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Robbery Spree: Long Island Woman Assaulted, Kidnapped Victims, Police Say Robbery Spree: Long Island Woman Assaulted, Kidnapped Victims, Police Say
Robbery Spree: Long Island Woman Assaulted, Kidnapped Victims, Police Say A Long Island woman is being accused of becoming violent, assaulting, and kidnapping victims during a string of robberies. The reports were made by multiple victims in Nassau County, in the fifth, sixth, and eighth police precincts, according to authorities, who said the incidents came after soliciting a person they met through an online escort advertisement.  The victims stated that April Summers, age 35, of Farmingdale, would demand additional money, and if the victims did not comply, she would steal from them, assault them, threaten them, and often kidnap them while driving the…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Fatal Hit-Run: Suffolk PD Asking For Help Identifying Driver In Huntington Station Fatal Hit-Run: Suffolk PD Asking For Help Identifying Driver In Huntington Station
Fatal Hit-Run: Suffolk PD Asking For Help Identifying Driver In Huntington Station Police on Long Island are seeking the public's assistance in identifying a person who fatally struck a pedestrian and fled the scene. The incident took place in Huntington Station on Saturday, March 4 on the Jericho Turnpike. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police detectives report that  Bernarda Fernandez was crossing Jericho Turnpike at Oakwood Road when she was struck by a Jeep Cherokee traveling westbound on the turnpike. Fernandez, age 49, of Huntington Station, was transported to Huntington Hospital where she was pronounced dead. The Jeep fled th…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Accused Of Striking Officer, Police Vehicle With SUV On Long Island Man Accused Of Striking Officer, Police Vehicle With SUV On Long Island
Man Accused Of Striking Officer, Police Vehicle With SUV On Long Island A 22-year-old man was charged with assault after authorities said he struck an officer with an SUV and then crashed into a police vehicle on Long Island. The incident happened at about 8:10 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 30, in Garden City Park, the Nassau County Police Department reported. Officers responded to a report of a disturbance in the area of Jericho Turnpike and Sixth Avenue and found Aasif Rasul, of Queens, sitting in a 2007 Jeep Liberty, said police. When officers started to walk toward the Jeep, Rasul accelerated and struck one of the officers before driving away from the sce…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Stolen Car Suspect Located At Long Island Hotel, Police Say Stolen Car Suspect Located At Long Island Hotel, Police Say
Stolen Car Suspect Located At Long Island Hotel, Police Say Police investigators on Long Island worked quickly to locate a car that was reported stolen and arrest its alleged thief. A male suspect was caught breaking into a car on Broadway Road in Hicksville shortly before 1 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 3. The suspect was confronted by the homeowner, who ordered him to get out of his vehicle, to which he complied and walked to a nearby silver Acura, fleeing before police arrived. Police said that a canvas of the area led to the discovery of the Acura in a parking lot on the Jericho Motel on Jericho Turnpike. The investigation determined that the Acura ha…

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by Zak Failla
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Long Island Woman Runs Over Ex-Boyfriend Walking On Roadway On Purpose, Police Say Long Island Woman Runs Over Ex-Boyfriend Walking On Roadway On Purpose, Police Say
Long Island Woman Runs Over Ex-Boyfriend Walking On Roadway On Purpose, Police Say A woman who allegedly ran over her ex-boyfriend on purpose with her vehicle as he walked along a roadway and then fled the area has been charged with assault. Nassau County Police said the incident took place around 12:16 a.m., Sunday, June 14, in Flora Park. According to detectives, Kristen Gerakaris, 33, of, Franklin Square, was driving in the westbound lanes of Jericho Turnpike, just east of Emerson Avenue, when she struck her 38-year-old ex-boyfriend, whom she had a dispute with and left the scene without stopping.  The victim, who suffered a head injury, was t…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Driving Car With FL Plates Wanted For Stealing From Suffolk 7-Eleven Woman Driving Car With FL Plates Wanted For Stealing From Suffolk 7-Eleven
Woman Driving Car With FL Plates Wanted For Stealing From Suffolk 7-Eleven Suffolk County Crime Stoppers are attempting to locate a wanted woman who allegedly stole from 7-Eleven and fled in a van sporting Florida license plates. Suffolk County Police Second Precinct Crime Section investigators released a surveillance photo of a woman who allegedly stole from 7-Eleven on Jericho Turnpike at approximately 6:30 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 5. Police said that after stealing multiple items from the 7-Eleven, the woman fled in a Toyota Scion with a Florida license plate that was waiting for her with a male driver. Anyone with information regarding the shoplifting incident …

