A 57 year-old dad and North Merrick Volunteer Firefighter was arrested this week for trying to have sexual relations with a 14 year-old girl he met online. The alleged victim was actually undercover NYPD Detective.
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Yesterday, June 9, a 19-year-old man was shot and injured near Parking Field 4 at Jones Beach State Park in Wantagh.
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On Wednesday, June 4, people across the Island reported smelling an odd odor in the air.
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Tonight, at 7:05 PM, the New York Mets will face the New York Yankees for the first time this season at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.
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Cablevision and the Tribune Company both announce that Long Island’s largest daily newspaper, Newsday, will be bought by Cablevision Systems Corporation.
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On Tuesday, May 6, Gino Gelormino, a levittown resident and construction worker, fell to his death from the Triborough Bridge in Queens.
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Bradley Dieffenbacher, 33, of Toller Lane in Levittown, pleaded guilty to attempted use of a child in a sexual performance. Dieffenbacher was a math teacher for JHS 190 in Forest Hills, Queens. He was arrested back in February for sending sexually explicit messages to children. Part of a plea agreement, Dieffenbacher will register as a sex offender and give up his teaching license. He is expected to be sentenced in June to 6 months in jail and 4 1/2 years of probation.
The Wantagh Voice covered this story 2 months ago. For a photo of Dieffenbacher and links to his myspace and facebook pages click here http://wantaghvoice.blogspot.com/2008/02/levittown-resident-arrested
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