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Man Arrested after Allegedly Robbing Bay Shore Bank

October 16, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

Suffolk County Police today arrested a man after he robbed a bank in Bay Shore this morning. A man entered TD Bank, located at 479 Montauk Highway, on October 16 and allegedly handed a teller […]

Crime Alert: Wanted for Mastic Beach Petit Larceny

October 16, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Seventh Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help in identifying and locating the man who allegedly stole items from a store and then allegedly stole a bicycle […]

Crime: Wanted for Selden Petit Larceny

October 16, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers are asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating the woman who allegedly stole from a Selden store last month. A […]

Man Seriously Hurt in West Babylon Crash

October 16, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that seriously injured a man in West Babylon. On October 15, Michael Toth was operating a 1966 Chevrolet southbound on Little East Neck […]

E-Bike Rider Injured after Hitting Curb

October 16, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

An E-Bike rider was hospitalized after crashing his vehicle in Uniondale. A 63-year-old male was operating an E-Bike westbound on Charles Lindbergh Boulevard when he struck a curb at the intersection of Earle Ovington Boulevard, […]

Lake Ronkonkoma Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Cocaine To Teen

October 16, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

Traded Drugs For Sex When Victim Could Not Pay A Lake Ronkonkoma man pleaded guilty to selling drugs to an underage girl and having sexual intercourse with her in exchange for cocaine. Between January 2023 […]

Will Hochul Raise Taxes to Fund Universal Childcare?

October 16, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell Near the end of the gubernatorial debate on October 13, Governor Kathy Hochul was asked if she would ever raise income taxes. “No,” she replied. Now, New York City politicians are putting […]

The Debate’s Quote of the Night

October 16, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

During the debate between Governor Kathy Hochul and her challenger, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, Hochul sought to take credit for spending $4 billion for police matters throughout New York State. To which Blakeman responded, […]

Teen Pleads Guilty to Fatal Stabbing at House Party

October 16, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

A teenager from Syosset pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing another teenager at a house party in West Babylon last year. On November 4, 2025, at approximately 10 p.m., Aiden Zachary arrived at a large house […]

Bad News for LI: Hochul Embraces Mamdani, DSA Membership Doubles

October 16, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Jim Soviero With Governor Kathy Hochul increasingly serving as a mini-Mamdani, and primary elections ostensibly doubling the number of radical Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) legislators in Albany, Long Islanders better hold on to […]