#Skeletal remains pulled from Long Island marsh

#Skeletal remains pulled from Long Island marsh

“#Skeletal remains pulled from Long Island marsh” Police in Suffolk County discovered skeletal remains in a coastal marsh on Sunday — and homicide detectives are now investigating the find, authorities said.  Cops found the remains in Mastic Beach Sunday afternoon after a cleaning crew spotted them and called 911 at about 1:35 p.m., according to…

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#Suspect in fatal NYPD cop crash facing 13 counts

#Suspect in fatal NYPD cop crash facing 13 counts

“#Suspect in fatal NYPD cop crash facing 13 counts” The Long Island driver charged with killing an NYPD cop in an alleged drunken crash is facing 13 counts, officials announced Tuesday, as new details emerged of the fatal wreck. Jessica Beauvais, 32, who tearfully apologized after being charged, was allegedly speeding on the Long Island…

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#Long Island Stop & Shop shooter ordered held without bail

#Long Island Stop & Shop shooter ordered held without bail

“#Long Island Stop & Shop shooter ordered held without bail” The disgruntled Long Island Stop & Shop grocery cart worker who allegedly shot three other employees — one fatally — inside store offices was ordered held without bail during his Wednesday arraignment.  Gabriel deWitt Wilson, 31, did not speak during the brief appearance, held via…

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#LIRR to test North America’s first battery-powered trains

#LIRR to test North America’s first battery-powered trains

“#LIRR to test North America’s first battery-powered trains” The Long Island Rail Road plans to test-run some of its trains on battery power, officials said Monday — something they said has never been done by a North American commuter railroad before. Officials have hired Alstom Transport to test the feasibility of retrofitting rail cars to…

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#Two horses killed after blaze in barn at Belmont Park

#Two horses killed after blaze in barn at Belmont Park

“#Two horses killed after blaze in barn at Belmont Park” Two racehorses were killed when a fire broke out at a Belmont Park barn Tuesday night. The Long Island barn caught ablaze just after 6:00 p.m., and 58 other horses were safely evacuated by New York Racing Association personnel, officials said in a press release….

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