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Rockaway Turnpike, Cedarhurst, NY

Suspect On Run After Long Island Store Robbery Suspect On Run After Long Island Store Robbery
Suspect On Run After Long Island Store Robbery Police on Long Island are asking the public for help locating a man who allegedly robbed an Exxon Bolla Market. The robbery took place in Cedarhurst around 10:30. p.m., Wednesday, March 8 at the store located at 340 Rockaway Turnpike. According to Nassau County Police detectives, a man entered the store and approached the cashier's counter, and motioned that he had a weapon behind his back while demanding cash from the register.  The store employee complied and the subject fled eastbound on West Broadway, police said. No injuries were reported. The subject is describe…
Man Arrested After Firearm Found In Vehicle On Long Island, Police Say Man Arrested After Firearm Found In Vehicle On Long Island, Police Say
Man Arrested After Firearm Found In Vehicle On Long Island, Police Say A 21-year-old man was charged after police said they discovered a firearm in the glove compartment of his vehicle. The incident happened in Cedarhurst at about 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 19, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Officers saw two people arguing in the roadway of Westminster Road and Rockaway Turnpike and then saw one of the individuals walking back to his 2008 BMW and starting to drive away, NCPD said. Police said officers pulled the BMW over, and saw the driver reaching toward the back seat and glove compartment area. NCPD said Caleek Killingbeck, of Inwood, …
Man Dies From Injuries Suffered In Crash On Busy Long Island Roadway Man Dies From Injuries Suffered In Crash On Busy Long Island Roadway
Man Dies From Injuries Suffered In Crash On Busy Long Island Roadway A man has died from injuries suffered in a crash on a busy Long Island roadway. It happened just before 5 a.m. Friday, July 23 in Cedarhurst. A Town of Hempstead garbage truck was backing into a location near the intersection of Rockaway Turnpike and Burnside Avenue when a semi tractor-trailer traveling southbound on Rockaway Turnpike struck it, Nassau County Police said.  The victim, a 67-year-old garbage truck worker, now identified as Henry Owens, was ejected from the rear of the vehicle and sustained multiple serious injuries, police said. He was transported by a Nassau County P…