Postal Workers Charged With Stealing Pot Packages, Patient Info Stolen, Fake Cash for Yogurt

Here are some of the headlines reported across Long Island Patches on Wednesday (click the links to read the full stories):

• Officials: 8 Postal Workers Stole Packages Containing 129 Pounds of Marijuana
• Police: Man With Knife Robs West Babylon Convenience Store
• Nesconset Firefighters Extinguish Car Fire
• DA: Great Neck Doctor Stole Patient Information
• Former North Patchogue Fire District Manager Charged With Grand Larceny
• Cops: Massapequa Man Tried to Buy Yogurt with Fake Cash
• Children Found Unattended at South Shore Mall
• Silver Alert Issued for Missing Central Islip Teen Who Needs Medication
• Babylon Teacher Invited to Attend National Conference
• Cops: Man with 8 License Suspensions Had 8 Grams of Marijuana in His Car
• WANTED: Jose Ventura
• Gelinas Teams Up to ‘Battle’ Hunger
• Long Beach Senior Named Coca-Cola Scholar
• Hamlet to Hamlet Woodland Footpaths Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to Take Place on Saturday
• Allstate and The Retreat Raises Money for Domestic Violence Services
• Police: Riverhead Man Arrested on DWI Charge, Passenger Arrested For Drug Possession
• Orient State Beach Park to Host 28th Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony
• ‘SantaCon’ is Coming to Riverhead Town on Saturday
• Westhampton Beach Fire Department Puts Out Vehicle Fire
• Glen Head Man Charged with Burglary
• Cops: Man Stole iPhone in East Northport
• Tom Chapin Performs in Centerport Saturday
• 3 Minutes with Playwright Claude Solnik
• Old Westbury Gardens to Hold Holiday Celebration
• A Port Washington Food Drive for Pets

Photo: Flickr/Creative Commons/Katheirne Hitt

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