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High-End Heist: Quartet Robs Luxury Long Island Store, Police Say High-End Heist: Quartet Robs Luxury Long Island Store, Police Say
High-End Heist: Quartet Robs Luxury Long Island Store, Police Say The group stole merchandise in excess of $20,000, according to authorities. At around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, April 26, four people made off with seven designer handbags, Nassau County Police reported. The incident took place at the Manhasset Prada store, located at 2000 Northern Boulevard. Comprised of three women and one man, the group entered the store wearing masks, took the handbags, and fled the store, pushing a sales associate to the floor in the process. It is unknown which direction the thieves fled. There were no injuries reported. The value of the bags taken totals around $2…

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by Sophie Grieser
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String Of Scams Steals Over $500,000 From Long Island Residents String Of Scams Steals Over $500,000 From Long Island Residents
String Of Scams Steals Over $500,000 From Long Island Residents Three separate scams, all happening in the span of a week, have targeted older Nassau residents and cost them thousands of dollars each. On Monday, April 24, the Nassau County Police Department reported a string of cons that targeted the citizens, all of whom were over the age of 65. The first reported incident happened in Farmingdale on Thursday, April 6, when detectives reported that a 69-year-old woman received a call from someone claiming to be an Apple employee. The scammer convinced the victim that her computer and all accounts had been compromised. In order to keep her money s…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Early-Morning Break-In: Long Island Police Search For Trio Early-Morning Break-In: Long Island Police Search For Trio
Early-Morning Break-In: Long Island Police Search For Trio Police are on the lookout for a trio of suspects who attempted to break into a local woman’s home. The victim is a 28-year-old woman who lives on Birchwood Park Drive in Jericho. She was awoken by her home alarm system at about 5 a.m. on Wednesday, April 19, according to Nassau County Police. When she got up to investigate what had happened, she noticed that the side door of her Jericho home was ajar. Police arrived on the scene and after investigating determined that the suspects are three people all wearing hoodies, masks, and gloves. According to the officers, the trio entered the…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Trio Steals Phone, Credit Cards In Late-Night Long Island Robbery: Police Trio Steals Phone, Credit Cards In Late-Night Long Island Robbery: Police
Trio Steals Phone, Credit Cards In Late-Night Long Island Robbery: Police Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a group of three people accused of robbing a man on Long Island. A 37-year-old man was walking eastbound on Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont near Savoy Avenue at around 11 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12, when the robbers struck, according to Nassau County police. The three males, described as wearing all black with their faces covered, reportedly grabbed and pushed the victim up against the side of a building while they emptied his pockets and backpack. All suspects left on foot, going south on Claridge Avenue. Police reported that the…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Long Island Woman Wires Over $1,000 In 'Support' Scam, Police Say Long Island Woman Wires Over $1,000 In 'Support' Scam, Police Say
Long Island Woman Wires Over $1,000 In 'Support' Scam, Police Say A scam involving the app AnyDesk has resulted in a Long Island woman losing over a thousand dollars, authorities said. On Friday, April 7 at around 4 p.m., a Seaford woman was trying to access Amazon Prime on her television when an error message popped up on the screen, according to Nassau County police. The message read that the woman’s Amazon Prime account had been locked, and instructed her to call 1-848-246-1786. After calling the number, she was instructed that she needed to download the AnyDesk app in order to unlock her Amazon account.  Police said the victim was also instruc…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Nabbed Exposing Himself To Woman, Child At Walmart, Police Say Long Island Man Nabbed Exposing Himself To Woman, Child At Walmart, Police Say
