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College Students From Long Island Accused of Fabricating Hate Crime: Patch PM
Also: Pair charged in attack over basketball court use / Police seek bank robbers / Supervisor blasts disability costs for police officers.
Stories worth talking about tonight featured from across the Long Island Patch network:
Long Island Women Charged With Fabricating UAlbany Hate Crime: Police
The women had told police they were beaten by 10-12 people and were called racial slurs all while a bus driver made no effort to stop the assault, but now they face assault charges themselves.
Nassau Woman Spent Money Accidentally Sent to Her Bank Account: Police
The 29-year-old received $150,000 in wire transfers from the Bank of China and then started spending it, police say.
Slammed with $1.5 Million in Disability Costs for 2 Police Officers, Southold Supervisor Calls for Reform
Supervisor Scott Russell blasted the current “tax free” salary officers receive on disability as “nothing more than a contrivance.”
Other top posts:
- Man Robs Bank Inside Nassau County Supermarket
- Police Release Photos of Man Wanted For Robbing Suffolk County Bank
- Pair Charged in Attack That Broke Bellport Man’s Jaw
- Syosset Teen Performs at Carnegie Hall, Earns Musical Excellence Award
- Wow House: Colonial Atlantic Beach Home With Private Beach Entrance
- Baldwin Man Found in Possession of Child Porn: DA
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