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FROM COMMACK:Local Dad Missing

A Dix Hills father, with two children in the Commack School District, has been missing since June 14, according to his family, which is now without him on Father’s Day.

According to his wife Ida, Robert Mayer, 46, never returned home from his job in the city Friday.

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“We spoke in the morning at nine, when he was at work, and he was fine,” she said, with her voice cracking.

Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are investigating the situation. Police said that no criminality is believed to have taken place at this point, however, detectives are following all leads.

FROM SMITHTOWN: Corporate Owners Keep Raided 7-Elevens Open

One day after federal agents raided Smithtown area 7-Elevens, shutting one of them down after their owners were arrested on charges of employer abuse, the Terry Road location was back open Tuesday as the corporation took over operations.

FROM KINGS PARK: Fiery Crash on Sunken Meadow Parkway
A car burst in to flames on Tuesday evening after the driver lost control of her car at the northbound exit of the Sunken Meadow State Parkway.

FROM THREE VILLAGE: Bicyclist Dies After Fall on Old Town Road

Suffolk police spokesperson said a bicyclist traveling on Old Town Road late Friday morning has died from his injuries.

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