Long Island Man Nabbed Exposing Himself To Woman, Child At Walmart, Police Say A Long Island man has been charged with public lewdness after he was caught on video surveillance at a Walmart exposing his genitals to a woman and child. The incident took place in Nassau County on Thursday, April 13, at the Walmart in East Meadow. According to detectives, while reviewing surveillance video during an unrelated larceny investigation at Walmart, located at 2465 Hempstead Turnpike, officers spotted a man follow and approach a 10-year-old victim and her mother.  The man, identified as Rory K. Anderson, age 28, of Freeport, was observed by the victim f…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Who Killed Shawn? Reward Offered After 33-Year-Old Gunned Down In LI Parking Lot Who Killed Shawn? Reward Offered After 33-Year-Old Gunned Down In LI Parking Lot
Who Killed Shawn? Reward Offered After 33-Year-Old Gunned Down In LI Parking Lot A week has passed since a 33-year-old man was shot to death outside a housing complex on Long Island, and there’s still no sign of his killer. Nassau County police officers found Shawn Usher, of Long Beach, at around 10:40 p.m. Friday, April 7, in a parking lot at the Channel Park complex in Long Beach, located on National Boulevard. Earlier Report: ID Released For 33-Year-Old Found Shot Dead In Long Beach Parking Lot Usher had been shot multiple times and later died at the hospital, according to Nassau County Police. Nobody else was injured. Detectives did not speculate on a possib…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Duo Steals Luxury Car, Flees On Long Island Expressway Duo Steals Luxury Car, Flees On Long Island Expressway
Duo Steals Luxury Car, Flees On Long Island Expressway Authorities are searching for a duo that stole a car out of a Long Island resident’s garage and are now on the run. At 1:30 a.m. on Monday, April 10, a Roslyn man was awoken by the sound of his garage door opening, Nassau County police reported. He got up to see his black 2019 BMW 540 being driven away. The thieves (one in the victim’s BMW, and another driving a black Audi SUV) were reportedly driving northbound. Police said the two men were later located near Exit 31S on the Long Island Expressway, where they were parked on the shoulder rummaging through items from the stolen vehicle…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Money, Vehicles Swiped From Long Island Dealership In Early-Morning Burglary Money, Vehicles Swiped From Long Island Dealership In Early-Morning Burglary
Money, Vehicles Swiped From Long Island Dealership In Early-Morning Burglary Police are searching for a group of burglars that broke into a Long Island motorcycle dealership and made off with money and bikes. The thieves broke into the Hicksville Champion Honda Motorsports, located at 544 Old County Road, on Monday, April 10, at around 2:30 a.m., Nassau County police reported. While the number of suspects is unknown, police said the burglars took off in an unknown direction with multiple motorcycles and an undetermined amount of cash. Authorities are investigating the case. Detectives are asking anyone who knows about the crime to call Nassau County Crime Stopp…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Bad Apple: LI Woman Wires $4K To Phone Scammer Posing As Tech Support Bad Apple: LI Woman Wires $4K To Phone Scammer Posing As Tech Support
Bad Apple: LI Woman Wires $4K To Phone Scammer Posing As Tech Support A Long Island woman who needed technical support was instead scammed out of thousands, police said. Nassau County Police reported the incident, which happened on Thursday, April 6 when a Thomaston woman’s computer appeared to have contracted a virus at around 4:15 p.m. The woman allegedly Googled “Apple Support” and called a number that the search provided. She then spoke to an unknown man, police said, who identified himself as “Apple Support” and instructed her to download an app called AnyDesk. AnyDesk allows a user to access another’s device remotely. Then, the scammer allegedly …

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
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
Duo Knocks Employee To Ground After Nabbing Merchandise At Long Island Business Duo Knocks Employee To Ground After Nabbing Merchandise At Long Island Business
Duo Knocks Employee To Ground After Nabbing Merchandise At Long Island Business Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating two men accused in an early-morning robbery at a Long Island business. The two suspects entered a North New Hyde Park CVS, located on Hillside Avenue, shortly after 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 5, Nassau County police said. A store manager for the CVS reportedly observed the two men putting unpaid merchandise in their bags and trying to leave the store. The manager confronted the thieves at the front door. According to authorities, an employee, who was outside at the time of the robbery, heard the commotion and walked back into the s…

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by Sophie Grieser