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Attempted NY Child Rapist Drove 285 Miles For Sex With '13-Year-Old,' Police Say Attempted NY Child Rapist Drove 285 Miles For Sex With '13-Year-Old,' Police Say
Attempted NY Child Rapist Drove 285 Miles For Sex With '13-Year-Old,' Police Say An attempted child rapist avoided lockup after driving hundreds of miles to the region to have sex with who he thought was an underage teen, authorities said. Cary Youngs, age 28, of Hamburg in Erie County, in western New York, was arrested Thursday, April 27, in the Capital Region, in the Albany County town of Colonie, following a police pursuit that lasted nearly 15 minutes, according to state police. Investigators from the agency’s Computer Crimes Unit and Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, along with the FBI, determined that he drove from Buffalo to Colonie - a distance of 28…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Fatal DWI Crash: Hicksville Man Charged With Vehicular Homicide Fatal DWI Crash: Hicksville Man Charged With Vehicular Homicide
Fatal DWI Crash: Hicksville Man Charged With Vehicular Homicide A Long Island man could spend decades in prison for allegedly driving drunk and causing a crash that killed another driver.  Oscar Argueta, age 36, of Hicksville, was arraigned on charges including aggravated vehicular homicide for his role in a high-speed Hempstead crash that killed one man and seriously injured his wife, the Nassau County DA reported on Tuesday, April 11. Earlier Report: ID Released For Person Killed In Hempstead Crash Involving Drunk Driver, Police Say According to prosecutors, Argueta was traveling northwest on Greenwich Street in Hempstead on June 26, 2022,…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Bayville Man Accused Of Shining Laser Pointer At Helicopter In Jericho Bayville Man Accused Of Shining Laser Pointer At Helicopter In Jericho
Bayville Man Accused Of Shining Laser Pointer At Helicopter In Jericho A 32-year-old Long Island man was charged after police said he shined a laser pointer at a helicopter, interfering with the pilot's ability to operate the aircraft. A Nassau County Police Helicopter was canvassing an area in Jericho at about 11:10 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 6, when Lance Lee, of Bayville, pointed a green laser pointer at the aircraft, according to the Nassau County Police Department. The pilot determined that Lee was located at The Edgewood Motel at 38 Jericho Turnpike, and Lee was arrested at the motel following an investigation, police said. Authorities said no injuries…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Man Charged With DWAI Crashes Into Police Cruiser In Hicksville Man Charged With DWAI Crashes Into Police Cruiser In Hicksville
Man Charged With Dwai Crashes Into Police Cruiser In Hicksville A man is in custody after police say he crashed into two vehicles, including a patrol cruiser, while he was impaired by drugs during a pursuit on Long Island, police said. Officers responded to the Hicksville Middle School, located on Jerusalem Avenue, at around 6:15 a.m. Friday, March 13 for a report of a vehicle driving erratically in the parking lot that had left prior to police arrival., according to Nassau County Police. Officers searched the area and observed a 2018 Mercedes C43 with extensive front-end damage traveling on 6th Street, police said.  After attempting to stop the …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Three Teens Charged In Nassau County Gunpoint Robbery, Police Say Three Teens Charged In Nassau County Gunpoint Robbery, Police Say
Three Teens Charged In Nassau County Gunpoint Robbery, Police Say Three teenagers are facing charges after police said they robbed a group of people at gunpoint on Long Island. The Nassau County Police Department reported that the robbery happened in East Garden City at 8:10 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 5. A 17-year-old boy and a 16-year-old boy approached a group of five people, four 17-year-olds and one 19-year-old, who were exiting a blue BMW 330i in a Roosevelt Field Mall parking lot, located at 620 Old Country Road, NCPD said. One of the suspects demanded the victims' possessions while displaying a firearm, and the individuals complied, police said.&nb…

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by Nicole Valinote