Crime & Safety
Burglars Shoot Man Inside Home, Suspicious Fire, Former Police Chief Arrested
A look at Wednesday's headlines across Long Island.

Here’s a look at some of the headlines reported across Long Island Patches on Wednesday. Click the links to read the full stories:
- Pair Force Way Into Long Island Home, Shoot Resident
- Fire at Old 84 Lumber Location Deemed Suspicious
- Torch-Wielding Man Breaks Into Burger King
- Former Suffolk Police Chief Accused of Assault, Covering up Federal Investigation
- Police Look for Man Who Keyed Car in Medford
- Geminids Meteor Shower 2015 Peak: The Year’s Finale
- Former Soldiers Tell Lindenhurst Students Their Stories
- Lynbrook High School Newspaper Becomes a Success Story
- Angela Lawlor Mullins Voted in as Port Washington Police Commissioner
- A Memorable Year for Port Washington’s Philanthropic Gift Shop
- Residents Might See Smoke, Flames From Their Homes
- Mineola Students Get Cre8ive With Recycling
- Saunders Real Estate Company Files Lawsuit Against Compass For Alleged Database Hacking
- Montauk Dune Project to be Completed Later Than Originally Planned
- Southold Man Steals Money From Roadside Stand’s Cash Box: Cops
- East End Partnership for Youth to Create Electronic Map of Local Assets For Youths
- Deepwater Wind Proposes Offshore Wind Project on South Fork
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