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17-Year-Old Pulls Knife In School Fight, Injures 2 Other Uniondale Students, Police Say 17-Year-Old Pulls Knife In School Fight, Injures 2 Other Uniondale Students, Police Say
17-Year-Old Pulls Knife In School Fight, Injures 2 Other Uniondale Students, Police Say Two teen girls suffered minor injuries at the hands of a third girl after a verbal fight became physical at a Long Island high school. The incident happened just after 11 a.m. on Monday, March 27, at Uniondale High School, Nassau County Police said. According to detectives, a 17-year-old Hempstead girl got into a verbal argument with two other girls, ages 17 and 18, while walking through the school's hallways. The argument became physical and the instigating teen began punching the second 17-year-old girl, police said. She then reportedly escalated by brandishing a utility knife…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Nassau Accountant Arrested for Allegedly Stealing $320K From Clients Nassau Accountant Arrested for Allegedly Stealing $320K From Clients
Nassau Accountant Arrested for Allegedly Stealing $320K From Clients A Long Island accountant will face more than a decade behind bars after he was arrested for allegedly stealing more than $320,000 from a pair of clients. Baldwin resident Francisco Esquivel, 65, the owner of Lore Franc, Inc. in Hempstead, was arraigned on Thursday, Aug. 20 for allegedly embezzling $327,499 from two local business owners between 2012 and 2017. District Attorney Madeline Singas said that Esquivel’s victims hired his company to pay their quarterly taxes, Workers Compensation Insurance, and manage payrolls. Esquivel’s first victim was approached by an employee of Lore Frank in…

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by Zak Failla
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Suspect Charged In Connection To Fatal Nassau Overdose Suspect Charged In Connection To Fatal Nassau Overdose
Suspect Charged In Connection To Fatal Nassau Overdose A suspect has been charged following a fatal overdose on Long Island, police say. Narcotics/Vice Squad Detectives with the Nassau County Police Department arrested Damiean Landell Johnson, 25, of Queens on Tuesday, Dec. 3 around 6:30 p.m. Detectives were investigating a fatal overdose from North New Hyde Park as part of Operation Natalie, Nassau County’s War Against Opioids. Prior to his arrest, Johnson was found to be in possession of 10 bags of heroin and an additional quantity of marijuana, according to police. Johnson was charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled s…

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by Valerie Musson