Crime & Safety

Crimes Nearby: Teen Stabbed, Murder Arrest

A look at recent crime in nearby towns.

North Babylon

A North Babylon teen was stabbed in the back during a dispute in West Babylon Thursday afternoon, police said. The 18-year-old victim, whom police did not identify, was stabbed once around 3 p.m. in front of the Belmont Plaza Shopping Center at 762 Belmont Avenue. The victim was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip with non-life threatening injuries, police said.

West Babylon

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A New York City man is under arrest after Suffolk County Police Department Homicide Squad detectives connected him with a 1994 homicide in West Babylon. The homicide occurred on March 22, 1994 when two men entered the Diamond Trucking Company, then located at 174 Cabot Street, West Babylon, and shot two employees while attempting to rob the business. One of the employees, Mario Andujar, 30, died at the scene. Detectives arrested Troy Arrighi, 37, of 400 East 30th Street, New York City at his home on Feb. 14.

Lindenhurst

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A man was injured in an industrial accident at Marly Building Materials Incorporated on Sunrise Highway on Tuesday afternoon, causing the roadway to be shut down for about 35 minutes as a helicopter arrived to take him to the hospital. According to Suffolk Police, a call came at 3:32 p.m. on Tuesday that a man was hurt in an accident at the masonry and building supply company located at 61 Sunrise Highway.



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