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ID Released For 33-Year-Old Found Shot Dead In Long Beach Parking Lot ID Released For 33-Year-Old Found Shot Dead In Long Beach Parking Lot
ID Released For 33-Year-Old Found Shot Dead In Long Beach Parking Lot The identity has been released of a man who was found shot dead in a parking lot on Long Island. Police responded to a shot spotter activation in Long Beach in the vicinity of Sycamore Court at around 10:38 p.m. Friday, April 7. Upon arrival, officers discovered a 33-year-old man in a parking lot who had sustained multiple gunshot wounds.  The victim was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead by a hospital physician.  He's now been identified as Shawn G. Usher of Long Beach, Nassau County Police announced on Monday, April 10. Earlier repor…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
33-Year-Old Found Shot Dead In Long Beach Parking Lot 33-Year-Old Found Shot Dead In Long Beach Parking Lot
33-Year-Old Found Shot Dead In Long Beach Parking Lot Updated story: ID Released For 33-Year-Old Found Shot Dead In Long Beach Parking Lot A suspect is on the loose after a man was found shot dead in a parking lot on Long Island overnight. Long Beach Police responded to a shot spotter activation in Long Beach in the vicinity of Sycamore Court at around 10:38 p.m. Friday, April 7. Upon arrival, officers discovered a 33-year-old man in the parking lot who had sustained multiple gunshot wounds.  The victim was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead by a hospital physician.  His identity has not yet be…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Nabbed Stealing Running SUV, Police Say Long Island Man Nabbed Stealing Running SUV, Police Say
Long Island Man Nabbed Stealing Running SUV, Police Say A Long Island man was nabbed shortly after allegedly stealing a running SUV at a convenience store. The incident took place in Baldwin around 5:30 p.m., Saturday, March 4 in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven store. According to Nassau County detectives, Scott Cali, age 59, of Long Beach, stole a Honda Pilot SUV while the owner left the vehicle left the SUV running with the key fob in his pocket.  Cali entered the vehicle and drove away, police said. Officers broadcasted a description of the vehicle and the suspect and he was located at 24 Hayes St. in Baldwin and placed un…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
22-Year-Old Crashes Stolen Fire Department Truck, Causing Blaze At Home In Nassau: Police 22-Year-Old Crashes Stolen Fire Department Truck, Causing Blaze At Home In Nassau: Police
22-Year-Old Crashes Stolen Fire Department Truck, Causing Blaze At Home In Nassau: Police A 22-year-old stole a Long Island fire department's pickup truck, drove while intoxicated, then crashed it into a transformer, causing a house fire to break out, according to police. The Nassau County incident happened around 1 a.m. Saturday, March 4 in East Atlantic Beach when authorities responded to Mohawk Avenue after a report of the house fire.  Upon arrival, it was determined that a single vehicle had struck a utility pole, causing it to crack in half and a transformer to explode, Nassau County Police said.  The operator of the vehicle, which had an Inwood Fire De…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Armed Robber Who Stole Cash, Cigarettes From Long Island Business ID’d, Police Say Armed Robber Who Stole Cash, Cigarettes From Long Island Business ID’d, Police Say
Armed Robber Who Stole Cash, Cigarettes From Long Island Business ID’d, Police Say Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a man suspected in an early-morning armed robbery at a Long Island convenience store. The incident happened just before 2 a.m. Monday, Feb. 13, in Syosset at the BP station on South Oyster Bay Road, according to Nassau County Police. Detectives said a man walked into the store with his hand inside his pocket and threatened that he had a gun. He then demanded cash from the 23-year-old employee. The employee complied and gave the suspect an unknown amount of cash, along with multiple boxes of cigarettes, according to police. The employee w…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Would-Be Elder Scammer Outsmarted By Long Island Man, Police Say Would-Be Elder Scammer Outsmarted By Long Island Man, Police Say
Would-Be Elder Scammer Outsmarted By Long Island Man, Police Say A quick-thinking Long Island man helped police nab a would-be elder scammer who tried conning him out of thousands of dollars, authorities said. The incident happened Tuesday, Jan. 17, in Long Beach, according to Nassau County Police. Detectives said an 88-year-old man received a phone call from an unknown man saying his grandson had been in an accident and needed money. The caller told the man to place $5,500 in cash into a package labeled “M2125” and that a person named Richard wearing a brown hat would come to pick it up. Fortunately, the would-be victim contacted his grandson and con…

