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Man Who 'Nearly Killed' Police Officer In Patchogue Stabbing Pleads Guilty Man Who 'Nearly Killed' Police Officer In Patchogue Stabbing Pleads Guilty
Man Who 'Nearly Killed' Police Officer In Patchogue Stabbing Pleads Guilty A man accused of stabbing a Long Island police officer during an attempted arrest, nearly killing him, is facing more than a decade behind bars after confessing to the attack. Jonathan Nunez, age 27, of Centereach, pleaded guilty to nearly a dozen charges in Suffolk County Court on Monday, Feb. 6, including aggravated assault on a police officer. Prosecutors said Suffolk County Police Officer Christopher Racioppo attempted to stop Nunez at around 10:30 p.m. on April 10, 2021 after observing him driving in an erratic manner with his lights off in Patchogue, on South Ocean Boulevard. When R…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
19-Year-Old Accused Of Pointing Gun At Woman On Long Island, Injuring Officer During Arrest 19-Year-Old Accused Of Pointing Gun At Woman On Long Island, Injuring Officer During Arrest
19-Year-Old Accused Of Pointing Gun At Woman On Long Island, Injuring Officer During Arrest A 19-year-old man is facing weapons charges after police said he pointed a gun at a woman during an argument on Long Island. Xavier Kewley, of Lakeview, was arrested following an incident that happened at 4:50 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24, the Nassau County Police Department said. Officers responded to a home in Lakeview, and spoke to a 40-year-old woman who reported she was in an argument with a man, who police later identified as Kewley, NCPD said. Kewley allegedly arrived at the home with several other people to fight the woman's 17-year-old foster daughter, police reported. The wom…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Man Who Severely Injured LI Officer Nabbed In Deer Park, Police Say Man Who Severely Injured LI Officer Nabbed In Deer Park, Police Say
Man Who Severely Injured LI Officer Nabbed In Deer Park, Police Say A man who allegedly seriously injured a police officer with his vehicle during a traffic stop has been arrested by police. Ephrem Jusino, age 40, of Brooklyn, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 17 by Nassau County Police for the incident which took place on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, in Hicksville. According to Nassau County Police detectives, special ops officers spotted a black Nissan Altima with Pennsylvania license plates traveling westbound on Old Country Road at Duffy Avenue committing multiple traffic infractions.  The officers conducted a stop of the car occupied by t…

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by Kathy Reakes