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LI Man Nabbed For Multiple Crimes, Including Robbery, Grand Larceny, Police Say LI Man Nabbed For Multiple Crimes, Including Robbery, Grand Larceny, Police Say
LI Man Nabbed For Multiple Crimes, Including Robbery, Grand Larceny, Police Say A Long Island man has been arrested for multiple crimes including armed robbery and grand larceny. Joseph Mancuso, age 48, of Central Islip, was arrested around 5:15 p.m., Monday, Jan. 25, when Suffolk County Police responded to The Home Depot, located at 1101 Sunrise Highway, in Copiague, following a 911 call reporting a man carrying a handgun in the parking lot. When officers arrived at the scene, they located Mancuso and placed him under arrest. Mancuso was in possession of an imitation pistol, a stolen credit card, and a stolen 2001 Toyota Camry, Suffolk County Police said. Following a…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed In Knifepoint Robbery At Long Island Subway Restaurant Suspect Nabbed In Knifepoint Robbery At Long Island Subway Restaurant
Suspect Nabbed In Knifepoint Robbery At Long Island Subway Restaurant A knife-wielding man was arrested by police on Long Island after allegedly robbing a Subway restaurant for an undisclosed amount of cash. Officers from the Suffolk County Police Department responded to Subway on Portion Road in Ronkonkoma at approximately 8:45 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 4, where there was a report of an armed robbery. Police said that Selden resident Richard Sutton walked into the restaurant and approached an employee at the counter while displaying a knife and demanding cash on Monday night. During the armed robbery, a second employee approached the register, complied with Sutt…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police Search For Man Who Stole Bottles Of Perfume From LI Store, Threatened Clerk With Knife Police Search For Man Who Stole Bottles Of Perfume From LI Store, Threatened Clerk With Knife
Police Search For Man Who Stole Bottles Of Perfume From LI Store, Threatened Clerk With Knife Police are searching for a man who allegedly stuffed perfume bottles into his bag at a Long Island store and then threatened a store security guard before fleeing. The incident took place around 5:38 p.m., Monday, Nov. 30, at the Nordstrom Rack located at 1040 Old Country Road in East Garden City, Nassau County Police said. According to detectives, the man entered the store and walked to the fragrance counter where he began to load assorted perfumes into his personal bag. Store security approached the man to discuss the theft and the man displayed a knife, police said. The man fled the st…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
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
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Robbed At Gunpoint In Front Of Home, Police Say Long Island Man Robbed At Gunpoint In Front Of Home, Police Say
Long Island Man Robbed At Gunpoint In Front Of Home, Police Say A Long Island man was robbed in front of his home by two armed men when he arrived home. The incident took place around 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 27, on Woodbury Road in Woodbury, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, after driving up to his home and exiting his vehicle in the driveway, the 42-year-old victim was approached by two men who both displayed black handguns.  The men forcibly removed the victim’s watch, went into his car, and took a backpack that contained various pieces of jewelry.  The two men then fled on foot southbound on Woodbur…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Wanted Man Armed With Handgun Breaks Into Long Island Home, Police Say Wanted Man Armed With Handgun Breaks Into Long Island Home, Police Say
Wanted Man Armed With Handgun Breaks Into Long Island Home, Police Say Police are searching for an unidentified man who broke into a Long Island home in the wee hours of the evening, armed with a handgun, and stole a JBL speaker.  According to police, the incident took place on Thursday, Sept. 24 in the area of South 34th Street in Wyandanch at approximately 3:30 a.m., Suffolk County Police said. Surveillance footage from the interior of the home, depicting the unidentified man examining the residence's kitchen for approximately two minutes, can be viewed here.  Those who recognize the individual or have information pertinent to the investigati…

