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Feds, Local Agencies Bust 116 Fugitives During 'Long Island Wave' Warrant Operation Feds, Local Agencies Bust 116 Fugitives During 'Long Island Wave' Warrant Operation
Feds, Local Agencies Bust 116 Fugitives During 'Long Island Wave' Warrant Operation A joint law enforcement investigation involving local and federal agencies led to the arrests of more than 100 fugitives on Long Island, officials said. “Long Island Wave,” a two-week warrant operation led by the US Marshals Service, resulted in a total of 116 arrests as law enforcement investigators sought to “disrupt gang activity in Nassau and Suffolk counties.” Police said that the arrests included 69 gang members who are facing charges that include homicide, attempted murder, robbery, and weapon possession. According to officials, the operation involved locating and arresting gang me…

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by Zak Failla
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Former Cop From Hudson Valley Convicted Of Assaulting Officer With Flagpole During Capitol Riot Former Cop From Hudson Valley Convicted Of Assaulting Officer With Flagpole During Capitol Riot
Former Cop From Hudson Valley Convicted Of Assaulting Officer With Flagpole During Capitol Riot A retired NYPD officer from the Hudson Valley has been found guilty by a federal jury of assaulting a law enforcement officer with a deadly or dangerous weapon during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021.  Orange County resident Thomas Webster, 56, of the village of Florida, was found guilty in the District of Columbia on Monday, May 2, of five felonies and one misdemeanor for his actions during the Capitol breach.  Webster, a former US Marine who once served on the protective detail of former New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, claimed self-defense during the tr…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Four Busted In Hempstead For Prostitution, Drugs, Police Say Four Busted In Hempstead For Prostitution, Drugs, Police Say
Four Busted In Hempstead For Prostitution, Drugs, Police Say Four suspects were taken into custody on Long Island following a multi-agency investigation into drugs and prostitution, police announced. A spokesperson from the Nassau County Police Department announced the arrests of four men who were taken into custody during a bust that took place shortly before 3 p.m. on Thursday, April 14 in Hempstead. According to detectives, the joint investigation included the department’s Special Victims Squad, Gang Investigation Squad, and the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office, which conducted the bust at a Baldwin Road home on Thursday afternoon. Those …

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by Zak Failla
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MS-13 Member Admits To Murder For Attack At Long Island Preserve MS-13 Member Admits To Murder For Attack At Long Island Preserve
MS-13 Member Admits To Murder For Attack At Long Island Preserve An MS-13 member has admitted to murdering a 19-year-old man in a machete attack at a Long Island park preserve. Kevin Granados-Coreas, age 23, of Hempstead, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, April 13, to second-degree murder and second-degree conspiracy in the 2017 death of Julio Cesar Espantzay-Gonzales, according to Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly. He is expected to be sentenced to 23 years to life in prison on Friday, May 13, Donnelly said. “Kevin Granados-Coreas worked with Julio Cesar Espantzay-Gonzales and befriended him at a restaurant at the Green Acres Mall. He then …

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by Nicole Valinote
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'We Got Him,' NYC Mayor Says Following Arrest Of Alleged Subway Shooter 'We Got Him,' NYC Mayor Says Following Arrest Of Alleged Subway Shooter
'We Got Him,' NYC Mayor Says Following Arrest Of Alleged Subway Shooter The man who has been the subject of a massive manhunt for allegedly opening fire on a Brooklyn subway car that left 29 injured, 10 of them shot, has been taken into custody after police received a Crime Stoppers tip. Frank James, age 62, was nabbed by cops after he was spotted by two NYC officers walking near St. Mark's Place and First Avenue in the lower east side area on Wednesday afternoon, April 13, said NYPD Police Commissioner Keechant L. Sewell. Early Wednesday, police received a Crime Stoppers tip saying James was at a McDonald’s in the East Village, NYPD Chief of Detectives Ja…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Alert Issued For Man Wanted For Failing To Pay More Than $19K In Child Support On Long Island Alert Issued For Man Wanted For Failing To Pay More Than $19K In Child Support On Long Island
Alert Issued For Man Wanted For Failing To Pay More Than $19K In Child Support On Long Island Seen him? Police investigators on Long Island issued an alert as they attempt to track down an alleged deadbeat dad who goes by many names and owes nearly $20,000 in back child support. Marvin A. Baires-Garrido, also known as Marvin Baires or Julio Rodriguez, is wanted for a Suffolk County Family Court warrant of arrest for failure to pay child support, the Sheriff’s Office announced. Baires-Garrido has two listed birthdays, one in 1988 and one in 1989, according to investigators from the Sheriff's Office. He has been wanted since September 2021 after a warrant was issued for his arr…

