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Aug 22, 2025

Catalytic Converter Theft Crackdown: DA Tierney Announces Prison Sentences

“Stealing catalytic converters on Long Island is rightfully treated as a serious felony," said DA Tierney.

Aug 22, 2025

Man Flees Traffic Stop with Loaded 9mm Handgun

Suffolk County Police arrested four males for possessing weapons after a traffic stop in Patchogue.

Aug 13, 2025

Middle Island Man Charged For Selling Fentanyl and Animal Cruelty

Fentanyl distribution and animal cruelty charges alleged against Middle Island man and his girlfriend.

Aug 12, 2025

White Collar Corruption: Melville Attorney Arrested for $400K-Plus Real Estate Loan Theft

Michael Tulchiner allegedly stole $413,237 designated to be used for a loan payoff in connection with a property sale, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.

Aug 4, 2025

Bay Shore Man Indicted for Brutal Machete Murder and Shooting Suffolk Officer in the Face, DA Says

Man charged with murdering a former co-worker and shooting a Suffolk Police officer shouldn’t ever see the light of day, PBA says.

Jul 24, 2025

Yaphank Man Indicted Drunken Speeding Crash On The Sunrise Highway Service Road

A 21 year old man from Yaphank was allegedly speeding while impaired on alcohol and drugs when he lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a tree, injuring his passenger.

Jul 23, 2025

Family Run Suffolk County Cocaine Trafficking Ring Busted

A multi-agency law enforcement action closed the doors on a massive, family-run drug ring.

Jul 16, 2025

Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office Makes Ten DWI Arrests in One Weekend

Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office Makes Ten DWI Arrests in One Weekend

Jul 14, 2025

Suffolk County Police Warn of Bad Batch of Drugs Killing Three in Coram

The Suffolk County Police Department is waning residents of a bad batch of narcotics that has led to the deaths of thee people and seriously injured one in Coram.

Jul 14, 2025

Officer Involved Shooting in Centerreach

The Suffolk County Police (SCPD) Homicide Squad and Internal Affairs Bureau are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred in Centereach.

Jul 11, 2025

Massive Cache of Illegal Weapons Seized in Medford

Investigators seized over 112 illegal firearms,

Jul 11, 2025

July is Vehicle Theft Prevention Month

The Suffolk County Police Department (SCPD) is reminding residents to always lock your vehicles when not in use.

Jul 7, 2025

South Shore Man Arrested in Niagara Falls Faces Multiple Felony Charges

South Shore Man Arrested in Niagara Falls Faces Multiple Felony Charges

Jul 7, 2025

MS-13 Gang Leader Sentenced for Brutal Murders that Terrorized Brentwood and Central Islip

MS-13 gang leader was sentenced to 68 years in prison

Jun 12, 2025

Sickening: Snapchat Predator Indicted for Raping Two Children in Smithtown

Bradley Schioppa, 18, of Bay Shore, was indicted for Rape in the First Degree on Wednesday, June 11th. He is charged with sexually abusing two 11-year-old boys he met over Snapchat.

May 3, 2025

Unholy Hand in the Till: Bookkeeper Busted For Stealing From Church

A former Centereach resident who bolted to Florida was busted for allegedly putting her hand in the church's till and keeping the cash for herself.

Apr 24, 2025

Mother-Infant Daughter Pair Found at Gilgo Identified; No Evidence Linking Rex Heurermann

"Although Tanya and Tatiana have commonly been linked to the Gilgo Beach serial killings because the timing and locations of their recovered remains, we are not discounting the possibility that their cases are unrelated from that investigation," said Homicide Det. Lt. Stephen Fitzpatrick.

Apr 16, 2025

Police Bust Village of Patchogue Worker for Impersonating a Cop

A Village of Patchogue Code Enforcement Officer was fired and arrested after police claimed he impersonated a cop, pulled over a woman, placed her in cuffs, and drove her home.

Apr 13, 2025

BUSTED! A Nationwide Narcotics Ring Centered Around a Centereach-Set Dark Web Den

DA Tierney announced a big-time drug trafficking bust - a 109-count indictment that spawned 21 arrests - on Friday, April 11th.

Apr 10, 2025

Alleged MS-13 Gang Member Extradited to Suffolk County to Face Kidnapping And Assault Charges

Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that Josue Zepeda Padilla, 28, of Huntington Station, was extradited and arraigned on an indictment charging for Robbery in the First Degree, Gang Assault in the First Degree, and other related charges, for his alleged role in the January 6, 2024 violent attack on a 15-year-old at the Pilgrim State Mental Facility in Brentwood that left the child unconscious

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Education

Stony Brook students blend fitness and ecology in 3K EcoWalk

Stony Brook University students participated in the "Running Wild 3K EcoWalk," a new Earthstock event conducted on April 21 at the Ashley Schiff Preserve.


Sports

Are The Mets Going with a Youth Movement?

It’s hard to believe that the New York Mets, with a billionaire owner, might opt for a youth movement after spending so much on a star player like Juan Soto just last season, but that nightmare might become a reality for Amazin’ fans.


Sports

Bowl Season Brings Value

The new landscape of college football has brought many changes, and the transfer portal has significantly affected bowl games. More and more players are opting out of bowl games if their teams aren’t in the College Football Playoff, and while that is disappointing for fans, it gives sports bettors an edge.