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48-Year-Old Dies From Injuries Days After Hit-Run Long Island Crash 48-Year-Old Dies From Injuries Days After Hit-Run Long Island Crash
48-Year-Old Dies From Injuries Days After Hit-Run Long Island Crash A man has died from injuries several days after a hit-and-run crash on Long Island. The victim was struck by a vehicle in Elmont at around 4:40 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 13 while crossing Hempstead Turnpike at Elmont Road.  The vehicle left the scene westbound on Hempstead Turnpike, Nassau County Police said. The victim was transported to a local hospital in critical condition. Late Friday afternoon, Oct. 18, police announced the man, Queens resident Patricio Rodriguez–Hayes, age 48, of Queens Village, was pronounced dead by a hospital physician at 8 pm on Thursday, Oct. 17. Detectives requ…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Officers, Guards Injured During Arrests At UBS Arena Officers, Guards Injured During Arrests At UBS Arena
Officers, Guards Injured During Arrests At UBS Arena Five people were arrested after they allegedly caused disruptions outside of a concert. The incidents occurred on Friday, June 21 in Elmont. According to Nassau County Police, multiple disturbances were reported at UBS Arena, located at 2400 Hempstead Turnpike, during the venue’s MegaBash MX event, which saw multiple popular bands and singers gather under one roof. One person being escorted from the venue — 24-year-old Eduardo Flores Hernandez of the Bronx — allegedly became non-compliant, leading to his arrest. Police also said that at that time, 25-year-old Dana Morales (also from t…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Cha-Ching: $50K Lotto Ticket Sold At This Long Island Market Cha-Ching: $50K Lotto Ticket Sold At This Long Island Market
Cha-Ching: $50K Lotto Ticket Sold At This Long Island Market One lucky Long Islander is tens of thousands of dollars richer after a food market sold a prize-winning ticket. Could you be the winner? Lottery officials announced that the third-prize-winning Powerball ticket, which was for the Monday, June 10 drawing, was sold at an Elmont market. Worth $50,000, the winner purchased their ticket at Matos Sons Food Market (also known as Talk of the Town), which is located at 271 Hempstead Turnpike. Winning Powerball numbers are drawn from a field of one to 69, with the red Powerball drawn from a separate field of one to 26. Drawings are televised …

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by Sophie Grieser
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Woman Injures Long Island Officer After Refusing To Leave UBS Arena: Police Woman Injures Long Island Officer After Refusing To Leave UBS Arena: Police
Woman Injures Long Island Officer After Refusing To Leave UBS Arena: Police A Westchester County woman was arrested on Long Island after she refused to leave UBS Arena, injuring an officer in the process. The Nassau County incident took place in Elmont on Tuesday, June 11. At about 11:50 p.m., police arrived at UBS Arena, located at 2400 Hempstead Turnpike. Nancy Zhingri, a 31-year-old from Ossining, was reportedly refusing to leave the sports and concert venue, despite multiple lawful commands. As she was being placed under arrest, Zhingri allegedly injured an officer. Both the Zhingri and the officer were taken to local hospitals. She is charged with ass…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Man Impersonates Officer To Search Victim's Pants Pockets, More On Long Island: Police Man Impersonates Officer To Search Victim's Pants Pockets, More On Long Island: Police
Man Impersonates Officer To Search Victim's Pants Pockets, More On Long Island: Police A Queens resident was arrested after he pretended to be a police officer so that he could search a man’s pants pockets and car on Long Island, authorities said. It happened on Sunday, March 17 in Elmont, according to Nassau County Police. At about 10:30 p.m. that evening, 32-year-old Mitchell Robi of Queens walked up to a man at the Mobile Gas Station, located at 101 Hempstead Turnpike, identifying himself as an undercover, off-duty police officer. Robi then allegedly began to search the 25-year-old man’s sweatshirt and pants pockets before moving on to the man’s car. As he opened the…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Shots Fired Near Long Island Shop: Police Shots Fired Near Long Island Shop: Police
Shots Fired Near Long Island Shop: Police Police are investigating reports of shots fired outside of a smoke shop on Long Island. It happened on Monday, March 18 in Elmont, according to Nassau County Police. At around 2:20 p.m. that day, a Shot Spotter notification went off, signaling that shots had been fired near 490 Hempstead Turnpike. When police arrived at the store, N2 Smoke and Cigar Shop, they noticed that the store’s front window had been shot at. An investigation found that the shooter was a man wearing dark clothing. He fled the scene on foot, heading east Hempstead Turnpike. No injuries were reported. Police sa…

