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Third-Degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon

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Man Threatens Officer With Assault Rifle on Long Island, Police Say Man Threatens Officer With Assault Rifle on Long Island, Police Say
Man Threatens Officer With Assault Rifle on Long Island, Police Say A Long Island man is accused of threatening to harm a police officer with an assault rifle, authorities said. A Nassau County Police sergeant phoned Donald Schreiner, aged 34, of Oceanside, at 8:35 p.m. on Thursday, March 30 to follow up on a complaint Schreiner had submitted, according to police. Over the phone, Schreiner allegedly threatened to harm the officer with an assault rifle he owned. Officers then responded to Schreiner’s home and arrested him without incident.  His rifle was confiscated and there were no reported injuries. Schreiner is charged with: Criminal Possessio…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Trio Charged After Officers Find Handgun In Vehicle On Long Island, Police Say Trio Charged After Officers Find Handgun In Vehicle On Long Island, Police Say
Trio Charged After Officers Find Handgun In Vehicle On Long Island, Police Say Three men are facing weapons charges after police reported they were found in possession of a handgun on Long Island. The incident happened in Bethpage at about 9:10 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19, the Nassau County Police Department reported.  Officers were conducting an investigation in the parking lot of 432 North Wantagh Ave. and saw three men inside a parked 2010 Ford Focus, NCPD said. When they approached the car, they saw an expandable baton in the Ford, police said. Authorities said the three men were removed from the Ford, and police found a 9mm handgun inside the vehicle. …

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by Nicole Valinote
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Man Charged With DWAI Crashes Into Vehicles, Including Cruiser, During Long Island Pursuit Man Charged With DWAI Crashes Into Vehicles, Including Cruiser, During Long Island Pursuit
Man Charged With Dwai Crashes Into Vehicles, Including Cruiser, During Long Island Pursuit A man is in custody after police say he crashed into two vehicles, including a patrol cruiser, while he was impaired by drugs during a pursuit on Long Island, police said. Officers responded to the Hicksville Middle School, located on Jerusalem Avenue, at around 6:15 a.m. Friday, March 13 for a report of a vehicle driving erratically in the parking lot that had left prior to police arrival., according to Nassau County Police. Officers searched the area and observed a 2018 Mercedes C43 with extensive front-end damage traveling on 6th Street, police said.  After attempting to stop the …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Duo Accused Of Attacking, Severely Injuring Man During Robbery On LI Duo Accused Of Attacking, Severely Injuring Man During Robbery On LI
Duo Accused Of Attacking, Severely Injuring Man During Robbery On LI Two men were arrested and accused of attacking a man on Long Island and causing severe injuries during a robbery. The incident happened on Fulton Avenue in Hempstead at 1:15 a.m. on Friday, April 22, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Police responded to the area behind 162 Fulton Ave. and found an unresponsive 58-year-old man, who was suffering from severe head and face lacerations after he was struck multiple times with an unknown object, authorities said.  NCPD said the victim's credit card, money, and personal belongings had been taken from his pocket during the inc…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Suspect Nabbed In Stabbing At Parking Lot Of Suffolk County Gas Station Suspect Nabbed In Stabbing At Parking Lot Of Suffolk County Gas Station
Suspect Nabbed In Stabbing At Parking Lot Of Suffolk County Gas Station A suspect has been apprehended after an overnight stabbing on Long Island. It happened around 8:15 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 25 in Wyandanch. Following an alteration, Ronald Carson, age 49, of Wyandanch, stabbed a man in the parking lot of BP Gas, located at 1501 Straight Path, Suffolk County Police said. The victim, of North Amityville, was transported to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries, police said. Carson was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital for treatment of minor injuries. Carson was charged with: Second-degree assault, Third-degree criminal pos…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Long Island Man Busted With Loaded Gun, Ammo On I-95 Long Island Man Busted With Loaded Gun, Ammo On I-95
Long Island Man Busted With Loaded Gun, Ammo On I-95 A 21-year-old man from Long Island was arrested by New York State Police troopers on I-95 in Westchester after being busted with an illegally loaded handgun and high-powered ammo. Troopers stopped Valley Stream resident Tyrese Johnson at approximately 8:50 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 1 in New Rochelle when he committed multiple vehicle and traffic violations on I-95. According to police, while speaking with Johnson during the subsequent traffic stop, they established probable cause to search the vehicle, at which point troopers found a loaded FN 509 9mm handgun inside. Police said that the handg…

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by Zak Failla
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ID Released For 39-Year-Old Victim In Broad-Daylight, Fatal Long Island Stabbing ID Released For 39-Year-Old Victim In Broad-Daylight, Fatal Long Island Stabbing
ID Released For 39-Year-Old Victim In Broad-Daylight, Fatal Long Island Stabbing A Long Island man fatally stabbed in broad daylight has been identified. Nassau County Police responded to a radio assignment of a fight in the vicinity of 155 Franklin Ave. on Saturday, March 7 at 4:50 p.m. in Hempstead. Upon arrival, they discovered the 39-year-old, now identified as Julio Jesus Solano Alfanso,  of Uniondale, had been stabbed.  He was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased by a staff physician. On early Sunday morning, March 8, the Homicide Squad reported the arrest of Westley Witts, 30. Witts has been charged with second-degree…

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by Joe Lombardi