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by Christina Coulter
News
Long Island Felon Sentenced For Violent Crime Spree Long Island Felon Sentenced For Violent Crime Spree
Long Island Felon Sentenced For Violent Crime Spree A convicted felon is heading back to prison after being sentenced for nearly fatally shooting a marijuana trafficker on Long Island. Westbury resident Spencer Jean was sentenced this week to 35 years in prison for Hobbs Act robbery of a marijuana trafficker, discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, and obstruction of justice for a shooting two years ago. Jean, 34, was found guilty following a trial in July last year. Acting U.S. Attorney Seth DuCharme said that on March 20, 2018, in Middle Island, Jean robbed $1,500 worth of marijuana from a drug dealer he had met at a halfway hou…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Know Them? Duo Wanted For Robbery At Long Island 7-Eleven Know Them? Duo Wanted For Robbery At Long Island 7-Eleven
Know Them? Duo Wanted For Robbery At Long Island 7-Eleven New photos have been released after a 7-Eleven employee on Long Island was threatened by two men brandishing a weapon after allegedly stealing from the store, police said. Nassau County Police investigators said that two African American suspects entered 7-Eleven on Old Country Road in Carle Place shortly before 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11. After entering the store, police said that the pair began taking items from the shelves and placing them into a backpack. According to police, when the two attempted to leave the store without paying for the items, the store clerk confronted them. One…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Fires Gun During Robbery At Long Island Dunkin’ Donuts Man Fires Gun During Robbery At Long Island Dunkin’ Donuts
Man Fires Gun During Robbery At Long Island Dunkin’ Donuts A suspect is at large after an armed robbery at a Long Island Dunkin’ Donuts. It happened on Friday, Aug. 21 just before 5:30 p.m. in Bohemia. A man entered the Dunkin’, located at 4541 Sunrise Highway, armed with a handgun and demanded cash from the employees, Suffolk County Police said.  The man, who fled with cash, fired the gun once as he left the store. The two employees were not injured, police said. The investigation is continuing and detectives are asking anyone with information to call the Fifth Squad at 631-854-8552 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. 

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Police Search For Suspects In Armed Robbery At Long Island 7-Eleven Police Search For Suspects In Armed Robbery At Long Island 7-Eleven
Police Search For Suspects In Armed Robbery At Long Island 7-Eleven A 7-Eleven employee on Long Island was threatened by two men brandishing a weapon after allegedly stealing from the store, police said. Nassau County Police investigators said that two African American suspects entered 7-Eleven on Old Country Road in Carle Place shortly before 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11. After entering the store, police said that the pair began taking items from the shelves and placing them into a backpack. According to police, when the two attempted to leave the store without paying for the items, the store clerk confronted them. One of the men pushed the clerk and to…

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by Zak Failla
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Suspect On Loose After Violent Robbery In Parking Lot Behind Row Of Long Island Stores Suspect On Loose After Violent Robbery In Parking Lot Behind Row Of Long Island Stores
Suspect On Loose After Violent Robbery In Parking Lot Behind Row Of Long Island Stores A suspect is on the loose after a violent armed robbery in the parking lot of a row of stores on Long Island. It happened just before 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 14 in Uniondale. Two male victims, 45 and 50 years old, were sitting in the rear parking at 971 Nassau Rd. when they were approached by an unknown man, Nassau County Police said.  The suspect then asked the victims for money, according to police.  When they refused, he took out a black handgun, hitting both of the victims in the face with it while going through their pockets, police said.  The suspect fled the scene…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Five Long Island Teens Nabbed For Robbery Using Steak Knife, Hammer, Screwdriver, Police Say Five Long Island Teens Nabbed For Robbery Using Steak Knife, Hammer, Screwdriver, Police Say
Five Long Island Teens Nabbed For Robbery Using Steak Knife, Hammer, Screwdriver, Police Say Five teenagers were tracked down by police after using a variety of weapons during an armed robbery of four BMX bicycles on Long Island. Four teenagers - ages 14, 15, 15, and 16 - were approached by five men wearing masks shortly after 10 p.m. on Monday, July 13 on East Meadow Avenue in East Meadow, Nassau County Police said. The group threatened the four teens by displaying weapons that included a steak knife, hammer, and screwdriver, demanding their bicycles, to which the four complied and handed over their bikes. Police said that the five suspects then fled the scene on Prospect Av…

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by Zak Failla