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by Sophie Grieser
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29-Year-Old Nabbed For Selling Drugs On Long Island After Overdose Investigation: Police 29-Year-Old Nabbed For Selling Drugs On Long Island After Overdose Investigation: Police
29-Year-Old Nabbed For Selling Drugs On Long Island After Overdose Investigation: Police A Long Island man was arrested after an unrelated investigation led police to discover that he was selling heroin and more, police said. On Wednesday, Sept. 6, 29-year-old Steven M. Ayala was arrested for allegedly possessing and selling drugs, according to Nassau County Police. The Elmont resident’s arrest came during an investigation into an unrelated fatal overdose. Ayala was allegedly in possession of and sold substances that police believe to be heroin, cocaine, and crack cocaine. He was arrested outside of the Belmont Deli and Grill, located at 139 Hempstead Turnpike, without in…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Man Steals Passenger Trolley, Crashes On Long Island, Flees Man Steals Passenger Trolley, Crashes On Long Island, Flees
Man Steals Passenger Trolley, Crashes On Long Island, Flees Officials are searching for an unknown man who they say commandeered a Long Island passenger trolley, crashed it, and fled the scene, leaving police to find a fiery scene. The incident on Saturday, July 15 at approximately 9 a.m. in Elmont, according to Nassau County Police. Near Gate 5 of the UBS Arena, located at 2150 Hempstead Turnpike, an unknown man was discovered to have gotten into a green UBS passenger trolley. Once in the vehicle, he drove it around the parking lot, where he hit a parked car. After the collision, the man continued to drive the trolley onto Hempstead Turnpike.…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Trio Steals Phone, Credit Cards In Late-Night Long Island Robbery: Police Trio Steals Phone, Credit Cards In Late-Night Long Island Robbery: Police
Trio Steals Phone, Credit Cards In Late-Night Long Island Robbery: Police Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a group of three people accused of robbing a man on Long Island. A 37-year-old man was walking eastbound on Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont near Savoy Avenue at around 11 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12, when the robbers struck, according to Nassau County police. The three males, described as wearing all black with their faces covered, reportedly grabbed and pushed the victim up against the side of a building while they emptied his pockets and backpack. All suspects left on foot, going south on Claridge Avenue. Police reported that the…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Clerks Busted Selling Alcohol To Minors At Long Island Businesses, Police Say Clerks Busted Selling Alcohol To Minors At Long Island Businesses, Police Say
Clerks Busted Selling Alcohol To Minors At Long Island Businesses, Police Say Four store clerks on Long Island are facing charges following an investigation into underage alcohol sales.  Members of the Nassau County Police Department’s POP (Problem-Oriented Police) Unit visited several businesses throughout the county on Monday, Jan. 16, targeting those that sell nicotine and alcohol products to customers under the age of 21. Of the stores targeted, police said employees at the following four locations did not ask for the proper identification and sold alcohol to undercover agents: Prince Liquor and Wine on Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont; Arrested was Partish Wa…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Seen Him Or This Car? Alert Issued For Missing Bayville Man Seen Him Or This Car? Alert Issued For Missing Bayville Man
Seen Him Or This Car? Alert Issued For Missing Bayville Man Police are reaching out to the public for help locating a missing vulnerable adult from Long Island. Frank Herlihy, age 77, of Bayville, was last seen at around 8:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 28, on Creek Ridge Road in Bayville, according to Nassau County Police. Herlihy has dementia and may be in need of medical attention, police said. He is described a white man standing 5-feet-10-inches tall and weighing 135 pounds, with white hair and brown eyes. Herlihy was last seen driving a 2009 dark gray Chevrolet Impala with New York registration ESX-9048. He may have been driving in the area of Hempst…

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by Michael Mashburn
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2 Long Island Store Clerks Busted Selling Alcohol To Minors, Police Say 2 Long Island Store Clerks Busted Selling Alcohol To Minors, Police Say
2 Long Island Store Clerks Busted Selling Alcohol To Minors, Police Say Two Long Island store clerks are facing charges for allegedly selling prohibited products to minors. The arrests stemmed from a Nassau County Police operation dubbed “Project 21,” which targets stores that sell alcohol and tobacco products to minors. On Monday, Nov. 21, police conducted enforcement operations at businesses in Elmont with the help of underage agents. Juan Hernandez Tavares, age 44, was allegedly caught selling alcohol to a minor at Del Caribe Deli, located on Meacham Avenue in Elmont, police said. Investigators also cited 52-year-old Malik Anwar after he allegedly sold bot…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Man Nabbed With Loaded Weapon, Drugs During Long Island Traffic Stop, Police Say Man Nabbed With Loaded Weapon, Drugs During Long Island Traffic Stop, Police Say
Man Nabbed With Loaded Weapon, Drugs During Long Island Traffic Stop, Police Say A man was apprehended with a loaded firearm and drugs during a routine traffic stop on Long Island. The incident took place in Elmont around 11:35 p.m., Friday, Nov. 11. According to Nassau County Police detectives, officers on patrol conducted a traffic stop at Hempstead Turnpike and Belmont Park Road when they spotted a green-colored Dodge Neon traveling westbound with a defective headlight and no registration plate. During a search of the vehicle, officers found a black-colored Tauras Armas loaded firearm and two substances believed to be methylenedioxymethamphetamine&nbs…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Long Island Man Accused Of Pointing Shotgun At Officers Long Island Man Accused Of Pointing Shotgun At Officers
Long Island Man Accused Of Pointing Shotgun At Officers A 73-year-old man is facing charges after police said he pointed a shotgun at officers on Long Island.  Jose Rodriguez, of Elmont, was arrested in the incident that happened at about 5:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 17, according to the Nassau County Police Department. NCPD said officers responded to a report of a disturbance on Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont and located Rodriguez involved in a disturbance in a second-floor apartment.  Rodriguez pointed a shotgun at the officers from an open window, and the officers were able to convince him to come outside unarmed, police said. …

