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Nassau County Man Wanted On Aggravated Harassment Charge Nassau County Man Wanted On Aggravated Harassment Charge
Nassau County Man Wanted On Aggravated Harassment Charge Have you seen him? Police investigators in Nassau County have issued an alert for a wanted man. Jonathan Leon, 50, was arrested last year and charged with second-degree aggravated harassment with a cause of threat to be communicated and criminal contempt for disobeying the court in Nassau County. Leon was later released following his processing and failed to appear for court proceedings, leading to a warrant for his arrest. Investigators describe Leon as being 5-foot-8 with brown hair, brown eyes, weighing approximately 360 pounds. Police noted that anyone who comes into contact with Le…

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by Zak Failla
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Alert Issued For Nassau County Criminal Mischief Suspect On Run Alert Issued For Nassau County Criminal Mischief Suspect On Run
Alert Issued For Nassau County Criminal Mischief Suspect On Run Have you seen him? Police investigators in Nassau County have issued an alert for a man wanted on charges that include criminal contempt and criminal mischief. Chad Stewart, 39, was arrested last year and charged with criminal contempt and criminal mischief for an incident in Nassau County. He later was released following his processing and failed to appear for court proceedings, leading to a warrant for his arrest. Investigators described Stewart as being 5-foot-10, weighing approximately 170 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Police noted that anyone who comes into contact with Ste…

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by Zak Failla
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Nassau County Man Wanted For Criminal Contempt Nassau County Man Wanted For Criminal Contempt
Nassau County Man Wanted For Criminal Contempt The Nassau County Police Department has issued an alert for a suspect who allegedly disobeyed court orders and is facing a looming criminal contempt charge. Samuel Vergata, 31, is wanted by police in Nassau County on a second-degree criminal contempt charge for allegedly disobeying court orders. Vergata was released following her arrest and later failed to appear for court proceedings, elating to a bench warrant. Police describe Vergata as a 5-foot-11 man weighing approximately 265 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes. Investigators noted that anyone who recognizes Vergata or who spots him…

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by Zak Failla
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Nassau County Man Wanted On Assault, Other Charges Nassau County Man Wanted On Assault, Other Charges
Nassau County Man Wanted On Assault, Other Charges Police investigators in Nassau County are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to locate a wanted man who was busted on multiple charges and failed to appear in court. An alert has been issued for 39-year-old Jason Whitaker, who is wanted by the Nassau County Police Department after being arrested and charged with fourth-degree grand larceny for stealing property with a value over $1,000; assault with intent to cause physical injury with a weapon and first-degree criminal contempt for violating a an order of protection that was issued by the court. Whitaker was later released, fa…

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by Zak Failla
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Three Charged In Connection To 7-Eleven Robbery Spree In Suffolk Three Charged In Connection To 7-Eleven Robbery Spree In Suffolk
Three Charged In Connection To 7-Eleven Robbery Spree In Suffolk Three people were nabbed for allegedly conducting a string of 7-Eleven robberies that spanned five months throughout Suffolk County. Akeel Swazey, 36, address unknown; Audra Litwin, 33, of Babylon, and William Jackson, 39, of Amityville, were arrested on Thursday, May 23, following an investigation by the Major Case Section into the six robberies that took place in March and May, said the Suffolk County Police.  Swazey was also charged for an addition robbery that took place in December of last year, police said.  All three were charged with six counts of robbery. Jackson was als…

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by Kathy Reakes