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70-Person Fight Club At Local Park Leads To Arrests Of Two Northport Teens, Police Say
Two Northport teens were arrested after taking part in an unauthorized fight club at a Melville park, according to Suffolk County Police.
Officers from the Second Precinct Anti-Crime Unit and Second Precinct Investigative Unit responded to Walt Whitman Park, located at 2559 New York Ave., around 4:30 p.m. Sunday, June 22, following “community complaints,” police said.
An investigation revealed that a fight club had been advertised on social media, drawing a crowd of approximately 70 people, authorities said.
Police arrested Finley McCloskey and Jake Zimilies, both 19 and from Northport, at…
Off-Duty Trenton Cop Timothy Long Killed In Fiery Crash On Route 295 (Update)
An off-duty Trenton police officer was identified as the victim killed in a fiery crash early Sunday morning, June 22, on a state highway, officials confirmed.
Timothy Long, 50, was driving a Honda SUV northbound on I-295 near milepost 45.8 in Westampton Township around 5:58 a.m. when he lost control, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Charles Marchan said.
The vehicle went off the road, struck a traffic sign and a tree, then caught fire, according to Marchan. Long died at the scene. The crash remains under investigation.
On Sunday evening, the New Jersey State PBA confirmed that Long was a…
