Massapequa, NY
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Theft Suspect Injures Officer During Arrest At Long Island Walmart, Police Say Theft Suspect Injures Officer During Arrest At Long Island Walmart, Police Say Theft Suspect Injures Officer During Arrest At Long Island Walmart, Police Say
Theft Suspect Injures Officer During Arrest At Long Island Walmart, Police Say A woman is accused of assaulting a police officer during an arrest at a Long Island Walmart. Officers were called to the store in Valley Stream on Green Acres Road at around 12:15 p.m. Sunday, May 8, with reports that a woman was stealing items, Nassau County Police said. After arriving at the Walmart store, officers determined that the female suspect was likely the same woman wanted for an earlier altercation at a cell phone store at the Green Acres Mall, police said. When officers tried arresting her, she began resisting and kicking officers, police said. One officer was injured on his…

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by Michael Mashburn
Massapequa, NY
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Road Rage: Long Island Resident Accused Of Punching Man, Stealing Cell Phone Road Rage: Long Island Resident Accused Of Punching Man, Stealing Cell Phone Road Rage: Long Island Resident Accused Of Punching Man, Stealing Cell Phone
Road Rage: Long Island Resident Accused Of Punching Man, Stealing Cell Phone A Long Island man is accused of punching another man and stealing his cell phone during a road rage incident in Nassau County. Valley Stream resident Damian Turner, age 39, was arrested Monday, April 18 following the attack, police said. The 56-year-old victim called 911 around 3:15 p.m. and said the suspect punched him in the head and forcibly removed his cell phone after he tried recording the man during an argument in Valley Stream.  The suspect then fled the scene. Officers located and arrested Turner a short time later at his home near Ash Street and Broadway. He was charged wi…

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by Michael Mashburn
Massapequa, NY
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One Suspect Apprehended, Two At-Large After 'Forcible' Uniondale Robbery One Suspect Apprehended, Two At-Large After 'Forcible' Uniondale Robbery One Suspect Apprehended, Two At-Large After 'Forcible' Uniondale Robbery
One Suspect Apprehended, Two At-Large After 'Forcible' Uniondale Robbery One man is in custody and two suspects are at-large following a “forcible” robbery on Long Island, police said. A 56-year-old man was at his Uniondale home, located on Duryea Avenue, with a woman shortly before 5 p.m. on Monday, April 4, a spokesperson from the Nassau County Police Department said, and as the latter was leaving his home, she called a man to notify him that she was leaving. It is alleged that two men - both of whom knew the victim - then arrived at the home and forcibly entered the residence. Police said that once inside the home, one suspect began to strangle the vic…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
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Suspect Driving While Intoxicated Nabbed For Fatal Hit-Run Jericho Crash, Police Say Suspect Driving While Intoxicated Nabbed For Fatal Hit-Run Jericho Crash, Police Say Suspect Driving While Intoxicated Nabbed For Fatal Hit-Run Jericho Crash, Police Say
Suspect Driving While Intoxicated Nabbed For Fatal Hit-Run Jericho Crash, Police Say A suspect who police say was driving while intoxicated has been apprehended after a fatal hit-and-run crash on Long Island. It happened around 11:45 p.m. Tuesday, March 15 in Jericho. A 30-year-old man was operating a 2021 Kia-K5 sedan heading westbound on Jericho Turnpike when he struck a motorcyclist who was also heading westbound, Nassau County Police said.  The motorcyclist, a 29-year-old man, was pronounced dead at 11:52 p.m. by police medics, the NCPD said. His identity has not yet been released. The driver of the sedan did not remain at the scene, police say. Late We…

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by Joe Lombardi
Massapequa, NY
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Car Thief Suspect In Nassau County Busted With Crack Cocaine, Police Say Car Thief Suspect In Nassau County Busted With Crack Cocaine, Police Say Car Thief Suspect In Nassau County Busted With Crack Cocaine, Police Say
Car Thief Suspect In Nassau County Busted With Crack Cocaine, Police Say A 31-year-old man was busted with crack cocaine on Long Island after allegedly stealing a car that was left unlocked and running outside an area restaurant, authorities announced. In Nassau County, police responded to a stretch of Jericho Turnpike in Garden City Park at approximately 9 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 13, where there was a report of a stolen vehicle. Police said that upon arrival, officers were advised by a 57-year-old man that a person had stolen his 1999 Honda that was left running while unlocked on the roadway. During a canvas of the area, police said that officers located the stol…

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by Zak Failla
Brentwood, NY
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Second Suspect Charged In Connection To Murder Of 19-Year-Old Long Island Man Second Suspect Charged In Connection To Murder Of 19-Year-Old Long Island Man Second Suspect Charged In Connection To Murder Of 19-Year-Old Long Island Man
Second Suspect Charged In Connection To Murder Of 19-Year-Old Long Island Man A second suspect has been charged with murder after human remains were found near a busy Long Island roadway last summer. Nassau County Police say the discovery was made around 9 a.m.on Tuesday, July 20 on the Meadowbrook Parkway in Uniondale. According to detectives, the skeletal remains of a human body were located in a wooded area on the west side of the parkway. The victim was later identified as Gerson E. Pineda, age 19, of Hempstead. In September, Nassau County Police announced Jeustin David Maldonado, age 22, of Uniondale has been arrested and charged with secon…

