Suffolk County News

Darryl Mitchell, 20, of North Amityville on Long Island will be arraigned Wednesday in Suffolk County Criminal Court and charged with attacks that date back to April, according to reports.

While more than two million taxpayers throughout the state have been re-registering for their School Tax Relief tax exemptions and 71 percent of Suffolk County residents have done so, as of this week, only 58 percent of those who are thought to be eligible on Shelter Island have re-registered.

Motorists in Suffolk County will no longer pay a $50 administrative fee if they're found not guilty of traffic infractions.

Scott Meyer, 47, of Seaford, a certified public accountant, was to be arraigned Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013, in the theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars from two elderly clients, as well as $427,000 from a rural cemetery association in Huntington, Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota said.

A North Amityville man has been charged with at least four counts of assault in connection with suspected "knockout game" attacks on Long Island.

In the December chill of Long Island, Joselo Lucero stands on the spot where seven teenagers attacked his brother and another Hispanic man five years ago as part of the pastime they made out of hunting and beating up Latinos.

Long Island Rail Road officials Monday, Dec. 16, 2013, announced safety initiatives to avoid accidents like the Dec. 1 Metro-North derailment that killed four people.

Additional details on the Sunday night robbery of the Hess gas station at 3203 Route 112 in Medford have been released by Suffolk County Police.

Suffolk County Legislator Jay Schneiderman has hand-picked Kym Laube, director of HUGS in Westhampton as his appointee to the Suffolk County Women's Advisory Commission.

Christopher Touch, 54, of Setauket, was interrupted during the burglary of a Stony Brook home.

Incoming Suffolk County Legis. Rob Trotta has backtracked from his plan to retire as a county police detective one day after the New Year -- a move that would have allowed him to increase his vacation time payout by several thousand dollars.

Isabella Rossellini's upcoming show at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, 'Green Porno: Live on Stage,' includes her portrayal of the mating rituals of bees, snails, crustaceans and other creatures.

Experiencing life of the Iroquois and Algonquin Native American tribes of Long Island, fourth-graders at Village Elementary School were immersed into the period during a Native American workshop on Dec. 13. Educators from the Suffolk County Archaeology Association, based out of Hoyt Farm in Smithtown, discussed the daily lives of Native Americans, ... (more)

The New York Lottery will begin to search for the ticketholders at Star Wine and Liquors in Monroe, Orange County.

In 2010, a Suffolk County jury convicted Anthony Oddone of committing the first murder in Southampton Village since 1988.

Achieving racial justice is a critically important -- yet challenging -- task, and the agreement between the U.S. Department of Justice and Suffolk County is a crucial step forward.

A Nesconset store was struck by burglars early Monday morning. Suffolk County police said a 911 call came in at 11:22 a.m. Monday reporting a possible armed burglary at Party Hardy in Nesconset, located at 145 Smithtown Boulevard.

Lisa Ferkovich, 47, of Bay Shore, allegedly bilked an 83-year-old North Babylon man out of nearly $500,000.

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Third Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public's help to identify and locate the driver of the vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash with another vehicle in Brentwood.

New York State awarded the City of Long Beach two grants totaling more than $262,000 for infrastructure-related projects, as part of more than 800 grants given out statewide.