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22-Year-Old Crashes Stolen Fire Department Truck, Causing Blaze At Long Island Home: Police
A 22-year-old stole a Long Island fire department's pickup truck, drove while intoxicated, then crashed it into a transformer, causing a house fire to break out, according to police.
The Nassau County incident happened around 1 a.m. Saturday, March 4 in East Atlantic Beach when authorities responded to Mohawk Avenue after a report of the house fire.
Upon arrival, it was determined that a single vehicle had struck a utility pole, causing it to crack in half and a transformer to explode, Nassau County Police said.
The operator of the vehicle, which had an Inwood Fire De…
Covid-19: Long Island Sees Slight Uptick In Cases, Here's Breakdown By Towns
Long Island has seen a slight uptick in positive COVID-19 cases though statewide numbers continue trending in the right direction.
There have now been 44,924 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nassau, and 45,006 in Suffolk as each county saw less than 100 new cases in the latest numbers provided by the state Department of Health.
There have been 2,198 COVID-19 fatalities in Nassau and 2,005 in Suffolk.
On Long Island, the positive infection rate over the past three days:
Monday, Aug. 31: 1.0 percent;
Tuesday, Sept. 1: 0.8 percent;
Wednesday, Sept. 2: 1.1 percent.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo not…
Man Charged In Violent Rape On Long Island
A suspect is in custody in connection to a violent rape that happened earlier this week on Long Island.
According to Nassau County Police detectives, Adan Alvarez, 23, who is homeless, made contact with a 31-year-old woman on the social media site “Locanto,” where arraignments were made to meet at an Oswego Avenue residence in East Atlantic Beach on Tuesday, Oct. 1 at 8 p.m.
After meeting with Alvarez, the victim attempted to leave and was physically assaulted, restrained and sexually assaulted, police said. The victim was able to free herself, leave the residence and contact police after …
