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11-Year-Old Boy Airlifted + Hamptons Road Rage + Massive Sinkhole On LIE – LI Crime And Safety Roundup

Plus: Attempted Coercion Of A Minor / 4 Police Officers Hospitalized / 10 Kilograms Of Cocaine / More Than $400K Stolen / Tractor-Trailer

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ACROSS NASSAU COUNTY

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Woman Pleads Not Guilty After Attemping To Steal Opioid Prescriptions From Assisted Living Facility: NCDA

NCPD Investigates 'Distinguishable Odor' At Massapequa High School

Boy, 11, Airlifted After Serious Crash In Jericho: Police

Queens Man In U.S. Illegally Is Arrested After $210K Syosset Burglary, Police Say

School Bus Carrying 6 Kids Involved In Head-On Collision In Plainview: Report

Juvenile Facing Attempted Murder Charges After Accused Of Causing Multiple Crashes: Port Washington Police

Police Searching For Man Accused Of Stealing Donations From Local Church: PD

'Irate' Man Damages Tesla Vehicles With Ice Scraper Over Crypto Drive Dispute: NCPD

2 Bodies Discovered After Fire At Vacant Hempstead House, Fire Marshal Says

LI Trio Face Burglary Charges After Breaking Into Home While Owner Vacationed, Police Say

4 Police Officers Hospitalized After Exposure To Unidentified Substance During Assault Arrest, PD Says

Merrick Duo Arrested After Police Find Cocaine, Ketamine In Home, PD Says

ACROSS SUFFOLK COUNTY

Former Navy Officer Pleads Guilty To Attempted Coercion Of Minor, Prosecutors Say

VIDEO: Massive Sinkhole Opens On LIE In Melville, 2 Lanes Closed: Police

Man Took 4-Year-Old From Patchogue Laundromat, Promised ‘Secret Room’: DA

Ex-Bay Shore Teacher Gets Up To 50 Years In Child Sex Abuse Case: DA

Man Robs TD Bank In Lake Ronkonkoma, Flees: Police

Babylon Business Targeted In Late-Night Vandalism; Suspect Sought: Police

Tractor-Trailer Overturns After Teen Driver Runs Red Light In Dix Hills: Police

Woman Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison After Trying To Smuggle 10 Kilograms Of Cocaine Into Suffolk: DA

ACROSS THE EAST END

Hamptons Road Rage: Man Menaces Motorist With What Appears To Be Handgun, Police Say

Man Arrested After Stealing More Than $400K From East Moriches Employer: Police

Son Who Stabbed Mother 40X On Mother's Day Shot Dead By Officers: Police

Man Airlifted After 3-Vehicle Crash In Shoreham Saturday: Police

Man Sexually Assaulted While Asleep In Montauk Sunday: Police

Man Armed With Knife Shot, Killed By Southampton Police Officers: PD

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