DWI Crash + Cologne Bandits + Sex Trafficking Victims Vigil

Get on up, Miller Place-Rocky Point! It's Saturday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on today in town.

Three men are wanted for stealing $9,000 worth of cologne from an Ulta store. A serious crash left two men injured and one Medford man charged with DWI. A major development is finally open in Port Jeff, and a vigil was held for victims of sex trafficking in Riverhead.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 74 Low: 60.

Here are the top stories today in Miller Place-Rocky Point:

1. CBS New York has a story on accused thieves who walked out of Ulta Beauty in Commack with $9,000 worth of cologne. The three men are seen on security camera on July 30 with bags of stolen goods. Ulta stores on LI have been targeted 25 times, police say. (CBS New York)
2. The Daily Voice tells us a Medford man was charged with a DWI after a crash that also injured a Coram man. At 2 a.m. on Friday in Hauppauge, James Todarello and Nolan Grant, age 57, of Medford, crashed on the westbound Long Island Expressway near Exit 57 in Hauppauge.(Daily Voice)
3. Newsday covers a new annual memorial service held in Riverhead to honor victims of sex trafficking. The Suffolk County Anti-Trafficking Initiative Memorial Service remembered the 28 trafficking victims who died since the organization was formed in 2018. (Subscription: Newsday)
4. Greater Long Island reports that The Brookport, a mixed-use residential and commercial project has opened in Port Jefferson, after five years of development. Southdown Coffee is one of the first retailers to sign on. (Greater Long Island)

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