EAST FARMINGDALE, N.Y. - A cigarette dropped in a parked vehicle sparked the destructive fire that destroyed two cars and prompted the evacuation of an entire hotel on Sunday afternoon.

SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y. – Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced today that Wilkens Adonis, 39, of Holbrook, pleaded guilty to Manslaughter for his role in the fatal overdose of his 14-month-old son.

A wild getaway that could have been straight out of an action movie came to an end Sunday night when Suffolk County Police impounded a vehicle involved in recklessly fleeing from police at a car meet a night earlier.

Suffolk County Police Fifth Squad detectives are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a man responsible for a burglary at a local restaurant last November.

Suffolk County Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying and locating two individuals who used a stolen credit card to make a fraudulent purchase at a local store last year.

A family’s attempt to enjoy a backyard fire while making s’mores unintentionally ignited a series of wildfires that rapidly spread across eastern Suffolk County over the weekend, burning hundreds of acres in the pine barrens, officials confirmed Monday.

A police officer on patrol discovered smoke emanating from a business on Second Avenue, prompting a swift response from firefighters early Sunday morning. While working to contain the commercial blaze, a second fire engulfing a nearby residence was spotted by first responders just a few hundred feet away.

The last of the four wildfires that erupted on Long Island over the weekend, scorching 600 acres near the Hamptons, is now fully contained, officials confirmed Sunday. However, firefighters remain on high alert.