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Place Your Bid: Dump Truck, Sportbikes Available At Next Suffolk Police Auction
Looking for a new set of wheels — or maybe a dump truck? The Suffolk County Police Department is clearing out the impound lot this month, and the public is invited to bid. Saturday, Sept. 20, marks the agency's next vehicle auction, which will begin at 9 a.m. at 100 Old Country Road in Westhampton. About 100 lots are expected to hit the block, ranging from sedans and SUVs to pickup trucks, motorcycles, and even heavy equipment. Minimum bids start at $500, with all sales final and vehicles sold “as is.” Some of the vehicles up for grabs at the Suffolk County Po…
National Interest
Suffolk Cop, Two Others Admit Running Suffolk Prostitution Ring
A veteran Long Island police officer, along with two others, formally confessed to running multiple brothels over a span of four years. George Trimigliozzi, 56, of Islip, pleaded guilty to corruption, promoting prostitution, and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Monday, Sept. 15. Trimigliozzi is a veteran Suffolk County police officer. Frank Saggio, 61, of West Islip; and Dana Ciardullo, 33, of North Bellmore also admitted their roles in a prostitution enterprise that operated out of locations in Holbrook and West Babylon between 2019 and 2024. Prosecutors laid out how Saggio…
Huntington, NY
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Unregistered Huntington Station Massage Parlor Raid Leads To Prostitution Arrests: Police
Two people were arrested after Suffolk County police raided an unregistered massage parlor in Huntington Station on Friday, Sept. 12. The raid happened at 608 E. Jericho Turnpike following community complaints, Suffolk County Police announced in a release. Investigators said the location was being used as a massage parlor but is not a registered business and had no name displayed. Officers from the Second Precinct Crime Section, with help from the Town of Huntington Fire Marshal and Ordinance Inspectors, conducted the investigation, police said. Ying Wang, 25, of Flushing, and Juan Long, …
Brentwood, NY
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Son Murdered Mom Inside Her Brentwood Home, Police Say (
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A Long Island man is accused of stabbing his mother to death inside their Brentwood home. Jason Kurumoglu, 30, was arrested Wednesday, Sept. 10, on suspicion of second-degree murder in the death of his mother Melida Velásquez, 59, Suffolk County Police said. Officers responded to the pair’s residence on West White street for a 911 call around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9. They found Velásquez dead inside with multiple stab wounds. Kurumoglu was taken into custody and is being held overnight at the Third Precinct. He is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday, Sept. 11, at First District Court in …
Southeast-Brewster, NY
Breaking News
3 Admit Stealing Motorcycle, ATVs From Garage In Southeast: DA
Three men have pleaded guilty in connection with a 2024 burglary that left a Putnam County homeowner without several vehicles, prosecutors announced. The defendants — Donovan Slater of Suffolk County, Percy Dickinson of Nassau County, and Roodler Pierre-Louis of Nassau County — admitted to attempted burglary in the second degree, a violent felony, in Putnam County Court, Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy announced on Tuesday, Sept. 9. The case stems from an incident on April 22, 2024, when Putnam County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a home in Southeast after a …
Hauppauge, NY
Breaking News
Scooter Operator Seriously Injured In Hauppauge Multi-Vehicle Crash: Police
A 23-year-old woman was seriously injured after her scooter collided with a car and triggered a chain-reaction crash in Hauppauge, Suffolk County Police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 9. The Brentwood woman was traveling north on Washington Avenue when she attempted to make a left turn onto Motor Parkway at 3:42 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 8, police said. She collided with a 2010 Chevrolet driven eastbound on Motor Parkway by German Castro Penuelas, 25, of Brentwood. The impact pushed the Chevrolet into a 2009 Jeep that was stopped in the left turning lane. That Jeep was then forced into a 2003 Mazd…
Babylon, NY
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Babylon Boat Broker Pocketed Hundreds Of Thousands From Client Sales, DA Says
A Long Island boat broker is accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from clients who trusted him to sell their vessels. Rory Hogan, 60, of Babylon, was indicted in Suffolk County Court on Friday, Sept. 5, on grand larceny and related charges. Hogan, the owner of Riteway Marine Solutions in Babylon, took boats from more than ten clients under the agreement that he would sell them and deliver the proceeds, between October 2023 and April 2025, prosecutors said. Instead, investigators allege Hogan sold the vessels and kept the money for himself while telling customers the sales h…
Huntington, NY
Breaking News
First Case Of West Nile Virus Reported In Suffolk County This Season
Health officials have confirmed the first case of West Nile virus in Suffolk County this year. A resident under the age of 50 who lives in Huntington was hospitalized in mid-August after developing symptoms of the virus, the Suffolk County Department of Health revealed Friday, Sept. 5. The individual has since been released and is recovering at home. West Nile virus is spread through the bite of an infected mosquito. About 20 percent of those who contract the illness develop noticeable symptoms, which can range from fever, headache, and body aches to skin rash and swollen lymph nodes, healt…
Bellport-Brookhaven-East Patchogue, NY
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Robber Pulls Hammer On Apple Store Employee At Smith Haven Mall, Police Say
Police are investigating after a man stole several iPhones and threatened an employee during a robbery at an Apple store on Long Island. The incident happened around noon Friday, Sept. 5, at the Apple store inside Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove, a Suffolk County Police spokesperson told Daily Voice. A man cut security wires and took two iPhones, police said. When an employee confronted him, the suspect displayed a small hammer and threatened the worker before running out of the mall. No employees or customers were injured. A suspect description was not immediately available. Anyone with…
National Interest
Kidnapper Led Child Into Basement At Bay Shore Mosque, DA Says
A homeless man was formally accused of luring a 4-year-old boy away from his grandfather during a prayer service at a Long Island mosque. Nelson Priester, 39, was indicted on kidnapping and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Sept. 2, following an alleged abduction at Bay Shore’s Masjid Darul Quaran. Priester was inside the mosque for several hours on Wednesday, Aug. 20, before leading the boy by the hand into the basement, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. Once there, he took a plastic bag from a counter and locked himself in a dark room with the …
Commack, NY
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Motorcyclist Critically Injured In Commack Crash: Suffolk County Police
A motorcyclist was left critically injured after colliding with a car on Veterans Memorial Highway in Commack, Suffolk County Police announced on Thursday, Sept. 4. A 25-year-old from Central Islip, was riding a Yamaha motorcycle eastbound when he struck a 2017 Subaru that was turning into a parking lot in front of 50 Veterans Memorial Highway at approximately 7:20 p.m., police said in a release. He was transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore in critical condition. The driver of the 19-year-old Subaru driver from Commack, was not injured. Both vehicles were impounded fo…
Brentwood, NY
Breaking News
Brentwood Man Admits To Crashing Into Suffolk Officer’s Vehicle While Impaired
A Brentwood man admitted to driving drunk and high when he slammed into a Suffolk County police officer’s vehicle on the Long Island Expressway, leaving the officer seriously injured. Cody Fisher, 29, pleaded guilty Thursday, Sept. 4, to assaulting a police officer and multiple related charges in the January 2025 crash that nearly killed Suffolk County Police Officer Brendon Gallagher. The crash happened around 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 5, as Officer Gallagher was conducting a traffic stop on the LIE between Exits 58 and 57, as Daily Voice reported. Fisher sped by in a 2021 Ford Mustang, revving …
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