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Groups Want Expanded Investigation Into Hate Crime Response In Suffolk County
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP/WCBS 880) – Local and national civil rights groups are lobbying the Justice Department to expand its investigation of a New York police department’s response to hate crime...
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Long Island Man Dies After Arrest
WYANDANCH, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a Long Island man who had been arrested for disorderly conduct died suddenly as he was being taken to a hospital following a scuffle with police. The Suffolk County...
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Expert: Taunting Calls To Victim’s Family Could Be L.I. Serial Killer’s Undoing
CEDAR BEACH, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — The FBI spent Friday searching near Ocean Parkway on Long Island for more bones and clues leading to a possible serial killer. The Bureau was called in to examine more...
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Christmas Day Blaze On Long Island Kills 1
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Detectives in Suffolk County are investigating a fire that took the life of a Selden woman early Christmas morning. The Selden Fire Department arrived at the St. Joseph’s...
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Suffolk Co. Police Offering Reward For Information In Theft Of Iraq War...
HOLBROOK, NY (CBSNewYork) – Police in Suffolk County are offering a reward for information leading to an arrest in connection with the theft of an injured Iraq war veteran’s wheelchair. Chris Levi...
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Suffolk County Police Cmsr. Outlines Reorganization Plan
HAUPPAUGE, NY (CBSNewYork) – Officials announced their plan for the future of crime fighting in Suffolk County in Hauppauge today. Acting Suffolk County police commissioner Edward Webber said making...
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Police Warn Motorists Against DWIs On Super Bowl Sunday
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – If you plan to drink on Super Bowl Sunday, make sure you have a way to get home safely. Cops will be out in force looking for drunk drivers. The Suffolk County Police...
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Family Of Medford Pharmacy Massacre Victim Filing Lawsuit
MILLER PLACE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — The family of one of the victims killed in the Medford pharmacy massacre says they are filing a lawsuit against a number of defendants, including the Suffolk County...
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Woman Struck, Killed By Car In Central Islip
CENTRAL ISLIP, NY (CBSNewYork) - A woman was killed a short distance from the entrance to the Long Island Railroad Station in Central Islip on Tuesday when she was crossing the street, police say....
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Fallen Suffolk County Police Officers Remembered In Yaphank
YAPHANK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) - Over the years, 22 members of the Suffolk County Police Department have died in the line of duty. On Friday, family, friends, and fellow officers gathered to remember them,...
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Rep. Israel Wants FCC To Require Cell Carriers To Have Password Protected...
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – Officials on Long Island are warning cell phone users about new technology that could be used to hack into a phone’s voicemail and gain access to private information....
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Suffolk Cop Uses Nasal Spray To Save L.I. Man Who Overdosed On Heroin
MASTIC BEACH, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – A Suffolk County Police officer saved the life of a Mastic Beach man who overdosed on heroin on Wednesday. Officer Michael Alfieri went to a home on Lacrosse Road just...
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Suffolk County Police Warn Of Internet Scams Related To Boston Bombings
YAPHANK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Local authorities are warning residents of online scams in the days following the deadly Boston Marathon bombings. As 1010 WINS’ Holli Haerr reported, after the Boston...
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Cops Look For Stony Brook Bank Robber
STONY BROOK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Suffolk County police are searching for a man who robbed a Capitol One Bank in Stony Brook on Tuesday. The robber hit the branch located at 64 Main St. around 12:40...
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Police: Officer Shoots Knife-Wielding Man In Deer Park
DEER PARK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Police say they shot a mentally ill Deer Park man who was threatening to behead his father. The father of Eric Bohlsen called police around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday saying...
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Police Hunt For Hit-And-Run Driver Who Killed Long Island Mother
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police are hunting for a hit-and-run driver who killed a Long Island mother Saturday night. As CBS 2′s Jennifer McLogan reported, Erika Strebel, 27, was standing next to her...
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Report: Hate Crimes Surge In Suffolk, New York City
HAUPPAUGUE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – The number of hate crimes reported in Suffolk County surged last year compared to the year prior, a state report shows. The report from the state Division of Criminal...
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Long Island Man Charged In String Of Armed Robberies
BROOKHAVEN, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A 35-year-old Long Island man has been arrested in connection with a series of armed robberies in Suffolk County that hit gas stations and other businesses,...
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Long Island Man Accused Of Killing Girlfriend, Shooting At Cops
RIDGE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A Long Island man has been arrested after police say he shot and killed his girlfriend then barricaded himself inside an apartment, at one point trading fire with...
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Prosecutor: Long Island Woman’s Death Was An ‘Execution’
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A Long Island man was ordered to be held without bail Monday after allegedly gunning down his girlfriend as she ran from their Ridge apartment. Jose Rodriguez III,...
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