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by Michael Mashburn
Obituaries
Services Scheduled For Long Beach HS Senior Killed In Crash Services Scheduled For Long Beach HS Senior Killed In Crash
Services Scheduled For Long Beach HS Senior Killed In Crash Services have been scheduled for a Long Island teenager killed after being hit by an SUV while skateboarding. Gerrin Hagen, who turned 18 on Monday, Dec. 26, played both ice hockey and lacrosse at Long Beach High School, where he was a senior. Earlier report: Teen Dies From Injuries After Being Struck By SUV In Hicksville The incident happened in Hicksville around 2:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 12. Hagen was riding his skateboard westbound on Cantiague Lane near Robbins Lane when he was struck by a 19-year-old driving a 2012 Honda Pilot, also traveling westbound, Nassau County Police said. He…

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by Joe Lombardi
Obituaries
HS Senior From NY Killed In Crash Remembered As 'Wonderful Student, Talented Athlete' HS Senior From NY Killed In Crash Remembered As 'Wonderful Student, Talented Athlete'
HS Senior From NY Killed In Crash Remembered As 'Wonderful Student, Talented Athlete' Updated story: Services Scheduled For Long Beach HS Senior Killed In Crash A teenager killed after being hit by an SUV while skateboarding is being remembered as a two-sport varsity sports standout who was a strong student. Long Island resident Gerrin Hagen, who turned 18 on Monday, Dec. 26, played both ice hockey and lacrosse at Long Beach High School, where he was a senior. Earlier report: Teen Dies From Injuries After Being Struck By SUV In Hicksville The incident happened in Hicksville around 2:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 12. Hagen was riding his skateboard westbound on C…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Trio Indicted In Rash Of Catalytic Converter Thefts On Long Island Trio Indicted In Rash Of Catalytic Converter Thefts On Long Island
Trio Indicted In Rash Of Catalytic Converter Thefts On Long Island Three men have been formally charged in connection with a string of catalytic converter thefts on Long Island. The parts were stolen from trucks and vans in Rocky Point, Holbrook, and Bellport, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. Related Report: Long Beach Raids Net Thousands Of Stolen Catalytic Converters, $4 Million In Cash, Police Say Prosecutors identified the suspects as James O’Brien, age 45; Daniel Labbe, age 43; and Jason Labbe, age 45, all of Medford. O’Brien is accused of stealing a catalytic converter from a work van in Bellport in September 2022. …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Long Island Raids Net Thousands Of Stolen Catalytic Converters, $4 Million In Cash, Police Say Long Island Raids Net Thousands Of Stolen Catalytic Converters, $4 Million In Cash, Police Say
Long Island Raids Net Thousands Of Stolen Catalytic Converters, $4 Million In Cash, Police Say Police on Long Island seized thousands of stolen catalytic converters and more than $4 million in cash during a raid that followed a months-long investigation. The raids took place before dawn in Nassau County at the homes and scrapyards of two brothers in Long Beach on Wednesday, Dec. 14, said Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder at a news conference. During the raids, the homes of Andrew Pawelsky, age 24, and his brother, Alan Pawelsky, age 20, both of Long Beach were searched where police seized $3.9 million in cash from Alan Pawelsky’s home, some $100,000 from Andre…

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
‘We Lost Another Giant’: Retired Fire Chief From LI Dies From 9/11-Tied Illness At 80 ‘We Lost Another Giant’: Retired Fire Chief From LI Dies From 9/11-Tied Illness At 80
‘We Lost Another Giant’: Retired Fire Chief From LI Dies From 9/11-Tied Illness At 80 Brian O’Flaherty was just yards away from the World Trade Center, working at the New York City Fire Department’s command post inside the Marriott Hotel, when the South Tower collapsed on Sept. 11, 2001, killing hundreds and leaving him seriously injured. More than two decades later, the retired battalion chief and US Navy veteran from Rockville Centre died Saturday, Dec. 3, at the age of 80, his obituary said.  O’Flaherty's death stemmed from illness contracted from the toxic exposure at Ground Zero, according to the 9/11 Rescue Workers & Friends Forum (RWFF) Facebook page.  Born and r…

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by Michael Mashburn
News
Alert Issued For Missing Long Beach 16-Year-Old Girl Alert Issued For Missing Long Beach 16-Year-Old Girl
Alert Issued For Missing Long Beach 16-Year-Old Girl Police on Long Island are asking the public for help locating a missing 16-year-old girl. Angelina Hamann, of Long Beach, was last seen around 1:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 8. Hamann was reported missing around 7:30 p.m., said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, Hamann is described as a female Hispanic, 4-foot-11, 150 pounds, with black hair, and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a black jacket, gray sweater, and black pants. Detectives request anyone with information on her whereabouts contact the Nassau County Police Department Missing Persons Squad at 516-573-…

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by Kathy Reakes