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by Zak Failla
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Alert Issued By Suffolk County Sheriff's Office For Man Wanted Since 2019 Alert Issued By Suffolk County Sheriff's Office For Man Wanted Since 2019
Alert Issued By Suffolk County Sheriff's Office For Man Wanted Since 2019 Know him? 
 An alert was issued by police investigators on Long Island as they attempt to locate a man who has been wanted for more than two years for failing to pay thousands of dollars worth of child support. The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public's assistance in locating Andrew Alaggio, age 64, who is wanted on a Family Court warrant of arrest for failing to pay child support, authorities announced. As of December 2019 - when the warrant was issued for Alaggio’s arrest - he owed approximately $5,000 in back child support, according to the Sheriff's Office. Alaggio wa…

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by Zak Failla
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Suspect On Run After Shooting Man At Long Island Mall Suspect On Run After Shooting Man At Long Island Mall
Suspect On Run After Shooting Man At Long Island Mall Police are searching for a suspect who walked into a footwear store at a Long Island mall and shot a man. The incident took place in Nassau County around 4:30 p.m., Monday, March 7 at the Green Acres Mall in Valley Stream. During the attack, an unknown person entered Famous Footwear and confronted another man in the store, pulled out a handgun, and fired one round, striking the victim in the leg, police said. He then fled the store with a second man in an unknown direction, police said. The victim was transported to an area hospital. Both men were wearing dark-colored clothing…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Alert Issued For Man Wanted On Multiple Charges In Suffolk County Alert Issued For Man Wanted On Multiple Charges In Suffolk County
Alert Issued For Man Wanted On Multiple Charges In Suffolk County Recognize him? An alert was issued by police investigators on Long Island as they attempt to locate a wanted man who has been at large for nearly three years. The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in locating 49-year-old Ryan McEvoy, who is wanted on Long Island and by the NYPD on a host of charges. Police said that McEvoy is wanted on a Suffolk County Family Court warrant for failing to pay child support and a Suffolk County First District Court warrant for second-degree harassment. McEvoy is also wanted by the NYPD for failure to appear on multiple crim…

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by Zak Failla
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Parking Tickets Lead To Seizure Of Illegal Gun, Forged Documents In Westchester Parking Tickets Lead To Seizure Of Illegal Gun, Forged Documents In Westchester
Parking Tickets Lead To Seizure Of Illegal Gun, Forged Documents In Westchester An excessive amount of parking tickets led to the arrest of a wanted man in Westchester who was busted with forged documents and an illegal handgun after his car was impounded, police announced. On Thursday, Jan. 6, detectives from the New Rochelle Police Department were notified that a handgun was found in a vehicle that was impounded due to outstanding parking violations. New Rochelle Police Capt. J. Collins Coyne said that detectives then developed leads and further investigation found that in addition to the illegal handgun, multiple forged documents were found in the vehicle, which led…

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by Zak Failla
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Long Island Man Arrested After Threatening Officers With Knives, Police Say Long Island Man Arrested After Threatening Officers With Knives, Police Say
Long Island Man Arrested After Threatening Officers With Knives, Police Say A Long Island man was arrested after allegedly threatening police officers with two knives after being involved in a domestic dispute. The incident took place around 10:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 19 when Southampton Police responded to a call from a woman saying she was involved in a domestic dispute in Hampton Bays. Several Southampton officers, detectives, and New York State troopers responded to the Hampton Bays residence, said Lt. Susan Ralph, of the Southampton Police. The man, identified as Eric Criollo, 19, of Hampton Bays, had been involved in a physical alte…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Accused Of Shooting Parents At Long Island Mansion On Christmas Identified Man Accused Of Shooting Parents At Long Island Mansion On Christmas Identified
Man Accused Of Shooting Parents At Long Island Mansion On Christmas Identified A fleeing driver wo was arrested in New Jersey after police said he shot his parents in their $3 million Long Island mansion on Christmas morning is a bodybuilding personal trainer from Brooklyn. Dino Tomassetti, age 29, recently of the borough's East Williamsburg section, remained held Sunday, Dec. 26 in the Bergen County Jail on a detainer out of Nassau County. His parents, Rocco Tomassetti, age 65, and Vincenza Marsicano-Tomassetti, age 64, required surgery following the double shooting shortly after 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 25, on Seawane Drive in the village of Hewlett Harbor on the isl…

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by Jerry DeMarco