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Teens Use Fake Gun, Stolen Car To Rob Pair In Hempstead: Police Teens Use Fake Gun, Stolen Car To Rob Pair In Hempstead: Police
Teens Use Fake Gun, Stolen Car To Rob Pair In Hempstead: Police A group of teenage boys has been arrested after they robbed two people on Long Island using an airsoft gun and fled in a stolen car, police said. Both robberies happened in Hempstead on Thursday, Dec. 21 before 5 a.m. According to Nassau County Police, a 30-year-old man was getting gas at the Conoco Gas Station, located at 2 Hempstead Avenue, when the group pulled up in a black Kia. Three 15-year-olds and one 14-year-old, all boys, got out of the car and ordered the man to hand over his belongings. One of the teens allegedly displayed the airsoft gun as if it were a firearm. The man, i…

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by Sophie Grieser
Obituaries
Cocaine, Firearm Discovered During Uniondale Traffic Stop: Police Cocaine, Firearm Discovered During Uniondale Traffic Stop: Police
Cocaine, Firearm Discovered During Uniondale Traffic Stop: Police A Long Island man was pulled over for missing a bumper on his car — and was arrested after police claimed they found more inside. It happened on Wednesday, Nov. 15 in Uniondale, according to the Nassau County Police. At approximately 3 a.m., patrolling officers noticed a green Honda Civic driving west on Hempstead Turnpike that had no rear bumper nor working tail lights. However, when they pulled over 51-year-old Christopher Green of Hempstead at the intersection of California Avenue, he allegedly had either crack or cocaine on his person, leading to his arrest. Police reported also f…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Man Flees Traffic Stop, Crashes Into Cars, Gun Recovered From Franklin Square Scene: Police Man Flees Traffic Stop, Crashes Into Cars, Gun Recovered From Franklin Square Scene: Police
Man Flees Traffic Stop, Crashes Into Cars, Gun Recovered From Franklin Square Scene: Police An 18-year-old was found to be in possession of a loaded semi-automatic gun after he fled from a traffic stop, police said. It happened on Thursday, Sept. 7 at approximately 5 p.m. in Franklin Square, according to Nassau County Police. Robert Shivers, an 18-year-old from Hempstead, was driving a Hyundai Sonata near when police officers attempted to pull him over at the intersection of Hempstead Turnpike and Scherer Boulevard. The reason why officers conducted the stop was not made public. As officers approached, Shivers reportedly drove away, fleeing south on Scherer Boulevard and hit…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Nassau Man Released Under NY's Bail Reform Nabbed After Four Bank Robberies Nassau Man Released Under NY's Bail Reform Nabbed After Four Bank Robberies
Nassau Man Released Under NY's Bail Reform Nabbed After Four Bank Robberies A Long Island man accused of committing four bank robberies who was on the run after being released under New York’s new bail reform laws has been apprehended, police say. Romell Nellis, 40, of Long Beach Road in Hempstead, has been charged with robbery and a variety of other offenses, Nassau County Police announced on Wednesday, Feb. 12. Nellis, who police say had an open Nassau County warrant for two counts of third-degree robbery and two counts of third-degree grand larceny, was also charged with two counts of third-degree robbery.  In addition, he had an open warran…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Long Island Man Released Under NY's New Bail Reform Commits Third Bank Robbery, Police Say Long Island Man Released Under NY's New Bail Reform Commits Third Bank Robbery, Police Say
Long Island Man Released Under NY's New Bail Reform Commits Third Bank Robbery, Police Say Click here for an updated story: Long Island Man Released Under NY's Bail Reform Nabbed After Four Bank Robberies, Police Say Romell Nellis, 40, of Long Beach Road in Hempstead, has been charged with robbery and a variety of other offenses, Nassau County Police announced on Wednesday, Feb. 12. Nellis, who police say had an open Nassau County warrant for two counts of third-degree robbery and two counts of third-degree grand larceny, was also charged with two counts of third-degree robbery. In addition, he had an open warrant for a violation of probation for cutting off his electr…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Video: Police Ask Public's Help In Investigation Of Hit-Run Nassau Crash Video: Police Ask Public's Help In Investigation Of Hit-Run Nassau Crash
Video: Police Ask Public's Help In Investigation Of Hit-Run Nassau Crash Police are asking the public's help in their continued investigation of a hit-and-run Long Island crash. It happened Monday, Aug. 5 at 9:05 a.m. in Hempstead. According to Nassau County Police detectives, the female victim, 20, was operating her 2017 Toyota Corolla eastbound on Hempstead Turnpike and was struck by a light gray Honda Accord traveling southbound on Fulton Avenue.  The Accord is possibly a 2006 and had a New York Registration (yellow plate). The vehicle fled the scene. The female victim was transported to an area hospital with minor injuries. Detective request an…

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by Joe Lombardi