Suffolk County Police arrested two people Saturday night for stealing home heating oil from storage tanks on the property of eight vacant homes on Long Island.
Officers say 46-year-old Frank Dawson and 44-year-old Towania McCrae were caught pumping home heating oil from the underground tank of an unoccupied home on Hampton Avenue in Mastic and transferred the oil to three storage tanks that they were carrying in the rear of Dawson's pickup truck around 10:15 p.m.
Authorities said after both suspects were arrested, Dawson took the officers to seven other locations in Mastic where he had stolen home heating oil.
Dawson of Medford, was arrested and charged with petit larceny, criminal trespass, and possession of burglar's tools.
McCrae of Mastic, was arrested and charged with petit larceny and possession of burglar's tools.
The pair is scheduled to be arraigned in Central Islip on April, 3, 2013. Police say the investigation is continuing.
Thursday, May 23 2013 6:28 AM EDT2013-05-23 10:28:29 GMT
The parolee shot and killed along with a Hofstra University student by police won praise from a state parole panel in 2011 before his conditional release from prison.
The parolee shot and killed along with a Hofstra University student by police won praise from a state parole panel in 2011 before his conditional release from prison.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 1:00 PM EDT2013-05-22 17:00:29 GMT
An emotional funeral service has been held for a Hofstra University student who was accidentally shot by police.
An emotional funeral service has been held for a Hofstra University student who was accidentally shot by police. Andrea Rebello's family followed the pastor Wednesday as he led her white cloth-draped coffin to the altar at St. Teresa of Avila Church in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
Monday, May 20 2013 5:32 PM EDT2013-05-20 21:32:24 GMT
As a family prepared for the funeral of a Hofstra junior killed by a cop's bullet during a standoff with an armed intruder, questions remain about how police handled the situation.
As a family prepared for the funeral of a Hofstra junior killed by a cop's bullet during a standoff with an armed intruder, questions remain about how police handled the situation.
Sunday, May 19 2013 3:14 PM EDT2013-05-19 19:14:07 GMT
Authorities say one person is dead and another was injured when the vehicle they were in ran off the road and crashed into Huntington harbor on Long Island Saturday evening.
Authorities say one person is dead and another was injured when the vehicle they were in ran off the road and crashed into Huntington harbor on Long Island Saturday evening.
