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Habitual Flag Thief Nabbed After Targeting Several Riverhead Businesses, Police Say Habitual Flag Thief Nabbed After Targeting Several Riverhead Businesses, Police Say
Habitual Flag Thief Nabbed After Targeting Several Riverhead Businesses, Police Say Police have arrested a man accused of stealing several American flags from businesses on Long Island. The alleged crime spree came to an end Thursday, June 1, when an employee at the Laundry Palace in Riverhead called 911 saying a man had just cut the rope and removed the flags from outside the business. When officers arrived, they found a man matching the suspect description not far from the scene. He was later identified as 37-year-old Nelson Priester, who is homeless. Priester was reportedly uncooperative and initially refused to identify himself. Investigators were able to tie him to…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Suffolk Man Released On No Bail Busted Driving Stolen Car, Police Say Suffolk Man Released On No Bail Busted Driving Stolen Car, Police Say
Suffolk Man Released On No Bail Busted Driving Stolen Car, Police Say A Suffolk County man was busted driving a stolen car a day after he was released without bail on a previous offense, Nassau County police announced. Nassau County police officers on patrol at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 14 stopped the driver of a 2003 Acura RSX on Old Country Road in Garden City after he failed to signal a lane change. During the subsequent traffic stop, police said that it was determined the vehicle had been reported out of Suffolk County, and the driver, Middle Island resident Nelson Priester, age 35, was taken into custody without incident. Priester was ch…

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by Zak Failla