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by Joe Lombardi
Massapequa, NY
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Man Released On No Bail Busted Driving Stolen Car In Nassau County, Police Say Man Released On No Bail Busted Driving Stolen Car In Nassau County, Police Say Man Released On No Bail Busted Driving Stolen Car In Nassau County, Police Say
Man Released On No Bail Busted Driving Stolen Car In Nassau County, Police Say A Suffolk County man was busted driving a stolen car a day after he was released without bail on a previous offense, Nassau County police announced. Nassau County police officers on patrol at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 14 stopped the driver of a 2003 Acura RSX on Old Country Road in Garden City after he failed to signal a lane change. During the subsequent traffic stop, police said that it was determined the vehicle had been reported out of Suffolk County, and the driver, Middle Island resident Nelson Priester, age 35, was taken into custody without incident. Priester was ch…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
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Stolen-Car Suspect Nabbed After Woman Flees From Vehicle Outside Nassau County Starbucks Stolen-Car Suspect Nabbed After Woman Flees From Vehicle Outside Nassau County Starbucks Stolen-Car Suspect Nabbed After Woman Flees From Vehicle Outside Nassau County Starbucks
Stolen-Car Suspect Nabbed After Woman Flees From Vehicle Outside Nassau County Starbucks A suspect was apprehended after police say he entered a car in which a woman was inside and then stole it when she fled to a Long Island Starbucks to call 9-1-1. A 60-year-old woman was sitting in her 2022 Audi sedan in the parking lot of Starbucks, located in Great Neck at 55 Northern Boulevard when a male subject opened her rear car door and sat down just before 5:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 16, Nassau County Police said.  Not knowing the subject and in fear, the woman exited her vehicle and ran inside Starbucks to call 911, said police.  The man then climbed into the driver’s seat an…

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by Joe Lombardi
Brentwood, NY
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Argument Over Open Window On Long Island Leads To Assault Arrest, Police Say Argument Over Open Window On Long Island Leads To Assault Arrest, Police Say Argument Over Open Window On Long Island Leads To Assault Arrest, Police Say
Argument Over Open Window On Long Island Leads To Assault Arrest, Police Say An argument over an open window led to the arrest of a man for allegedly assaulting another with a knife on Long Island, police said. Officers from the Nassau County Police Department responded to a Massapequa home at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 22, where there was a reported assault regarding an argument. Police said that a 55-year-old man got into an argument with Santiago Real, age 49, regarding the window. The argument escalated and Real allegedly swung a small knife at his victim, who was struck on his nose, upper right arm, and chest. Responding detectives were able …

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by Zak Failla
Brentwood, NY
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Shoplifter Bites, Punches Nordstrom Employees At Long Island Mall, Police Say Shoplifter Bites, Punches Nordstrom Employees At Long Island Mall, Police Say Shoplifter Bites, Punches Nordstrom Employees At Long Island Mall, Police Say
Shoplifter Bites, Punches Nordstrom Employees At Long Island Mall, Police Say A shoplifter at Nordstroms inside the Roosevelt Field Mall on Long Island did all she could to avoid being apprehended, punching and biting an employee who attempted to stop her, police said. In Nassau County, officers responded to the East Garden City mall shortly before 8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 16, where there was a report of a robbery in progress at Nordstrom on Old Country Road. Upon arrival, police said that officers were told that a 22-year-old employee noticed Hempstead resident Shatara Coney Edwards, age 36, attempting to exit the store with unpaid items. Police said that when the …

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by Zak Failla
Brentwood, NY
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Long Island Man Becomes Combative With Cops After Arrest For Assaulting Woman, Police Say Long Island Man Becomes Combative With Cops After Arrest For Assaulting Woman, Police Say Long Island Man Becomes Combative With Cops After Arrest For Assaulting Woman, Police Say
Long Island Man Becomes Combative With Cops After Arrest For Assaulting Woman, Police Say A Long Island man became combative with officers after police say he assaulted a woman overnight. Nassau County Police Third Precinct officers responded to a disturbance in Garden City Park on the 100 block of 1st Street at around 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 26.  Upon arrival, it was determined that Jonathan Brooks, age 29, Bedford Avenue in Garden City Park, assaulted a female victim, Nassau County Police said.  The victim suffered multiple abrasions and lacerations to her body. She was transported to a local area hospital for treatment of her injuries.  Officers attempted to ta…

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by Joe Lombardi
Brentwood, NY
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Long Island Man Arrested Following Investigation Into Fatal Drug Overdose Long Island Man Arrested Following Investigation Into Fatal Drug Overdose Long Island Man Arrested Following Investigation Into Fatal Drug Overdose
Long Island Man Arrested Following Investigation Into Fatal Drug Overdose An investigation into a fatal overdose on Long Island led to the arrest of a man who is facing a host of drug-related charges, authorities announced. On Sunday, Nov. 7, detectives from the Nassau County Police Department arrested Uniondale resident Curtis Morgan, age 36, following an investigation into a fatal overdose in Rockville Centre. Police said that Morgan was arrested without incident. Morgan was charged with three counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminal sale of a controlled substance. He was held and scheduled to be arraigned in First Dis…

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by Zak Failla