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Pharmacist Caught With 41 Illegal Weapons At Hewlett Home: DA Pharmacist Caught With 41 Illegal Weapons At Hewlett Home: DA
Pharmacist Caught With 41 Illegal Weapons At Hewlett Home: DA A Long Island pharmacy owner called the cops to report a burglary. He soon ended up the subject of an indictment of his own. Thirty-eight-year-old Ilya Ostrovskiy, a Hewlett resident, faced a whopping 122-count indictment on Wednesday, Dec. 6 for his alleged possession of over 40 illegal weapons, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. Earlier Report - Man Found Housing Over 30 Guns Following Alleged Hewlett Burglary Incident: Police Ostrovskiy, who owns two pharmacies in Brooklyn, originally contacted Nassau County Police on Friday, July 14 to report a burglary occurring a…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Deadly Drug Trove: 20-Year-Old Cops To Felonies After Fentanyl, Guns Found At Long Island Home Deadly Drug Trove: 20-Year-Old Cops To Felonies After Fentanyl, Guns Found At Long Island Home
Deadly Drug Trove: 20-Year-Old Cops To Felonies After Fentanyl, Guns Found At Long Island Home A 20-year-old man is facing a decade behind bars after being caught with thousands of dangerous fentanyl pills at a home on Long Island.  Shanti Felton, of Virginia, pleaded guilty to drug and weapons charges in Suffolk County Court on Monday, Oct. 30. His plea came a year after multiple law enforcement agencies, including Suffolk County Police and the US Marshals Service, got a tip that Felton was hiding out at a Bay Shore home in connection to a Virginia armed robbery in May 2021. Officers watched as he attempted to flee through a basement window armed with a fully automatic and loa…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Long Island Man Nabbed With Drugs, Guns During Warrant Search, Police Say Long Island Man Nabbed With Drugs, Guns During Warrant Search, Police Say
Long Island Man Nabbed With Drugs, Guns During Warrant Search, Police Say A Long Island man was busted with guns, ammo, and drugs when sheriff's deputies served an "extreme risk" domestic violence order. The incident took place around 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 4, in East Setauket, said the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office. During the warrant service, deputies arrested Robert Ludwig, age 26, of East Setauket, the sheriff's office said.  Some of the weapons seized during the warrant search.Suffolk County Sheriff's Office While serving the order, deputies discovered multiple illegal weapons and drug paraphernalia. A search warrant was obtained and was served in…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Manhasset Man Nabbed With 18 Handguns, Police Say Manhasset Man Nabbed With 18 Handguns, Police Say
Manhasset Man Nabbed With 18 Handguns, Police Say A Long Island man has been apprehended after police allegedly found 18 illegal weapons in his home. Matthew Spigner, age 69 of Manhasset was arrested on Thursday, April 7 at his home. Spigner was arrested on a warrant by members of the Nassau County Police, Homeland Security, Nassau County District Attorney's Office, and the US Postal Service. During the search, officers found 18 handguns, police said. Spigner was placed into police custody without incident and charged with: Criminal possession of a weapon first-degree Criminal possession of a weapon second-degree Two counts of criminal…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Wanted In Nassau County Arrested With Illegal Gun, Forged Documents Man Wanted In Nassau County Arrested With Illegal Gun, Forged Documents
Man Wanted In Nassau County Arrested With Illegal Gun, Forged Documents An excessive amount of parking tickets led to the arrest of a wanted man in Westchester who was busted with forged documents and an illegal handgun after his car was impounded, police announced. On Thursday, Jan. 6, detectives from the New Rochelle Police Department were notified that a handgun was found in a vehicle that was impounded due to outstanding parking violations. New Rochelle Police Capt. J. Collins Coyne said that detectives then developed leads and further investigation found that in addition to the illegal handgun, multiple forged documents were found in the vehicle, which led…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Two Nassau County Police Officers Injured Attempting To Apprehend Fleeing Suspect Two Nassau County Police Officers Injured Attempting To Apprehend Fleeing Suspect
Two Nassau County Police Officers Injured Attempting To Apprehend Fleeing Suspect Two police officers on Long Island were hospitalized after a suspect attempted to evade arrest after being busted with an illegal weapon, authorities announced. Nassau County police detectives on patrol at approximately 3 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 8 spotted a suspicious black Mazda SUV parked in the closed lot of the Doxy Brook fishing park in Woodmere. As they approached, police said that they spotted a man and woman in the back seat “making suspicious movements." As they approached, the man, later identified as Brooklyn resident Trevon Johnson, age 22, jumped into the front seat, and the wo…

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by Zak Failla
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Intoxicated LI Man Caught With Illegal, Loaded Handgun With High-Capacity Magazine, Police Say Intoxicated LI Man Caught With Illegal, Loaded Handgun With High-Capacity Magazine, Police Say
Intoxicated LI Man Caught With Illegal, Loaded Handgun With High-Capacity Magazine, Police Say A Long Island man is facing charges after police said he was found in possession of a loaded handgun and driving his vehicle while intoxicated. At about 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 24, police responded to a report of a crash in Nassau County, New York State Police reported. Police said the crash happened on Northern State Parkway eastbound, west of Exit 28, in the Town of North Hempstead. State Police said the driver, 25-year-old Steven Reid, of Riverhead, was found to be intoxicated, and he was in possession of an illegal, loaded handgun with a high-capacity magazine. He was arrested …

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by Nicole Valinote