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‘Battling Day In, Day Out’: Support Swells After Crash Leaves Long Island Father In Coma ‘Battling Day In, Day Out’: Support Swells After Crash Leaves Long Island Father In Coma ‘Battling Day In, Day Out’: Support Swells After Crash Leaves Long Island Father In Coma
‘Battling Day In, Day Out’: Support Swells After Crash Leaves Long Island Father In Coma Jeffrey Yusko is in the fight of his life. The Long Island husband and father was left in a coma after being struck by a van while bicycling near his Wainscott home in May 2023. “We received a knock on our front door from the police that turned our lives upside down,” his son Tyler said on a GoFundMe to help the family with medical expenses. Yusko, a “top salesman” at P.C. Richard & Son appliance store in Southampton, suffered devastating injuries in the crash, including swelling and bleeding in his brain, leaving him unconscious. Earlier Report: 'Turned Our Lives Upside Down': Wai…

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by Michael Mashburn
Brentwood, NY
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Duo Nabbed In Armed Robbery At Long Island Convenience Store Duo Nabbed In Armed Robbery At Long Island Convenience Store Duo Nabbed In Armed Robbery At Long Island Convenience Store
Duo Nabbed In Armed Robbery At Long Island Convenience Store Two suspects have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery at a Long Island convenience store. Antonio Wilson, age 48, and Donna Miller, age 47, both of Southampton, were taken into custody early Monday, Oct 9, following a search at a home on North Magee Street, according to Southampton Town Police. Officers initially went to the property with reports that two people were squatting in the home illegally and had sold the homeowners’ belongings. During their investigation, police determined that Wilson and Miller were behind an armed robbery that occurred at a Speedway Gas station i…

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by Michael Mashburn
Brentwood, NY
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Man Found Dead In Wooded Area Near Long Island Jail Man Found Dead In Wooded Area Near Long Island Jail Man Found Dead In Wooded Area Near Long Island Jail
Man Found Dead In Wooded Area Near Long Island Jail Police are investigating after a man’s body was found in a wooded area near a Long Island jail. The discovery was made at around 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 1, in Riverhead near Center Drive, located just yards from the Suffolk County government campus. According to Southampton Town Police, a passerby spotted the man while walking in the woods and called 911. Multiple agencies responded, including Suffolk County homicide detectives. The Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office will conduct an autopsy to determine an official cause of death. Police said no foul play is suspected. So far, the m…

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by Michael Mashburn
Brentwood, NY
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Woman Drove Drunk With Kids, Ages 2, 8 On Long Island: Police Woman Drove Drunk With Kids, Ages 2, 8 On Long Island: Police Woman Drove Drunk With Kids, Ages 2, 8 On Long Island: Police
Woman Drove Drunk With Kids, Ages 2, 8 On Long Island: Police A Long Island woman was nabbed after she allegedly drove drunk with two children under 10 in her car, according to police. It happened on Friday, Aug. 25 at approximately 10:30 p.m. in Southampton, according to the New York State Police. Jenna Chase, age 28 of Sag Harbor, was driving on Flanders Road when she was pulled over by police. Officers reportedly determined that Chase was intoxicated and that she was driving with a two- and eight-year-old in the car. Chase was charged with: Aggravated DWI - Leandra Law; and Endangering the welfare of a child. She is scheduled to be arraign…

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by Sophie Grieser
Brentwood, NY
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New Details: Drew Barrymore's Alleged Stalker Charged After Appearing At Her Long Island Home New Details: Drew Barrymore's Alleged Stalker Charged After Appearing At Her Long Island Home New Details: Drew Barrymore's Alleged Stalker Charged After Appearing At Her Long Island Home
New Details: Drew Barrymore's Alleged Stalker Charged After Appearing At Her Long Island Home Brand-new details have just been released after a man who rushed Drew Barrymore onstage at an interview earlier in the week has been arrested and charged with stalking after he was found searching for her Long Island home, police said. Chad Michael Busto, age 43, was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 24 at 11:59 p.m., Southampton Town Police announced. Read the original story: Drew Barrymore's Alleged Stalker Spotted, Detained Near Her Southampton Home: Police Busto, who is originally from Washington DC, was first questioned by the department when, the afternoon before, he was reportedly rid…

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by Sophie Grieser
Brentwood, NY
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Underage Liquor Sales Check Leads To Pair Of Arrests On Long Island Underage Liquor Sales Check Leads To Pair Of Arrests On Long Island Underage Liquor Sales Check Leads To Pair Of Arrests On Long Island
Underage Liquor Sales Check Leads To Pair Of Arrests On Long Island Two people were arrested during an underage liquor sales check conducted on Long Island. The checks took place in the Southampton area on Saturday, Aug. 19 at numerous locations. The operation was carried out by the Southampton Police in conjunction with the State Liquor Authority. During the operation, Gustavo Garcia, age 18, of Riverhead was charged with unlawfully dealing with a child and prohibited sale of alcohol,  said Sgt. Eric Sickles of the Southampton Police. Garcia is accused of selling alcohol to someone under the age of 21, at the Garden Deli in Flanders, …

