Thief Hits Sayville Target For $4,600 In Tech Gear, Including Tablet And VR Headset: Police
A man stole $4,600 worth of merchandise from a Target on Long Island, and while he was caught on camera at the store, police are seeking the public’s help to identify him.
The man took an Apple iPad, a Nintendo Switch, and Meta Quest VR headsets from the store in Sayville on Saturday, June 27, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
Around 10:30 a.m., the man walked out of the store at 5750 Sunrise Highway without paying, police said. Cops asked for the public’s help on Friday, July 31, about one month after the robbery.
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers are offering a cash reward for tips …
Bellport Pedestrian Killed By Tractor-Trailer Identified Days After Collision: Police
The pedestrian killed in a Long Island car crash last week was identified Tuesday, June 30 by authorities.
Denis Hernandez, 27, was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer on Station Road in North Bellport, the Suffolk County Police Department said Tuesday.
Hernandez, of Bellport, was standing in the road just south of Martha Avenue when a southbound tractor-trailer struck him around 10:30 p.m. Thursday, June 25, according to police.
He was taken to NYU Langone Hospital-Suffolk in Patchogue, where he was pronounced dead, police said. The accident remains under investigation.
Man Fatally Struck By Ford F-150 Outside Center Moriches 7-Eleven Before Dawn: Police
A Long Island man was killed while walking through a parking lot Wednesday morning, May 6, police said.
Silverio Saldana Trejo, 60, was struck by a 2022 Ford F-150 at a 7-Eleven in Center Moriches, the Suffolk County Police Department said. The Center Moriches resident was pronounced dead at the scene.
A 60-year-old man driving the F-150 turned into the gas station at 231 Wading River Road around 4:40 a.m. and struck Saldana Trejo, police said. The driver, a resident of Granbury, TX, was not injured.
The accident is still under investigation, and the F-150 was impounded for a safety check,…
Knife-Wielding Lindenhurst Attacker Cut Off Two Fingers, Left Victim In ‘Pool Of Blood’: DA
A Long Island man who attacked another man with a knife, sliced off two of his fingers, and left him in a pool of blood was indicted on attempted murder charges on Thursday, March 5, authorities said.
Tesfa Tucker, a 42-year-old Lindenhurst resident, was arraigned Tuesday, March 3, on several counts, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
Tucker attacked an unidentified 27-year-old man on Tuesday, Feb. 17 at an apartment complex in Lindenhurst, according to investigators. He struck the man multiple times with a large knife and a metal knuckle handle (often called “brass knuckle…
126 Flavored Vapes Seized After Underage Sale At Mastic Beach Store: Police
An investigation into a Mastic Beach convenience store led to the seizure of more than 100 flavored vape products and criminal charges against an employee, Suffolk County Police announced on Thursday, Feb. 26.
Seventh Precinct Crime Section officers, working with the Town of Brookhaven Fire Marshal and the Town of Brookhaven, conducted an investigation at Village Food Mart, 65 Mastic Beach Road, on Wednesday, Feb. 25, according to police.
During the investigation, Nasser Alzandani, 47, of Mastic Beach, sold tobacco vape products to a person under 21 years old, authorities said.
Alzandani w…
Pedestrian Killed In Sunrise Highway Dwai-drug Crash Identified As Bellport Man: Police
A pedestrian was killed in an early-morning crash on Sunrise Highway in Bay Shore, Suffolk County Police said.
Officers responded to the eastbound Sunrise Highway Service Road near the Brentwood Road overpass at 5:18 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 13, where a vehicle struck a man walking along the roadway, according to police.
The pedestrian has been identified as Korey Klein, 37, of Bellport, police said in an update later that day.
Andrew Holmes Garriques, 27, of Bellport, was driving a 2008 Mercedes C350 when he hit Klein, authorities said.
Klein was pronounced dead at the scene, according to po…
