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Know Him? Man Wanted On Long Island For Attempting To Use Stolen Credit Cards, Police Say Know Him? Man Wanted On Long Island For Attempting To Use Stolen Credit Cards, Police Say
Know Him? Man Wanted On Long Island For Attempting To Use Stolen Credit Cards, Police Say Police on Long Island are asking the public for help identifying a man who allegedly attempted to use stolen credit cards. The incident occurred in Lake Grove on Sunday, March 17, after a wallet was stolen in Bohemia. According to Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police, a wallet was reported stolen from Panera Bread, located at 5191 Sunrise Highway in Bohemia.  Police said that a short time later, a man attempted to use the credit cards at the Apple Store in the Smith Haven Mall. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward for information that leads to an…

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by Kathy Reakes
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'Bust-Out' Sentence: Man Steals $290K Using Fake Credit Cards In Manhasset, Garden City Scam 'Bust-Out' Sentence: Man Steals $290K Using Fake Credit Cards In Manhasset, Garden City Scam
'Bust-Out' Sentence: Man Steals $290K Using Fake Credit Cards In Manhasset, Garden City Scam Officials announced that a man has been sentenced to time behind bars for a “bust-out” scam in which he opened credit cards in other people’s names — including people who have died — to make expensive purchases that he could then resell. On Wednesday, July 26, 58-year-old John Chen was sentenced to three-and-a-half to seven years in prison for charges related to the scam, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. Between November 2020 and December 2021, American Express investigators noticed that about 10 cardholders were making similar expensive purchases at the same stores. The majo…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Seen Them? Duo Smashes Window, Steals From Car At Garden Traffic Light, Police Say (WATCH) Seen Them? Duo Smashes Window, Steals From Car At Garden Traffic Light, Police Say (WATCH)
Seen Them? Duo Smashes Window, Steals From Car At Garden Traffic Light, Police Say (Watch) Police are searching for a duo that they say broke a car’s window and stole a newly-purchased Apple Watch from the backseat while both cars were stopped at a stoplight. The incident occurred on Saturday, June 24 in North New Hyde Park, Nassau County Police reported. A man was driving back after purchasing an Apple Watch from the Apple Store at the Roosevelt Field Mall, located at 630 Old Country Road in Garden City, according to police. At approximately 7:40 p.m., he was driving to another destination when he came to a stop at a red light in the vicinity of Lakeville Road and Fairfield…

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by Sophie Grieser
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$5 Million Fraud Scheme: Man Who Scammed Long Islander Indicted $5 Million Fraud Scheme: Man Who Scammed Long Islander Indicted
$5 Million Fraud Scheme: Man Who Scammed Long Islander Indicted The scammer, along with co-conspirators, conned a Long Island man out of approximately $5.3 million, which they spent nearly all of. On Tuesday, April 25 at the Central Islip federal court, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, along with a New York FBI director, announced the charges against Odera Odabi. Odabi is charged with conspiring to commit mail fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering, according to the announcement. The 54-year-old Georgia man is alleged to have falsely informed a Suffolk County resident (known in the case as John Doe) that he needed to p…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Hempstead Man Charged After Stealing From Woman, Breaking Into Garden City Home, Police Say Hempstead Man Charged After Stealing From Woman, Breaking Into Garden City Home, Police Say
Hempstead Man Charged After Stealing From Woman, Breaking Into Garden City Home, Police Say A Long Island man was charged with robbery and assault after allegedly attacking a woman leaving an Apple store for her package and then entering a nearby home to hide. The incident began in Garden City around 2 p.m., Monday, Nov. 7 at the Roosevelt Field Mall located at 630 Old Country Road. According to Nassau County Police detectives, a 63-year-old woman was leaving the Apple Store inside Roosevelt Field Mall when a man came up from behind and grabbed a shopping bag containing an Apple iPad. The woman lost her balance after the attack and the man fled the mall on foot, police said.…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two Women, Man Wanted For Using Stolen Credit Cards To Spend Thousands At Long Island Store Two Women, Man Wanted For Using Stolen Credit Cards To Spend Thousands At Long Island Store
Two Women, Man Wanted For Using Stolen Credit Cards To Spend Thousands At Long Island Store Thousands of dollars were charged on multiple stolen credit cards that were used by two women and a man at several Long Island stores, police said. Suffolk County Police detectives and Suffolk County Crime Stoppers are seeking the public’s assistance in locating the suspects, who used stolen credit cards during a shopping spree in the Walt Whitman Shops in Huntington Station in November. Police said that the three suspects used the stolen credit cards to purchase thousands of dollars in merchandise, including gift cards, from the Apple Store inside the mall on Sunday, Nov. 10 last year. In…

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by Zak Failla
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Man, Woman Wanted For Using Credit Card To Make $1.2K In Purchases At LI Bed, Bath & Beyond Man, Woman Wanted For Using Credit Card To Make $1.2K In Purchases At LI Bed, Bath & Beyond
Man, Woman Wanted For Using Credit Card To Make $1.2K In Purchases At LI Bed, Bath & Beyond Know them? Police in Suffolk County are attempting to locate a pair of suspects who allegedly used a stolen credit card to spend more than $1,200 in items in Lake Grove. Investigators said that a man and woman used a stolen credit card to make purchases at Bed Bath & Beyond at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3. The pair later attempted to use the card at the Apple store in the Smith Haven Mall, but were declined. According to police, the card had been stolen from a purse in a shopping cart at Stop & Shop in Centereach approximately an hour before the illegal purchases. …

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by Zak Failla
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Wanted Woman Used Stolen Credit Card To Buy Laptop At Long Island Apple Store, Police Say Wanted Woman Used Stolen Credit Card To Buy Laptop At Long Island Apple Store, Police Say
Wanted Woman Used Stolen Credit Card To Buy Laptop At Long Island Apple Store, Police Say Police investigators are attempting to locate a woman who allegedly used a stolen credit card to try to purchase an Apple laptop. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives released photos of a woman who allegedly attempted to purchase a laptop from the Apple Store in the Smith Haven Mall at approximately 3:15 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7. Anyone who recognizes the woman, or who has information regarding the incident has been asked to contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-220-TIPS or texting “SCPD” with the message to 274637.

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by Zak Failla