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Copiague Man Crashes Into Cruiser While Resisting Arrest, Police Say Copiague Man Crashes Into Cruiser While Resisting Arrest, Police Say
Copiague Man Crashes Into Cruiser While Resisting Arrest, Police Say A 33-year-old Long Island man was charged after authorities said he crashed into a police vehicle while resisting arrest on drug charges. Sean Crombie, of Copiague, was arrested following a fatal overdose investigation that occurred on Saturday, Dec. 25, in East Meadow, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Police were investigating the fatal overdose of a Nassau County resident.  NCPD said Crombie resisted arrest and tried to flee the scene in his vehicle and crashed into a Nassau County Police Department vehicle. After the crash, police were able to arrest Crombie, NCPD…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Two Suffolk County Men Arrested In Connection With Overdose Death, Police Say Two Suffolk County Men Arrested In Connection With Overdose Death, Police Say
Two Suffolk County Men Arrested In Connection With Overdose Death, Police Say Two Long Island men have been arrested in connection with an overdose death. Two Suffolk County men, Justin Ivanditto, age 30, Bay Shore, and Kendel Burnette, age 29, of Amityville, were arrested in connection with the Sunday, Dec. 5 death of a person in North Massapequa in Nassau County.  According to Narcotics/Vice Squad detectives, an investigation into a fatal overdose of a Nassau County resident led to the arrest of the two men. Ivanditto was charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance and resisting arrest. Burnette was charged with three counts of criminal sa…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suffolk County Man Convicted Of Selling Fentanyl In Fatal Overdose Case Suffolk County Man Convicted Of Selling Fentanyl In Fatal Overdose Case
Suffolk County Man Convicted Of Selling Fentanyl In Fatal Overdose Case A Long Island man has been found guilty by a jury of selling fentanyl in connection with a fatal overdose. Austin Hunter, 43, of Amityville, was convicted on Monday, Nov. 9, in connection with the April 2019 fatal overdose in Lindenhurst, said Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy D. Sini. During an investigation of the death, police were able to connect Hunter to the death after using a cellphone recovered on the scene that showed him as the supplier of the fentanyl that killed the victim, the DA's office said. In May 2019, law enforcement agents from the Long Island Her…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Charged In Connection To Fatal Overdose Long Island Man Charged In Connection To Fatal Overdose
Long Island Man Charged In Connection To Fatal Overdose A Long Island man has been arrested for his role in a fatal overdose, police announced. Members of the Nassau County Police Department Major Case Bureau launched an investigation this week into a fatal overdose, which led them to identify West Babylon resident Donta Riddick as a suspect who allegedly sold the narcotics to his victim. Police said that Narcotics and Vice Squad detectives were able to track down Riddick at approximately 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 15 in Farmingdale, and he was arrested without incident. Riddick, 34, was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substan…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed In Connection To Fatal Overdose Of Long Island Resident Suspect Nabbed In Connection To Fatal Overdose Of Long Island Resident
Suspect Nabbed In Connection To Fatal Overdose Of Long Island Resident A suspect has been arrested following the fatal overdose of a Long Island resident, police say. Detectives with the Nassau County Police Narcotics Vice Squad arrested Luis Pagan, 26, of the Bronx on Tuesday, Oct. 29 around 4 p.m. after an investigation allegedly revealed his connection to the fatal overdose of a Nassau County resident. Pagan was charged with two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and two counts of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance.  He is scheduled to be arraigned on Wednesday, Oct. 30 at First District Court in Hem…

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by Valerie Musson