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Top Prize-Winning Lottery Ticket Sold At Long Island Convenience Store Top Prize-Winning Lottery Ticket Sold At Long Island Convenience Store
Top Prize-Winning Lottery Ticket Sold At Long Island Convenience Store Are you feeling lucky? A top prize-winning TAKE 5 ticket was sold in North Merrick, at the Fast Break convenience store on Merrick Avenue, New York Lottery announced. The ticket – worth $17,145 – was sold for the Midday drawing held Monday, Aug. 26. TAKE 5 drawings are held twice daily, at 2:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Players can check their ticket status on the New York Lottery website.

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Duo Flee Traffic Stop, Crash Into Another Car On Long Island Duo Flee Traffic Stop, Crash Into Another Car On Long Island
Duo Flee Traffic Stop, Crash Into Another Car On Long Island Two men driving a U-Haul were arrested after they initially ran away from a traffic stop on Long Island, but crashed into another car after fleeing, police said. The series of events unfolded on Tuesday, March 19 in Hempstead, according to the New York State Police. At approximately 8 p.m. that evening, police pulled over 31-year-old Antuan E. Mansfield and 29-year-old Bryant McGlawn, in a U-Haul near exit 27 of the westbound Southern State Parkway. However, the pair fled in the truck, leading to a pursuit that ended abruptly when the two ran into another car on Merrick Avenue at North …

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Search For Suspect Continues After Armed Robber Hits Long Island Gas Station Search For Suspect Continues After Armed Robber Hits Long Island Gas Station
Search For Suspect Continues After Armed Robber Hits Long Island Gas Station Police continue to search for a suspect after an armed robbery at a Long Island gas station. The robbery happened late Wednesday, April 27 in North Merrick, at the BP station on Merrick Avenue, Nassau County Police said. After entering the store at around 10:30 p.m., the suspect pointed a handgun at a 22-year-old employee and demanded that he open the register, police said. The employee complied and the suspect made off with an undisclosed amount of cash. No customers were inside at the time and nobody was injured, police said. The suspect is described as a Black male between 25 and 30 y…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Man Seriously Injured, Woman Hospitalized After Two-Vehicle Long Island Crash Man Seriously Injured, Woman Hospitalized After Two-Vehicle Long Island Crash
Man Seriously Injured, Woman Hospitalized After Two-Vehicle Long Island Crash A man was seriously injured and a woman hospitalized following a two-vehicle crash on Long Island. It happened around 9 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 14, in North Merrick, the Nassau County Police said. According to detectives, while heading southbound on Merrick Avenue, a 51-year-old man driving a 2005 Harley Davidson motorcycle, was involved in the collision with a 2016 Honda traveling northbound on Merrick Avenue before making a left turn onto Jerusalem Avenue.  As a result, the motorcyclist suffered multiple trauma injuries and was transported to an area hospital in serious condition. The…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Suspect On Loose After Armed Robbery At Long Island Food Mart Suspect On Loose After Armed Robbery At Long Island Food Mart
Suspect On Loose After Armed Robbery At Long Island Food Mart Investigators re attempting to locate a teenager who allegedly displayed a handgun and robbed a Long Island store over the weekend, police said. Police said that the male suspect entered the Fast Break Food Mart located on Merrick Avenue in North Merrick, displaying a handgun as he approached a cashier.  The suspect proceeded to steal an undisclosed amount of cash from the register and fled on foot northbound onto William Street, according to police. Investigators described the suspect as a 5-foot-3 African American weighing approximately 170 pounds.  Police said that the suspec…

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by Zak Failla