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Stewart Manor, NY

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80 Passengers Evacuated After Train Misses Hitting Car Struck On Tracks On Long Island 80 Passengers Evacuated After Train Misses Hitting Car Struck On Tracks On Long Island
80 Passengers Evacuated After Train Misses Hitting Car Struck On Tracks On Long Island An LIRR train missed hitting an empty vehicle stopped on the tracks but caused some 80 passengers to take a bus to their destination. The incident took place around 10:34 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 21, when a train out of Penn Station headed for Hempstead,  reported an automobile on the tracks near Stewart Manor, said Michael Cortez, spokesman for the MTA. The train did not come into contact with the automobile nor did it proceed any further.  Eighty customers were on board the train and were safely evacuated and transferred to bus service to complete their trip, Cortez said. The aut…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Long Island Robbery Suspect Nabbed After High-Speed Chase, Car Jacking, Police Say Long Island Robbery Suspect Nabbed After High-Speed Chase, Car Jacking, Police Say
Long Island Robbery Suspect Nabbed After High-Speed Chase, Car Jacking, Police Say A suspect implicated in multiple robberies on Long Island had to be tased after taking police on a high-speed, wrong-way chase following an alleged armed carjacking, police said. A man sitting in his car at Crunch Fitness in Bellmore was approached by Plainview resident Robert Wong, 21, who allegedly asked his victim if he was his Uber driver, then brandished a handgun and demanded the victim get out of his car and hand over his wallet.  It is alleged that Wong then entered his victim’s vehicle and fled northbound on Centre Avenue. Nassau County Police officers quickly located the stol…

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by Zak Failla
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Suspect On Loose After Armed Robbery At Long Island 7-Eleven Suspect On Loose After Armed Robbery At Long Island 7-Eleven
Suspect On Loose After Armed Robbery At Long Island 7-Eleven A suspect is on the loose after an overnight armed robbery at a Long Island 7-Eleven. It happened around 3:40 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 8  in Stewart Manor, according to Nassau County Police. An unknown male suspect entered a 7-11 store located at 156 Covert Avenue and walked up to the male store clerk, police said. The suspect pulled out a black handgun and demanded money in which the victim complied, according to police. The suspect took an undisclosed amount of currency and fled from the store on foot in an unknown direction, police said. No injuries were reported. The suspect is de…

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by Joe Lombardi