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Incense Lights Up Long Island Home In Early-Morning Blaze Incense Lights Up Long Island Home In Early-Morning Blaze
Incense Lights Up Long Island Home In Early-Morning Blaze A popular aromatic was the culprit that sent a Long Island home up in flames, police announced. The fire broke out in Roosevelt on Wednesday, Nov. 1 according to Nassau County Police. At approximately 3:45 a.m., a Catlin Avenue home went up in flames after a stick of burning incense in the basement ignited a nearby mattress. View this post on Instagram A post shared by NCFSA (@nassaucountyfireserviceacademy) The flames quickly enveloped the house, though all residents safely evacuated and no injuries were reported. With assistance from o…

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by Sophie Grieser
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82-Year-Old Woman Critically Injured In House Fire On Long Island 82-Year-Old Woman Critically Injured In House Fire On Long Island
82-Year-Old Woman Critically Injured In House Fire On Long Island An elderly woman is hospitalized with serious injuries after being rescued from a house fire on Long Island. Fire crews were called at around 8:45 a.m. Friday, Nov. 4, with reports of a Roosevelt home engulfed in flames on East Raymond Avenue near Nassau Road. When police arrived, they found a 79-year-old man outside who had escaped the home, Nassau County Police said. First Precinct officers and members of the Roosevelt Fire Department then used a newly issued tool called a Dynamic Entry Breaching Sledge to break open the home’s rear wall. Inside, crews located and removed an 8…

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by Michael Mashburn
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LI Woman Accused Of DWI After Crashing Vehicle With Child Passengers LI Woman Accused Of DWI After Crashing Vehicle With Child Passengers
LI Woman Accused Of DWI After Crashing Vehicle With Child Passengers A woman is facing multiple charges after police said she drove while intoxicated with two children in the vehicle and crashed into a parked tow truck on Long Island. The crash happened in Roosevelt at Babylon Turnpike and Cumberland Avenue at about 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 26, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Police said a 2010 Mercedes Benz crashed into a parked, unoccupied tow truck. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a woman holding a 4-year-old girl who was bleeding from a laceration to her forehead, and they saw a 3-year-old boy standing with her with no …

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by Nicole Valinote
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19-Year-Old In Critical Condition After Struck By Tree Limb On Long Island 19-Year-Old In Critical Condition After Struck By Tree Limb On Long Island
19-Year-Old In Critical Condition After Struck By Tree Limb On Long Island A 19-year-old who works for a tree removal company was hospitalized in critical condition after he was struck by a falling tree limb on Long Island. The incident happened in Roosevelt at about 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 12, the Nassau County Police Department reported. NCPD said the workers were cutting elevated limbs and branches when a limb struck the man on the top of his head. Police said the workers were using ropes to control the speed of the limbs as they came down. The man had no pulse, and officers performed CPR, police said. He reportedly lost and regained a pulse multiple ti…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Long Island Man Accused Of Assaulting Police Officer While Resisting Arrest Long Island Man Accused Of Assaulting Police Officer While Resisting Arrest
Long Island Man Accused Of Assaulting Police Officer While Resisting Arrest A Long Island man has been charged after authorities said he assaulted a police officer while resisting arrest. The Nassau County Police Department said officers responded to a home in Roosevelt on Eddy Road around 11:45 p.m. Saturday, July 10. Investigators reportedly determined that Bernard Norwood, age 37, of Roosevelt, had assaulted a female victim, whose age was not released. Police said Norwood resisted arrest and struck an officer in the nose and face, which caused the officer to bleed.  NCPD said Norwood was then taken by ambulance to a hospital for assessment. The officer wh…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Woman Killed In Fiery Long Island Crash Woman Killed In Fiery Long Island Crash
Woman Killed In Fiery Long Island Crash A woman was killed in a fiery, single-vehicle crash on Long Island. It happened on Sunday, Sept. 27 at 4:10 p.m. in Roosevelt. While traveling westbound in a 2020 Toyota Rav4 on Hudson Avenue, between Elysian Terrace and North Long Beach Avenue, an unidentified female operator left the roadway and struck a tree, Nassau County Police said.  As a result of the collision her car became fully engulfed in flames, according to police. The Roosevelt Fire Department responded to the scene and extinguished the fire.  The woman, who was found inside the vehicle, was pronounced dead at th…

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by Joe Lombardi