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Duo Nabbed For Stabbing At Long Island Bar: Police Duo Nabbed For Stabbing At Long Island Bar: Police
Duo Nabbed For Stabbing At Long Island Bar: Police Over a month after four people were stabbed during a bar fight on Long Island, authorities have arrested the two people they say were responsible. Nassau County Police announced the arrest of 23-year-old Shameq Sullins and 22-year-old Dayvonne Johnson on Monday, March 25 for their alleged role in a Valley Stream stabbing. Original Story: 4 Stabbed Near Valley Stream Bar, Suspects At Large: Police     Johnson, who is from Roosevelt, and Sullins, from Hempstead, were reportedly the two responsible for the Saturday, Feb. 3 incident that started at Moods Lounge and Cafe, loc…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Update: Suspects Remain At Large After 4 Hospitalized Following Fight At Long Island Bar Update: Suspects Remain At Large After 4 Hospitalized Following Fight At Long Island Bar
Update: Suspects Remain At Large After 4 Hospitalized Following Fight At Long Island Bar A suspect or suspects remain at large after four people were hospitalized when a fight at a Long Island bar spilled out the street. Original report: 4 Hospitalized After Fight At Valley Stream Bar Spills Out Onto Street It happened on Saturday, Feb. 3 in Valley Stream, according to Nassau County Police. At approximately 3:30 a.m., police found the victims — a 33-year-old man, a 34-year-old man, a 31-year-old woman, and a 26-year-old woman — near the intersection of North Central Avenue and West Merrick Road. All had lacerations and stab wounds. Earlier in the night, the group o…

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by Sophie Grieser
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4 Hospitalized After Fight At Long Island Bar Spills Out Onto Street 4 Hospitalized After Fight At Long Island Bar Spills Out Onto Street
4 Hospitalized After Fight At Long Island Bar Spills Out Onto Street Four people were hospitalized after a fight at a Long Island bar spilled out into the street. The chain of events begin around 3:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 3 Valley Stream. When Nassau County Police Fifth Precinct officers responded to North Central Avenue and West Merrick Road for a large disturbance, they located the four victim who suffered  from lacerations and stab wounds. The victims were 33- and 34-year-old men, and 26- and 31-year-old women. Upon further investigation it was determined that the four victims were inside of Moods Lounge and Café, located at 269 West Merrick R…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Duo Nabbed For Harassment Incident On Long Island Bus, Police Say Duo Nabbed For Harassment Incident On Long Island Bus, Police Say
Duo Nabbed For Harassment Incident On Long Island Bus, Police Say Two people have been arrested after allegedly threatening two women on a Nice bus on Long Island following a verbal altercation. The incident took place in Valley Stream on Wednesday, June 22. According to Nassau County detectives, Kiara Cooper, age 22, of Queens, and Quanmik Wells, age 32, Brooklyn, became involved in a verbal altercation on a Nice bus at the intersection of West Merrick Road and Arlington Avenue.  During the dispute, Cooper pulled out a knife and threatened two women ages 18 and 43 years old, police said  Police were flagged down by passengers a…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Serial Criminal With 36 Convictions Busted For Burglary On Long Island Serial Criminal With 36 Convictions Busted For Burglary On Long Island
Serial Criminal With 36 Convictions Busted For Burglary On Long Island A failed attempted burglary attempt at a Long Island nail salon led to the arrest of a serial criminal with dozens of convictions on his record who was later linked to multiple other commercial burglaries, police announced. Officers from the Nassau County Police Department responded to Kathy Nails on Cedarlawn Boulevard in North Valley Stream on Dec. 14, 2021, where there was a report of an attempted robbery. According to police, a suspect threw a rock through the window of the glass front door, but was unable to gain access to the store and fled in a previously stolen 2014 Jeep. That inve…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Holds Up Long Island Convenience Store At Gunpoint Man Holds Up Long Island Convenience Store At Gunpoint
Man Holds Up Long Island Convenience Store At Gunpoint Police are asking the public for help locating a man who allegedly held up a Long Island convenience store at gunpoint. The robbery took place around 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 29, at the Express C-Store in Valley Stream, Nassau County Police said. According to detectives, a Black man entered the store located at 749 West Merrick Road purchased a can of soda.  While at the register the man allegedly pulled out a handgun and pointed it at the clerk, 53, demanding that he hand over the cash from the register.  He then reached into the register obtaining an undetermined amount of mone…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Teen Who Allegedly Stole Five Pocketbooks Caught At Long Island Dunkin' Donuts, Police Say Teen Who Allegedly Stole Five Pocketbooks Caught At Long Island Dunkin' Donuts, Police Say
Teen Who Allegedly Stole Five Pocketbooks Caught At Long Island Dunkin' Donuts, Police Say A  juvenile connected to four purse snatchings that took place this month and were yet unsolved was caught after stealing a fifth pocketbook at a Long Island eatery, according to police. The 17-year-old reportedly approached a 61-year-old woman from behind in the parking lot of Dunkin' Donuts on West Merrick Road in Valley Stream on Monday, Aug. 31 at approximately 8:50 p.m., demanding that she hand over her belongings, Nassau County Police said. The teen ripped the woman's pocketbook from her hands and fled the scene. Responding officers caught up him at the intersection of Stringham…

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by Christina Coulter
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Suspect On Loose After Armed Robbery At Long Island Bank Suspect On Loose After Armed Robbery At Long Island Bank
Suspect On Loose After Armed Robbery At Long Island Bank A suspect is on the loose after an armed bank robbery on Long Island. It happened just before 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 21 in Valley Stream. The suspect, an unidentified bank entered the TD Bank located at 275 West Merrick Road, approached a teller and demanded money while displaying a firearm, according to Nassau County Police detectives. The suspect received an undisclosed amount of currency and fled the bank on foot eastbound, police said.  Seven employees and three customers were in the bank at the time of the incident. No injuries were reported. The subject is described as being b…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Police: Drunk Driver In King Kullen Parking Lot Crash Had Child In Car Police: Drunk Driver In King Kullen Parking Lot Crash Had Child In Car
Police: Drunk Driver In King Kullen Parking Lot Crash Had Child In Car A Long Island drunk driver involved in a parking lot crash at a King Cullen had a child in the car, said Nassau County Police. Police arrested the man for DWI-Leandra’s Law on Sunday, Aug. 4 at 7:55 P.M. in Valley Stream, according to police. Officers responded to King Kullen parking lot located at 231 West Merrick Road for an auto accident where they reportedly discovered Christian Moliere, 36, of Cambria Heights in Queens sitting in a black Lexus GS300 which had been in a collision, said Nassau County Police. The officers investigated and allegedly determined his breath smelled of alcoho…

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by Donna Christopher
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Police: Man Strikes Victims With Bottle, Sharp Object At LI Restaurant Police: Man Strikes Victims With Bottle, Sharp Object At LI Restaurant
Police: Man Strikes Victims With Bottle, Sharp Object At LI Restaurant A 54-year-old man is facing multiple charges after police say he assaulted victims both inside and outside a Long Island restaurant with a glass bottle and sharp object. It happened around 12:15 a.m. Sunday, July 28 in Valley Stream, Nassau County Police said. According to detectives, an unknown person got into a verbal altercation with Jose Alvarez, 54, of Valley Stream, inside of La Perla De Oriente Restaurente, located at 22 West Merrick Road.  During the verbal altercation, Alvarez struck the person with a glass bottle, police said. After the two were asked to leave, Alvarez…

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by Joe Lombardi