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New York Post
2 days ago
- New York Post
Long Island ‘fight club' busted when gunfire breaks out — 13 arrested
A 'fight club'' was busted at a Long Island swim center Sunday night when gunfire broke out, leading to 13 arrests, cops said. Suffolk County cops responded to a reported gunshot around 6 p.m. near the Brookhaven Aquatic Center in Shirley and broke up the unauthorized underground fighting ring there, police told Newsday. One of the participants had pulled out a gun during a scuffle and fired blank shots, which injured two males, ages 17 and 19, cops said. Both were taken to a local hospital. Most of the people arrested were between the ages of 16 and 20. Thirteen people were arrested when Suffolk County Police broke up what they called an 'unauthorized fight club event' in Shirley, LI. News 12 Long Island Most of the participants were between 16 and 20, police said. News 12 Long Island One suspect, Devine Brown, 25, of Mastic Beach was charged with assault, menacing, prohibitive use of a weapon and unlawful assembly, police said. He was detained overnight and is scheduled to be arraigned Monday. Suffolk County Police did not immediately respond to a Post request for additional information. The incident is the second time police have been called to break up a fight club in Suffolk County in the past few weeks, according to Newsday. Three men were charged in June after cops busted an unauthorized afternoon brawl, which was advertised on social media and drew about 70 people to Walt Whitman Park in Melville. Most of those in attendance were in their early 20s, cops said. The notion of illicit organized brawls was popularized by the 1996 novel 'Fight Club' by Chuck Palahniuk, which he based off of his own experiences participating in them. The book was later adapted into the Oscar-nominated film under the same title in 1999 starring Edward Norton and Brad Pitt.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Are Ronny Mauricio and Brett Baty destined to be long-term Mets?
On Mets Off Day Live, Mets radio broadcaster Keith Raad, Newsday columnist David Lennon, and host Chelsea Sherrod discuss the status of both Ronny Mauricio and Brett Baty, and whether or not we've seen enough from either player to determine if they are long-term fits for the Mets organization.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Trade deadline targets and which prospects are on the market
On Mets Off Day Live, Mets radio broadcaster Keith Raad, Newsday columnist David Lennon, and host Chelsea Sherrod discuss Pete Alonso's All-Star Game performance, potential trade deadline targets, and second half expectations for the Mets.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Could Eugenio Suarez be a fit with the Mets?
On Mets Off Day Live, Mets radio broadcaster Keith Raad, Newsday columnist David Lennon, and host Chelsea Sherrod discuss if Diamondbacks' Eugenio Suarez could be a good be a potential trade deadline target for the Mets.
New York Post
16-07-2025
- New York Post
Stunning break in the case of Long Island man who vanished 15 years ago after divers find submerged car
The mystery of a Long Island man who vanished 15 years ago was officially closed this week when authorities confirmed his remains were found in a submerged car off Cedar Beach. Police confirmed Tuesday that the barnacle-covered Chrysler PT Cruiser found last month by divers in Mt. Sinai belonged to Robert Long, who went missing in December 2010 at the age of 62 while on a run to a local liquor store in the same vehicle. Dan Pritchard and his diving partner Bill McIntosh — who travel the world looking for missing people — recently set out to find Long in June with the nonprofit, Exploring with a Mission. Advertisement 3 Police confirmed that Long's remains were found in the submerged Chrysler PT Cruiser. News 12 LI The pair used kayaks equipped with special side-scan sonar devices that helped look underwater, with McIntosh revealing they had four locations to check and Cedar Beach just happened to be first on the list. After several hours searching in the water on day one, the divers found what are now confirmed to be Long's skeletal remains in the car — immediately calling police, who conducted their own diving search. Authorities later lifted the vehicle out of the water with a crane after confirming the human remains, according to police. Advertisement 'I reached in and grabbed a handful of bones, and brought one up to the surface,' Pritchard said at the time. At the time of his disappearance, Long's wife Joanne said that her husband had ventured to a local wine shop on Route 25A, and never returned home. Employees of the shop recalled Long entering the store and making a purchase the day he went missing, but 'didn't notice anything out of character,' according to a Newsday report from 2010. 3 Long went missing in December 2010 at the age of 62 while on a run to a local liquor store. Please Help Find Bob Long Joanne revealed at the time that her husband had previously spoke of committing suicide. Advertisement 'This is totally out of character for him,' she told the outlet over a decade ago. 'When he did drink, he would get a bottle and come home… He was wearing his house slippers and had no money, and only the clothes on his back.' After discovering the remains inside the matching car, Pritchard and McIntosh said they consoled Joanne. 3 Long had previously spoke of committing suicide according to his wife. Facebook 'It's obviously a great relief when you identify the vehicle that you're looking for,' Pritchard told local radio station 1010 WINS. 'It is satisfying to know that we can give — as hard as the answers are — to the family.' Advertisement McIntosh added to that sentiment, and said 'when you find a person, you bring them home and you're able to close a chapter in another person's life, a family's life — we give them hope.' Both divers plan on spending the next few months scouring waterways up and down the East Coast in search of sunken vehicles — including several on Long Island. They believe the search could recover the remains of up to 50 missing people.
