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Multiple Injuries Reported After Bus Hit In DWI Crash On Long Island Multiple Injuries Reported After Bus Hit In DWI Crash On Long Island
Multiple Injuries Reported After Bus Hit In DWI Crash On Long Island A young Long Island man has been charged with driving while intoxicated in an early-morning crash that injured him and a bus driver, police said. The crash happened shortly before 5 a.m. on Tuesday, June 20 in Uniondale, according to Nassau County Police. At the intersection of Hempstead Turnpike and Uniondale Avenue, a NICE bus had broken down and was stopped in the right lane of the eastbound Hempstead Turnpike. Its driver, a 60-year-old man, turned on the bus’ hazard lights and placed reflective triangles in the roadway to alert drivers. While sitting inside the vehicle, the driver …

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by Sophie Grieser
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Teen Hospitalized After Crashing Into Semi-Trailer On Long Island Teen Hospitalized After Crashing Into Semi-Trailer On Long Island
Teen Hospitalized After Crashing Into Semi-Trailer On Long Island An 18-year-old woman was hospitalized in critical condition after crashing into a semi-trailer, police said. A 2018 Jeep being driven by the teen - whose name has not been released - was driving in Uniondale east on the Hempstead Turnpike near the intersection of Cunningham Avenue shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Friday, April 15, when it struck the trailer, which was unoccupied at the time of the collision. According to police, as a result of the crash, the teen suffered multiple traumatic injuries and was transported to an area hospital, where she was listed in critical condition on Friday mor…

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by Zak Failla
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Three Nabbed With Gun, Marijuana During Long Island Traffic Stop, Police Say Three Nabbed With Gun, Marijuana During Long Island Traffic Stop, Police Say
Three Nabbed With Gun, Marijuana During Long Island Traffic Stop, Police Say Three men, two from Long Island, were arrested for allegedly having a gun in a vehicle along with marijuana uncovered during a traffic stop. The incident took place around 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 6, in Uniondale, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, officers observed a 2013 Mercedes Benz traveling westbound on Hempstead Turnpike. The vehicle had dark tinted windows and officers conducted a traffic stop, police said. During the course of an investigation, a loaded firearm was recovered from one of the occupants, and a greenish-brown leafy substance belie…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect Nabbed After Trying To Break Into Long Island Gun Shop, Police Say Suspect Nabbed After Trying To Break Into Long Island Gun Shop, Police Say
Suspect Nabbed After Trying To Break Into Long Island Gun Shop, Police Say A man was arrested after attempting to break into a Long Island gun shop by throwing a brick through a glass door before being caught by a witness and attempting to flee, police said. Officers from the Nassau County Police Department’s First Squad were called to the Coliseum Gun Traders store on the Hempstead Turnpike in Uniondale shortly after 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 28, where there was a report of an attempted break-in. It is alleged that Uniondale resident Damion Scott, 40, attempted to break into the shop by throwing a brick through the front glass door, and when he was unable to ga…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Apprehended After Stabbing Two Victims At Long Island Seafood Restaurant, Police Say Man Apprehended After Stabbing Two Victims At Long Island Seafood Restaurant, Police Say
Man Apprehended After Stabbing Two Victims At Long Island Seafood Restaurant, Police Say A knife-wielding man was apprehended after stabbing two people at a popular Long Island seafood restaurant. Two men, ages 33 and 57, were at Ben’s Crab Shack on Hempstead Turnpike in Uniondale at 10:40 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 13 when they were approached by Columbia, Mississippi resident Bradley Taylor at the restaurant. Police said that Taylor, 50, removed a large knife from his belt sheath and immediately stabbed both victims before walking out of the restaurant. Upon officers’ arrival, Taylor was arrested without incident. Both of Taylor’s victims were stabbed and were transported to a …

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by Zak Failla