Cops: Long Island Man Stole Packages From Neighbors’ Doorsteps
HOLBROOK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A Long Island man was arrested and charged Thursday with stealing packages from his neighbors’ doorsteps. A neighbor detained Jaquan Casserly — one of two men who...
View Article160-Year-Old Long Island Church Goes Up In Flames
YAPHANK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A more than 160-year-old Long Island church has been gutted by a fire that blazed through the sanctuary hours before Sunday’s service. But congregants gathered and gave...
View ArticleSuffolk County Police Seek Serial Armed Robber
YAPHANK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A masked gunman has robbed 16 businesses at gunpoint across Suffolk County since early December, police said. As WCBS 880′s Sophia Hall reported, the suspect has been...
View ArticleFreezing Rain, Snow Causes Dangerous Driving Conditions
ENGLEWOOD, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Freezing rain and snow caused deadly conditions on roads across the Tri-State area. New Jersey State Police say they responded to hundreds of crashes Friday morning...
View ArticleVeteran Suffolk Police Sergeant Accused Of Stealing From Drivers During...
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – A Suffolk County police officer has been arrested in an undercover sting for allegedly targeting Hispanic drivers and then stealing cash from their cars. Suffolk...
View ArticleCentral Islip Woman Accused Of Murdering Her Newborn
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A Long Island woman has been arrested for allegedly killing her newborn baby earlier this week. Suffolk County police said Santos Elena Ruiz Solano, of Central Islip, gave birth...
View Article1 Dead, Dozens Rushed To Area Hospitals After Carbon Monoxide Leak At Long...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – One person is dead and at least two dozen others were rushed to area hospitals for apparent carbon monoxide poisoning at a mall on Long Island Saturday evening. As CBS 2′s Hazel...
View ArticleSuffolk Police Seek Suspect Who Robbed Mastic Bank
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police are on the hunt for a man who robbed a Long Island bank Thursday afternoon. According to Suffolk County police, the suspect entered the Capital One Bank located at 1235...
View ArticlePolice: 3 Busted For Selling Alcohol To Minor In Suffolk County
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Three people were arrested at three separate stores in Suffolk County Saturday for allegedly selling alcohol to a minor. The suspects were busted while the Suffolk County Police...
View ArticleSuffolk Police Sergeant Accused Of Stealing From Drivers During Traffic Stops...
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – A Suffolk County police officer accused of targeting Hispanic drivers and stealing cash from them during traffic stops has pleaded not guilty to upgraded charges,...
View ArticleLong Island Man Accused Of Drunken Driving With 4-Year-Old In Car
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A Long Island man is accused of driving while intoxicated after he crashed his car with his daughter inside the vehicle. Suffolk County police said Jose Umanzor was driving a...
View ArticleCops: Hit-And-Run Driver Critically Injured Pedestrian In Patchogue
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A Patchogue man was critically injured by a hit-and-run driver early Sunday morning, police said. Walter Orlando Matute Penaranda, 24, was crossing Montauk Highway east...
View Article2 Suffer Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In West Babylon
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) –Two people on Long Island were rushed to the hospital Tuesday after being exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide. Suffolk County police told 1010 WINS a woman was taken to the...
View ArticlePolice: 3 Sick Dogs Stolen From Long Island Pet Rescue
MIDDLE ISLAND, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Police are looking for three sick dogs snatched from a Long Island pet rescue this week and the thief or thieves who took them. As CBS 2′s Dave Carlin reported, the...
View ArticlePolice: 2 Women Injured In Suffolk County Shooting
WYANDANCH, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Police in Suffolk County were investigating a shooting that wounded two women early Sunday morning. The victims were standing on South 19th Street in Wyandanch when an...
View ArticlePolice, Family Search For Missing Medford Woman Sarah Goode
MEDFORD, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Police and loved ones were asking for help from the public Monday in finding a young Long Island mother who disappeared Friday under suspicious circumstances. As CBS 2’s...
View ArticleSearch For Missing Mother In Long Island Intensifies
MEDFORD, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – Suffolk Police are turning to the public for help in finding a missing young mother. Sarah Goode was last seen Friday night at a friend’s house in Shirley. Goode, 21, is...
View ArticlePolice Release Surveillance Images Of Vehicle In Oheka Castle Shooting
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – Suffolk County Police have released surveillance images of a vehicle they said was used by the gunman in the February shooting of Oheka Castle owner Gary Melius. The...
View ArticleCameraman Settles Suit Against Suffolk Police Over Arrest For Taping Officer
MINEOLA, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A freelance videographer has settled a civil rights lawsuit against the Suffolk County Police Department, after he was arrested an arrest following an order by a police...
View ArticleSuffolk County Touts Continued Drop In Crime
YAPHANK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Suffolk County officials are crediting intelligence-led policing policies for a continued decline in property and violent crimes. Under the new policies, strategies are...
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