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East End Man Accused of Falsely Reporting Shooting, Fire »

A 28-year-old Flanders man was arrested Monday for falsely reporting a shooting and a fire in Riverhead, Southampton Town Police said. Gerron Floyd was charged with falsely reporting an incident as a felony and falsely reporting an incident as a misdemeanor. He was released on stationhouse bail and is due at Southampton Town Justice Court at [...]...

Ronkonkoma Woman Charged With Driving on Heroin »

A 28-year-old Ronkonkoma woman was arrested for driving while high on heroin on the Sagtikos Parkway on Monday, New York State police said. Jacqueline Vega was driving a Landrover northbound when she was pulled over at the Pine Aire Drive exit for talking on her cell phone but when the Trooper checked her license, Vega was [...]...

Cops: Oceanside Man Set Fire to House »

A 36-year-old Oceanside man was arrested Monday for setting fire to the house where he lives, Nassau police said. Cirino Patane set a fire on the floor of the living room on the second floor of the Woods Avenue home where he lives at 6 p.m., police said. The fire damaged the floor, walls, assorted electronics and [...]...

Firefighter’s Murder-arson Trial Nears End »

The murder trial of a Long Island volunteer firefighter accused of setting a fire that killed four is moving into the final stages. Closing arguments are expected Tuesday at the trial of Caleb Lacey. He’s accused of setting a March 2009 blaze that killed a mother and three of her children. Nassau prosecutors say Lacey deliberately [...]...

Ex-NYPD Officer Arrested for Child Porn »

A former New York City Police Department officer from East Meadow was arrested Monday for sharing child pornography via the Internet, Nassau police said. Thomas Cicero, 33, was charged with eight counts of promoting he sexual performance of a child and 19 counts of possession of a sexual performance of a child. He will be arraigned [...]...

Central Islip Man Arrested for Murder of Rebecca Koster »

Suffolk police arrested a 30-year-old Central Islip man for the murder of a Medford woman three months ago. Evans Ganthier was charged with second-degree murder in the death of 24-year-old Rebecca Koster. Ganthier will be and arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Tuesday. Police had launched a search effort after Koster was last seen [...]...