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Woman Beats Teen With Brass Knuckles, Knife During Long Island Fight, Police Say Woman Beats Teen With Brass Knuckles, Knife During Long Island Fight, Police Say
Woman Beats Teen With Brass Knuckles, Knife During Long Island Fight, Police Say A 30-year-old woman was arrested after a verbal fight turned physical and she allegedly assaulted a teen girl. It happened in Uniondale on Wednesday, June 12. According to Nassau County police, Armanda Valles got into an argument with a 19-year-old girl just before 7:30 p.m. in front of her Hawthorne Avenue residence. Valles allegedly hit the teen in the legs with brass knuckles. As the victim tried to run away, Valles then took out a knife and slashed the teenager in the leg, just below the knee, police said. The teen ran away and was taken to a local hospital, where she is current…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Left For Dead: Long Island Hit-Run Driver Nabbed Left For Dead: Long Island Hit-Run Driver Nabbed
Left For Dead: Long Island Hit-Run Driver Nabbed A Long Island driver who hit a man and drove away, leaving him on the street, has been arrested, police said. The incident occurred on Tuesday, Dec. 26 in Uniondale. According to Nassau County Police, 68-year-old Robert Hauswald was driving his gray 2001 Mercury when, just before 7:30 p.m., he struck a man near the intersection of Front Street and Maple Avenue. Hauswald, a Uniondale resident, allegedly continued driving, leaving his 60-year-old victim on the street, bleeding heavily from the right side of his face. A witness to the crash notified police that Hauswald’s car, which had ex…

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by Sophie Grieser
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It's A Girl! Officers Help Deliver Baby On Long Island It's A Girl! Officers Help Deliver Baby On Long Island
It's A Girl! Officers Help Deliver Baby On Long Island Police officers on Long Island made it just in time to help a pregnant woman deliver a healthy baby girl. Move over, stork! It happened on Tuesday, Oct. 17 in Uniondale. Nassau County Police officers traveled to help a woman in labor near the area of Chester Street and Front Street. When they arrived, the mother was in active labor, sitting in the passenger seat of a car. Alongside two medics, the officers were able to help the woman successfully deliver a healthy baby girl. Both mother and daughter were taken to a nearby hospital in stable condition for further treatment and evaluat…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Victim In DWI Crash Identified As Long Island Man, Dies From Injuries: Police Victim In DWI Crash Identified As Long Island Man, Dies From Injuries: Police
Victim In DWI Crash Identified As Long Island Man, Dies From Injuries: Police A man critically injured in an alleged DWI crash on Long Island has been identified, and succumbed to his injuries, police reported. The incident occurred on Saturday, June 10 at 10 p.m. in Uniondale, according to the Nassau County Police. The victim, now identified as Uniondale resident Sergio Vera, aged 60, was crossing south on Front Street near New York Avenue when he was struck by a 2018 Mercedes Benz. Vera sustained head trauma and was listed in critical condition. Police announced on Thursday, June 29 that Vera succumbed to his injuries. The driver, 44-year-old Eric O. Wheatley,…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Man In Critical Condition Following Long Island DWI Crash, Driver Arrested: Police Man In Critical Condition Following Long Island DWI Crash, Driver Arrested: Police
Man In Critical Condition Following Long Island DWI Crash, Driver Arrested: Police A Long Island man has been arrested for his role in a car crash that left the victim in critical condition, police announced. The incident occurred on Saturday, June 10 at 10 p.m. in Uniondale, Nassau County Police reported. A 60-year-old man was walking northbound on Front Street at New York Avenue when he was reportedly struck by a 2018 Mercedes Benz sedan, driven by 44-year-old Uniondale resident Eric O. Wheatley, authorities said. The victim sustained head trauma and was transported to a local hospital, where he is currently listed as being in critical condition. Wheatley is charg…

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by Sophie Grieser
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47-Year-Old Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck By Police Car On Long Island 47-Year-Old Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck By Police Car On Long Island
47-Year-Old Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck By Police Car On Long Island A 47-year-old man has died after being struck by a police vehicle on Long Island, authorities said. The incident happened at around 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, in Uniondale, near Front Street and New York Avenue, according to Nassau County Police. Investigators said Miguel Romero, age 47, of Uniondale, was attempting to cross southbound on Front Street when he was struck by an unmarked Nassau County Police vehicle, suffering multiple injuries, police said. He was later pronounced dead at a hospital. Officers were also treated for minor injuries, according to police. No other vehicles we…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Nassau County Police Vehicle Fatally Strikes Man In Uniondale Nassau County Police Vehicle Fatally Strikes Man In Uniondale
Nassau County Police Vehicle Fatally Strikes Man In Uniondale An investigation is underway after an unmarked Nassau County Police vehicle fatally struck a 46-year-old man. The crash happened in Uniondale at about 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19, the Nassau County Police Department said.  The police vehicle struck the man while he was attempting to cross south on Front Street at the intersection of New York Avenue, police said. NCPD said the man was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead. His identity was not released. Police said officers were also taken to local hospitals for treatment of minor injuries. This is a developing s…

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by Nicole Valinote
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18-Year-Old Displays BB Gun After Driver Refuses To Give Ride In Uniondale, Police Say 18-Year-Old Displays BB Gun After Driver Refuses To Give Ride In Uniondale, Police Say
18-Year-Old Displays BB Gun After Driver Refuses To Give Ride In Uniondale, Police Say An 18-year-old man is facing a weapons charge after police said he displayed a BB gun to a driver who refused to give him a ride on Long Island. Jahmire Roy, of Hempstead, was arrested following an incident that happened in Uniondale at about 2:40 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17, the Nassau County Police Department said. Officers responded to a disturbance at the intersection of Newport Road and Braxton Street and found that a man had approached a 66-year-old woman's vehicle and requested a ride, police said. When the woman refused, the man displayed what appeared to be a handgun, police said. …

