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3 Long Island Store Clerks Charged In Underage Alcohol/Tobacco Sales Detail 3 Long Island Store Clerks Charged In Underage Alcohol/Tobacco Sales Detail
3 Long Island Store Clerks Charged In Underage Alcohol/Tobacco Sales Detail Three store clerks were charged in connection with an underage drinking and tobacco sales operation on Long Island. The detail took place on Thursday, Oct. 13 throughout Nassau County. The following people were arrested as a result of the operation: Iqbal Asim, age 30, of Bethpage allegedly sold a vaping product to a child at Evergreen located at 199 Merrits Road, Farmingdale. He was charged with unlawfully selling tobacco to a child. Anil Bansal, age 49, of Hicksville allegedly sold alcohol to a child at the Ultra Gas Station located at 3300 Hempstead Turnpike, Levittown. …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Long Island Woman Accused Of DWI With Child Passenger, Striking Parked Vehicle Long Island Woman Accused Of DWI With Child Passenger, Striking Parked Vehicle
Long Island Woman Accused Of DWI With Child Passenger, Striking Parked Vehicle A 46-year-old woman was accused of driving while intoxicated with an 8-year-old passenger in the vehicle and striking a parked vehicle on Long Island. Valerie Decker, of Massapequa Park, was arrested in Wantagh at about 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 13, according to the Nassau County Police Department. NCPD said Decker attempted to parallel park a 2017 Dodge Ram in front of 2166 Wantagh Avenue, the location of Maplewood School & Summer Program, and struck a 2019 Infiniti. Police said the Infiniti was occupied by a 50-year-old woman. When officers arrived, they saw Decker driving away f…

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by Nicole Valinote
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ID Released For Man Killed In Crash Near Long Island Intersection ID Released For Man Killed In Crash Near Long Island Intersection
ID Released For Man Killed In Crash Near Long Island Intersection The identity has been released of a man killed in a crash between a  pickup truck and motorcycle near a Long Island intersection. The crash happened around 1:40 p.m. Sunday, June 19 in Wantagh. A male operating the motorcycle was traveling northbound on Wantagh Avenue when it was involved in the crash with a Ford F-150 near the intersection of Lea Ann Lane, Nassau County Police said. The motorcyclist was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead by a hospital physician at approximately 2:10 p.m.  He's now been identified as Michael Bozzo, age 49, of Want…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Killed In Crash Near Long Island Intersection Man Killed In Crash Near Long Island Intersection
Man Killed In Crash Near Long Island Intersection Updated story: ID Released For Man Killed In Crash Near Wantagh Intersection One person was killed in a crash between a  pickup truck and motorcycle near a Long Island intersection. It happened around 1:40 p.m. Sunday, June 19 in Wantagh. A male operating the motorcycle was traveling northbound on Wantagh Avenue when it was involved in the crash with a Ford F-150 near the intersection of Lea Ann Lane, Nassau County Police said. The motorcyclist was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead by a hospital physician at approximately 2:10 p.m.  His…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Driver Charged After Crashing Into Multiple Vehicles On LI, Police Say Driver Charged After Crashing Into Multiple Vehicles On LI, Police Say
Driver Charged After Crashing Into Multiple Vehicles On LI, Police Say A 29-year-old man is facing charges after police said he drove recklessly and crashed his car into multiple vehicles on Long Island. The incident happened in Wantagh at 10:50 a.m. on Tuesday, June 14, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Officers responded to multiple reports of a possible drunk driver at Campbell Road and Martin Drive in Wantagh and then saw a 2011 Nissan Sentra involved in a crash in the northbound lanes of Wantagh Avenue, police said.  The driver, identified as Colin Cassidy, of Wantagh, was holding an aerosol can of Dust Off to his nose, and then…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Two Men Steal Mercedes At Gunpoint From Woman On Long Island, Police Say Two Men Steal Mercedes At Gunpoint From Woman On Long Island, Police Say
Two Men Steal Mercedes At Gunpoint From Woman On Long Island, Police Say Police on Long Island are searching for two men who allegedly pulled a gun on a woman and stole her 2020 Mercedes Benz. The incident took place in Wantagh around 9 p.m., Thursday, May 5.  According to detectives, a 44-year-old woman parked her 2020 Mercedes-Benz on Ridgewood Drive; exited her vehicle, and proceeded to the passenger side to remove personal belongings.  As she removed items, the woman was approached by two Black males dressed in all-black clothing who claimed they were lost and requested directions, police said. One of the men then pulled out a blac…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect From Suffolk Nabbed For Separate Robberies At Long Island TD Bank Branches Suspect From Suffolk Nabbed For Separate Robberies At Long Island TD Bank Branches
Suspect From Suffolk Nabbed For Separate Robberies At Long Island TD Bank Branches Police investigators on Long Island busted a bank robber who targeted two TD Bank branches. Suffolk County resident Joseph Mann, age 49, of Wyandanch, entered TD Bank on Old Country Road in New Cassel shortly before 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 5 when he passed a teller a note demanding money, Nassau County Police Robbery Squad detectives said. The teller did not comply and the police were called, prompting Mann to flee. “A short time later,” police said, he entered a different TD Bank branch on Wantagh Avenue in Wantagh, at which point Mann allegedly approached the teller and jumped over…

