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Gang Member Sentenced For Teen's Shooting Death In Hempstead: DA Gang Member Sentenced For Teen's Shooting Death In Hempstead: DA
Gang Member Sentenced For Teen's Shooting Death In Hempstead: DA A Long Island Crips gang member will spend over two decades behind bars for the December 2020 killing of a teenager. Jayden Woods, aged 23, of Hempstead, was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Tuesday, July 11, for his role in the death of 17-year-old Omarion Jackson, according to the Nassau County District Attorney. Woods pleaded guilty to the charges that, on the night of December 21, 2020, a group of five men – including Jackson – went to Woods’ Stewart Avenue house. Four of the group members shot at Woods’ home and fled. Jackson was the only member of the group who was unarmed. A…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Nassau Man Nabbed For Auto Theft, Burglary Following Brief Pursuit Nassau Man Nabbed For Auto Theft, Burglary Following Brief Pursuit
Nassau Man Nabbed For Auto Theft, Burglary Following Brief Pursuit A Long Island man allegedly driving a stolen vehicle was nabbed after an officer spotted him minutes after the theft. Nassau County police said the incident took place around 11:45 a.m. on Thursday, May 21 in Hempstead when an officer from the Hempstead Police Department spotted the stolen vehicle. According to detectives, the vehicle had just been stolen minutes prior from AAA1 Transmissions Auto Shop in West Hempstead.  As the officer attempted to initiate a car stop on Stewart Avenue the driver, identified as Dashante Daniels, 24, of Hempstead, fled the scene northbo…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police: Freeport Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Firing Shot During Hempstead Argument Police: Freeport Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Firing Shot During Hempstead Argument
Police: Freeport Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Firing Shot During Hempstead Argument A Freeport man has been charged with attempted murder after Nassau County Police say he fired a shot at a third party who intervened during an argument with a woman overnight in Hempstead. It happened at around 12:45 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, police said. According to detectives, members of the Gang Investigations Squad, as part of the Hempstead Initiative, were on patrol when they observed a disturbance on the corner of Princeton Avenue and Bennett Avenue.  As the detectives approached the disturbance, they saw a man reach for his waistband and flee on foot westbound on Princeton Avenue,…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Indicted For Daylight Murder Of 23-Year-Old Near Hempstead School Man Indicted For Daylight Murder Of 23-Year-Old Near Hempstead School
Man Indicted For Daylight Murder Of 23-Year-Old Near Hempstead School A Hempstead man has been extradited from Ohio and indicted on charges alleging that he shot and killed a Roosevelt man in October last year. Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced on Tuesday, July 23, that Savonn Dangerfield, 22,  was arraigned this week and charged with second-degree murder and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon - all felonies - for allegedly shooting and killing a 23-year-old man near a Hempstead school last year. On Oct. 12 last year, shortly after noon, Jeffrey Lee was walking with his girlfriend on Dartmouth Street in Hempstead when h…

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by Zak Failla
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Rockville Centre Teen Attempted To Hide Gun From Officers In Hempstead, Police Say Rockville Centre Teen Attempted To Hide Gun From Officers In Hempstead, Police Say
Rockville Centre Teen Attempted To Hide Gun From Officers In Hempstead, Police Say A 19-year-old is facing charges after police say he attempted to conceal a handgun from officers on patrol overnight in Hempstead. The incident happened at around 1:40 a.m. Sunday, July 21. While out conducting an investigation for an unrelated incident, Nassau County Police Third Precinct detectives saw a group of people standing behind a vehicle on Stewart Avenue, according to police.  As the detectives approached, they observed Latrell Ofurhie, of Rockville Centre, attempting to hide a black handgun and was placed under arrest. Ofurhie was charged with criminal possession of …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Charged In Fatal Shooting At Busy Hempstead Intersection Man Charged In Fatal Shooting At Busy Hempstead Intersection
Man Charged In Fatal Shooting At Busy Hempstead Intersection A Hempstead man is facing murder charges for allegedly shooting and killing a man from Roosevelt in broad daylight last year. Savonn Dangerfield, 22, was arrested this week and charged with second-degree murder for his role in the fatal shooting of Jeffrey Lee, 23, in October, police said. Dangerfield was also slapped with a robbery charge for an unrelated incident. According to police, shortly after noontime on Oct. 12, 2018, Lee was shot several times at the intersection of Dartmouth Street and Stewart Avenue. Following the shooting, Lee was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment,…

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by Zak Failla