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Duo Accused Of Selling THC Products On Long Island Duo Accused Of Selling THC Products On Long Island
Duo Accused Of Selling THC Products On Long Island Two people were charged following a narcotics investigation for allegedly selling THC products at two Long Island smoke shops. The arrest took place in Nassau County on Thursday, Feb. 23 in Valley Stream and West Hempstead. According to Nassau County Police detectives, investigations were conducted at two locations including the Spot Convenience Smoke Shop in Valley Stream and the SK Best Smoke Shop in West Hempstead. Detectives entered The Spot Convenience Smoke Shop located at 605 Rockaway Ave. It was determined that vape cartridges containing tetrahydrocannabinol or THC w…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Found With Crystal Meth During Narcotics Investigation On Long Island, Police Say Man Found With Crystal Meth During Narcotics Investigation On Long Island, Police Say
Man Found With Crystal Meth During Narcotics Investigation On Long Island, Police Say An alleged drug dealer is facing charges after police said he was busted with illegal drugs during a narcotics investigation on Long Island. Aristos Reglas, age 44, of East Elmhurst, Queens, was arrested on drug charges by Nassau County Police Tuesday, Nov. 1, in Merrick.  Detectives with the department’s Narcotics/Vice Squad found Reglas in possession of a glass pipe containing a substance believed to be crystalized methamphetamine, police said. Investigators subsequently found an additional amount of the drug, according to police. Reglas is now facing multiple charges, including cr…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
$173K In Cash, Drugs, Guns Seized During Bust At Suffolk Daycare Facility $173K In Cash, Drugs, Guns Seized During Bust At Suffolk Daycare Facility
$173K In Cash, Drugs, Guns Seized During Bust At Suffolk Daycare Facility Police seized more than $200,000 as well as drugs and weapons and apprehended four people following an investigation into a Long Island residence that also serves as a daycare facility and a second residence. In response to information received from the community, the narcotics investigation into activity at Channel Daycare in Bay Shore, located at 206 Delaware Ave., was initiated by the Suffolk County Police Third Squad Special Operations Team, in conjunction with the Long Island Heroin Task Force, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, and Criminal Intelligence Section detecti…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Trio Accused Of Selling Illegally Flavored Vape Products At Long Island Smoke Shop Trio Accused Of Selling Illegally Flavored Vape Products At Long Island Smoke Shop
Trio Accused Of Selling Illegally Flavored Vape Products At Long Island Smoke Shop Three men are facing charges following a narcotics investigation conducted at a Long Island business. The joint investigation with Criminal Intelligence Rapid Response Team (CIRRT) was conducted at Evolve Smoke Shop located on Oyster Bay Road in Hicksville on Thursday, March 11 at 9:45 p.m. It was determined Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and illegal flavored vape products were being sold, Nassau County Police said. Narcotics/Vice Squad detectives placed the following defendants under arrest without incident: Shahrukh Tauseef, age 24, of  Plainview Syed Peerzada, age 20, of Hicksvi…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Queens Man Indicted After Allegedly Aiming Assault Rifle At NYPD Officer Queens Man Indicted After Allegedly Aiming Assault Rifle At NYPD Officer
Queens Man Indicted After Allegedly Aiming Assault Rifle At Nypd Officer A Queens man has been indicted for allegedly pointing an assault rifle at an NYPD detective conducting surveillance as part of a narcotics investigation, authorities announced on Thursday, Nov. 5. Julian Liriano, 34, who was busted on Wednesday, Oct. 7, for pointing the assault rifle at a cop on a stakeout, was indicted on Thursday, Nov. 5, according to New York City's Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget Brennan. Liriano was arrested around 6:45 p.m., when members of the NYDETF Group T-31 were conducting surveillance as part of a short term narcotics investigation when they spotted Lirian…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
LI Man Involved In High-Speed Chase That Injured Police Officer, Nabbed, Police Say LI Man Involved In High-Speed Chase That Injured Police Officer, Nabbed, Police Say
LI Man Involved In High-Speed Chase That Injured Police Officer, Nabbed, Police Say A Long Island man was arrested in connection with a high-speed pursuit that seriously injured a police officer. On Thursday, April 2, Suffolk County Sheriff's deputies were conducting a narcotics investigation in the Middle Island area when they spotted a man matching the description of a suspect wanted for a high-speed pursuit in Southold and Riverhead on Tuesday, March 31, that badly injured a Riverhead Town police officer, said Suffolk County Sheriff's Chief Michael P. Sharkey. The suspect, Alfred Cowell, 40, was seen getting into a car, a Kia Telluride, police said. …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Two Marijuana Grow Houses Raided In East Patchogue Two Marijuana Grow Houses Raided In East Patchogue
Two Marijuana Grow Houses Raided In East Patchogue Federal and local law enforcement descended on several Long Island residences including two East Patchogue homes as part of a larger operation targeting marijuana grow houses. The warrant raids took place early Wednesday, June 5, at homes on Woodside Avenue and one was executed at a residence on Mount Vernon Avenue, said the Suffolk County Police Department.  The search warrants were pertaining to ongoing narcotics investigations, and several arrests were made and search warrants executed, said Rachael Yong Yow, spokesperson for Homeland Security Investigations (ICE).&nb…

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by Kathy Reakes