Long Island Employee Nabbed Stealing Lottery Tickets, Police Say
A Long Island employee has been charged with allegedly stealing more than $1,000 in New York State lottery tickets from his employer.
The incident took place in Southhampton at the Speedway gas station on Saturday, June 11.
Luis Mario Diaz Jr., age 23, of Hampton Bays, an employee of the Speedway gas station was arrested on Saturday, following a report of more than $1,000 in scratch-off lottery missing, said Lt. Susan Ralph of the Southampton Police.
An investigation revealed that Diaz was removing the scratch-offs from the stack, without paying for them at the business located a…
Long Island Man Arrested After Threatening Officers With Knives, Police Say
A Long Island man was arrested after allegedly threatening police officers with two knives after being involved in a domestic dispute.
The incident took place around 10:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 19 when Southampton Police responded to a call from a woman saying she was involved in a domestic dispute in Hampton Bays.
Several Southampton officers, detectives, and New York State troopers responded to the Hampton Bays residence, said Lt. Susan Ralph, of the Southampton Police.
The man, identified as Eric Criollo, 19, of Hampton Bays, had been involved in a physical alte…
Mother Faces Kidnapping Charge After Missing Long Island Infant Found Safe In Delaware
A missing 6-month-old infant girl from Long Island has been found safe in another state, after allegedly being taken by her mother, officials announced.
Southampton Town Police spent hours searching for the baby girl, of Hampton Bays, who has been missing since Tuesday, July 12, said Lt. Susan Ralph.
The baby was reported missing by her father on Thursday, July 15, who said he believed the baby was taken by her mother, Sarah Payne, of Shelter Island, and could be in Wilmington, Delaware, Ralph said.
The child had been removed from Payne's custody by Suffolk County Child Prot…
ID Released For Victim Of Fatal Long Island House Fire
Police have identified a Long Island man who was died during a fire at his residence.
Frank Holecek, age 71, of Mildred Place, in Hampton Bays, died during the fire which started around 9:49 a.m. Wednesday, June 30, in Hampton Bays, said Southampton Police Lt. Susan Ralph.
When firefighters arrived on the scene at Mildred Place, they found black smoke coming from the windows of the residence, and by the time police arrived on the scene, the home was fully engulfed in flames, Ralph said.
Holecek was the only person inside the residence and had been pulled from the second fl…
