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Wheelie-Popping Biker Nabbed For Forging VIN, More On Long Island: Police Wheelie-Popping Biker Nabbed For Forging VIN, More On Long Island: Police
Wheelie-Popping Biker Nabbed For Forging VIN, More On Long Island: Police A young man was in for a wild ride after police allegedly caught him driving recklessly on Long Island, leading to a foot chase and his eventual apprehension. The incident happened on Wednesday, Aug. 9 in Roosevelt, according to Nassau County Police. Hempstead resident Jahson Dindyal-Hamilton, age 22, was reportedly driving a green and white Kawasaki KX250F motorbike south on Uniondale Avenue just after 9 p.m. Officers reported seeing Dindyal-Hamilton drive recklessly, popping wheelies and running the red light to continue to Nassau Road and West Greenwich Avenue. However, when police a…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Man Who Threw Gun, Drugs While Fleeing Police In Copiague Convicted Man Who Threw Gun, Drugs While Fleeing Police In Copiague Convicted
Man Who Threw Gun, Drugs While Fleeing Police In Copiague Convicted A Long Island man has been convicted of possessing a loaded illegal loaded gun and drugs after a noise complaint turned into a foot chase, authorities said. Joe Nunez, aged 34, of Copiague, was found guilty by jury trial of felony charges that originated from an unrelated noise complaint, the Suffolk County District Attorney announced. According to the trial, on August 14, 2022, police responded to noise complaints near Campagnoli Avenue. After wrapping up addressing the complaints, Nunez was seen by police driving an unregistered dirt bike. He fled on the bike when officers approache…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Long Island Trio In Stolen Car Apprehended After Foot Chase, Police Say Long Island Trio In Stolen Car Apprehended After Foot Chase, Police Say
Long Island Trio In Stolen Car Apprehended After Foot Chase, Police Say Two Long Island men and one juvenile are all facing a host of charges after being apprehended following a foot chase after fleeing a stolen car, police said. All three are from Hempstead: Shawn Harvey, age 22; Jamil Davis-Taylor, age 18; and a 17-year-old boy. They were the subjects of a 911 call regarding a suspicious occupied vehicle on Cornelius Avenue in Wantagh on Friday, Dec. 4 at 8:40 a.m.  Upon police arrival, it was revealed that the vehicle, a Jeep Cherokee, with the same New York State registration, provided to police, was a stolen vehicle from Oceanside, Nassau C…

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by Joe Lombardi