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4 Nabbed Following Investigation Into String Of Home Burglaries On Long Island 4 Nabbed Following Investigation Into String Of Home Burglaries On Long Island
4 Nabbed Following Investigation Into String Of Home Burglaries On Long Island Four men are facing charges following an investigation into a string of home burglaries on Long Island. Nassau County Police were looking into several robberies in the North New Hyde Park area on Monday, Oct. 10, when they witnessed two of the suspects knock on the door of a South Street home and then walk away before circling the block multiple times after nobody answered, police said. Police also observed two of the suspects enter the backyard of a home on South Drive and break the glass of a rear sliding door and pry it open. When a woman inside the home screamed, the suspects ran away …

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Man Nabbed On Long Island With Stolen Gun, Drugs, Police Say Man Nabbed On Long Island With Stolen Gun, Drugs, Police Say
Man Nabbed On Long Island With Stolen Gun, Drugs, Police Say A man was arrested on Long Island after he was allegedly nabbed with several bags of marijuana and a stolen handgun. Tevon Montgomery Crooks, of Jamaica, Queens, was arrested a little after midnight on Friday, Dec.10 when he was stopped for a defective rear plate light in Woodmere, Nassau County Police said. According to detectives, officers from the Bureau of Special Operations spotted a black 2011 Nissan Maxima with a defective rear plate light stopped at a traffic light while exiting the parking lot of 253-01 Rockaway Boulevard.  Officers conducted a stop on Rockaway Boulevard at B…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Armed Man Attempted To Barricade Himself In Long Island Home With Woman, Children, Police Say Armed Man Attempted To Barricade Himself In Long Island Home With Woman, Children, Police Say
Armed Man Attempted To Barricade Himself In Long Island Home With Woman, Children, Police Say A man was apprehended after authorities say he attempted to barricade himself in a Long Island home with a woman and two children. Around noontime Friday, April 9, Nassau County Police officers responded to a residence on Pennywood Avenue in Roosevelt after a report of a dispute between two men, one with a gun.  After an initial investigation and through interviews with multiple witnesses, officers confirmed that the suspect did brandish a rifle during the dispute with his neighbors, Nassau County Police said. The suspect refused to speak with officers and refused entry, said police.&…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Accused Of Holding Woman Hostage Long Island Man Accused Of Holding Woman Hostage
Long Island Man Accused Of Holding Woman Hostage A woman was rescued after being held hostage at gunpoint on Long Island, police said. Officers from the Nassau County Police Department responded to a reported domestic disturbance on Jacob Street in Elmont at 2:20 p.m. on Friday, April 2. Upon arrival, police said that officers were informed that Hempstead resident Chad Williams, age 33, was involved in a dispute with a 22-year-old woman, displaying a handgun during the incident, which prompted her to attempt to call the police. It is alleged that Williams grabbed the victims’ phone to prevent her from making the call, but the victim was …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man, Woman Busted With Loaded Defaced Handgun During Long Island Traffic Stop, Police Say Man, Woman Busted With Loaded Defaced Handgun During Long Island Traffic Stop, Police Say
Man, Woman Busted With Loaded Defaced Handgun During Long Island Traffic Stop, Police Say A man and woman were arrested for a multitude of charges including possession of a loaded handgun during a traffic stop. Tyrelle Gordon, age 25, of Rockaway, and Victoria Cobb, age 22, of Long Beach, were arrested around 5 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 19, in Oceanside, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, the Bureau of Special Operations officers conducted a traffic stop of a black 2010 Audi A4 on Long Beach Road and West Waukena Avenue. After interviewing Cobb, who was driving the vehicle, and Gordon, who was the passenger, officers found that he was allegedly in posse…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Long Island Duo Nabbed After Chase Ends With Discovery Of Gun, Drugs, Police Say Long Island Duo Nabbed After Chase Ends With Discovery Of Gun, Drugs, Police Say
Long Island Duo Nabbed After Chase Ends With Discovery Of Gun, Drugs, Police Say Two men are facing multiple drug and weapon charges after attempting to evade police attempting to pull them over on Long Island. Bureau of Special Operations officers from the Nassau County Police Department attempted to stop a white 2013 BMW 328i shortly after 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30 in Oceanside for an undisclosed infraction. When the officers attempted to stop the driver - later identified as Long Beach resident Bruce Rodgers - on Austin Boulevard near the intersection of Texas Avenue he refused to pull over and proceeded to flee, committing multiple traffic violations in the p…

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by Zak Failla