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Police On Long Island Searching For SUV Involved In Hit-Run That Injured Cop Police On Long Island Searching For SUV Involved In Hit-Run That Injured Cop
Police Searching For SUV Involved In Deer Park Hit-Run Police on Long Island are searching for an SUV that allegedly struck a police cruiser, injuring the officer, and fled the scene. The crash occurred in Deer Park on Commack Road at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 1. According to Suffolk County Police, a First Precinct officer was driving a marked police vehicle with lights and sirens northbound on Commack Road while attempting a traffic stop. An SUV traveling southbound on Commack Road crashed into the front driver-side door of the police vehicle near Tell Avenue, police said. The vehicle, which fled southbound without stopping, is …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Charged With Multiple Thefts From Long Island Target Store Woman Charged With Multiple Thefts From Long Island Target Store
Woman Charged With Multiple Thefts From Long Island Target Store A 30-year-old woman has been charged with allegedly stealing items from a Long Island Target store and then returning them for cash on multiple occasions. Kenya Sanders, of Queens, and Hopemills, North Carolina, was arrested on Tuesday, May 16 after Nassau County Police responded to the Target store in Valley Stream for a reported theft. According to Nassau County detectives, officers responded to the Target Store located at 500 W. Sunrise Highway where a loss prevention employee had spotted Sanders concealing merchandise and exiting the store without paying.  Sanders was th…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Duo Nabbed After Attempted LI Traffic Stop Leads To Discovery Of Firearm Duo Nabbed After Attempted LI Traffic Stop Leads To Discovery Of Firearm
Duo Nabbed After Attempted LI Traffic Stop Leads To Discovery Of Firearm Two men were arrested after an attempted traffic stop on Long Island led to a pursuit and the discovery of a loaded firearm, police said. Officers attempted to pull a vehicle over in the parking lot of Coliseum Motor Inn in East Meadow at about 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 28, according to the Nassau County Police Department. NCPD said the vehicle slowed down, and a man got out of the passenger side door and ran away as the vehicle drove away. Officers ran after the man, later identified as 26-year-old Ayman Humud, of Hempstead, and were able to arrest him. Police said Humud violently …

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by Nicole Valinote
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Long Island Man Injures Two Officers During Struggle, Police Say Long Island Man Injures Two Officers During Struggle, Police Say
Long Island Man Injures Two Officers During Struggle, Police Say A Long Island man injured two police officers as he allegedly resisted arrest and sent the two flying down a flight of stairs. The incident took place at 5:40 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 19, in Nassau County when officers were attempting to arrest Neil Pines for an incident that took place in July. According to detectives, the 38-year-old Roslyn Heights man allegedly refused to put his hands behind his back to be cuffed and began to struggle, kicking his legs and throwing his arms around, police said. During the struggle, two detectives fell down a staircase into a cement walkway and were injured…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Cop Injured Trying To Restrain Naked Man Running Down Long Island Road, Police Say Cop Injured Trying To Restrain Naked Man Running Down Long Island Road, Police Say
Cop Injured Trying To Restrain Naked Man Running Down Long Island Road, Police Say A police officer was injured while attempting to restrain a naked man who was running through the road. The Nassau County Police Department reported that the incident happened in Massapequa at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, July 10. Police said the man was known to officers from previous interactions.  After removing the man safely from the roadway, the officer was injured while trying to restrain him, according to police. Police said the officer suffered an injury to his right shoulder. The officer was taken to the hospital, where he was treated and released. The man was also brought to…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Long Island Man Kicked, Spit On Cops, Leading To Hospitalizations Of Two Officers, Police Say Long Island Man Kicked, Spit On Cops, Leading To Hospitalizations Of Two Officers, Police Say
Long Island Man Kicked, Spit On Cops, Leading To Hospitalizations Of Two Officers, Police Say A Long Island man became irate with police officers attempting to apprehend him, spitting on them, kicking them, and sending two to the hospital, officials said. Officers from the Nassau County Police Department were dispatched near the intersection of Mineola Boulevard and Grant Avenue in Mineola at approximately 10:10 p.m. on Monday, June 21, where there was a report of a disturbance. According to police, upon arrival, officers found Great Neck resident Gerzon Maudial Hernandez, 27, acting irate. During the investigation into the disturbance, police said that Hernandez began to shout at …

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by Zak Failla
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Two Cops Hospitalized After Suspect In Assault Of Woman On Long Island Becomes Violent Two Cops Hospitalized After Suspect In Assault Of Woman On Long Island Becomes Violent
Two Cops Hospitalized After Suspect In Assault Of Woman On Long Island Becomes Violent Two police officers on Long Island were hospitalized after responding to a domestic disturbance in Manhasset over the weekend. Officers from the Nassau County Police Department responded to Northern Boulevard in Manhasset shortly before 6 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 13, where there was a report of a man who had shoved a 62-year-old woman from behind. The investigation into the incident found that Queens Village resident Hubert Lewis, 60, allegedly shoved the woman from behind. While investigating, it is alleged that Lewis ignored repeated verbal commands and grabbed an officer by the shirt. Whi…

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by Zak Failla