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New Update: Westbury 44-Year-Old ID'd As Victim Of Fatal Pickup Truck Crash New Update: Westbury 44-Year-Old ID'd As Victim Of Fatal Pickup Truck Crash
New Update: Westbury 44-Year-Old ID'd As Victim Of Fatal Pickup Truck Crash Police have identified the man who was hit and killed by a pickup truck on Long Island. The fatal crash happened just before 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 3, in New Cassel. Original Story: 44-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Pickup Truck In New Cassel Crash According to Nassau County Police, 44-year-old Juan Carlos Amaya Gutierrez was in front of 683 Old Country Road when he was struck by a 2015 Chevrolet pickup truck traveling east. Gutierrez, a Westbury resident, was taken to a local hospital. He was pronounced dead at 7:14 p.m. The Chevrolet driver, a 24-year-old man, stayed at the …

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by Sophie Grieser
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44-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Pickup Truck In New Cassel Crash 44-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Pickup Truck In New Cassel Crash
44-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Pickup Truck In New Cassel Crash Police are investigating a fatal overnight Long Island crash. Read the new, updated story -  New Update: Westbury Man ID'd As Victim Of Pickup Truck Crash It happened around 6:20 p.m. Sunday, March 3 in New Cassel when a 44-year-old man was struck by a 2015 Chevrolet pickup truck traveling eastbound in front of 683 Old Country Road, Nassau County Police said.  The 24-year-old male operator of the vehicle remained at the scene. The male pedestrian suffered severe trauma and was transported to a local area hospital where he was pronounced dead by a hospita…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Hicksville Serial Burglar Busted After Targeting Nassau County Businesses, Police Say Hicksville Serial Burglar Busted After Targeting Nassau County Businesses, Police Say
Hicksville Serial Burglar Busted After Targeting Nassau County Businesses, Police Say A serial burglar is in police custody after being busted for his role in targeting at least nine businesses on Long Island over the course of fewer than three weeks and making a terroristic threat during a domestic incident, police announced. Hicksville resident Jonathan Bird, age 35, was arrested at approximately 11 p.m. on Wednesday, May 25, following an investigation into multiple burglaries in Nassau County. According to a Nassau County Police Department spokesperson, the investigation determined that Bird is allegedly responsible for burglaries at these businesses on Long Island on the…

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by Zak Failla
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ID Released For Person Struck, Killed By Van Near Nassau Intersection ID Released For Person Struck, Killed By Van Near Nassau Intersection
ID Released For Person Struck, Killed By Van Near Nassau Intersection The identity has been released of a person who was killed after being struck by a vehicle near a Long Island intersection. The crash happened around 4:35 a.m. Monday, Oct. 11 in New Cassel. A 65-year-old man was operating a gray van westbound on Old Country Road near Hilton Street, when it struck the pedestrian in the roadway, Nassau County Police said. The pedestrian, now identified as Shelly Rudolph, a 56-year-old man from Staten Island, suffered severe trauma and was pronounced dead at the scene by a Nassau County Police Medic.  Original report: Person Dies After Being …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Person Dies After Being Struck By Van Near Nassau County Intersection Person Dies After Being Struck By Van Near Nassau County Intersection
Person Dies After Being Struck By Van Near Nassau County Intersection A person was killed after being struck by a vehicle near a Long Island intersection overnight. It happened around 4:35 a.m. Monday, Oct. 11 in New Cassel. A 65-year-old man was operating a gray van westbound on Old Country Road near Hilton Street, when it struck a pedestrian in the roadway, Nassau County Police said. The pedestrian suffered severe trauma and was pronounced dead at the scene by a Nassau County Police Medic. The operator of the van remained at the scene. Neither the identity nor gender of the pedestrian has been released. The investigation is ongoing. Check back to D…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Suspect Nabbed For Separate Robberies At Nassau County TD Bank Branches Suspect Nabbed For Separate Robberies At Nassau County TD Bank Branches
Suspect Nabbed For Separate Robberies At Nassau County TD Bank Branches Police investigators on Long Island busted a bank robber who targeted two TD Bank branches. Suffolk County resident Joseph Mann, age 49, of Wyandanch, entered TD Bank on Old Country Road in New Cassel shortly before 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 5 when he passed a teller a note demanding money, Nassau County Police Robbery Squad detectives said. The teller did not comply and the police were called, prompting Mann to flee. “A short time later,” police said, he entered a different TD Bank branch on Wantagh Avenue in Wantagh, at which point Mann allegedly approached the teller and jumped over…

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by Zak Failla
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Robbery Suspect Nabbed After Punching Manager Of Long Island Lounge In Face, Police Say Robbery Suspect Nabbed After Punching Manager Of Long Island Lounge In Face, Police Say
Robbery Suspect Nabbed After Punching Manager Of Long Island Lounge In Face, Police Say A man was apprehended after he stole a hat from the manager of a Long Island lounge before punching him in the face and stealing his cell phone, police said. It incident began around 4:40 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 26 in New Cassel. Upon arrival, a 27-year-old male victim told police that a male suspect, later identified as Luis Lopez, entered Mystique Hookah Lounge, located at 973 Old Country Road, where he is employed as manager, and caused a disturbance, Nassau County Police say.  The subject was asked to leave. Lopez, of Lawrence, refused and took the victim’s hat off of his head and…

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by Joe Lombardi