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Suspects On Loose After Victims Flee From Car During Armed Long Island Robbery Suspects On Loose After Victims Flee From Car During Armed Long Island Robbery
Suspects On Loose After Victims Flee From Car During Armed Long Island Robbery Two armed robbers are on the loose after an alleged armed robbery on Long Island. A 45-year-old driver and his two female passengers were driving on Sprague Avenue at approximately 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 14, in West Hempstead, when a tan Ford Escape cut them off, forcing the vehicle to stop. Nassau County Police said that two men, both armed with a black and a silver handgun, exited the Ford and approached the victims’ vehicle. At that point, the driver attempted to escape by putting the car in reverse, backing into a fence. At that point, all three left the vehicle and fled the scene…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man, Woman Nabbed For String Of Armed Robberies At Long Island Gas Stations Man, Woman Nabbed For String Of Armed Robberies At Long Island Gas Stations
Man, Woman Nabbed For String Of Armed Robberies At Long Island Gas Stations A man and woman are facing a host of charges following a string of armed robberies at Suffolk County gas stations over the past two months, police said. Copiague resident Juan Carlos Fernandez Espinal is being charged with eight robberies, with West Babylon resident Marta Rafalko allegedly being involved in four of them. Both were arrested int he parking lot of Ultra Gas Station on West Montauk Highway in Lindenhurst at approximately 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6. Robberies were reported at:  USA Gasoline, 188 N Wellwood Ave., Lindenhurst, on Oct. 2 at 9:55 p.m.; BP, 1235 Route 231, No…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Suspect On Loose After Armed Robbery At Long Island Cell-Phone Store Suspect On Loose After Armed Robbery At Long Island Cell-Phone Store
Suspect On Loose After Armed Robbery At Long Island Cell-Phone Store The suspect in an armed robbery of a Long Island Metro PCS store remains at large, according to police. Detectives with the Nassau County Police Department say a black male wearing a mask and gloves entered Metro PCS in Hempstead (652 Fulton Avenue) on Monday, Oct. 28 around 8 p.m. Once inside, the man showed a black handgun and ordered the 25-year-old female employee to put her hands up and go to the back of the store, according to police. The man asked the victim where the cell phones and cash were kept, then demanded her to crawl underneath a desk, police say. Once the victim complied,…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Video: Suspect At Large After Armed Robbery At Long Island Automotive Store Video: Suspect At Large After Armed Robbery At Long Island Automotive Store
Video: Suspect At Large After Armed Robbery At Long Island Automotive Store An alert has been issued for a wanted man who was caught on camera robbing a Long Island business at gunpoint. The suspect displayed a handgun at CND Automotive on Echo Avenue in Sound Beach at approximately 8:50 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19, demanding cash, Suffolk County Police said. In the video, the suspect can be seen in a black sweatshirt, dark pants, and a mask, marching a store employee into the store with a gun pointed to his back, blocking the suspect’s face from his view. The employee then went into a cash register and handed over an undisclosed amount of cash. Anyone who knows th…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Suspect Who Held Woman At Gunpoint Before Stealing Her Car At LI Supermarket Apprehended Suspect Who Held Woman At Gunpoint Before Stealing Her Car At LI Supermarket Apprehended
Suspect Who Held Woman At Gunpoint Before Stealing Her Car At LI Supermarket Apprehended An armed suspect who allegedly stole a woman’s car at Whole Foods on Long Island has been apprehended, police said. Officers from the Suffolk County Police Department responded to Whole Foods in Lake Grove on New Moriches Road shortly after 10:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 14, where there was a report of a woman whose car was stolen at gunpoint. Police said that Stephanie Rodriguez was sitting in the driver’s seat of a parked 2008 Chrysler Sebring when a man approached the vehicle and asked her for directions. The man then pointed a handgun at Rodriguez and told her to exit the vehicle. Rodrigu…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Photos Released Of Suspect Who Held Woman At Gunpoint Before Stealing Her Car At LI Supermarket Photos Released Of Suspect Who Held Woman At Gunpoint Before Stealing Her Car At LI Supermarket
Photos Released Of Suspect Who Held Woman At Gunpoint Before Stealing Her Car At LI Supermarket Police have released photos of an armed suspect who stole a woman’s car at Whole Foods on Long Island, police said. Officers from the Suffolk County Police Department responded to Whole Foods in Lake Grove on New Moriches Road shortly after 10:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 14, where there was a report of a woman whose car was stolen at gunpoint. Police said that Stephanie Rodriguez was sitting in the driver’s seat of a parked 2008 Chrysler Seebring when a man approached the vehicle and asked her for directions. The man then pointed a handgun at Rodriguez and told her to exit the vehicle. Rodrig…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Suspects At Large After Armed Robbery Of Four Getting Out Of Car In Driveway Of LI Home Suspects At Large After Armed Robbery Of Four Getting Out Of Car In Driveway Of LI Home
