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Suspect At Large After Armed Robbery At Mineola Gas Station Suspect At Large After Armed Robbery At Mineola Gas Station
Suspect At Large After Armed Robbery At Mineola Gas Station A suspect is on the loose after an armed robbery at a Long Island gas station. The man entered the convenience store of the BP gas station in Mineola, located at 91 Jericho Turnpike, at around 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, Nassau County Police said.  He then approached an employee, displayed a handgun, and demanded cash, according to police. The employee complied and the subject fled with an undisclosed amount of US currency, said police.  There were no customers present at the time and no injuries were reported. The subject is described by Nassau County Police detect…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Know Him? Police Asking For Help Identifying Long Island Robbery Suspect Know Him? Police Asking For Help Identifying Long Island Robbery Suspect
Know Him? Police Asking For Help Identifying Long Island Robbery Suspect Police on Long Island are asking the public for help identifying a man wanted for the alleged armed robbery of a gas station. The robbery took place in Yaphank around 2:30 a.m., Friday, Dec. 2 at the Speedway located at 80 Horseblock Road. According to Suffolk County Police, the man, armed with a gun entered the Speedway, demanded cash from the clerk, and stole a cash register. The man then fled northbound in a dark-colored compact SUV with no front plate, police said. He was described as being around 40 years old, with short shaved brown hair. He was wearing gray swea…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Accused Of Robbing Victim At Gunpoint In Parking Lot Of Riverhead Target Man Accused Of Robbing Victim At Gunpoint In Parking Lot Of Riverhead Target
Man Accused Of Robbing Victim At Gunpoint In Parking Lot Of Riverhead Target A 24-year-old man was charged with robbing a victim at gunpoint in a Target parking lot on Long Island. Police in Riverhead received a report of a robbery in the Target parking lot, located at 1150 Old Country Road, shortly after 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 11, according to the Riverhead Town Police Department. The victim gave police a description of the suspect's vehicle, and responding officers found the vehicle a short time later on Flanders Road, authorities said. Investigators determined that the victim was parked in the parking lot when Brandon Wollney, of Flanders, entered the …

