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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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Man Nabbed For Threatening To 'Shoot Up' Business In Region, Police Say Man Nabbed For Threatening To 'Shoot Up' Business In Region, Police Say
Man Nabbed For Threatening To 'Shoot Up' Business In Region, Police Say Customers were running from a Westchester business after a man allegedly pulled out a knife and began saying he would "shoot up the place." The incident took place in the village of Mamaroneck around 3 p.m. on Monday, May 30. Officers responded to the business after receiving multiple 911 calls reporting a man brandishing a knife inside of a local business with patrons running from the scene, said Lt. Mark Gatta, of the Village of Mamaroneck Police. Officers responded to the scene, located, and detained a man matching the description given by the callers, Gatta said. Officers co…

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by Kathy Reakes
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LI Man Forced To Withdraw Money From ATMs, Slashed In Face, Police Say LI Man Forced To Withdraw Money From ATMs, Slashed In Face, Police Say
LI Man Forced To Withdraw Money From ATMs, Slashed In Face, Police Say An investigation is underway after a Long Island man was forced to withdraw money from an ATM at knifepoint and then was slashed in the face.  The incident happened at the OK Petroleum, located at 2117 Middle Country Road in Centereach, at about 10:40 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 12, according to the Suffolk County Police Department.  SCPD said a 30-year-old Centereach man left his 2003 Chevrolet unlocked and running in the parking lot and went inside the business.  When he came back to the Chevrolet, a man with a knife was sitting in the backseat of the vehicle and demanded cash fr…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Suspect Nabbed After Demanding Cash, Keys From Victim In Nassau County Suspect Nabbed After Demanding Cash, Keys From Victim In Nassau County
Suspect Nabbed After Demanding Cash, Keys From Victim In Nassau County A Long Island man who was arrested after he allegedly attempted to rob another man and threatened them with a knife, is recovering after being shot by a Good Samaritan. The incident took place on Saturday, March 6, around 5:25 a.m. in Massapequa, Nassau County Police said. According to detectives, a 56-year-old man was in front of 95 Unqua Road when Aidan Dooher, 21, of 120 Suffolk Road, approached him and demanded the victim’s cash and keys. A 51-year-old male who was nearby attempted to assist the victim when defendant Dooher turned towards him and pulled out a knife and threatened him.&…

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by Kathy Reakes