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5 Men Charged With Grand Larceny At Long Island Target 5 Men Charged With Grand Larceny At Long Island Target
5 Men Charged With Grand Larceny At Long Island Target Five men have been charged with grand larceny at a Long Island Target. The incident took place in Valley Stream around 11 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20. According to Nassau County Police detectives, officers responded to the store, located at 500 West Sunrise Highway, for a larceny in progress.  When the officers arrived they found three men and placed them under arrest, police said. During the arrest, an officer was injured when one man resisted and attempted to get away. The officer was transported to a nearby hospital for assessment and treatment.  The two other subjects f…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Teens Use Fake Gun, Stolen Car To Rob Pair On Long Island: Police Teens Use Fake Gun, Stolen Car To Rob Pair On Long Island: Police
Teens Use Fake Gun, Stolen Car To Rob Pair On Long Island: Police A group of teenage boys has been arrested after they robbed two people on Long Island using an airsoft gun and fled in a stolen car, police said. Both robberies happened in Hempstead on Thursday, Dec. 21 before 5 a.m. According to Nassau County Police, a 30-year-old man was getting gas at the Conoco Gas Station, located at 2 Hempstead Avenue, when the group pulled up in a black Kia. Three 15-year-olds and one 14-year-old, all boys, got out of the car and ordered the man to hand over his belongings. One of the teens allegedly displayed the airsoft gun as if it were a firearm. The man, i…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Thief Drives Off In Luxury Car From Long Island Auto Shop, Police Say Thief Drives Off In Luxury Car From Long Island Auto Shop, Police Say
Thief Drives Off In Luxury Car From Long Island Auto Shop, Police Say A Long Island man recently released from custody has been re-arrested after he allegedly stole a car from an auto shop, according to authorities. It happened on Thursday, Nov. 16 in Bethpage. At approximately 8:25 a.m., 34-year-old Craig Bilozur of Lindenhurst got into a gray Mercedes Benz car sitting at Andy’s Auto Shop, located at 400 Hicksville Road, and drove off, Nassau County Police said. However, he didn’t make it too far – an employee from Andy’s later searched for the car and found it 0.1 miles away, parked on the side of Hicksville Road near the intersection of Edward Street. …

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by Sophie Grieser
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Man Found In Possession Of Range Rover Stolen In Suffolk County, Police Say Man Found In Possession Of Range Rover Stolen In Suffolk County, Police Say
Man Found In Possession Of Range Rover Stolen In Suffolk County, Police Say A Long Island man is facing charges after police said he was found in possession of a stolen Range Rover. Henry Eason, of Hempstead, was arrested in Syosset at about 9:50 a.m. on Tuesday, May 31, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Officers responded to a report of a suspicious Range Rover SUV on South Oyster Bay Road and then saw Eason get out of the SUV and run away from the scene, police said. Authorities found out that the Range Rover was stolen in Suffolk County, and located Eason a short time later and arrested him, NCPD reported. Police said he was charged with third-…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Duo Busted With Ghost Gun On LI In BMW They Didn't Have Permission To Use Duo Busted With Ghost Gun On LI In BMW They Didn't Have Permission To Use
Duo Busted With Ghost Gun On LI In BMW They Didn't Have Permission To Use Two suspects driving on Long Island in a BMW they did not have permission to use are facing charges after one was busted with a “ghost gun,” police said. In Nassau County, police officers stopped a 2008 BMW with a temporary Georgia registration sticker on Long Beach Road at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 4 in Oceanside for a defective headlight. During the subsequent stop, a Nassau County Police Department spokesperson said that a passenger in the BMW, Jackson Heights resident Animal Linares, age 29, was in possession of a loaded unregistered “ghost gun,” and he was taken into cu…

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by Zak Failla
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Three Men Busted After Failed Armed Robbery Attempt On Long Island Three Men Busted After Failed Armed Robbery Attempt On Long Island
Three Men Busted After Failed Armed Robbery Attempt On Long Island Three men are facing charges on Long Island after allegedly attempting to rob a man at knifepoint and fleeing from investigators, police said. A 38-year-old man was walking on Dartmouth Avenue in Westbury shortly after 11 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 11 when two men approached him and demanded his wallet and cash. Nassau County Police said that the man refused, and yelled for help, prompting the suspects to flee on foot. According to investigators, subsequent to the investigation, officers noted a grey Mazda speed off near the intersection of Linden Avenue and Union Avenue in Westbury, at which…

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by Zak Failla
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Long Island Teen Trio Nabbed In Stolen Vehicle, Police Say Long Island Teen Trio Nabbed In Stolen Vehicle, Police Say
Long Island Teen Trio Nabbed In Stolen Vehicle, Police Say Three Long Island teens were arrested after a man noticed them allegedly driving his stolen vehicle. The incident took place around 11:10 p.m., Friday, Feb. 12, on the Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, a 37-year-old man was driving eastbound on Hempstead Turnpike near the intersection of Stone Street when he noticed a 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe pulling into a Sunoco gas station.  The man believed the vehicle was the same one that he had previously reported stolen. The victim pulled into the gas station and confronted the driver of the veh…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Long Island Teen Nabbed For Driving Stolen Vehicle, Taking Cops On Chase, Police Say Long Island Teen Nabbed For Driving Stolen Vehicle, Taking Cops On Chase, Police Say
Long Island Teen Nabbed For Driving Stolen Vehicle, Taking Cops On Chase, Police Say A Long Island teen was arrested for allegedly driving a stolen vehicle and taking police on a chase before being apprehended. Ivan Gutierrez-Alcantara, 19, of Freeport, was arrested on Friday, Oct. 30, for an incident that took place around 12:30 p.m. that day in Freeport, said Nassau County Police. According to detectives, officers observed a 2018 Ford Escape traveling on North Long Beach Road. The same vehicle, with the same New York State registration, was reported to be stolen by a village license plate reader.  The officers activated their emergency lights and conducted a stop.&…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspects Nabbed, Victim Hospitalized After Violent Long Island Robbery Suspects Nabbed, Victim Hospitalized After Violent Long Island Robbery
Suspects Nabbed, Victim Hospitalized After Violent Long Island Robbery Two suspects were busted after assaulting a man who ultimately drove them to police headquarters, where they were arrested. A 24-year-old was approached by Plainview residents Alexis Martinez-Benitez, 20, and Christian Schiavone, 19, in a Washington Avenue parking lot at 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 2 in Williston Park when they asked their victim to drive them home in his vehicle. Police said that when he refused, they both began assaulting him with closed fists, following him into his vehicle as he sought to flee. The two then continued their assault inside the vehicle. During the assaul…