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by Nicole Valinote
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22-Year-Old Woman, Juvenile Nabbed For Armed Robbery On Sagtikos State Parkway In Islip 22-Year-Old Woman, Juvenile Nabbed For Armed Robbery On Sagtikos State Parkway In Islip
22-Year-Old Woman, Juvenile Nabbed For Armed Robbery On Sagtikos State Parkway In Islip A woman and juvenile were nabbed for an armed robbery that took place on Long Island during a traffic accident. The incident took place in the town of Islip on Friday, Oct. 7 shortly after 11:30 p.m. on the Sagtikos State Parkway. According to Trooper Daniel Ahlgrim of the New York State Police, a preliminary investigation revealed that a minor collision occurred in the southbound lanes of the Sagtikos State Parkway in the area of Exit S3, involving three vehicles.  The operators of two of the vehicles exited their cars ready to exchange information and call 911 to report the collisio…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman's Car Stolen At Gunpoint On Long Island Residential Street, Police Seek Tips Woman's Car Stolen At Gunpoint On Long Island Residential Street, Police Seek Tips
Woman's Car Stolen At Gunpoint On Long Island Residential Street, Police Seek Tips Police are investigating after a woman's car was stolen at gunpoint on a Long Island residential street. The robbery happened just before 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 1, in Williston Park, Nassau County Police said. Investigators said the 50-year-old woman was getting out of her parked Ford Escape on Stratford Avenue when she was approached by a man who pointed a gun at her and ordered her out of the vehicle. He then took off with her vehicle traveling north on Stratford Avenue, police said.  There were no reports of injuries. Police described the suspect as a Black male in his…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Suspect At Large After Armed Robbery At Riverhead Gas Station Suspect At Large After Armed Robbery At Riverhead Gas Station
Suspect At Large After Armed Robbery At Riverhead Gas Station Police on Long Island are on the hunt for an alleged armed robbery suspect who shot at a store employee. The incident took place in Riverhead around 10:15 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 30 at the Mobile Gas Station located at 1575 Old Country Road. According to Riverhead Police, a man entered the store and displayed a black handgun demanding money.  The employee complied and was able to exit the station during the robbery and ran across Pulaski Street, police said. The suspect followed the clerk on foot and fired a handgun at them, Riverhead police said. Police said during an inv…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Search For Suspects Who Robbed Riverhead Man At Gunpoint Police Search For Suspects Who Robbed Riverhead Man At Gunpoint
Police Search For Suspects Who Robbed Riverhead Man At Gunpoint An investigation is underway after a 30-year-old man was robbed at gunpoint on Long Island. Police received a report of a robbery that happened on East Main Street near Prospect Place in Riverhead at about 8 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 10, according to the Riverhead Police Department. A Riverhead man was leaving the area of the El Chapincito Deli on East Main Street when he was approached by two men who demanded all of his property, authorities said. One of the suspects put a handgun against the victim's head and demanded his property while the second suspect went through the victim's pocket…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Suspect At Large After Attempted Armed Robbery At Baldwin McDonald's Suspect At Large After Attempted Armed Robbery At Baldwin McDonald's
Suspect At Large After Attempted Armed Robbery At Baldwin McDonald's Police on Long Island are searching for an alleged armed robber riding a yellow bike who attempted to hold up the drive-thru employee at an area McDonald's. The incident took. place in Baldwin around 9 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 5 at the McDonald's on Grand Avenue. According to Nassau County detectives, a 21-year-old employee was working the drive-through window at the McDonald's located at 1255 Grand Ave. when a man riding a yellow bike rode up to the window, pointed a black-colored gun at her, and demanded money from the cash register.   The victim shut the window and fled further i…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Georgia Men Accused Of Trafficking Dozens Of Handguns Into NY, Feds Say Georgia Men Accused Of Trafficking Dozens Of Handguns Into NY, Feds Say
Georgia Men Accused Of Trafficking Dozens Of Handguns Into NY, Feds Say Two Georgia men are facing federal charges for allegedly transporting dozens of handguns into New York, authorities said. Patrick Polidore, age 32, was arraigned in federal court on Long Island Wednesday, Sept. 28 in Central Islip on an 11-count indictment alleging that he and co-defendant Dennis Wolfolk, age 29, illegally brought 27 handguns into the state. Wolfolk is in federal custody in Georgia and will be brought to the Eastern District of New York for arraignment at a later date, according to the US Attorney's Office. Federal prosecutors said between October 2020 and January 2021,…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Late-Night Watch Sale Ends In Armed Robbery On Long Island Late-Night Watch Sale Ends In Armed Robbery On Long Island
Late-Night Watch Sale Ends In Armed Robbery On Long Island Police on Long Island are working to identify several suspects after a late-night watch sale ended in an armed robbery. Suffolk County Police said the incident happened in Miller Place shortly before midnight on Thursday, July 21. The victim had arranged to meet another person in a parking lot on Route 25A to sell a Rolex watch. At around 11:45 p.m. he was approached by three men, one of whom displayed a gun before robbing him of his watch, cellphone, and wallet, police said. The men then fled in a white SUV, possibly a Mercedes Benz AMG GT with a rear spoiler, according to police. …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Police Searching For Man Who Robbed Long Island Gas Station At Gunpoint Police Searching For Man Who Robbed Long Island Gas Station At Gunpoint
Police Searching For Man Who Robbed Long Island Gas Station At Gunpoint Police are searching for a man who allegedly robbed a Long Island BP gas station at gunpoint. The incident took place in Valley Stream around 9 p.m. on Sunday, June 5, at 85 N. Central Ave. According to detectives, an unknown man entered the BP gas station, approached the clerk with a handgun, went behind the counter, and demanded money.  The clerk complied and the man left the scene southbound on foot with an undetermined amount of cash, Nassau County Police said. The man is described as being Black, 5-foot-8, with a thin build, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, red …

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by Kathy Reakes
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17-Year-Old Girl Nabbed For Knifepoint Robbery Of Taxi Driver On Long Island 17-Year-Old Girl Nabbed For Knifepoint Robbery Of Taxi Driver On Long Island
17-Year-Old Girl Nabbed For Knifepoint Robbery Of Taxi Driver On Long Island An investigation into the armed robbery of a taxi driver on Long Island led to the arrest of a 17-year-old girl, police announced. On Dec. 8, 2021, in Riverhead, police said that a driver was robbed at knifepoint by a woman in the parking lot of the Dollar Tree on Old Country Road. A spokesperson from the Riverhead Police Department said that a teen suspect - whose name has not been released - was arrested on Tuesday, May 24 by members of the Detective Division following a lengthy investigation into the robbery. The teen was charged with one count of first-degree robbery and is being held…

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by Zak Failla