Suspects At Large After Armed Robbery Of Four Getting Out Of Car In Driveway Of LI Home Two suspects are on the loose after an armed robbery that occurred while the victims were getting out of a car in the driveway of their residence on Long Island, police said. It happened on Monday, Sept. 9 at around 5 a.m. in North Woodmere, Nassau County Police said. According to detectives, the four victims parked their car in the driveway of their house.  As the victims walked toward the house, two unknown male suspects ran toward them, said police. The men yelled to get on the ground and one suspect displayed a handgun, according to police.  The suspects took mone…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Suspect On Loose After Armed Robbery At Long Island 7-Eleven Suspect On Loose After Armed Robbery At Long Island 7-Eleven
Suspect On Loose After Armed Robbery At Long Island 7-Eleven A suspect is on the loose after an overnight armed robbery at a Long Island 7-Eleven. It happened around 3:40 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 8  in Stewart Manor, according to Nassau County Police. An unknown male suspect entered a 7-11 store located at 156 Covert Avenue and walked up to the male store clerk, police said. The suspect pulled out a black handgun and demanded money in which the victim complied, according to police. The suspect took an undisclosed amount of currency and fled from the store on foot in an unknown direction, police said. No injuries were reported. The suspect is de…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Indicted For Murder After Fatal Shooting During Robbery in Old Bethpage Park Man Indicted For Murder After Fatal Shooting During Robbery in Old Bethpage Park
Man Indicted For Murder After Fatal Shooting During Robbery in Old Bethpage Park A 22-year-old man has been indicted on a murder charge after a botched armed robbery that left a 22-year-old man dead in Old Bethpage. Queens resident Stefan Pierre, of Staten Island, suffered a gunshot wound in the abdomen shortly before 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 6 in Old Bethpage. He was later pronounced dead at a local hospital. Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced on Monday, Aug. 5 that Brandon Torres, 22, was arraigned on Friday, Aug. 2 and charged with second-degree murder, first-degree robbery, two counts of criminal possession of a weapon and second-degree ro…

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by Zak Failla
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Pair Sentenced For Kidnapping, Killing Area Man Who Was Federal Cooperating Witness Pair Sentenced For Kidnapping, Killing Area Man Who Was Federal Cooperating Witness
Pair Sentenced For Kidnapping, Killing Area Man Who Was Federal Cooperating Witness Two men will spend the rest of their lives in prison after being convicted of kidnapping and murdering a federal cooperating witness from the area in a violent armed robbery more than two years ago. Bronx residents Robert Pizarro and Juan Rivera were convicted in September last year of murdering a witness from Rockland to prevent him from reporting to law enforcement, kidnapping conspiracy, kidnapping resulting in death, robbery conspiracy, robbery, and weapons offenses, arising out of the murder of federal cooperating witness and Garnerville resident Robert Bishun on Sept. 20, 2016. On Tue…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Two Suspects On Loose After 7-Eleven Armed Robbery In Elmont Two Suspects On Loose After 7-Eleven Armed Robbery In Elmont
Two Suspects On Loose After 7-Eleven Armed Robbery In Elmont Two suspects are at large following an armed robbery at a 7-Eleven on Long Island. The two men entered the store located at 1571 Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont at around 1:30 a.m. on Friday, July 19, Nassau County Police said. Once inside, one of the men displayed a handgun and demanded a male clerk, 22, hand over cash from the register, police said. The other man displayed a pink Taser and demanded the second male clerk, 40, lay down on the ground, according to police.  The men made off with an undisclosed amount of money, cigarettes and Lottery tickets before fleeing the scene on foo…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Suspects On Loose After Armed Robbery At Calverton Gas Station Suspects On Loose After Armed Robbery At Calverton Gas Station
Suspects On Loose After Armed Robbery At Calverton Gas Station Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Seventh Squad detectives are on the lookout for two men suspected of robbing a Calverton gas station. Police say two men, pictured above, carried out an armed robbery on an employee at Exxon (1 Edwards Avenue) on Tuesday, April 27 around 10:30 p.m. Both men were armed with handguns, police say. They were wearing gloves and masks and were described as black, approximately six feet tall with a thin build, according to police. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000 for any information that leads to an arrest. …

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by Valerie Musson