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Attempted Kidnapping: 7-Year-Old Long Island Boy Targeted By Duo, Police Say Attempted Kidnapping: 7-Year-Old Long Island Boy Targeted By Duo, Police Say
Attempted Kidnapping: 7-Year-Old Long Island Boy Targeted By Duo, Police Say Police are searching for a duo who seemingly attempted to kidnap a young Long Island boy in front of his home. It happened on Sunday, Oct. 8 in Wantagh, according to Nassau County Police. The boy, age 7, was standing in front of his home on Jerusalem Avenue when, at approximately 3:45 p.m., a gray Buick Enclave drove up to him, driven by a man. A woman, who was the passenger in the car, got out and walked up to the boy. She asked the 7-year-old if he would come with her, but he turned around and ran inside his house. Police said the woman then got back into the car, and she and the …

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
4 Nabbed In Kidnapping, Knifepoint Robbery On Long Island 4 Nabbed In Kidnapping, Knifepoint Robbery On Long Island
4 Nabbed In Kidnapping, Knifepoint Robbery On Long Island Four Long Island residents have been charged in connection with the alleged knifepoint robbery of a 24-year-old man. The incident took place in Nassau County around 11:55 p.m., on Monday, March 20 on School Drive in Baldwin. According to detectives, a 24-year-old male victim was in front of a School Drive residence when he was approached by four people that were known to him. The suspects forced the victim into their vehicle and drove off. Once inside the car, the suspects forcibly took the victim's cell phone and wallet at knifepoint while in the vehicle, police said. The victi…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Movie Exec Admits To Bilking $30 Million From NY Investment Fund Movie Exec Admits To Bilking $30 Million From NY Investment Fund
Movie Exec Admits To Bilking $30 Million From NY Investment Fund A Hollywood big wig is facing decades in prison after admitting to bilking a New York investment fund out of more than $30 million “in a brazen plot that could be ripped from one of the films he distributed,” federal officials announced. Beverly Hills resident William Sadleir, age 67, pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud in connection with his participation in two schemes relating to investments made by a New York-based investment fund in Aviron Pictures. US Attorney Damian Williams said that Sadleir was the chairman and CEO of Aviron, which he oversaw from 2015 through December 2019…

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by Zak Failla