Crime & Safety
Cop Accused of Sexually Assaulting Woman, Fire Erupts at Country Club, Dentist Named 'Senior Citizen of the Year''
A look at Thursday's headlines across Long Island.

Here’s a look at some of the headlines reported across Long Island Patches on Thursday. Click the links to read the full stories:
- DA: Cop Sexually Assaulted Woman in Front of Her Kids
- BREAKING: Massive Fire Erupts at Smithtown Country Club
- State: Pat-Med School Board Rushed to Judgment, Denied Due Process Protections to Former Bay Elementary Principal
- Police: Man Drove on Drugs With 2 Kids in Car on Southern State
- One Dead in Sayville Crash That Splits Car in Half
- Port Washington Police District Wins AAA’s Top Traffic Safety Award
- Northport Dentist Named ‘Senior Citizen of the Year’‘
- Zombie Queen’ From Syosset Roams Her Mom’s Office
- Police: Three Arrested After Drug Bust in Sagaponack
- UPDATE: Dryer at Ross Upper School Catches Fire
- Police: Mattituck Woman Arrested For Several Thefts in Riverhead Area
- Long Island Fall Restaurant Week is Here
- Police Seeking Man Who Used Counterfeit Money in Riverhead Area
- Police: Hampton Bays Man Arrested For Driving While Under the Influence of Drugs, Drug Possession
NCDA photo: Louis Arcila
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