Police are searching for the suspects behind a violent assault and home break-in robbery in Queens.
The confrontation happened in Mount Sinai on February 24, when the 30-year-old Cruz was arrested for allegedly crashing a stolen Jeep into two police cars during a chase.
Police said Cruz resisted arrest and repeatedly kicked and spit on officers. Cruz suffered injuries to his face and head, along with severe swelling. Mr. Cruz was subjected to an unprovoked attack by Suffolk County police officers who cursed, slapped, pushed, punched, kicked and otherwise violated Mr. Cruz in a vicious attacked while he was handcuffed with his hands behind him, Cruz s attorneys wrote. At no time did Mr. Cruz assault any officers, resist any officers, or fail to comply with the directions of officers.
Sunday brought hope in form of vaccine to Fishers Island The vaccine is given to a woman on Fishers Island in February. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone)
Hope for a future free from COVID-19 arrived on Fishers Island Sunday morning when a small plane carrying doses of the Moderna vaccine landed on the island’s airstrip.
Along with the plane, Suffolk County officials arrived on a Southold Town police boat to help administer the shots. Residents of the island greeted the plane as if welcoming a visiting dignitary.
“It was just joyous to see the plane and know the vaccine was here for people on the island,” said Dr. Christopher Ingram, the island’s sole physician. “We were all so happy to see it. It was amazing.”
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Following an investigation into sexual harassment and assault allegations, Huntington Town Supervisor Chad Lupinacci on Long Island will not run for reelection this coming November.
“After much deliberation and consideration with my family, friends, and advisers, I have decided not to seek reelection,” Lupinacci said in a statement issued on Friday by his campaign, Friends of Chad Lupinacci for Supervisor. “To be clear, this was my decision and my decision alone made in the best interest of my family, the town and the Republican Party.”
Lupinacci was the Republican candidate elected to the position in 2017 after having represented the town in the state Assembly for three terms. He praised his accomplishments, such as creating the Bureau of Administrative Adjudication, protecting the town’s AAA-bond rating, and making “unprecedented” investments in the town’s parks and facilities.
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