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27-Year-Old Accused Of Promoting Prostitution, Sex Trafficking On Long Island 27-Year-Old Accused Of Promoting Prostitution, Sex Trafficking On Long Island
27-Year-Old Accused Of Promoting Prostitution, Sex Trafficking On Long Island A man has been accused of sex trafficking and promoting prostitution on Long Island. Queens resident Wilson Rodriguez Peralta, 27, of Maspeth, was arrested without incident on Friday night, Oct. 4 in Hicksville, following a Nassau County Police investigation.  Peralta has been charged with: Sex trafficking,  Criminal possession of a controlled substance, Promoting prostitution.  He was scheduled to be arraigned Saturday, Oct. 5, at First District Court in Hempstead. Detectives request anyone who feels that may also be a victim of sex trafficking to contact Nassau County …

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by Joe Lombardi
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17-Year-Old Pulls Knife In School Fight, Injures 2 Other Long Island Girls, Police Say 17-Year-Old Pulls Knife In School Fight, Injures 2 Other Long Island Girls, Police Say
17-Year-Old Pulls Knife In School Fight, Injures 2 Other Long Island Girls, Police Say Two teen girls suffered minor injuries at the hands of a third girl after a verbal fight became physical at a Long Island high school. The incident happened just after 11 a.m. on Monday, March 27, at Uniondale High School, Nassau County Police said. According to detectives, a 17-year-old Hempstead girl got into a verbal argument with two other girls, ages 17 and 18, while walking through the school's hallways. The argument became physical and the instigating teen began punching the second 17-year-old girl, police said. She then reportedly escalated by brandishing a utility knife…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Long Island Accountant Arrested for Allegedly Stealing More Than $320K From Two Clients Long Island Accountant Arrested for Allegedly Stealing More Than $320K From Two Clients
Long Island Accountant Arrested for Allegedly Stealing More Than $320K From Two Clients A Long Island accountant will face more than a decade behind bars after he was arrested for allegedly stealing more than $320,000 from a pair of clients. Baldwin resident Francisco Esquivel, 65, the owner of Lore Franc, Inc. in Hempstead, was arraigned on Thursday, Aug. 20 for allegedly embezzling $327,499 from two local business owners between 2012 and 2017. District Attorney Madeline Singas said that Esquivel’s victims hired his company to pay their quarterly taxes, Workers Compensation Insurance, and manage payrolls. Esquivel’s first victim was approached by an employee of Lore Frank in…

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by Zak Failla
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Suspect Charged In Connection To Fatal Long Island Overdose Suspect Charged In Connection To Fatal Long Island Overdose
Suspect Charged In Connection To Fatal Long Island Overdose A suspect has been charged following a fatal overdose on Long Island, police say. Narcotics/Vice Squad Detectives with the Nassau County Police Department arrested Damiean Landell Johnson, 25, of Queens on Tuesday, Dec. 3 around 6:30 p.m. Detectives were investigating a fatal overdose from North New Hyde Park as part of Operation Natalie, Nassau County’s War Against Opioids. Prior to his arrest, Johnson was found to be in possession of 10 bags of heroin and an additional quantity of marijuana, according to police. Johnson was charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled s…

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by Valerie Musson