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by Zak Failla
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LIE Reopens After Hours-Long Closure Following Crash Involving Overturned Box Truck LIE Reopens After Hours-Long Closure Following Crash Involving Overturned Box Truck
LIE Reopens After Hours-Long Closure Following Crash Involving Overturned Box Truck This story has been updated. A stretch of the Long Island Expressway has reopened after a crash involving an overturned box truck resulted in the two-hour closure of the roadway on Wednesday morning, Dec. 18. The crash happened westbound between Exit 40 (Jericho Turnpike/Route 25) and Exit 39 (Glen Cove Road), with stopped traffic at the scene and gridlock to Exit 43 (South Oyster Bay Road) just before 6 a.m. The right lane reopened around 8 a.m. All lanes reopened around 9 a.m. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Daily Voice
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Long Island Apartment Fire Under Investigation Long Island Apartment Fire Under Investigation
Long Island Apartment Fire Under Investigation An investigation is underway after an apartment fire broke out on Long Island. Emergency responders rushed to the scene in Woodbury at 114 Fairhaven Boulevard off Jericho Turnpike at about 9:45 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 30. After observing heavy black smoke emitting from the building, police evacuated all nearby apartments and made sure that no one was still inside. No injuries were reported. The Syosset Fire Department responded and was assisted by the Plainview Fire Department, Bethpage Fire Department, Huntington Manor Fire Department and the East Norwich Fire Department.  All told, th…

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by Daily Voice
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Suffolk Man Charged With DWI After Crash Injures Two People Suffolk Man Charged With DWI After Crash Injures Two People
Suffolk Man Charged With DWI After Crash Injures Two People A Long Island man has been charged with DWI after police say he was involved in a crash that injured two people. Suffolk County Police say Sky Derival, 32, of Huntington Station was driving a 2013 Cadillac sedan eastbound on Jericho Turnpike when he attempted to make a left turn onto Broadway and collided with a westbound 2002 Toyota sedan at approximately 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 17. Fatima Vilorrio, 32, of Huntington Station, a passenger in the Toyota, was airlifted via Suffolk County Police helicopter to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, pol…

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by Valerie Musson
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Teens In Stolen Vehicle Caught After Attempting To Break Into Long Island Home, Police Say Teens In Stolen Vehicle Caught After Attempting To Break Into Long Island Home, Police Say
Teens In Stolen Vehicle Caught After Attempting To Break Into Long Island Home, Police Say Two teenagers in a stolen vehicle were caught after attempting to break into a home on Long Island, police said. Officers responded to a 911 call for a burglary in progress in North New Hyde at 12:50 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 15, Nassau County Police said. Upon arrival, officers were met by homeowners who stated they had received a motion alert on their video camera and observed two people walking up their driveway.  The homeowner went outside and saw a subject attempting to open a house window, according to police. The homeowner screamed at the subjects who fled the scene in a gree…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Medford Woman Driving Drunk With Child In Car Flees East Northport Crash Scene, Police Say Medford Woman Driving Drunk With Child In Car Flees East Northport Crash Scene, Police Say
Medford Woman Driving Drunk With Child In Car Flees East Northport Crash Scene, Police Say A Medford woman drove drunk with her son in the car during a hit-and-run crash in East Northport, according to Suffolk County Police. Susan Striplin was driving a 2007 GMC Yukon SUV southbound on Daly Road Monday, July 15 when she reportedly sideswiped a 2013 Mercedes Benz Sprinter van at approximately 12:45 p.m. at the intersection of Phyllis Drive in East Northport, police said. Striplin allegedly fled the scene in her vehicle and was stopped at approximately 1:20 p.m. on Daly Road, near Jericho Turnpike, and placed under arrest at 1:53 p.m., according to police. Striplin’s 11-year-old s…

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by Donna Christopher
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Ambulette Driver Killed When Hit By Vehicle On Route 135 Ambulette Driver Killed When Hit By Vehicle On Route 135
Ambulette Driver Killed When Hit By Vehicle On Route 135 An ambulette driver who was stopped on the side of southbound Route 135 talking with the driver of another vehicle was struck and killed by a third vehicle. The crash took place around 7:10 a.m., Wednesday, May 22, when the unidentified man was stopped on Route 135,  just south of the Jericho Turnpike in Syosset conversing with the other driver, when a third vehicle sideswiped both vehicles and the ambulette driver, said the Nassau County Police. The ambulette driver was pronounced dead at the scene.  The driver of the third vehicle that hit the man remained on the scene, police …

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by Kathy Reakes