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by Nicole Valinote
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Nassau Woman Stopped On Roadway Found Drunk With Kids In Car, Police Say Nassau Woman Stopped On Roadway Found Drunk With Kids In Car, Police Say
Nassau Woman Stopped On Roadway Found Drunk With Kids In Car, Police Say A 40-year-old woman was arrested on Long Island for allegedly driving while intoxicated with two children in the vehicle. Jacqueline Lopez, of Elmont, was arrested at about 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25, according to the Nassau County Police Department. NCPD said officers saw a 2010 gray Audi stopped in the left lane of the Hempstead Turnpike near Litchfield Avenue in Elmont. The Audi was facing west and impeding traffic. Police said Lopez was standing next to the Audi in the roadway and holding a stroller, which was carrying an infant.  An investigation was conducted, and Lop…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Long Island Teen Trio Nabbed In Stolen Vehicle, Police Say Long Island Teen Trio Nabbed In Stolen Vehicle, Police Say
Long Island Teen Trio Nabbed In Stolen Vehicle, Police Say Three Long Island teens were arrested after a man noticed them allegedly driving his stolen vehicle. The incident took place around 11:10 p.m., Friday, Feb. 12, on the Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, a 37-year-old man was driving eastbound on Hempstead Turnpike near the intersection of Stone Street when he noticed a 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe pulling into a Sunoco gas station.  The man believed the vehicle was the same one that he had previously reported stolen. The victim pulled into the gas station and confronted the driver of the veh…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Three Suspects At Large After Robbery At Long Island Convenience Store Three Suspects At Large After Robbery At Long Island Convenience Store
Three Suspects At Large After Robbery At Long Island Convenience Store Three suspects are on the run after allegedly assaulting a 65-year-old convenience store employee on Long Island and robbing the cash register, police said. A 65-year-old man was working at Bolla Market on Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont at approximately 5 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 21, when he was approached by the duo. Police said that one man grabbed the employee around his neck and threw him to the ground. Then both men stole cigarette cartons and more than $700 from behind the register. After assaulting the employee, both suspects fled on foot with a third suspect waiting outside. They then fl…

