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LONG ISLAND, New York ( WCBS ) -- A massive porch pirate ring has been busted on Long Island.

The Suffolk County District Attorney's Office says 14 men face charges for allegedly targeting 31 communities over two years, including Brentwood, Central Islip, Shirley and Deer Park. Investigators said they tracked the suspects from October 2023 to February of this year, when they say the ring was infiltrated and broken.

The suspects allegedly hacked computer systems to find out when phones and electronics would be delivered to the homes of Verizon and AT&T customers, then sent runners to steal them. The DA said the defendants had customers' names, addresses, device types and FedEx shipment tracking numbers.

"They were gaining access to the tracking num

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