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by Nicole Valinote
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Man Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash At Uniondale Intersection Man Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash At Uniondale Intersection
Man Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash At Uniondale Intersection Police are investigating a two-vehicle fatal crash at a Long Island intersection. It happened around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 25 in Uniondale. A 46-year-old man operating a 2012 Kawasaki motorcycle was involved in a collision with a 34-year-old man operating a 1999 Acura four-door sedan at the intersection of Front Street and Chester Street, Nassau County Police said. As a result of the collision, the motorcyclist suffered serious injuries and was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead d by a staff physician, said police. His identity has not yet been relea…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Accused Of Slashing Security Employee's Arm With Knife At Nassau County Bar Man Accused Of Slashing Security Employee's Arm With Knife At Nassau County Bar
Man Accused Of Slashing Security Employee's Arm With Knife At Nassau County Bar A 42-year-old man is facing an assault charge after police said he slashed an employee of a Long Island bar with a knife. Jose Angel Chirino, of Hempstead, was arrested in the incident that occurred at a Uniondale bar at about 10:40 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 23, according to the Nassau County Police Department.  Officers responded to a report of a disturbance with a knife at the Fuego Picante Bar, located at 913 Front St., NCPD said.  Police said officers were told that a 39-year-old man who was working security noticed that Chirino was armed with a knife.  The man said h…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Teenage Boy Sitting In Vehicle With Girl Robbed At Gunpoint On Long Island, Police Say Teenage Boy Sitting In Vehicle With Girl Robbed At Gunpoint On Long Island, Police Say
Teenage Boy Sitting In Vehicle With Girl Robbed At Gunpoint On Long Island, Police Say Police are searching for a suspect who allegedly robbed a teen by pointing a semi-automatic handgun at his neck on Long Island. The incident took place around 10:19 p.m., Wednesday, March 3, in Uniondale, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives,  the teen was parked and sitting in his vehicle with a 16-year-old girl on the corner of Compass Inlet and Front Street.  The male victim was then approached by an unknown man who pointed a black semiautomatic handgun at his neck and demanded money.  The victim then handed the man his mobile phone and the suspect fled…

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by Kathy Reakes
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15-Year-Old Killed In Crash Identified As Long Island HS Basketball Star 15-Year-Old Killed In Crash Identified As Long Island HS Basketball Star
15-Year-Old Killed In Crash Identified As Long Island HS Basketball Star A 15-year-old high school basketball star from Long Island who died from injuries suffered in a car crash has been identified by police. Jomani "Jo-Jo" Wright, of Uniondale, was killed on Wednesday, Jan. 27, during the crash at the intersection of Maple Avenue and Front Street, in Uniondale, said the Nassau County Police. An honor roll student who was named the "Player of the Year," at the school, was a popular and very visible student at Uniondale High School. The school held a special rally on Thursday, Jan. 28 to honor his memory and allow students to grieve. "The Uniondale Union Free …

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by Kathy Reakes
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15-Year-Old Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash At Busy Long Island Intersection 15-Year-Old Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash At Busy Long Island Intersection
15-Year-Old Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash At Busy Long Island Intersection Click here for an updated story: 15-Year-Old Killed In Crash Identified As Long Island HS Basketball Star A teenage boy was killed in a two-vehicle crash at a busy Long Island intersection. It happened around 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27, in Uniondale. An 87-year-old male driver of a 2006 Toyota was in a collision with a 2012 Honda CRV with four teenage occupants -- ages 15, 17, 17, and 18 years old -- at the intersection of Maple Avenue and Front Street, Nassau County Police said. The collision caused the 2012 Honda CRV to strike a pole, according to police.  The 15-year…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Long Island Man Caught After Robbing Fellow 20-Year-Old On Street In Broad Daylight Long Island Man Caught After Robbing Fellow 20-Year-Old On Street In Broad Daylight
Long Island Man Caught After Robbing Fellow 20-Year-Old On Street In Broad Daylight A Long Island man has been arrested after police say he robbed a 20-year-old victim on the street in broad daylight. Officers with the Nassau County Police Department arrested Craig Blackwood, 20, of Uniondale on Sunday, Nov. 3. According to police, Blackwood approached the male victim, who he allegedly already knew, while walking at the intersection of Front Street and Newport Road around 9 a.m. Blackwood forcibly took the victim’s cell phone and Apple air pods and fled on foot, according to police. Officers responded and located Blackwood, who allegedly fled, refused to comply with offi…

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by Valerie Musson
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Two Charged In Long Island Underage Drinking Detail Two Charged In Long Island Underage Drinking Detail
Two Charged In Long Island Underage Drinking Detail Two clerks working at beverage centers on Long Island are facing charges after selling alcohol to minors during a New York State Police undercover operation. On Tuesday, Oct. 29, New York State Police investigators in East Meadow and Riverside conducted “Underage Drinker Enforcement Operations” in the Town of Hempstead and Town of Riverhead, during which, two establishments were cited for selling to undercover operatives under the age of 21. Little Neck resident Cheng Chao, 48, a clerk at Diamond Wine and Liquor on Hempstead Turnpike in East Meadow; and Nicholas Ochiogrosso, 79, of Uniondal…

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by Zak Failla