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by Kathy Reakes
Brentwood, NY
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Best Lobster Roll Found At This Long Island Eatery, Voters Declare Best Lobster Roll Found At This Long Island Eatery, Voters Declare Best Lobster Roll Found At This Long Island Eatery, Voters Declare
Best Lobster Roll Found At This Long Island Eatery, Voters Declare A retro-style Long Island shack has been honored with the title of the best lobster roll. “This is where summer begins.” The Lobster Roll Restaurant, affectionately known simply as “Lunch”, was declared by the community as serving up the best lobster roll for the fifth year in a row, according to the 2023 Bethpage Best of Long Island awards. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nicole Schwartz (@li_loveatfirstbite) The shack, located at 1980 Montauk Highway in Amagansett, was first purchased in 1965 by a father-son duo. It was dub…

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by Sophie Grieser
Brentwood, NY
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Humpback Whale Carcass Found On Long Island Humpback Whale Carcass Found On Long Island Humpback Whale Carcass Found On Long Island
Humpback Whale Carcass Found On Long Island Authorities are working to determine the cause of death of a humpback whale that was found on Long Island. At about 4 p.m. Thursday, June 1, the carcass of the whale floated into Shinnecock Bay in Southampton. Southampton Town Police officers and staff from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Atlantic Marine Conservation Society then arrived on the scene. The animal was eventually towed out of the bay, back into the ocean and the carcass was secured to the beachfront, west of the inlet, Southampton Town Police said. Heavy machinery is being brough…

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by Joe Lombardi
Brentwood, NY
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'Turned Our Lives Upside Down': Long Island Father Left In Coma After Being Struck By Van 'Turned Our Lives Upside Down': Long Island Father Left In Coma After Being Struck By Van 'Turned Our Lives Upside Down': Long Island Father Left In Coma After Being Struck By Van
'Turned Our Lives Upside Down': Long Island Father Left In Coma After Being Struck By Van Support is swelling for the family of a Long Island husband and father of four who was left in a coma after being hit by a car on his daily bicycle ride. Jeffrey Yusko, of the hamlet of Wainscott, was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital on Friday, May 5, after being struck by a van not far from his home, his son Tyler Yusko wrote on a GoFundMe campaign. “We received a knock on our front door from the police that turned our lives upside down,” Yusko said. His father, a “top salesman” at P.C. Richard & Son appliance store in Southampton, suffered devastating injuries in the cr…

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by Michael Mashburn
Brentwood, NY
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Long Island Man Asked Child For Sexual Contact: Police Long Island Man Asked Child For Sexual Contact: Police Long Island Man Asked Child For Sexual Contact: Police
Long Island Man Asked Child For Sexual Contact: Police A Long Island man has been arrested after police found that he had engaged in a sex offense against a young child. Southampton Police reported that on Wednesday, May 17, officers arrested 51-year-old Wuilyan Pirir Camey of Riverhead for a sex offense. Two weeks prior to the arrest, the Southampton Police Department received a report of the possible offense, which occurred against an 11-year-old child from Flanders. An investigation revealed that Pirir Camey had been texting the child and requesting sexual contact, authorities claimed. Pirir Camey is charged with the following: First…

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by Sophie Grieser
Brentwood, NY
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Man Threatens Person With Boxcutter On Long Island, Police Say Man Threatens Person With Boxcutter On Long Island, Police Say Man Threatens Person With Boxcutter On Long Island, Police Say
Man Threatens Person With Boxcutter On Long Island, Police Say A Long Island man was charged with menacing after allegedly threatening a person with a boxcutter in the presence of a child. The incident took place in Suffolk County in Southampton on Sunday, April 24. According to the Sgt Jason Davin of the Southampton Police, Darwin Lopez Funes, age 25, of Flanders, was charged with menacing and endangering the welfare of a child after threatening another person with a boxcutter with a child in the area. Lopez Funes was arrested and transported to Southampton Police headquarters for processing and held for morning arraignment.

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by Kathy Reakes
Pelham, NY
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$3,800,000 Money Laundering Case: Attorney From Pelham Admits Role In Scheme $3,800,000 Money Laundering Case: Attorney From Pelham Admits Role In Scheme $3,800,000 Money Laundering Case: Attorney From Pelham Admits Role In Scheme
$3,800,000 Money Laundering Case: Attorney From Pelham Admits Role In Scheme An attorney from Westchester has admitted to laundering money in order to make payments to maintain six US properties owned by a sanctioned Russian oligarch, federal officials said.  Pelham resident and attorney Robert Wise pleaded guilty on Tuesday, April 25 to participating in a scheme to make around $3.8 million in payments to maintain six properties in the US that were owned by Viktor Vekselberg, a sanctioned Russian oligarch, according to the US Attorney's Office for Southern District of New York.  According to federal officials, Vekselberg was designated …

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