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Man Swings Knife At Couple, Child During Long Island Burglary: Police Man Swings Knife At Couple, Child During Long Island Burglary: Police
Man Swings Knife At Couple, Child During Long Island Burglary: Police A homeless man has been nabbed after he allegedly broke into a Long Island home through the window and attempted to stab his victims, authorities said. It happened on Sunday, Nov. 5 in Hicksville, according to Nassau County Police. Just after 5 a.m., 35-year-old Alberto Garcia, who does not have a known address, climbed into a house on West Cherry Avenue through an unlocked living room window. Garcia reportedly grabbed a red knife from the kitchen before making his way downstairs to a basement bedroom. There, he confronted a 24-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman, along with a 10-yea…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Convenience Store Shooting: Suspect Used Long Island Worker As Shield, Police Say Convenience Store Shooting: Suspect Used Long Island Worker As Shield, Police Say
Convenience Store Shooting: Suspect Used Long Island Worker As Shield, Police Say At least three people were injured in a weekend shooting that involved six at a Long Island convenience store, police said. It happened on Saturday, July 22 in New Cassel, according to Nassau County Police. At approximately 10 p.m., a group of five people entered the AAWA convenience store, located at 815 Prospect Avenue. The group, which included Christian Romulus and Bryan Eric Toney, both aged 19, approached 20-year-old Gavin Freeman, who was already inside the store. This is when the shooting began. Freeman pulled his handgun first, firing at the group, police said. Toney also…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Shot Through Taxi Window: Alleged MS-13 Member Admits Killing Man During Dispute On Long Island Shot Through Taxi Window: Alleged MS-13 Member Admits Killing Man During Dispute On Long Island
Shot Through Taxi Window: Alleged MS-13 Member Admits Killing Man During Dispute On Long Island A suspected member of the MS-13 street gang is facing decades behind bars after admitting that he fatally shot a man from a taxi window during a dispute on Long Island. Denis Gutierrez-Marcos, age 20, pleaded guilty to murder and related charges in Nassau County Court on Thursday, Feb. 9, in the death of Edwin Guerrero Hernandez. Prosecutors said Gutierrez-Marcos was riding in a taxi minivan with two other passengers near High Street in Hempstead on Sept. 6, 2020. An argument broke out between a passenger in the front seat and another man in the rear. When the passenger in the rear got out…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Woman Nabbed For Stabbing Man In Neck On Long Island, Police Say Woman Nabbed For Stabbing Man In Neck On Long Island, Police Say
Woman Nabbed For Stabbing Man In Neck On Long Island, Police Say A woman was charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a man in the neck with a knife while driving with him in a vehicle. The incident took place in Calverton around 12:15 a.m. on Sunday, July 24. According to the Riverhead Police, officers responded to a home on Fresh Pond Avenue for a report of a Hispanic man that approached the residence seeking help after being stabbed in the neck. Daniel Saavedra, age 48, of Queens, told responding officers that earlier in the evening he was a passenger in a vehicle with his then-girlfriend Claudia Patricia Garcia Vargas, age 53, of Queen…

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by Kathy Reakes
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20-Year-Old Indicted For Shooting Two Outside Main Street Restaurant In Suffolk 20-Year-Old Indicted For Shooting Two Outside Main Street Restaurant In Suffolk
20-Year-Old Indicted For Shooting Two Outside Main Street Restaurant In Suffolk A 20-year-old identified as a gang member has been indicted for attempted murder for allegedly shooting two men outside a popular Long Island restaurant. Ethan Ladd is also charged with two counts of first-degree assault, one count of first-degree criminal use of a firearm, and one count of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy Sini. At approximately 2 a.m. on Saturday, June 19, Ladd entered a restaurant near 109 Main Street in Port Jefferson where he encountered a 23-year-old man and a 20-year old man and allegedly became …

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Attempts To Smother Ex-Girlfriend In Front Of Baby, Police Say Long Island Man Attempts To Smother Ex-Girlfriend In Front Of Baby, Police Say
Long Island Man Attempts To Smother Ex-Girlfriend In Front Of Baby, Police Say A 5-month-old child was present when a Long Island man allegedly attacked his ex-girlfriend and attempted to smother her with a pillow, according to police. The incident took place around 6:20 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 15, when Nassau County Police responded to a home in Farmingdale for a domestic violence report. According to detectives, Patrick Okula, 31, of Bethpage, became involved in a domestic dispute at a Greenway Drive residence with his ex-girlfriend, a 28-year-old female.  As a result of the disturbance, Okula allegedly punched the victim, and forced a pillow over he…

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by Kathy Reakes