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Three Officers Injured In Tussle With Would-Be Thief In Nassau County Three Officers Injured In Tussle With Would-Be Thief In Nassau County
Three Officers Injured In Tussle With Would-Be Thief In Nassau County An attempted car thief on Long Island is facing additional charges after injuring three police officers who witnessed him breaking into a vehicle, police said.  Officers responded at 4:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 18 to a report of a suspicious man looking into vehicles at an East Meadow Starbucks on Hempstead Turnpike, according to the Nassau County Police Department.  Upon their arrival, officers said they witnessed Gregory Hooks of Cambria Heights, 29, exiting a white Jeep with its car alarm blaring. Police said that Hooks verbally threatened officers who approached him and refused …

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by Christina Coulter
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Woman Allegedly Set Eight Fires, Including At Long Island Market Woman Allegedly Set Eight Fires, Including At Long Island Market
Woman Allegedly Set Eight Fires, Including At Long Island Market A 24-year-old woman who allegedly set at least eight fires on Long Island is facing multiple charges for arson after being arrested over the weekend, police said. Nassau County Police Arson Bomb Squad detectives arrested Melanie Nieves - who has no listed address - at approximately 1 a.m. on Sunday, May 31, after she was caught on video outside Sam’s Caribbean Marketplace on Hempstead Turnpike lighting a fire in the back of the store. Investigators reviewed the video, police said, and responding officers searched the area, taking Nieves into custody without further incident. According to p…

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by Zak Failla