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Officer Slashed With Switchblade By Teen At Park On Long Island: Police Officer Slashed With Switchblade By Teen At Park On Long Island: Police
Officer Slashed With Switchblade By Teen At Park On Long Island: Police A police officer suffered a severe hand laceration when a 16-year-old armed with a switchblade resisted arrest in Massapequa Park, authorities said. Officers responded to Lake Shore Drive around 12:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 8, for reports of a suspicious male pulling on car door handles, Nassau County police said. The Bureau of Special Operations assisted in canvassing the area and spotted a suspect matching the description fleeing on foot. As officers attempted to detain him, the teen grabbed at his clothing, and a concealed black switchblade severely injured an officer’s hand, investig…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Man Who Nearly Killed Police Officer In Stabbing On Long Island Sentenced Man Who Nearly Killed Police Officer In Stabbing On Long Island Sentenced
Man Who Nearly Killed Police Officer In Stabbing On Long Island Sentenced A man who admitted to stabbing a Long Island police officer during an arrest, nearly killing him, will spend more than a decade in prison. Jonathan Nunez, age 27, of Centereach, was sentenced to 16 years behind bars in Suffolk County Court on Monday, March 13. It followed his guilty plea to nearly a dozen charges, including aggravated assault on a police officer, stemming from an incident in Patchogue in April 2021. Earlier Report: Man Who 'Nearly Killed' Police Officer In Patchogue Stabbing Pleads Guilty Prosecutors said Suffolk County Police Officer Christopher Racioppo attempted t…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Man Who 'Nearly Killed' Police Officer In Stabbing On Long Island Pleads Guilty Man Who 'Nearly Killed' Police Officer In Stabbing On Long Island Pleads Guilty
Man Who 'Nearly Killed' Police Officer In Stabbing On Long Island Pleads Guilty A man accused of stabbing a Long Island police officer during an attempted arrest, nearly killing him, is facing more than a decade behind bars after confessing to the attack. Jonathan Nunez, age 27, of Centereach, pleaded guilty to nearly a dozen charges in Suffolk County Court on Monday, Feb. 6, including aggravated assault on a police officer. Prosecutors said Suffolk County Police Officer Christopher Racioppo attempted to stop Nunez at around 10:30 p.m. on April 10, 2021 after observing him driving in an erratic manner with his lights off in Patchogue, on South Ocean Boulevard. When R…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Copiague Man Charged In 'Brazen' Attempt To Stab 2 Police Detectives, DA Says Copiague Man Charged In 'Brazen' Attempt To Stab 2 Police Detectives, DA Says
Copiague Man Charged In 'Brazen' Attempt To Stab 2 Police Detectives, DA Says A 40-year-old man who is accused of attempting to stab two police detectives on Long Island has been indicted.  Eric Terranova, of Copiague, is facing multiple charges in the incident that happened in March, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced on Thursday, Jan. 5. At about 4:30 p.m. on March 19, two Nassau County Police detectives responded to Terranova's home to investigate accusations that Terranova had made threatening phone calls to employees at a Stop & Shop in the area, the DA's Office reported. Detectives asked Terranova if he had any weapons, an…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Hudson Valley Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Hotel Housekeeper Hudson Valley Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Hotel Housekeeper
Hudson Valley Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Hotel Housekeeper A Hudson Valley man accused of sexually assaulting a housekeeper at Bally’s Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City has been convicted, authorities said. On Thursday, March 31, a jury found Ulster County resident Jamel Carlton, age 36, of Saugerties, guilty of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, burglary, aggravated assault and criminal restraint, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office. Carlton was arrested twice on Feb. 15, 2018, in separate assaults at the hotel, authorities said. Police officers responded to a domestic dispute in the casino’s parking garage and found that…

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by Jon Craig
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Pagans Leader From Long Island Sentenced After Gun Found In NJ Stop Following PA Party Pagans Leader From Long Island Sentenced After Gun Found In NJ Stop Following PA Party
Pagans Leader From Long Island Sentenced After Gun Found In NJ Stop Following PA Party A Long Island man who was the former national president of the Pagans was sentenced Thursday, Oct. 14 to a plea-bargained 33 months in federal prison for having a gun while returning home through New Jersey from a party in Pennsylvania. Keith Richter – a 62-year-old ex-con known as “Conan the Barbarian” – was returning to his Bay Shore home from a Pagan's Motorcycle Club party in Lancaster, Pennsylvania when he was stopped in Mercer County, New Jersey this past February. Police found him carrying a loaded .45-caliber Ruger P345 handgun, Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Rachael A. Honig s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Officer Critically Injured After Being Stabbed By Man Following Long Island Crash, Police Say Officer Critically Injured After Being Stabbed By Man Following Long Island Crash, Police Say
Officer Critically Injured After Being Stabbed By Man Following Long Island Crash, Police Say A Long Island man has been apprehended after police say he stabbed a uniformed officer after a motor vehicle crash, leaving the cop in critical condition. A Suffolk County PD Fifth Precinct officer in a marked unit in Patchogue observed a 1999 Mercedes-Benz, driven by Jonathan Nunez, age 25, of Centereach, driving erratically with no headlights on southbound South Ocean Avenue Saturday, April 10, at approximately 10:40 p.m., according to police. The officer activated his overhead lights in an attempt to pull over the vehicle, Suffolk County Police said.  The Mercedes-Benz crashed into…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Long Island Fugitive Faces Eight Years In Prison For Jersey Shore Shooting, Weapons Charge Long Island Fugitive Faces Eight Years In Prison For Jersey Shore Shooting, Weapons Charge
Long Island Fugitive Faces Eight Years In Prison For Jersey Shore Shooting, Weapons Charge A 24-year-old man from Long Island faces up to eight years in state prison in connection with an April shooting in New Jersey, authorities said. U.S Marshals and multiple law enforcement agencies from New York and the Jersey Shore assisted in arresting the fugitive and a co-conspirator, Ocean County First Assistant Prosecutor Michael T. Nolan, Jr. said. Suffolk County resident Ademola Bostick of Bay Shore pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and possession of a weapon on Tuesday, Nolan said. Prosecutors recommend that Bostick serve eight years in state prison, served concurrently…

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by Jon Craig