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🌱 More Shark Patrols + Two Men Stole From Tanger Outlets
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Hey, everybody. It's Wednesday in Miller Place-Rocky Point and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on all the most important things happening locally. Let's do it...
First, today's weather:
Mostly sunny, hot and humid. High: 90 Low: 75.
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Here are the top three stories today in Miller Place-Rocky Point:
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- New York state ordered enhanced shark patrols at Long Island State Park beaches this week. Several recent encounters saw lifeguards, surfers and swimmers bitten at Smith Point and Fire Island. (NBC New York)
- Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Riverhead Town police asked the public to help identify two men who allegedly stole $3,5000 worth of clothes from Riverhead Tanger Outlets. They took the items from Tommy Hilfiger on June 20 and left in a gray Chevrolet SUV with Pennsylvania license plates. (Riverhead News Review)
- A teenager was found with a gun after a burglar alarm alerted authorities in Riverhead. On July 17, police responded to the alarm at Old Country Road near Osprey Avenue and charged him with criminal possession. (Daily Voice)
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Today in Miller Place-Rocky Point:
From my notebook:
- Nextdoor Neighbor, Rocky Point: "Ladies: Looking for recommendation on a store to buy a good cardigan sweater. Hate buying online because I spend more time returning and waiting for refunds then it would take me to go to a store and buy one." (Nextdoor)
- Nextdoor Neighbor, Miller Place: "I need dryer vent cleaning, reasonable, Miller Place." (Nextdoor)
- Nextdoor Neighbor, Miller Place: "Needed ASAP: upholstery cleaning of couch in Mt. Sinai— must be done this week." (Nextdoor)
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