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SUV Stolen From Lake Success Home Found On Verrazzano Bridge; Trio Nabbed SUV Stolen From Lake Success Home Found On Verrazzano Bridge; Trio Nabbed
SUV Stolen From Lake Success Home Found On Verrazzano Bridge; Trio Nabbed An 18-year-old man and two juveniles are facing charges after allegedly stealing an SUV from a home on Long Island, authorities said. Jabir Robinson, of Newark, was arrested alongside two underage suspects Saturday, Jan. 7, following a joint investigation that involved the New Jersey State Police, as well as the New York City, Nassau County, and Lake Success police departments. Officers were first called at around 10:20 a.m. with reports that a woman’s 2021 Land Rover had been stolen out of her garage in Lake Success. At the time, Lake Success Police officers were already in the area searc…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Nassau Teen Accused Of Stealing Motorcycle He Crashed Hours Earlier Nassau Teen Accused Of Stealing Motorcycle He Crashed Hours Earlier
Nassau Teen Accused Of Stealing Motorcycle He Crashed Hours Earlier A Long Island teen involved in a crash was later arrested for allegedly stealing the motorcycle he crashed. Joseph Scardino, age 19, of East Meadow, was arrested for criminal possession of stolen property on Thursday, June 10, in Levittown, following the crash that took place earlier in the day, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, officers responded to a 911 call for an auto accident with injuries.  Scardino was operating a 1999 Ducati motorcycle traveling eastbound on Hempstead Turnpike and struck a 2014 Honda traveling westbound prior to making a left turn on Wol…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Wanted For Stealing From Five Unlocked Vehicles On Long Island, Police Say Man Wanted For Stealing From Five Unlocked Vehicles On Long Island, Police Say
Man Wanted For Stealing From Five Unlocked Vehicles On Long Island, Police Say Police are looking for an unidentified man who allegedly stole from five unlocked cars.  The wanted man stole money, jewelry and AirPods from vehicles in Lake Ronkonkoma, Ronkonkoma and Lake Grove after nightfall between Tuesday, Aug. 4 and Saturday, Aug. 8, Suffolk County Police said. Anyone who recognizes the pictured man or bore witness to the break-ins can contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers at 800-220-TIPS, via the P3Tips app or online.

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by Christina Coulter
Police & Fire
Stolen Car Suspect Located At Hotel In Nassau County, Police Say Stolen Car Suspect Located At Hotel In Nassau County, Police Say
Stolen Car Suspect Located At Hotel In Nassau County, Police Say Police investigators on Long Island worked quickly to locate a car that was reported stolen and arrest its alleged thief. A male suspect was caught breaking into a car on Broadway Road in Hicksville shortly before 1 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 3. The suspect was confronted by the homeowner, who ordered him to get out of his vehicle, to which he complied and walked to a nearby silver Acura, fleeing before police arrived. Police said that a canvas of the area led to the discovery of the Acura in a parking lot on the Jericho Motel on Jericho Turnpike. The investigation determined that the Acura ha…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Teen Charged In Connection To String Of Nassau County Robberies Teen Charged In Connection To String Of Nassau County Robberies
Teen Charged In Connection To String Of Nassau County Robberies A teenager went on a string of auto robberies on multiple occasions in Nassau County and is now facing a host of charges, police said. An investigation into multiple incidents on several dates in Nassau County led to the arrest of Navindra Naidu, 19, who was found to be responsible for at least three robberies. Police said that at approximately 10:30 p.m. on Friday, May 29 in East Meadow, Naidu arranged to meet with a 34-year-old man to test drive a vehicle that the victim was selling over the Internet.  After the test drive, the victim was standing outside his car when Naidu jumped …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Two Wanted In Long Island Stolen Car Ring Nabbed Following Chase, Crash Two Wanted In Long Island Stolen Car Ring Nabbed Following Chase, Crash
Two Wanted In Long Island Stolen Car Ring Nabbed Following Chase, Crash Two men wanted in connection with a stolen car ring operating on Long Island were nabbed following a chase and a crash that injured a police officer. Rafael Ramirez, 35, of Manhattan, and Matthew Garcia, 21, of Queens, were arrested by the Nassau County Police around 11:53 p.m., Tuesday, April 21, in Corona, Queens for multiple grand larcenies that allegedly occurred in Nassau County, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, and team detectives assigned to the Auto Theft Unit were investigating a stolen car ring which led them to Corona, Queens.  During the in…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Details Emerge On Suspect Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of LIU QB Who Was 49ers Player's Brother Details Emerge On Suspect Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of LIU QB Who Was 49ers Player's Brother
Details Emerge On Suspect Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of LIU QB Who Was 49ers Player's Brother The suspect apprehended in the fatal stabbing of Clay Beathard, the starting quarterback on the Long Island University football team, is a convicted felon with a violent past. Police now say they have charged 23-year-old Michael Mosley with two counts of criminal homicide and one count of attempted criminal homicide Beathard, 22, and 21-year-old Paul Trapeni III were stabbed Saturday, Dec. 21 at 2:50 a.m. in Nashville, Tennessee during a fight involving several persons outside the Dogwood Bar & Grill at 1907 Division Street, in midtown, according to Metro Nashville Police.&nbs…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Video: Man Steals Unlocked Car With Child Inside On Long Island Video: Man Steals Unlocked Car With Child Inside On Long Island
Video: Man Steals Unlocked Car With Child Inside On Long Island A man stole an unlocked car with a child inside from a parking lot on Long Island, police said. Detectives from the Suffolk County Police Department First Squad are investigating an incident when the man stole the 2007 Acura with an 8-year-old girl inside in Deer Park. Police said a man left the car unlocked with his daughter inside when he went into 7-Eleven on Bay Shore Road at approximately 7:20 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 27. While the victim was inside, a man pulled up in a red van, looked around and entered the Acura with the child still inside. The entire incident was captured on surveil…

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by Zak Failla