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by Zak Failla
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Police Investigating After Long Island TD Bank Branches Robbed On Back-To-Back Days Police Investigating After Long Island TD Bank Branches Robbed On Back-To-Back Days
Police Investigating After Long Island TD Bank Branches Robbed On Back-To-Back Days Police are investigating after two separate Long Island TD Bank branches were robbed in back-to-back days. The most recent robbery happened on Monday, Oct. 4 at 4:55 p.m. in East Farmingdale. A man entered the TD Bank branch, located at 90 Broadhollow Road and indicated to the teller he had a gun, and handed the teller a note demanding cash, Suffolk County Police said.  The teller complied with the suspect’s demands and gave him cash from the drawer, said police. The robber fled on foot. The robber is described by Suffolk Police as Black, in his 40s, and heavyset. He was wearing…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Suspect At Large After Long Island Bank Robbery Suspect At Large After Long Island Bank Robbery
Suspect At Large After Long Island Bank Robbery Police detectives are investigating a bank robbery that happened on Long Island. A man walked into TD Bank on Wantagh Avenue in Wantagh shortly before 11:45 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 3, where there was a report of a suspect who walked up to a female bank teller and passed her a note demanding cash, Nassau County Police said. It is alleged that the teller complied and passed along an undisclosed amount of cash to the suspect, who exited the bank onto Jerusalem Avenue and fled westbound on foot. No injuries were reported. According to police, the suspect has been described as an African Ame…

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by Zak Failla
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Woman Killed After Being Struck By Garbage Truck On Long Island Roadway, Police Say Woman Killed After Being Struck By Garbage Truck On Long Island Roadway, Police Say
Woman Killed After Being Struck By Garbage Truck On Long Island Roadway, Police Say A woman was killed after being struck by a garbage truck on a Long Island roadway, police said. Nassau County Police detectives responded to the intersection of Wantagh Avenue and Laurel Lane, where the female pedestrian was struck by the truck at approximately 9:45 a.m, on Thursday, April 21 in Wantagh. Upon arrival, first responders pronounced the woman dead at the scene.  No other identifying information about the woman was immediately released pending notification of her death to next of kin. Police said that there is no criminality suspected in the fatal crash.  The invest…

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by Zak Failla
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Man, 60, Hit, Killed By Vehicle On Sunrise Highway In Wantagh Man, 60, Hit, Killed By Vehicle On Sunrise Highway In Wantagh
Man, 60, Hit, Killed By Vehicle On Sunrise Highway In Wantagh A 60-year-old man was hit and killed by a vehicle while attempting to cross a roadway in Wantagh. The incident took place around 11:57 p.m., Saturday, April 20, on Sunrise Highway in Wantagh, said Nassau County Police Det. Gary Ferucci. According to detectives, while attempting to cross south to north on Sunrise Highway at the intersection with Wantagh Avenue,  Hoilario Perez, of Bellmore, was struck by a 2014 Chevrolet, which was traveling westbound.  Perez suffered multiple trauma injuries and was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead …

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by Kathy Reakes