Crime & Safety

Harry And Louise, A Love Story: Goodbye After 48 Years: Patch PM

Also: Mom drove drunk with son: PD / Gas prices / DA tracks illegal guns / 'Unmask our kids' signs swiped: PD / Kids create hand / Inflation

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Harry And Louise, A Love Story: Saying Goodbye After 48 Years

As funeral arrangements begin Thursday for Harry E. Wilkinson, 78, of Long Island, his wife Louise remembers. "We knew how precious life was."

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Woman Was Driving Drunk With Her Son In Car: Police

Police say the woman had her 11-year-old son in the car while she was driving drunk.

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Record Gas Prices Send Drivers To Change Plans: AAA

If prices reach $5 a gallon, as many as 75 percent of those surveyed would reduce their time on the road.

DA Creating New Unit To Track Down Illegal Guns

The new Firearms Suppression and Intelligence Unit will be made up of veteran prosecutors and investigators to find illegal guns.

Woman Arrested For Stealing 'Unmask Our Kids' Signs: Police

Signs were ripped off from 11 homes, police say.

Rocky Point Students Honored For Creating Hand For Indonesian Boy

"It is not every day that high school students can make such a big impact on a person's life." -

Nearly 8% Inflation Is Highest In 40 Years: What It Means In NY

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