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by Zak Failla
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Long Island Man Nabbed For Hit-Run Crash That Injured Pedestrian, Police Say Long Island Man Nabbed For Hit-Run Crash That Injured Pedestrian, Police Say
Long Island Man Nabbed For Hit-Run Crash That Injured Pedestrian, Police Say A Long Island man has been arrested for leaving the scene of a crash that seriously injured a pedestrian last month. Daniel Gianotti, 22, of Elmont, was arrested on Tuesday, March 10, for the crash that occurred on Sat., Feb. 22, in Elmont, said the Nassau County Police.  According to detectives, a 41-year-old woman was attempting to cross the Hempstead Turnpike to Evans Avenue, when she was was struck by a gray 2012 Honda Civic that was making a left turn from Hempstead Turnpike onto Evans Avenue.  The driver, later identified as Gianotti, allegedly fled the scene without attemp…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Killed After Being Hit By Pickup Truck On Long Island Woman Killed After Being Hit By Pickup Truck On Long Island
Woman Killed After Being Hit By Pickup Truck On Long Island A woman was killed while attempting to cross a Nassau County roadway. The incident involving the 58-year-old happened around 8:05 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 21on the Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont. According to Nassau County Police.detectives, the woman was crossing Hempstead Turnpike southbound at the intersection of Elmont Road when she was struck by a 2013 Dodge pickup truck.  The vehicle was making a left turn onto Hempstead Turnpike to head eastbound when the crash occurred.  The victim was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced deceased by medical staff, police s…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Three Charged After Pair Of Stolen Vehicles Seized In Nassau County Three Charged After Pair Of Stolen Vehicles Seized In Nassau County
Three Charged After Pair Of Stolen Vehicles Seized In Nassau County Three people have been arrested after police recovered two stolen cars in Nassau County. According to Nassau County Police, officers, while on routine patrol, were notified by a license plate reader of a stolen vehicle just before 12:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 16 in Elmont. The officers identified the vehicle, a 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee, and conducted a vehicle and traffic law stop at the intersection of Hempstead Turnpike and Elmont Road. The vehicle was confirmed to be stolen and the operator was placed under arrest without incident, police said. During the course of a thorough investigatio…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Police Release Image Of Tattoo For One Of Two Suspects In 7-Eleven Armed Robbery In Elmont Police Release Image Of Tattoo For One Of Two Suspects In 7-Eleven Armed Robbery In Elmont
Police Release Image Of Tattoo For One Of Two Suspects In 7-Eleven Armed Robbery In Elmont Nassau County Police have released an image of a tattoo of one of the suspects wanted following an armed robbery at a 7-Eleven on Long Island. The two men entered the store located at 1571 Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont at around 1:30 a.m. on Friday, July 19, Nassau County Police said. Once inside, one of the men displayed a handgun and demanded a male clerk, 22, hand over cash from the register, police said. The other man displayed a pink Taser and demanded the second male clerk, 40, lay down on the ground, according to police.  The men made off with an undisclosed amount of mone…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Attempting To Cross Hempstead Turnpike Critically Injured After Being Hit By Medic Vehicle Man Attempting To Cross Hempstead Turnpike Critically Injured After Being Hit By Medic Vehicle
Man Attempting To Cross Hempstead Turnpike Critically Injured After Being Hit By Medic Vehicle A man was critically injured when he was hit by a police vehicle while crossing Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont, according to Nassau County Police. While responding to an "aided case" a  Nassau County Police Department ambulance with lights and siren activated on Monday, July 22 at 8:16 p.m., the police medic driving proceeded to make a right turn from northbound School Road to eastbound Hempstead Turnpike and reportedly struck a 26-year-old male pedestrian who was attempting to cross Hempstead Turnpike near that corner, police said. As a result of the accident the pedestrian re…

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by Donna Christopher
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Two Suspects On Loose After 7-Eleven Armed Robbery In Elmont Two Suspects On Loose After 7-Eleven Armed Robbery In Elmont
Two Suspects On Loose After 7-Eleven Armed Robbery In Elmont Two suspects are at large following an armed robbery at a 7-Eleven on Long Island. The two men entered the store located at 1571 Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont at around 1:30 a.m. on Friday, July 19, Nassau County Police said. Once inside, one of the men displayed a handgun and demanded a male clerk, 22, hand over cash from the register, police said. The other man displayed a pink Taser and demanded the second male clerk, 40, lay down on the ground, according to police.  The men made off with an undisclosed amount of money, cigarettes and Lottery tickets before fleeing the scene on foo…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Police: Drunk Motorist Who Failed To Stay In Lane On Hempstead Turnpike Had 1-Year-Old In Car Police: Drunk Motorist Who Failed To Stay In Lane On Hempstead Turnpike Had 1-Year-Old In Car
Police: Drunk Motorist Who Failed To Stay In Lane On Hempstead Turnpike Had 1-Year-Old In Car A 30-year-old man driving drunk who failed to stay in his lane on the Hempstead Turnpike had a toddler aboard, Nassau County Police reported. While on routine patrol around 4:30 a.m. Thursday, July 4, officers observed Jhon Ordonez Mendoza, of Queens, operating a 2005 Dodge Caravan, according to police. The vehicle was traveling westbound on Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont and swerved back and forth between lanes without signaling, police said. The officers engaged their emergency lights and initiated a car stop near the intersection of Hempstead Turnpike and Wellington Road.  Duri…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Teen Charged With Hate Crime After Assault At McDonald's On Hempstead Turnpike, Police Say Teen Charged With Hate Crime After Assault At McDonald's On Hempstead Turnpike, Police Say
Teen Charged With Hate Crime After Assault At McDonald's On Hempstead Turnpike, Police Say A teenager is in police custody after allegedly committing a hate crime at a Nassau County McDonald’s, mocking a man’s sexual orientation, spitting at him and assaulting him, police said. A 24-year-old man was in McDonald's on Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont at approximately 3:55 p.m. on Tuesday, May 28, when he was confronted by a group of people shouting inappropriate comments regarding his sexual orientation. Detectives from the Nassau County Police Department said that the man asked them to stop, at which point a 16-year-old started to argue with the victim and began spitting on him. Poli…

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by Zak Failla