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$203K Cash, $80K Gold Bars Swindled From Long Island Woman In Apple Scam
A Brooklyn man is accused of trying to scam an 80-year-old woman out of gold bars in Franklin Square, Nassau County police said on Thursday, Dec. 19. The victim received a text message claiming her Apple ID had been compromised, prompting her to call a phone number provided in the message, police said. She was connected to a man claiming to be a Chase Bank representative working with the FBI. Between Oct. 10 and Dec. 6, the man persuaded her to give him $203,000 in cash and gold bars "for safekeeping," according to investigators. On Thursday, Dec. 19, the man allegedly contacted the victim …
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Man Lures House Cleaner To North Babylon Residence Before Attempted Knifepoint Robbery, DA Says
A Long Island man is accused of luring a house cleaner to his residence before attempting to rob her at knifepoint. The incident began in North Babylon at an apartment on Weeks Road, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors said 66-year-old Christopher Doran lured a female house cleaner to his residence under the guise of hiring her on Monday, Sept. 2. When the victim arrived, Doran told her she needed to drive him in her car to a bank to withdraw money. After instructing the woman to drive him to several locations between Bay Shore and Babylon, Doran told th…
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Police Nab Woman Accused Of Robbing Selden Bank After She Crashes Into Cop Car: Officers
A woman accused of robbing a Long Island bank was arrested after she crashed head-on with a police officer in a stolen car a day after the heist, authorities said. Nina Cahill, age 41, of Holtsville, is accused of robbing the Chase Bank in Selden at 999 Middle Country Road around 4:45 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6, Suffolk County Police said. She wore a surgical mask during the robbery. Original Report: Police Searching For Woman Who Robbed Suffolk County Bank On Saturday, police located Cahill in a stolen Toyota Corolla in Holbrook around 7:30 p.m., but when they tried to st…
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Woman Wearing Surgical Mask At Large After Bank Robbery In Selden
A female suspect is at large after a bank robbery on Long Island. It happened just after 4:45 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6 in Selden. According to Suffolk County Police, a white woman wearing a surgical mask entered Chase Bank at 999 Middle Country Road and presented the teller with a note demanding money. The teller complied, and the suspect fled on foot with cash. Detectives are asking anyone with information on the robbery to call the Suffolk County PD Major Case Unit at 631-852- 6555 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-220-TIPS. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
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Bank Robbery Update: Suspect Nabbed After Targeting Long Island Chase Branch
A suspect has been arrested in connection with a bank robbery on Long Island. The incident happened at around 3:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11, at a Chase bank in Selden, located on Middle Country Road. Suffolk County Police said the robber told a teller that he had a weapon and handed the employee a note demanding cash. Earlier Report: Suspect At Large After Bank Robbery In Selden The teller complied and the suspect fled. On Thursday, Dec. 14, police announced that 51-year-old Joseph Amorosa, of Selden, has been apprehended in connection with the robbery. He is charged with one count of rob…
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Suspect At Large After Bank Robbery In Selden
A suspect is on the loose after a bank robbery on Long Island. See a new update here: Bank Robbery Update: Suspect Nabbed After Targeting Selden Branch, Police Say A man entered Chase Bank in Selden, located at 999 Middle Country Road, at about 3:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11, verbally implied to an employee he had a weapon, and handed the teller a note demanding cash, Suffolk County Police said. The teller complied and the suspect fled. Detectives are asking anyone with information on this robbery to call the Major Case Unit at 631-852-6555 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers…
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Duo Nabbed For Identity Theft, Drug Possession At Northern Westchester Bank, Police Say
A Hudson Valley and Long Island man were both arrested on identity theft charges after being caught with a victim's personal information and a forged driver's license at a Northern Westchester bank, police said. Both Dutchess County resident Duane Pelt of Fishkill, age 59, and Suffolk County resident Kevin Weiss of East Hampton, age 23, were arrested on Wednesday, Nov 29 in connection with an alleged identity theft incident in Yorktown, Yorktown Police announced. According to the department, around 1 p.m. on Wednesday, officers responded to the Chase Bank in Yorktown at 720 Lee Blvd. and be…
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New Update: Helmet-Wearing Wife, Husband Charged In Bank Robbery Spree On Long Island
A married couple has been formally charged for their alleged roles in a string of bank robberies on Long Island. Joseph Hill, age 40, and Stephanie Demola, age 34, both of Moriches, were indicted on robbery and other charges in Suffolk County Court on Friday, July 28, and Monday, July 31, respectively. Earlier Report: Man, Helmet-Wearing Woman Nabbed For String Of Suffolk County Bank Robberies, Police Say According to the Suffolk County DA’s office, the duo robbed three banks between Monday, July 10 and Thursday, July 13 - a Chase Bank in Yaphank, a TD Bank in Lake Ronkonkoma, and a…
