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Thursday, March 19, 2026 ~ Volume 71 ~ Issue Number 22 ~ $1.00
‘Molotov Madness’: Cocktail Arrests Spark Bail Reform, Sanctuary Debate By Matt Meduri On March 1, 2026, Suffolk County Police arrested three El Salvadoran nationals in the United States illegally, who were found in possession of two Molotov Cocktails and a canister of gasoline at a car stop on Lexington Avenue in Brentwood. Elvis Osvaldo Romero Martinez, 20, Albert Yanes Moran, 20, and Lorenzo Nohely Alvarado Navarrete, 18, were released following their March 11 arraignment due to the People’s inability to request bail and the court’s inability to set bail under the current New York State bail laws. Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree is not a bail eligible offense. Only Navarrete as Lawful Permanent Resident Status. Neither Moran nor Martinez have any legal status in the U.S. Continued on page 5
Brentwood Street Renamed in Honored of Ex-Fire Department Chief Story on page 10 Islip Town Hall (Credit - Madison Warren)
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