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Duo From Port Jefferson, Middle Island Nabbed For String Of Suffolk County Business Burglaries
Two suspects have been arrested in connection to nearly a dozen Long Island business burglaries and an attempted burglary.
Following an investigation by Suffolk County Police Major Case Unit detectives, Frank Costa, age 54, of Port Jefferson, and Jon Pucci, age 29, of Middle Island, were apprehended in Centereach for allegedly committing the following burglaries during which cash and cigarettes were stolen:
Shell, located at 1511 Middle Country Road in Ridge, on Friday, Feb. 9
Kings Park Auto Care, located at 189 Main Street in Kings Park, on Tu…
Rite Aid Announces 14 Long Island Stores Slated For Closure After Declaring Bankruptcy
Rite Aid has announced specific store closures just days after the struggling pharmacy chain filed for bankruptcy.
Of the 154 closures nationwide announced on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 20 are in New York, 14 of which are on Long Island.
Rite Aid currently has 2,100 stores and about 45,000 employees.
The Long Island stores slated for closure are:
2 Whitney Ave., Floral Park
3131 Hempstead Turnpike, Levittown
3199 Long Beach Road, Oceanside
198 West Merrick Road, Valley Stream
836 Sunrise Highway, Bay Shore
2784 Sunrise Highway, Bellmore
901 Merrick Road, Copiague
577 Larkfield Road, East Nor…
Fatal Crash: 29-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Smithtown
A man was killed in a single-vehicle crash overnight on a busy Long Island roadway.
It happened around 8 p.m. Monday, July 24 in Smithtown.
The victim, a 29-year-old, was operating a motorized scooter on Route 25A, south of the area of Willow Ridge Drive, when he lost control of the scooter, which struck the right curb, causing him to fall off the scooter and strike his head on the pavement, Suffolk County Police said.
The man, identified as Ryan Clancy, of Kings Park, was transported to St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center in Smithtown, where he wa…
Update: Man Who Took Photos Of Kids, Staff At Smithtown Gymnastics Center Nabbed, Police Say
Police have arrested a wanted man accused of taking pictures of children and employees at a Long Island gymnastics center without their permission.
Robert Colyvas, age 29, was arrested at his Kings Park home on Tuesday night, May 16, Suffolk County Police said.
According to investigators, Colyvas walked into the Gold Medal Gymnastics Center, located in Smithtown on West Main Street, on April 29 and began photographing kids and staff without their consent.
Earlier Report: Man Flees After Taking Photos Of Kids, Staff At Gymnastics Center In Smithtown, Police Say
He then fled in a four-…
Man, Woman From Smithtown Killed After Convertible Crashes In Babylon
Two people were killed in a late-morning crash on Long Island.
It happened just before 10:30 a.m. Sunday, May 14 in the town of Babylon.
A 2013 custom assembly convertible was traveling eastbound on the Ocean Parkway near Cedar Beach when the vehicle left the roadway and struck the guide wire.
Both the driver, Daniel Fabrizio, age 58, of Smithtown, and the passenger, Diane Seghposs, age 58, of Smithtown, died of injuries sustained at the scene.
The New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI), Collision Reconstruction Unit (CRU), and Forensic Identificatio…