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Man, Helmet-Wearing Woman Nabbed For String Of Long Island Bank Robberies, Police Say
Two suspects are behind bars in connection with a string of bank robberies on Long Island. Joseph Hill, age 40, and Stephanie Demola, age 34, both of Moriches, were arrested on robbery charges Monday, July 17. According to Suffolk County Police, the duo first attempted to rob a Chase Bank in Yaphank on Monday, July 10, but left without any cash after the teller refused their demands. Earlier Report: Helmet-Wearing Woman Strikes Again In New Robbery At Bank In Patchogue Hours later, the pair successfully held up a TD Bank in Lake Ronkonkoma, police said. They’re also accused of robbi…
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Helmet-Wearing Woman Strikes Again In New Robbery At Long Island Bank
Police are investigating another bank robbery on Long Island involving a woman who fled on a motorcycle. The suspect walked into Patchogue’s Webster Bank on Sunrise Highway at just after 9 a.m. Thursday, July 13, according to Suffolk County Police. As in previous robberies, the woman was wearing a motorcycle helmet and handed the teller a note demanding cash. She also threatened violence unless her demands were met. Earlier Report: Search Heats Up For Helmet-Wearing Woman After New Robbery Attempt Succeeds In Lake Ronkonkoma The teller complied and the woman fled with an undisclosed …
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Helmet-Wearing Woman Flees After Long Island Bank Robbery Attempt
Police are seeking tips after a woman tried and failed to rob a Long Island bank. The incident happened at around 10 a.m. Monday, July 10, at a Chase bank in Yaphank, located near Main Street and Muellers Lane. According to Suffolk County Police, the woman gave the teller a note demanding cash, but the teller refused to comply with her demands. The suspect left empty handed and jumped onto a waiting motorcycle before fleeing the scene. Police said the woman was wearing a facemask and a motorcycle helmet. Anyone with information in the case is asked to call the Suffolk County Police Depa…
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‘Fix A Flat’ Scam: $8,000 Cash Stolen From Long Island Woman
$8,000 in cash was stolen from a Long Island woman in a scam involving her tire being flattened, police said. The woman withdrew the cash at a Chase Bank, located in Carle Place on Old Country Road, on Monday, April 10 at 12:45 p.m., Nassau County Police reported. She then placed the cash and her wallet in her purse and left it on the front seat while she drove westbound on Old Country Road. Authorities reported that the woman heard a noise coming from her car shortly after beginning to drive and noticed that her low tire pressure light was on. When she pulled over, the victim saw that…
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Woman Conned Out Of Debit Card At Bank On Long Island: Suspects On Loose
Police are looking for three suspects who conned a woman out of her debit card at a bank on Long Island and used it for several transactions. The larceny happened in Nassau County on Thursday, March 9 around 10:40 a.m. at the Chase Bank in Westbury located at 201 Post Ave., according to Nassau County Police. Around that time, a 72-year-old woman was in the vestibule of the bank when she noticed two men and one woman also inside as she was leaving the building. One of the men then told the victim that she had dropped a twenty-dollar bill on the ground. When the victim then…
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Former Long Island Law Firm Employee Indicted For Stealing $500K from 7 Trusts, DA Says
A former Long Island law firm employee has been indicted for allegedly stealing more than $500,000 from seven trust bank accounts that benefitted people with special needs. Michelle Byrd, age 53, of Hempstead, was arraigned Wednesday, March 8 on one count of grand larceny and 180 counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument, said Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly. “The victims of this alleged scheme included adults with Cerebral Palsy, stroke victims, and a woman who had lost her arms and legs due to medical malpractice," Donnelly said. DA Donnelly said that, acco…
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Teller Refuses ‘Bomb’ Toting Robber’s Demands At Long Island Bank
A Long Island bank robber’s attempt at some fast cash didn’t quite go as planned, authorities said. Police were called at around 10:40 a.m. Monday, March 6, with reports of an attempted robbery at a Chase Bank in Bay Shore, located on East Main Street, according to Suffolk County Police. Detectives said 58-year-old Donald Klapak, who is homeless, entered the bank and handed a teller a note demanding cash. The note also indicated that Klapak had a bomb. Unfortunately for Klapan, the teller did not comply with his demands and he left the bank without any cash, according to police. No emplo…
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Long Island Woman Wires $29K To 'Fraud Dept. Rep.' In Phone Scam, Police Say
