Farmingville News

Suffolk police have arrested the man responsible for an armed robbery at a dollar store in Selden, authorities said Tuesday. via Newsday.com

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“It's a terrible tragedy that a husband and father of three lost his life today because of the actions of an individual on parole for multiple felonies”

Following a Thursday morning crash that left one man dead, two with minor injures and one under arrest, the Suffolk County Police Commissioner is speaking out for the first time. via WALK 97.5

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“He traveled a good 20 feet. He bounced and then went into the trees.”

One person is dead after a police pursuit in Farmingville Thursday afternoon ended with the fleeing suspect slamming into two cars, Suffolk police said. via Newsday.com

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A husband and father of three is dead after a driver being chased by police crashed into his car on Long Island.

Suffolk County investigators say the crash in Farmingville began after a police officer tried to arrest 48-year-old John Licausi on suspicion of stealing landscaping equipment. Licausi fled in his car.

Police say the Riverhead man drove through a red light at Old Medford Road, striking two vehicles.

The driver of one of those cars, 46-year-old Scott Foster of Manorville, was killed. Read more

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“I have gotten so many e-mails and phone calls and people are really ecstatic about this.”

Brookhaven's first dog park is set to open Saturday in Middle Island -- just don't forget your Pooch Pass. via Newsday.com

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“An egg is the only food that when you heat it, boil it, put pressure on it, it gets stronger, not weaker, which really symbolizes our people, all people”

By 3 p.m. Saturday, when guests began to arrive at her Farmingville house for a seder, Gail David had spent days preparing.

She had scrubbed her kitchen cabinets, vacuuming the ones she could reach to remove any trace of leavened products, or chametz, which are banned during Passover, the Jewish holiday that began Saturday night with the traditional feast.

For the table, she made sure to pull out the family tablecloth used each Passover and prepare traditional foods like charoset, a dish made of walnuts and apples that is meant to represent mortar used by slaves in Egypt. Read more

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Suffolk police are searching for a man they said robbed a Commerce Bank in Farmingville Saturday. via Newsday.com

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A graphic on Tuesday misstated the area of the State of Delaware . It encompasses a total of 2,489 square miles. via Newsday.com

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A day laborer who was the victim of a hit-and-run that police are investigating as a possible hate crime was released from a hospital Monday.

The victim, a 42-year-old Hispanic man, was struck by a vehicle Sunday morning as he and at least four other laborers waited for work near a gas station at a Long Island Expressway service road, Suffolk County police said.

The man, whose name police didn't release because of the ongoing investigation, suffered a skull fracture after the car jumped the sidewalk and struck him, police Hate Crimes Unit Detective Sgt. Robert Reecks said. The driver left the scene, which is near the victim's home, police said. Read more

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