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Two Long Island Teens Attempt To Rob Undercover Officers, Police Say
Two Long Island teens were arrested for the alleged attempted robbery of two undercover police officers in a vehicle.
The incident took place around 8:35 p.m., Monday, Jan. 11, in East Meadow, said the Nassau County Police.
According to detectives, as part of Operation Natalie, Nassau County’s War Against Opioids, two officers on narcotic enforcement were parked in an unmarked vehicle in the front lot of Coliseum Motor Inn located at 1650 Hempstead Turnpike.
The officers saw two men, identified as Jordan Hernandez, age 18, of Uniondale, and Jose Pineda, also …
Employee Killed In Accident At Long Island Wholesale Beverage Business
A worker was killed in an accident at a business on Long Island.
The incident, classified by Nassau County Police as an accidental homicide, happened on Thursday, Oct. 3 at 9:10 a.m. in Roosevelt.
According to detectives, Jose Pineda, 50, of Hempstead, an employee of Long Island Wholesale Beverage at 345 Babylon Turnpike, while performing his work duties in the warehouse, was accidentally struck by a forklift, causing him to suffer multiple trauma injuries.
Pineda was transported to an area hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead by a staff physician…
