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Fatal Copiague Crash Victim ID’d »
Suffolk County police have identified the man who was fatally struck by a van in Copiague on Tuesday morning. Volodymyr Pylyp, 44, of Copiague, was crossing Great Neck Road when he was hit by a Chevrolet van driven by Craig Smith. Pylyp was taken to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow where he was pronounced [...]...
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Cops: Dad Driving While High Crashed With Tot in Car »
A 41-year-old Oakdale man was arrested for drugged driving after he was involved in a car crash with his child car in West Islip on Wednesday morning, New York State police said. John Hauser was driving a Nissan Sentra on the Robert Moses Causeway southbound from Sunrise Highway when he lost control and struck several trees 9:30 [...]...
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Long Island’s James Simons Ranked on Forbes Billionaire List »
Long Island self-made billionaire James Simons, a former Stony Brook University math professor, ranks #80 on Forbes annual World’s Billionaires list, released on Wednesday, with a net worth of $8.5 billion. The 71-year-old mathematician turned financier made his money in a hedge fund he created and cracked codes for the U.S. Department of Defense during [...]...
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Pizzaman Robbed in Valley Stream »
Nassau County police are investigating the robbery of a pizza deliveryman in Valley Stream on Wednesday night. The victim was making a delivering for Domino’s Pizza to a Lake Drive South home when two men grabbed the victim from behind, placed a knife to the victim’s neck and demanded money at 10:15 p.m., police said. A [...]...
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Teen in Critical Condition After Bay Shore Shooting »
A teenager has been hospitalized after being shot on the corner of Illinois Avenue and Nebraska Avenue in Bay Shore Wednesday night, Suffolk County police said. Joel Nieves, 16, of Bay Shore, was walking home from night classes at Brentwood High School when he was confronted by two or three men, at least one of [...]...
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Cops: Fake Names Used at Scrap Yard May Have Burglary Link »
Two Mastic men were arrested Tuesday for falsely identifying themselves while selling scrap metal that may have been the proceeds from a series of burglaries, Suffolk County police said. Christopher Barwick, 26, and Justin Barton, 24, were both charged with two counts each of forgery and criminal impersonation. Barwick and Barton falsely identified themselves to employees [...]...
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