A Long Island woman is out nearly $30,000 after falling victim to a phone scam. The 43-year-old Plainview woman told Nassau County Police that she received a phone call from someone claiming to be a representative with Chase Bank’s fraud department on Thursday morning, Feb. 23. The scammer reportedly used the name “Tracy Smith.” Detectives said the person told the victim that there was fraudulent activity on her account that she needed to wire $29,800 from her account into a Bank of America account in order to resolve the issue, police said. The victim then wired the money. She later reach…
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Bank Robbery Spree: Suspect Nabbed After String Of Incidents In Nassau County
A suspect has been apprehended after a string of bank robberies and attempted robberies on Long Island that started in early January. At about 1:15 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, the suspect, identified as Willian Andrade Jordan, age 31, entered the Bank of America in Baldwin, at 2300 Grand Ave., approached a teller, passed a note threatening a gun and a knife and demanded three thousand dollars, Nassau County Police said. The 29-year-old female victim walked away from her station and Jordan fled the scene on foot without receiving any proceeds, according to police. No injuries were reported. …
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Teller Refuses LI Bank Robber's Demands; Suspect Sought In Second Heist Minutes Later
Police are investigating two separate bank robberies on Long Island that occurred a half-hour apart, one successful and the other not so much. Nassau County Police officers were first called at around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3, with reports of a robbery at a Chase Bank in Rockville Centre, located on North Village Avenue. Employees told police that a man wearing a black ski mask and gloves had approached the teller and presented a note demanding money. The suspect threatened to use a weapon, but did not actually display one. Instead of complying with the robber’s demands, however, the tel…
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Long Island Man In Stolen Vehicle Caught After Driving 122 MPH, Crashing: Police
A Long Island man is in trouble for not just driving a stolen vehicle, but also traveling at more than 120 mph in traffic during a fast-paced chase, police said. On Thursday, Dec. 8 around 12:30 a.m., police in Suffolk County saw a vehicle pass by their cruiser at 90 mph traveling east in Brookhaven on Sunrise Highway (Route 27) and then attempted to pull it over, according to the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office. The vehicle did not stop though and proceeded to accelerate to 122 mph while dangerously weaving through traffic on the highway. However, the chase soon ended when the …
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Duo On Loose After Attempting To Steal ATM From Massapequa Bank, Police Say
Police are searching for two men who allegedly tried to steal an ATM from a Long Island bank overnight. The two, while in a 2001 white Ford F250, drove up to the Chase Bank in Massapequa, located at 6 Carmans Road, Nassau County Police said. They then tied the ATM to the back of the pickup truck and successfully displaced it from its original location, severely damaging it, according to police. They were unable to remove any money from the ATM before fleeing the scene, police said. Officers located the empty pickup truck near the intersection of Sunrise Mall and Sunrise…
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Police Search For Woman Accused Of Using Stolen Card To Withdraw $12K In Suffolk County
Police have asked the public for help locating a woman accused of using a stolen debit card to withdraw about $12,000 from another woman's account on Long Island. An individual used the personal information of a Deer Park woman to request a duplicate Chase debit card, and the card was intercepted as it was being delivered on Oct. 28, according to an announcement from the Suffolk County Police Department on Thursday, March 17. That same day, a woman used the stolen card to withdraw funds from the victim's account at Chase Bank locations at 615 Grand Boulevard in Deer Park and 840 Sunrise Hig…
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Lengthy Investigation Leads To Arrest Of Suspect In Robbery At Chase Bank In Nassau County
A months-long investigation into a bank robbery on Long Island led to the arrest of a suspect who is now facing charges, police announced. On Friday, Feb. 25, Nassau County police investigators that Freeport resident Shamont Hoosuendove, age 37, has been charged with one count of second-degree robbery after targeting Chase Bank in Carle Place last fall. Police said that shortly before 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, Hoosuendove allegedly walked into Chase Bank on Old Country Road, slipping a teller a note demanding money. The teller complied, and Hoosuendove fled with an undisclosed …
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Suspects Nabbed For String Of Nassau County Bank Robberies
Two men are facing charges for their roles in a rash of armed bank robberies on Long Island following a months-long investigation, police announced. In Nassau County, Freeport resident Curtis Williams, age 35, and Uniondale resident Demetri Miller, age 58, were both charged following an investigation into multiple armed robberies at three bank branches earlier this month. The investigation began in November 2021 after an armed suspect - later identified as Miller - entered the Sterling National Bank on Merrick Road in Merrick and approached a teller demanding money before fleeing with an un…
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Duo Nabbed For Attempting To Rob Suffolk County Bank, Police Say
