Brentwood, NY
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East Rockaway Man Seriously Injured After Pickup Truck Crashes Into Utility Pole In West Babylo East Rockaway Man Seriously Injured After Pickup Truck Crashes Into Utility Pole In West Babylo East Rockaway Man Seriously Injured After Pickup Truck Crashes Into Utility Pole In West Babylo
East Rockaway Man Seriously Injured After Pickup Truck Crashes Into Utility Pole In West Babylo Police are investigating a single-vehicle crash that seriously injured a Long Island man. It happened Monday, Feb. 6 at approximately 11:05 a.m. in West Babylon. A 59-year-old East Rockaway man was driving a 2002 Ford F-150 on the eastbound Sunrise Service Road, at Bunnell Place, when the vehicle drifted off the road and struck a utility pole, Suffolk County Police said. The man was extricated from the vehicle by Suffolk County Police Emergency Service Section officers and fire department personnel.  He was transported to Good Samaritan Un…

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by Joe Lombardi
Brentwood, NY
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Owner Lets Patrons Use Cocaine In LI Deli, Police Say Owner Lets Patrons Use Cocaine In LI Deli, Police Say Owner Lets Patrons Use Cocaine In LI Deli, Police Say
Owner Lets Patrons Use Cocaine In LI Deli, Police Say The owner of a Long Island deli is facing charges for allegedly allowing customers to use illegal drugs inside his business, authorities said. Sharon Solemani-Sharifian, age 53, owner of Shalom Delight Deli in Amityville, was among three people arrested Saturday, Jan. 28, following an investigation by Suffolk County Police. After receiving multiple complaints about the business from community members, officers conducted a State Liquor Authority investigation working with the Amityville Village Building Inspector and Fire Marshal. At around 10 p.m., officers witnessed two customers inside t…

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by Michael Mashburn
Brentwood, NY
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Woman Killed After Being Struck By Car While Walking Across West Babylon Roadway Woman Killed After Being Struck By Car While Walking Across West Babylon Roadway Woman Killed After Being Struck By Car While Walking Across West Babylon Roadway
Woman Killed After Being Struck By Car While Walking Across West Babylon Roadway A woman was killed after being struck by a car while walking across a Long Island roadway overnight. The incident happened Saturday, Jan. 21 at about 6:30 p.m. in West Babylon. The woman was walking across Great East Neck Road, near Evergreen Street, when she was hit by a northbound 2016 Toyota Corolla, Suffolk County Police said. The woman, identified as Eileen O’Hara, age 78, of West Babylon, was transported to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip where she was pronounced dead.  The driver of the Toyota, a 27-year-old West Babylon woman, was not injured. …

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by Joe Lombardi
Brentwood, NY
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$5K Reward Offered As Investigation Into Murder Of 29-Year-Old Man In West Babylon Continues $5K Reward Offered As Investigation Into Murder Of 29-Year-Old Man In West Babylon Continues $5K Reward Offered As Investigation Into Murder Of 29-Year-Old Man In West Babylon Continues
$5K Reward Offered As Investigation Into Murder Of 29-Year-Old Man In West Babylon Continues More than a year after a 29-year-old man was fatally shot while attending a party on Long Island, authorities and loved ones have renewed a call to help find his killer. Danie Philistin was attending a house party in West Babylon at 31 Gordon Ave. at about 11:30 p.m. on July 17, 2021, when he was shot outside of the home, the Suffolk County Police Department said. The Suffolk County Police Department announced on Wednesday, Dec. 7, that it is offering a fast cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest in the murder investigation. His mother, Marie Rosental, is …

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by Nicole Valinote
Brentwood, NY
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Amityville Man Gunned Down In New Jersey As Police Search For Killer Amityville Man Gunned Down In New Jersey As Police Search For Killer Amityville Man Gunned Down In New Jersey As Police Search For Killer
Amityville Man Gunned Down In New Jersey As Police Search For Killer A Long Island man who was gunned down at an apartment complex in New Jersey last month is being laid to rest this coming weekend as the hunt for his killer continues. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella identified the victim shot in the head in the rear of the Bookchester Apartments in New Milford in the 900 block of Boulevard on Nov. 26 as Jacques McDonald, age 25, of Amityville. McDonald was taken in traumatic arrest to Hackensack University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead shortly after 8 p.m., roughly an hour after the call, the prosecutor said. Investigators have ye…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
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UPDATE: Man Gunned Down At New Milford Apartments ID'd As Search For Killer Continues UPDATE: Man Gunned Down At New Milford Apartments ID'd As Search For Killer Continues UPDATE: Man Gunned Down At New Milford Apartments ID'd As Search For Killer Continues
Update: Man Gunned Down At New Milford Apartments ID'd As Search For Killer Continues A Long Island man who was gunned down at an apartment complex in New Milford last month is being laid to rest this coming weekend as the hunt for his killer continued. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella identified the victim shot in the head in the rear of the Bookchester Apartments in the 900 block of Boulevard on Nov. 26 as Jacques McDonald, 25, of Amityville. McDonald was taken in traumatic arrest to Hackensack University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead shortly after 8 p.m., roughly an hour after the call, the prosecutor said. Investigators have yet to disclose unde…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Brentwood, NY
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West Babylon Man Charged With DWI After Striking Parked Vehicle In Bridgehampton, Police Say West Babylon Man Charged With DWI After Striking Parked Vehicle In Bridgehampton, Police Say West Babylon Man Charged With DWI After Striking Parked Vehicle In Bridgehampton, Police Say
West Babylon Man Charged With DWI After Striking Parked Vehicle In Bridgehampton, Police Say A 39-year-old man was charged with driving while intoxicated after crashing into a parked vehicle on Long Island.  Police responded to a report of a crash in Bridgehampton in the area of Montauk Highway and Butter Lane at about 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 22, the Southampton Town Police Department said. Responding officers found that the driver, identified as Sean Ackerman, of West Babylon, drove under the influence of alcohol and crashed into the parked vehicle, police said. Authorities said Ackerman was charged with operation while registration is suspended in addition to the DWI c…

