Expert: Dog-Flipping -- Theft And Resale -- On The Rise, So Take Precautions
Here's a warning for dog owners: there's been an increase in dog-flipping -- when someone steals a pet and then turns around and quickly sells it.
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Here's a warning for dog owners: there's been an increase in dog-flipping -- when someone steals a pet and then turns around and quickly sells it.
Chuck Burgio, 53, of Lindenhurst, had been living in hotels for months thanks to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, but last week the federal money ran out and he was told to pack up and go.
A veteran NYPD officer faced a judge on Long Island Tuesday, on accusations that he took a drunken wrong-way drive along a highway and crashed into five cars.
The report offers dozens of recommendations to improve communications and emergency response, including implementing annual staff training and updating antiquated computer operating systems.
The leader of a drug smuggling ring that shipped cocaine and marijuana in luxury cars from California to Long Island has been sentenced to 13 1/2 years in prison.
Ninive Petrocelli was a talented and intelligent artist and businesswoman, but officials said she was not wearing a life jacket on her boat this past weekend when she went overboard and lost her life.
Carol Lawrence, 73, on North Lindenhurst made a left turn off of Montauk Highway onto Great East Neck Road in West Babylon shortly before 3:30. She struck Amelia Couvertier, who was crossing the street at the time, and caused serious injuries, according to authorities.
A 15-year-old Long Island girl has become a star pitcher of her otherwise all-male Little League team, and was headed this week to Little League World Series.
A notorious Long Island sex offender scored a victory in court Monday, as a judge ordered that he be retried or set free.
Osprey habitats on Long Island were ripped apart by Superstorm Sandy, and now, the birds have taken up residence in the most unusual places.
A Westbury businessman has filed a federal civil rights complaint against Nassau County, the police department and the district attorney's office charging that he was falsely arrested two years ago.
A large Long Island congregation was without a church Sunday after a fire, but members were not letting the damage deter their faith.
A woman reported missing early Sunday was found dead in the waters off Long Island several hours later, and police were investigating the circumstances of her death.
The Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act would help combat the new and growing epidemic, Schumer's office said in a release.
Ryan Hannigan, 36, made a left turn into oncoming traffic at the intersection of Oak Street and Broadway in Amityville at 2 p.m. and slammed into a Nissan Maxima, according to a police report.
