Crime & Safety

Police Seek Help Learning Cause of Loud Blast

Residents across Glen Cove heard explosive sounds early Thursday

Glen Cove Police seek the public’s help in tracking down the source of several explosive sounds heard in Glen Cove Thursday between 12-12:45 a.m.

On the Glen Cove Patch Boards, several readers posted that they heard as many as four explosions at locations that seemed to come from the Dosoris Avenue area, or perhaps at the Webb Institute or Finley Middle School.

Police said the explosions came at the same time as they were responding to a possible double stabbing

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Anyone with information specifically about the possible location of the explosion or about the individuals involved can contact the police anonymously at 676-1000, or post in the comment section below. 


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