatal Hit-And-Run Crash In Manorville: Police Pedestrian ID'd In Fatal Hit-And-Run Crash In Manorville: Police Pedestrian ID'd In Fatal Hit-And-Run Crash In Manorville: Police
Pedestrian ID'd In Fatal Hit-And-Run Crash In Manorville: Police The pedestrian killed in a hit-and-run crash in Manorville has been identified as Michael Barnhardt, 54, Suffolk County police announced on Monday, Sept. 1. Barnhardt was crossing County Route 111, north of Chapman Boulevard, when he was struck by a vehicle that fled northbound from the scene at 8:33 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 31, according to police. He was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Detectives from the Suffolk County Police Major Case Unit are continuing their investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Major Case Unit at 631-852-6555 or Crime …

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by Jillian Pikora
Patchogue-Medford, NY
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Six Arrested At Patchogue Sobriety Checkpoint: Suffolk County Police Six Arrested At Patchogue Sobriety Checkpoint: Suffolk County Police Six Arrested At Patchogue Sobriety Checkpoint: Suffolk County Police
Six Arrested At Patchogue Sobriety Checkpoint: Suffolk County Police Six people were arrested during a sobriety checkpoint in Patchogue over the holiday weekend, Suffolk County Police announced on Saturday, Aug. 30. The overnight checkpoint was conducted by the Highway Patrol Bureau’s Selective Alcohol Fatality Enforcement Team with assistance from the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office and New York State Police at Waverly Plaza on North Service Road, starting at 11 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29 until 2:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 30, according to police. Volunteers from MADD and STOP DWI were also on scene distributing educational materials. A total of 406 vehicles went thr…

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by Jillian Pikora
National Interest
Man Dies After Jumping From Fire Island Lighthouse Man Dies After Jumping From Fire Island Lighthouse Man Dies After Jumping From Fire Island Lighthouse
Man Dies After Jumping From Fire Island Lighthouse A man died after jumping from the Fire Island Lighthouse, police said. The incident happened around 1:45 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, at Robert Moses Field 5. A 911 caller reported seeing a man jump from the observation deck of the historic lighthouse, Suffolk County Police said. Marine Bureau officers responded to the scene, but the man was pronounced dead. His identity has not been released as of press time. The Suffolk County Homicide Squad is investigating the case in conjunction with the National Park Service. Detectives are asking anyone with information to contact the Homicide Squad at 631…

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by Michael Mashburn
Babylon, NY
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Hotels, Drugs, Violence Used By Barbados Man To Traffic Suffolk Woman Hotels, Drugs, Violence Used By Barbados Man To Traffic Suffolk Woman Hotels, Drugs, Violence Used By Barbados Man To Traffic Suffolk Woman
Hotels, Drugs, Violence Used By Barbados Man To Traffic Suffolk Woman A man has been convicted of sex trafficking after using drugs and violence to force a woman into prostitution across Suffolk County, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, Aug. 27. Michael Howell, 65, of Brooklyn and originally from Barbados, was convicted by a jury on Aug. 26, 2025, of two counts of sex trafficking and several related charges following a trial before Acting Supreme Court Justice Karen M. Wilutis, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney. Howell compelled his victim to perform sex acts for money between April 2023 and February 2024, renting hotel rooms …

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by Jillian Pikora
Brentwood, NY
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Snapchat Meetup At Brentwood Public Library Ends With Rape Behind Fire Department: Indictment Snapchat Meetup At Brentwood Public Library Ends With Rape Behind Fire Department: Indictment Snapchat Meetup At Brentwood Public Library Ends With Rape Behind Fire Department: Indictment
Snapchat Meetup At Brentwood Public Library Ends With Rape Behind Fire Department: Indictment A man lured a 16-year-old girl from a public library by Snapchat before allegedly raping her behind a Long Island fire department, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, Aug. 27. Delon Hughes, 34, of Brooklyn, met the teen at the Brentwood Public Library on June 11, 2025, after using the handle “Josephpatri9300” on Snapchat to connect with her, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney said. The two then walked to the Brentwood Fire Department, where Hughes sexually abused her among parked cars, according to investigators. Hughes was arrested in Queens on Aug. 7. A search of his cell…

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by Jillian Pikora