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Firefighters Battle Raging Centerport Blaze

January 24, 2014 10:59 pm Comments Off

Story and photos by Steve Silverman, Centerport FD
The Centerport Fire Department responded to multiple reports of a house fire on Harbor Park Drive, at about 2 p.m. on Thursday, January 23. First arriving Centerport firefighters found heavy fire showing on the second floor and out the skylights of the two-story home. Battling sub-freezing temperatures, firefighters began an aggressive […]

Melville FD Battles Second House Fire this Week

January 10, 2014 12:10 pm Comments Off

The Melville Fire Department battled their second house fire in four days on Thursday morning, January 9, at about 3:45 a.m., on Wintergreen Drive West.

Arrest Made In Northport Bar Shooting

January 6, 2014 9:05 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police today arrested a Fort Salonga man for shooting a man at a Northport bar last night. Steven Reilly Jr. became engaged in a physical altercation, for an unknown reason, with an East Northport man at Napper Tandy’s Irish Pub, located at 229 Laurel Ave., when Reilly Jr. shot the victim in the leg […]

Elderly Man Dies in House Fire

January 6, 2014 4:24 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Homicide and Arson Squad detectives are investigating a house fire that killed an elderly man in Melville last night.
Suffolk County Police responded to a 911 call reporting a fire at a home, located at 2627 New York Ave., at approximately 9:40 p.m. Firefighters battling the fire found an elderly man on the […]

Melville FD Responds to Fatal House Fire

January 6, 2014 1:34 pm 1 Comment

The Melville Fire Department was dispatched to a house fire on New York Avenue near Old East Neck Road, Sunday, January 5 at 9:42 p.m.

Shooting at Napper Tandy’s in Northport

January 6, 2014 7:01 am Comments Off

SCPD responded on January 5, 2014 at 10:36 p.m. to a report of a shooting at Napper Tandy’s, located at 229 Laurel Ave., Northport. One victim was taken to Huntington Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. 2nd Squad detectives are investigating. No arrests have been made yet. Check back later for updates.

Cesspool Truck Mishap Wreaks Havoc in Dix Hills

January 5, 2014 6:57 pm Comments Off

A cesspool truck servicing a home in Dix Hills set off a chain of events that set two homes on fire, damaged several others, and shut the power grid on Saturday, January 4.

More than 50 People Evacuated in East Northport Fire

January 4, 2014 7:25 am Comments Off

A fire originated within a rear work area of Vacuum Cleaners Sales and Service at 376 Larkfield Road

Proposed Law To Combat “Knock Out Game”

January 2, 2014 7:39 am Comments Off

Assemblyman Andrew Raia and colleagues propose law to increase penalty for those participating in violent new street game.

Huntington Teen Arrested for DWAI Following Fatal Crash

January 1, 2014 1:11 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police arrested a man for driving while ability impaired by drugs following a motor vehicle crash that killed a woman in Commack yesterday afternoon approximately 3:25pm at the intersection of Commack Road and Hauppauge Road.
James Murphy was driving a 1998 Chevrolet Blazer northbound in the left lane on Commack Road when his vehicle […]