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After Elizabeth Hernandez's 2013 slaying, Lisa Cucuzza-Jimenez took up women's causes and started a food pantry, Little Bit's Blessing Box.
Sentencing In DWI Crash That Killed Cop/ Harbor Drowning / Man Knifed To Death / Toddler Unresponsive In Pool / Courthouse Fire / Gunrunning
The pair stole the vehicle from the College Road home on May 24 at around 2 a.m., Suffolk police say.
UPDATE: A 23-year-old Sayville resident has been arrested for assault and weapon possession, Suffolk police say.
He has been involved in an argument with another man he knows at around 5:45 p.m., Suffolk police say.
UPDATE: The people, which included the two drivers and their four passengers, were treated for non-life-threatening injuries, police say.
UPDATE: His defense attorney says he maintains his innocence and looks forward to "scrutinizing the prosecutor's evidence."
Investigators discovered potentially life-threatening illegal housing as a 10-bedroom boarding house, News 12 reported.
He refused help at the scene, Suffolk police say.
UPDATE: She will face seven years of incarceration followed by five years of post-supervision," defense attorney Christopher Gioe says.
This is a snapshot of some of the arrests and incidents from across the township.
The 16-year-old was last seen leaving his house on Old Town Road. Have you seen him?
He submitted millions of dollars in fake claims for nonexistent rides for dead, hospitalized, or incarcerated people, feds say.
It happened at around 7:30 p.m. on Express Drive South, Suffolk police say.
All streets and boardwalks in the community will be sprayed on the ground with the ultra-low volume aerosol, Anvil.
It happened at around 6 p.m. on Squaw Lane, Suffolk police say.
“For 100 years, the men and women of the Yaphank Fire Department have answered the call with courage, dedication, and selfless service."
The fire was extinguished without causing any damage to the restaurant, and no one was hurt, Suffolk police say.
The investigation used undercover investigators and advanced cyber investigative techniques to identify people, police say.
Should weather conditions prevent completion of the work, it will be continued on the next suitable day.