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by Zak Failla
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Suspect Nabbed Shortly After Overnight Burglary Of Long Island Business Suspect Nabbed Shortly After Overnight Burglary Of Long Island Business
Suspect Nabbed Shortly After Overnight Burglary Of Long Island Business A 21-year-old suspect was caught shortly a Long Island business was burglarized overnight. The owner of Touch of Class Collision, located in Valley Stream at 120 East Hawthorne Avenue, received a notification from his alarm company that an unknown subject was inside his store at about 1 a.m. Sunday, May 31, Nassau County Police said. The owner immediately brought up video of the location on his cellphone and called 911 and provided a description of the suspect. After a thorough investigation responding officers were able to locate the suspect, Jorge Santizo-Lanuza, of Cedarhurst, in close …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Two Nabbed Following Suffolk County Chase In Stolen Vehicle Two Nabbed Following Suffolk County Chase In Stolen Vehicle
Two Nabbed Following Suffolk County Chase In Stolen Vehicle Two men were nabbed hiding in a shed on Long Island after taking police on a chase in an alleged stolen vehicle that ended in a crash. The incident took place around 1:45 p.m., Monday, May 20 in West Hempstead, according to the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, while investigating a case from involving a stolen 2019 gray colored Honda CRV police spotted the vehicle at the intersection of Laurel Avenue and Linden Avenue in Hempstead. The vehicle was being driven by a male black identified as Rashawn Cummings, 21, of Hempstead, and a passenger identified as Laron …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Long Island Man Nabbed After Stealing Vehicle, Taking Police On High-Speed Chase, Police Say Long Island Man Nabbed After Stealing Vehicle, Taking Police On High-Speed Chase, Police Say
Long Island Man Nabbed After Stealing Vehicle, Taking Police On High-Speed Chase, Police Say A Long Island man was arrested for allegedly stealing a vehicle from a home and taking police on a wild chase that reached high speeds and driving in the wrong lane before he was stopped by state police. Alfred Cowell, 40, of Middle Island, was arrested on Tuesday, March 31, in connection with an incident that took place at a Greenport residence, said the Southold Police. Cowell is alleged to have removed keys from the Greenport home in order to take it without permission, said Southold Police Lt. Susan Ralph. The resident notified police and Cowell was spotted by an off duty Southold poli…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Long Island Woman In Stolen Vehicle Caught With Loaded Gun, Police Say Long Island Woman In Stolen Vehicle Caught With Loaded Gun, Police Say
Long Island Woman In Stolen Vehicle Caught With Loaded Gun, Police Say A traffic stop resulted in the discovery of a woman driving a stolen car with a loaded gun on Long Island, police said. It happened on Friday, Aug. 23 just after 9:30 p.m. in Roslyn. According to Nassau County Police, Danisha Patterson, 27, of Elmont, was observed by officers operating a 2016 white Nissan Maxima. The vehicle moved from a lane unsafely and officers activated their emergency lights and conducted a Vehicle and Traffic Law stop on Old Northern Boulevard, police said. Patterson was unable to produce a valid driver’s license and an investigation was conducted leading to her arre…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Three Charged After Pair Of Stolen Vehicles Seized On Long Island Three Charged After Pair Of Stolen Vehicles Seized On Long Island
Three Charged After Pair Of Stolen Vehicles Seized On Long Island Three people have been arrested after police recovered two stolen cars in Nassau County. According to Nassau County Police, officers, while on routine patrol, were notified by a license plate reader of a stolen vehicle just before 12:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 16 in Elmont. The officers identified the vehicle, a 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee, and conducted a vehicle and traffic law stop at the intersection of Hempstead Turnpike and Elmont Road. The vehicle was confirmed to be stolen and the operator was placed under arrest without incident, police said. During the course of a thorough investigatio…

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by Joe Lombardi
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This Long Island Woman Has Been Wanted By Police For Four Years This Long Island Woman Has Been Wanted By Police For Four Years
This Long Island Woman Has Been Wanted By Police For Four Years Have you seen her? New York State Police investigators in East Meadow are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to locate a woman wanted in Nassau County on an unauthorized use of a vehicle charge. An alert was issued for 29-year-old Shatiya Gayle, who is wanted by state police and the Nassau County Court after an arrest warrant was issued for her on April 7, 2015, when she failed to appear in court after being arrested for unauthorized use of a vehicle. Police described Gayle as a 5-foot-3 African American woman weighing 127 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Anyone with in…

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by Zak Failla