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Unconscious Queens Man Slams Stolen Audi Into Jeep, Injures Officer On Long Island: Police
An unconscious Queens man behind the wheel of a stolen Audi woke up and caused a chaotic crash that left a police officer injured in Valley Stream, Nassau County police announced on Saturday, Feb. 15.
Jeffrey Cabreja, 30, was found unresponsive in a blue 2023 Audi blocking traffic on Green Acres Road around 5:15 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 14, detectives said. But when an officer approached to help, Cabreja suddenly slammed on the gas, smashing into a black 2019 Jeep and flipping the Audi, police said.
Officers pulled him from the overturned vehicle and rushed him to the hospital. A responding off…
Westchester Physician, NY Pharmacist Illegally Prescribed, Dispensed Opioids: Feds
A Westchester County physician and a pharmacy owner from Long Island both face federal charges in connection with their alleged illegal distribution of highly addictive opioids, officials announced.
Nassau County resident Feroze Nazirbage of Bellerose, age 50, and Larchmont resident Mordechai Bar, age 71, were both arrested on Wednesday, June 5 and charged with illegally diverting oxycodone and other controlled substances, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced.
According to federal officials, Nazirbage, who is associated wit…
Westbury Man Charged After Police Recover Firearm, Oxycodone Pills, Cocaine, Pounds Of Cannabis
A 23-year-old man is facing charges after police reported recovering 101 oxycodone pills, cocaine, pounds of cannabis, and a firearm from a Long Island home.
Walter LinderNavarro, of Westbury, was arrested during an investigation that happened at 1:15 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 14, in Westbury, the Nassau County Police Department said.
NCPD said detectives conducted an investigation at a home on Bowling Green Drive and arrested LinderNavarro.
Police said the following items were recovered during the investigation:
Seven bags containing a white powdery substance believed to be cocaine, wei…
Suspect Nabbed After Armed Robberies At Long Island CVS, Gas Station, 7-Eleven
A Long Island man is in custody after a spree of armed robberies, including allegedly threatening an employee with a gun at a CVS location before stealing controlled substances, police said.
Massapequa resident Paul Defilippis, 32, walked into CVS on Magnolia Drive in North Massapequa at approximately 2:45 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 22, police said. He proceeded to shop for two hours before attempting to rob the store while there was nearly two dozen people inside the store.
According to police, at approximately 4:45 p.m. on Sunday, Defilippis jumped over the pharmacy counter, stated that he had …
