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Legislator Tried To Trade Drugs For Sex, DA Says: Week In Review
ALSO: People rescue elderly couple from car in canal | Man fleeing police runs into school | Helicopter makes emergency landing
LONG ISLAND, NY — Here are some of the biggest stories that Long Island Patches covered this week.
DA Releases Details In Arrest Of Suffolk County Legislator
The local legislator was arrested Tuesday during a sting in which he thought he was meeting a prostitute to swap pills for sex, the SCDA says.
Good Samaritans Jump To The Rescue After Car Plunges Into Canal [VIDEO]
Several good Samaritans along with three local police officers helped save an elderly couple after their car became submerged in water.
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Three people who blocked traffic were arrested at a Long Island parade supporting President Trump on Saturday, police say.
Man Fleeing Traffic Stop Runs Into School
The incident triggered school lockdowns on Long Island Tuesday.
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Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing Into Water Near Jones Beach
The pilot was injured in the landing Wednesday afternoon.
The man tackled her from behind, put his hand over her mouth and made sexual comments, police said. Officers are looking for the man.
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