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by Nicole Valinote
Brentwood, NY
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LI Drug Dealer Sentenced In Overdose Of Man Who Died Attending Narcotics Anonymous Meeting LI Drug Dealer Sentenced In Overdose Of Man Who Died Attending Narcotics Anonymous Meeting LI Drug Dealer Sentenced In Overdose Of Man Who Died Attending Narcotics Anonymous Meeting
LI Drug Dealer Sentenced In Overdose Of Man Who Died Attending Narcotics Anonymous Meeting A Long Island drug dealer will spend more than a decade behind bars after admitting that he sold dangerous drugs to a West Babylon man who later died from overdose. Vito Frabizio, age 33, of Deer Park, was sentenced to 11 years in prison in Suffolk County Court Friday, Nov. 18, after pleading guilty to three counts of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance. Prosecutors said cell phone records showed that Frabizio had sold the man fentanyl and heroin fentanyl on March 8, just one day before the man died. The man was discovered by his girlfriend on his bed, while attending a vi…

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by Michael Mashburn
Brentwood, NY
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Motorized Scooter Operator Struck By Car, Seriously Injured In Babylon Motorized Scooter Operator Struck By Car, Seriously Injured In Babylon Motorized Scooter Operator Struck By Car, Seriously Injured In Babylon
Motorized Scooter Operator Struck By Car, Seriously Injured In Babylon A 39-year-old man was seriously injured when he was struck by a car while operating a motorized scooter on Long Island. The crash happened in Babylon at about 9 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10, the Suffolk County Police Department said. SCPD said the West Babylon man was riding a Go-Ped motorized scooter north on Little East Neck Road when a 2010 Nissan Altima attempted to turn left from Litchfield Avenue onto Little East Neck Road and struck the scooter. The scooter operator was taken to the hospital for treatment of serious injuries, authorities said.  The driver of the Nissan, a 25-year…

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by Nicole Valinote
Brentwood, NY
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Lindenhurst Woman Driving Drunk Crashes SUV Into Marked Cruiser In West Babylon, Police Say Lindenhurst Woman Driving Drunk Crashes SUV Into Marked Cruiser In West Babylon, Police Say Lindenhurst Woman Driving Drunk Crashes SUV Into Marked Cruiser In West Babylon, Police Say
Lindenhurst Woman Driving Drunk Crashes SUV Into Marked Cruiser In West Babylon, Police Say A woman driving drunk crashed her SUV into a marked police vehicle, injuring the officer overnight on Long Island, according to authorities. The incident happened around 9:25 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28 in West Babylon. A Suffolk County PD Highway Patrol vehicle, with flashing lights activated, was traveling westbound on Sunrise Highway (Route 27) near Exit 40 when a westbound 2006 Ford Expedition crashed into it from behind, said police.  The patrol vehicle had been providing a safe perimeter for a slow-moving construction vehicle, according to police. The impact of the…

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by Joe Lombardi
Brentwood, NY
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Police Search For Man Who Stole Excavator From West Babylon Parking Lot Police Search For Man Who Stole Excavator From West Babylon Parking Lot Police Search For Man Who Stole Excavator From West Babylon Parking Lot
Police Search For Man Who Stole Excavator From West Babylon Parking Lot Police are investigating after a trailer and an excavator were stolen from a parking lot on Long Island. A man stole a 2015 LOADCRAFT Trailer that was carrying a 2000 Bobcat excavator in West Babylon on Saturday, July 9, Suffolk County Crime Stoppers reported on Thursday, Oct. 13. The incident happened in the parking lot of OK Petroleum, located at 1185 Straight Path, authorities said. Crime Stoppers said the man hooked the trailer up to a white Dodge Ram pickup truck and drove away from the scene. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for information that lead…

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by Nicole Valinote
Brentwood, NY
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Deer Park Man Admits To Selling Fentanyl To West Babylon Man Who Fatally Overdosed Deer Park Man Admits To Selling Fentanyl To West Babylon Man Who Fatally Overdosed Deer Park Man Admits To Selling Fentanyl To West Babylon Man Who Fatally Overdosed
Deer Park Man Admits To Selling Fentanyl To West Babylon Man Who Fatally Overdosed A 33-year-old Long Island man admitted he sold fentanyl to a man who fatally overdosed during a virtual Narcotics Anonymous meeting earlier this year. Vito Frabizio, of Deer Park, pleaded guilty to three counts of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance and one count of second-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced on Thursday, Sept. 22. On March 8, police responded to a report that a West Babylon man died of an overdose, Tierney said. The man was reportedly found dead in his bed by his girlfriend while he wa…

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by Nicole Valinote