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Suffolk Police identify man fatally shot by officer in Manorville

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Suffolk County Police homicide squad detectives are investigating the fatal shooting of a man by a Seventh Precinct police officer late last night in Manorville.

Public hearings set this week on county’s police reform plans

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The Suffolk County Legislature will hold two public hearings this week on the draft police reform plans prepared for the county police department and sheriff's office.

County police reform task force to hold virtual listening session for East End towns tonight

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The Suffolk County Police Reform and Reinvention Task Force will hold a virtual public listening session for residents of the five East End towns this evening beginning at 6 p.m.

Flanders man, 21, seriously injured in Sunrise Highway crash Thursday morning

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Suffolk County Police said the 21-year-old Flanders man was operating a 2017 Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle eastbound on Sunrise Highway in Shirley when he was struck by a Toyota SUV that was changing lanes.

Woman found dead in Manorville woods

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Suffolk Police homicide squad detectives are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found by a jogger in a wooded area just off Winding Path in Manorville yesterday morning. Police ask anyone with information to call detectives at 631-852-6392.

Suffolk cops warn of counterfeit oxycodone pills that contain fentanyl

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The counterfeit pills bear the markings of 30 mg oxycodone and may not be distinguishable from authentic prescription oxycodone, police said. Ingestion of fentanyl may result in overdose and death.

Corruption laid bare — now what?

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There was one chilling disclosure after another in the corruption trial of former Suffolk DA Thomas Spota, who, along with former chief of investigations and chief of the DA’s government corruption bureau Christopher McParland, was convicted this month of obstruction of justice, witness tampering and other charges in federal court.

Riverhead man airlifted after Manorville crash Sunday afternoon

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The operator of a Harley-Davidson was airlifted after a Ford involved in a crash at a Manorville intersection spun into the motorcycle.

Shooting at Calverton Hills Sunday afternoon under investigation; extra security at high school today

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(Updated: 9:35 a.m.) A shooting in the Calverton Hills condominium community injured a 23-year-old Mattituck man Sunday afternoon. The matter is under investigation, Suffolk Police said this morning.

‘White lives matter’ flyers distributed in Calverton urge people to ‘take a stand’

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Residents in a Calverton neighborhood woke up today to find flyers in their driveways proclaiming "White Lives Matter," urging them to "take a stand" and signed with an email address containing the known white supremacist numeric symbol 1488.
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