A serial bank robber was among two who were busted attempting to rob a Long Island branch, police announced. According to the Suffolk County Police Department, Mastic resident Dominic Scotto, age 31, entered Chase Bank on Grand Boulevard in Deer Park at approximately 4:50 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 13, handing a teller a note demanding cash. When the teller declined, police said that Scotto left the bank empty-handed, and he and his driver, West Islip resident Adam Postiglione, age 32, were arrested outside the bank after authorities were notified. Both were taken into custody without incident…
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Suspect At Large After Robbery At Long Island Chase Bank
A suspect is at large after a robbery at a Long Island Chase bank. A man entered the bank, located in Commack at 39 Vanderbilt Parkway, at around 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 21, and handed a teller a note demanding cash, Suffolk County Police said. The teller complied with the suspect’s demands and gave him cash from the drawer and the robber fled in an unknown direction, according to police. The suspect is described as an adult man, approximately 6-foot tall with a medium build. He was wearing a dark-colored jacket and hat and a blue face mask. Detectives are asking anyone with …
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Meryl Streeps' Nephew Fined For Hamptons Road-Rage Incident
The nephew of three-time Oscar winner Meryl Streep will avoid any time behind bars after being caught on camera assaulting a teenager outside a New York bank during an incident of road rage last summer. Connecticut native Charles Harrison Streep, age 32, assaulted the then-18-year-old victim, David Peralta, on Long Island in the parking lot of a Chase Bank on Main Street in East Hampton in August 2020, leaving the teen hospitalized with “serious head trauma" after the altercation, according to his lawyers. Original story - Meryl Streep's Nephew Charged In Hamptons Road-Rage Incident This w…
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Suspect At Large After Long Island Bank Robbery
A suspect is at large after a robbery at a Chase bank on Long Island. It happened around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30 in Franklin Square. That's when Nassau County Police said the suspect entered the bank located at 925 Hempstead Turnpike. He then approached the teller and demanded money, according to police. The teller complied and the suspect fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of US currency. There were four employees and two customers present inside the bank at the time of the robbery, according to police. There were no reported injuries. The suspect is described as being Black, in…
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Suspect At Large After Long Island Bank Robbery
Detectives are investigating a robbery that occurred at a Long Island bank. A man entered Chase Bank, located in Copiague at 895 Merrick Road, at approximately 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, and handed a teller a note demanding cash, Suffolk County Police said. The teller complied with the suspect’s demands and gave him cash from the drawer, said police. The robber fled on foot in an unknown direction. The man is described as either white or light-skinned Hispanic and between 5-foot-3 and 5-foot-4. He has a medium, muscular build and is between 30 and 40 years old, said police. …
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Police Searching For Suspect Accused Of Robbing Long Island Bank
Police are searching for a suspect accused of robbing a bank on Long Island. A man entered a Chase Bank in Islandia and handed a teller a note demanding cash and threatening to use a gun at about 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 6, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. Police said the teller gave the suspect the cash from the drawer, and the suspect ran away. SCPD said the suspect was described as a Black man who is about 6 feet tall and heavyset and was wearing a dark blue sweatshirt. The bank is located at 1455 Veterans Memorial Highway. Authorities asked anyone…
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Suspect On Run After Attempted Robbery At Long Island Bank
A suspect is at large after an attempted robbery at a Long Island bank. It happened around 1:25 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17 in Shirley. A man entered Chase Bank, located at 645 William Floyd Parkway, and passed a note to the teller demanding cash, Suffolk County Police said. The man is described as being white, in his mid 20s to early 30s, approximately 5-foot-7 to 5-foot-9 with a thin to medium build, according to police, who noted he was wearing a bright yellow sweatshirt. He fled on foot northbound through the Popeye’s Chicken parking lot, toward Sunrise Highway. Detectives…
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Suspect At Large After Robbery At Long Island Chase Bank
A suspect is at large after a robbery at a Chase bank on Long Island. It happened. just before 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 4, in Carle Place. A man entered the Chase Bank located at 400 Old Country Road, approached the teller, and verbally demanded money, Nassau County Police said. The teller complied and the suspect received an undetermined amount of currency before fleeing in an unknown direction, according to police. The suspect is described by police as being Black, approximately 6-feet tall with an average build, wearing a white hooded sweatshirt, dark sunglasses, a mask, an…
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