Hillary to Be Obama's Sec. of State

CNN is report that President-elect Obama is expected to nominate Hillary Clinton as Sectary of State after Thanksgiving.

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Attorney General Michael Mukasey collapses in DC while giving speech, developing story...

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10,000 Packets of Heroin Seized in Smithtown Drug Bust

Suffolk County Police have arrested a Smithtown man and seized approximately 10,000 packets of heroin, more than one kilogram of cocaine, more than 100 oxycodone pills and almost one pound of marijuana from his residence.

In response to community complaints of drug activity, Fourth Squad Narcotics Enforcement/Special Operations Team (NE/SOT) detectives initiated surveillances and observed two men acting suspiciously at the Islandia Shopping Center in Islandia on November 18. An investigation revealed that the men were at the location to engage in a drug transaction. Christopher Loeb, 22, and Anthony Salerno, 25, were arrested and transported to the Fourth Precinct.

At approximately 9 p.m., detectives executed a search warrant at Salerno’s home, located at 152 Brooksite Drive, Smithtown, and seized approximately $125,000 in cash in addition to the quantity of drugs. The seized drugs had an approximate street value of $250,000.

Salerno was charged with two counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 1st Degree, three counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd Degree, Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 4th Degree, Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 5th Degree, Criminal Possession of Marijuana 3rd Degree and Criminal Use of Drug Paraphernalia 2nd Degree. Salerno was arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on November 19.

Loeb, of 205 Landing Ave., Smithtown, was charged with Loitering 1st Degree and Criminal Possession of a Hypodermic Instrument. He was released on a desk appearance ticket.

The investigation is continuing.

This Just In: Dog Drives Car Into Cool Beanz

Suffolk County Police Fourth Precinct police officers responded to an incident where a dog drove a car into a St. James coffee house tonight.

Bryan Maher, 60, of 103 Huron St., Port Jefferson, left his 1992 Chevrolet van running when he went into Cool Beanz at 7:10 p.m. Maher’s dog, Bentley, put the vehicle in drive and the van rolled into the building.

No one was injured. The crash damaged the glass window at the front of the store and some patio furniture.

Market Alert

Dow drops below 8,000 for the first time since March 2003. S&P 500, Nasdaq each plunge 6%

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Jury Closer to Decision in Patchogue Hate Crime Case

A grand jury neared a decision Friday on whether to upgrade charges in the fatal stabbing of an Ecuadorean immigrant whose killing has prompted widespread outrage and forced the chief executive of Suffolk County to apologize for calling it a “one-day story.”

Police arrested seven Patchogue-area teens for the stabbing death of 37-year-old Marcelo Lucero, an immigrant from Ecuador who came to the United States 16 years ago, on Saturday, October 8 around midnight.

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Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy will give a televised address on race Tuesday night at 7 p.m. on News 12 Long Island.

Arrest in Murder of Nesconset Dad

Suffolk County police have arrested the business partner of a Nesconset father who was shot to death in Commack last month.

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