Check washing costs Long Island woman $20,000, police say
The grandmother on a fixed income said she dropped three checks into a mailbox outside the North Babylon Post Office, but none made it to the payees.
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The grandmother on a fixed income said she dropped three checks into a mailbox outside the North Babylon Post Office, but none made it to the payees.
The senior citizen said she had to pay a second time after learning the checks were cashed by a thief. CBS News New York's Jennifer McLogan reports.
A different kind of swearing in was held Thursday by Suffolk County Police for a special new recruit. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff introduces us to Hamilton, who was raised by prisoners to help officers.
A new bug in New York that is small in size is causing serious damage to certain trees.
A new bug in New York that is small in size is causing serious damage to certain trees. CBS News New York's John Dias reports.
The ceremony is held on 9/11 every year in Lido Beach, where people watched the horror in Lower Manhattan unfold in the distance.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority released its plan for commuters if LIRR service is indeed suspended due to a strike.
The 24 years since the terror attacks have not made it any easier on the hundreds who visit the beach with heavy hearts every year. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
Only a few days after EpiPens were placed in select police cruisers, officers used one to save a man's life after he was stung by a bee.
Bodycam footage captured three Suffolk County officers saving a 72-year-old man's life with an EpiPen after being stung by a bee. CBS News New York's John Dias reports.
The suspect watched the man win thousands of dollars at the casino in Islandia, New York, then followed him to the parking lot, police said.
A teacher who was hit by a stray bullet in the Bronx is sharing her story. The 29-year-old was left with that bullet lodged in her lung just days before she was set to welcome in her new kindergarten class. CBS News New York's Zinnia Maldonado has her story.
For the first time in state history, advanced DNA testing will be allowed as evidence in a trial. Prosecutors say the technology could be critical in the case of accused serial killer Rex Heuermann. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
A Suffolk County judge is expected to decide if advanced DNA testing can be used in the Gilgo Beach murder case.
As CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports, many beaches are staying open for a few more weeks.
The women from Long Island were on a pontoon boat with five other people at Flagstaff Lake in Eustis, Maine.
Southampton Village homeowners can no longer rent out their properties for less than two weeks at a time.
Southampton Village homeowners may no longer hand over the keys to their rental properties for less than two weeks at a time. CBS News New York's Jennifer McLogan reports.
Suffolk County Police say they have arrested an alleged hit-and-run driver who struck and injured a teenager on an e-bike.
The Calverton property owner says it's organic compost, but neighbors worry the stench engulfing their homes is from toxic trash.
Air Force veteran Nick Martucci said he never forgot his military partner Remco, a Belgian Malinois, after his deployment. CBS News New York's John Dias reports.
Hurricane Erin is churning up dangerous surf and rip currents from the Jersey Shore to Long Island, where beaches are closed to swimming.
The areas around Jones Beach flooded again as high tide and big waves caused water to pool up to the boardwalk and beyond. CBS News New York's Jennifer McLogan reports.
Hurricane Erin's track is forecast to stay offshore, but the New York City area and Jersey Shore are still seeing some impact.
As Hurricane Erin brings coastal flooding and erosion impacts to Long Island, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine held a news conference to discuss emergency preparedness for future storms.
