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Man Who Threatened LI Store Clerk With Box Cutter Caught After Fleeing 7-Eleven, Police Say
A man who threatened a store clerk with a box cutter was caught shortly after he fled from a Long Island 7-Eleven, police said.
It happened on Saturday, Feb. 29 at 11:40 a.m. in East Meadow.
Stephen Radi, 45, entered the 7-Eleven located at 2397 Hempstead Turnpike and threatened the store clerk, a 63-year-old man, with a boxcutter, Nassau County Police said.
Radi, who is homeless, then took beer from the establishment and exited without attempting to pay, police said. He then fled the scene on foot.
Radi was located at 1:05 p.m. by a patrol unit in the vicinity of Nassau University Medica…
Teen Duo Nabbed For Series Of Burglaries At Long Island Stores
A pair of teenagers allegedly burglarized a series of smoke shops on Long Island, targeting nicotine and CBD-based products, police said.
Uzair Khan, 18, of East Meadow, and Matthew Hartenstein, 19, of Brooklyn, allegedly broke into the E-Smoke Shop on Hempstead Turnpike in East Meadow at approximately 3:15 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25, Nassau County Police said.
Police said that once inside the smoke shop, Khan and Hartenstein removed products before leaving the store in an unknown direction. The investigation into the break-in led police to the two teens.
Khan was tracked down by investigat…
Man, Woman Arrested For Robbing, Injuring 79-Year-Old Woman In Ronkonkoma
A monthslong investigation has led to the arrests of a man and woman for injuring and robbing a 79-year-old Ronkonkoma woman in May.
Patrick Schlereth and Brittany Thorner robbed the woman of her purse in a parking lot, located at 318 Portion Road, in Ronkonkoma on May 26, at approximately 5:45 p.m., Suffolk County Police said. During the robbery the woman suffered injuries to her arm.
Following an investigation by Fourth Squad detectives, Schlereth, 25, of Seventh Avenue, in East Meadow and Thorner, 22, of the same address, were arrested in a car at the intersection of Newbridge Road …
Man, 29, Who Went Missing From Medical Center In Nassau County Found
Updated report, Wednesday, May 15
The 29-year-old man who went missing at the Nassau University Medical Center on Hempstead Turnpike in the hamlet of East Meadow at 7 a.m. Tuesday, May 14 has been found, the New York State Public Safety Department announced on Wednesday, May 15.
Akeem Clarke was located at a hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the department said.
Further details were not released.
Original report, Tuesday, May 14
A 29-year-old man has gone missing on Long Island and authorities are asking for the public's help in locating him.
At the request of the Nassau County Po…
Man, 29, Who Went Missing From Medical Center In Nassau County Found
Updated report, Wednesday, May 15
The 29-year-old man who went missing at the Nassau University Medical Center on Hempstead Turnpike in the hamlet of East Meadow at 7 a.m. Tuesday, May 14 has been found, the New York State Public Safety Department announced on Wednesday, May 15.
Akeem Clarke was located at a hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the department said.
Further details were not released.
Original report, Tuesday, May 14
A 29-year-old man has gone missing on Long Island and authorities are asking for the public's help in locating him.
At the request of the Nassau County Po…
