🌱 Manslaughter Charges For Fatal Crash + Burglary Suspect Sought

Hello, people of Miller Place-Rocky Point! It's me again, your host of the Miller Place-Rocky Point Daily.

The man who fled a police traffic stop and killed a teenager in Holtsville has been charged with two crimes. Police are looking for a burglar who broke into a Smithtown store. And Steve Bellone talks about his COVID-19 diagnosis.

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First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy and cooler. High: 59 Low: 47.

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

1. News 12 reports that the Blue Point man who fled police in a stolen pickup truck will face manslaughter and reckless driving charges after he killed a teenager in a Holtsville crash last week. Robert Hengeveld is 50 years old. (News 12)
2. News 12 also talks to Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone about his surprised COVID-19 diagnosis. He said he is grateful he was fully vaccinated. (News 12)
3. Rich Acritelli talks to members of Rocky Point's girls soccer team after an undefeated season. Find out who makes up the winning team. (tbrnewsmedia.com)
4. A suspect is being sought for a Smithtown business burglary. The man used a cement block to break the glass front door of a soccer academy on Jericho Turnpike last month and stole merchandise and a cash register. (News 12)

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