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Detectives Investigating A Home Burglary In Mastic: Police

UPDATE: The 7th Squad in Shirley is probing the incident, a police spokesman says.

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Detectives are investigating a burglary at a home on Patchogue Avenue in Mastic that took place at around 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday, a Suffolk police spokesman said. (Peggy Spellman Hoey / Patch Media)

UPDATE 8:40 P.M.: Detectives are investigating a burglary at a home on Patchogue Avenue in Mastic that took place at around 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday, a Suffolk police spokesman said.

The 7th Squad in Shirley is probing the incident, he said.

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MASTIC, NY — Residents reported a large police presence, including a helicopter and K-9 Units, in a Mastic neighborhood on Wednesday night.

A police spokesman confirmed the presence of officers following a 911 call that was received about a location on Patchogue Avenue at around 4:44 p.m.

Residents on social media reported that their children were told to leave the street and remain in their homes.

Further details were not immediately available.

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