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Levittown Man Apprehended After Threatening Officers During Standoff, Police Say Levittown Man Apprehended After Threatening Officers During Standoff, Police Say
Levittown Man Apprehended After Threatening Officers During Standoff, Police Say A Long Island man was arrested after allegedly barricading himself in an apartment and threatening police officers following a fight with another person. The incident took place in Levittown around 3:40 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 11 at the Kent Garden Apartments on Division Avenue. According to Nassau County PD detectives, officers responded to the Kent Garden Apartments for a disturbance.  Upon arrival, it was determined that Isaac Kodsi, age 35, of Levittown was involved in an incident involving another tenant in the apartment complex. When police attempted to make co…

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by Kathy Reakes
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LI Man Sets Fire To House After Sending Texts To Family Members Threatening Self Harm LI Man Sets Fire To House After Sending Texts To Family Members Threatening Self Harm
LI Man Sets Fire To House After Sending Texts To Family Members Threatening Self Harm A Long Island man threatened "suicide by cop" and ultimately set a house on fire when officers arrived to check on his welfare after his family reported that he had sent them text messages threatening to harm himself. Pasquale Preziosa, of Atlantic Beach, 53, refused to come out of the house on Erie Avenue when officers arrived at the scene at approximately 10:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 18, and threatened to harm those officers in an attempt to goad them into shooting him, according to Nassau County Police.  Authorities from the department's Emergency Service Unit, Bureau of Operations…

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by Christina Coulter
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Man Taken Into Custody After 16-Hour Long Island Standoff Man Taken Into Custody After 16-Hour Long Island Standoff
Man Taken Into Custody After 16-Hour Long Island Standoff A man who barricaded himself inside a Long Island residence after a standout that lasted for hours, police said. It happened on Sunday, June 14 at about 3:30 p.m. in  Central Islip. The man entered the home and barricaded himself inside for approximately 16 hours, Suffolk County Police said. Police received a 911 call on Friday, June 13 at 11:30 p.m. from a resident of 39 Wheeler Road, who indicated an unknown male wielding a knife was inside his home, according to police. The resident fled the house prior to police arrival.  Police officers, Emergency Service Section offi…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Armed Long Island Man Arrested After Hours-Long Standoff With Police Armed Long Island Man Arrested After Hours-Long Standoff With Police
Armed Long Island Man Arrested After Hours-Long Standoff With Police A man who armed himself with what appeared to be a rifle and barricaded himself inside his Long Island residence for nearly four hours has been apprehended. The landlord for the property located in Rocky Point at 56 Shell Road called 911 at approximately 6:30 p.m. Sunday, April 26 to report that her tenant, Damien Loecher, had locked himself inside the residence following a verbal dispute, Suffolk County Police said. During the standoff, Loecher broke windows, damaged the interior of the house and threatened officers, according to police.  Loecher exited the rear of the residence…

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by Joe Lombardi