Police Car Crash: 3 Hospitalized After Cruiser, SUV Collide Near Hempstead Intersection Police Car Crash: 3 Hospitalized After Cruiser, SUV Collide Near Hempstead Intersection
Police Car Crash: 3 Hospitalized After Cruiser, SUV Collide Near Hempstead Intersection Three people were hospitalized after a crash between a police car and an SUV near a Long Island intersection. It happened just after 2 p.m. Saturday, March 4 in Hempstead. According to Nassau County Police Department detectives, a Hempstead PD officer in a marked vehicle with its emergency lights and sirens activated was pursuing a vehicle traveling westbound on Wellesley Street approaching James LL Burrell Avenue. The officer's cruiser then struck a Honda Pilot traveling northbound on James LL Burrell Avenue, Nassau County Police said.  The collision caused both occupants in th…
Long Island Man Assaults Police Officers During Arrest, Cops Say Long Island Man Assaults Police Officers During Arrest, Cops Say
Long Island Man Assaults Police Officers During Arrest, Cops Say A Long Island man has been charged for allegedly causing multiple injuries to police officers attempting to arrest him following a crash. Terrance Clifford, age 32, of Woodbury, was arrested on Thursday, March 2 in Plainview. According to Nassau County detectives, Clifford was traveling northbound on Manetto Hill Road, driving a 2016 Toyota sedan. At the intersection of Old Country Road, he struck a 2018 Mazda SUV being driven by a 37-year-old woman, forcing the vehicle to collide with a 2021 Dodge Ram being operated by a 34-year-old man.  Both victims sustained mi…
Alert Issued For Missing Vulnerable Adult From Long Island Alert Issued For Missing Vulnerable Adult From Long Island
Alert Issued For Missing Vulnerable Adult From Long Island Authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing vulnerable adult from Long Island. Trenace Hagans, age 67, was last seen at 8 a.m. Monday, Feb. 13 in the town of Hempstead, on Holly Avenue, according to the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services. Hagans suffers from dementia and may be in need of medical attention, officials said. She is described as a Black woman standing 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighing 145 pounds, with gray hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a black jacket. Authorities said Hagans may attempt to travel to Westbury by train …
Know Him? Porch Pirate Nabs Package From Long Island Home (Video) Know Him? Porch Pirate Nabs Package From Long Island Home (Video)
Know Him? Porch Pirate Nabs Package From Long Island Home (Video) Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a man caught on video stealing a package off a front porch on Long Island. The theft occurred Thursday, Jan. 19, at a home in Massapequa Park located on Grant Street, according to Nassau County Police. Ring surveillance footage shows the man get out of a silver four-door sedan before walking onto the porch stairs and grabbing a single box. He then gets back in his car and takes off. 🚨: WANTED FOR PACKAGE THEFT 📍: MASSAPEQUA PARK ☎️: 516-573-6700 ☎️: 1-800-244-TIPS 💻:... Posted by Nassau County Police Department on Thursday, January …
Man AKA 'Pikachu' Ordered Death-By-Machete For Gang Enemy On Long Island Man AKA 'Pikachu' Ordered Death-By-Machete For Gang Enemy On Long Island
Man AKA 'Pikachu' Ordered Death-By-Machete For Gang Enemy On Long Island A high-ranking MS-13 member has been convicted of ordering the death of a 19-year-old man who was hacked to death with a machete on Long Island.  Carlos Portillo, age 28, also known as "Solitario" and "Pikachu," was convicted of murder on Thursday, Jan. 26 for the January 2017 murder, according to Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly.  The killing was planned by seven gang members including Portillo after 19-year-old Julio Cesar Espantzay-Gonzales wore the wrong color to a known gang location before the murder.  After this perceived mistake, Kevin Gra…
Clerks Busted Selling Alcohol To Minors At Long Island Businesses, Police Say Clerks Busted Selling Alcohol To Minors At Long Island Businesses, Police Say
Clerks Busted Selling Alcohol To Minors At Long Island Businesses, Police Say Four store clerks on Long Island are facing charges following an investigation into underage alcohol sales.  Members of the Nassau County Police Department’s POP (Problem-Oriented Police) Unit visited several businesses throughout the county on Monday, Jan. 16, targeting those that sell nicotine and alcohol products to customers under the age of 21. Of the stores targeted, police said employees at the following four locations did not ask for the proper identification and sold alcohol to undercover agents: Prince Liquor and Wine on Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont; Arrested was Partish Wa…
Man Breaks Employee's Jaw In Attack At Long Island Home Depot, Police Say Man Breaks Employee's Jaw In Attack At Long Island Home Depot, Police Say
Man Breaks Employee's Jaw In Attack At Long Island Home Depot, Police Say Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man accused of attacking an employee at a Home Depot on Long Island. The incident happened in June 2022 at the Home Depot in Syosset, located on Jericho Turnpike, according to Nassau County Police. Detectives said at around 12:30 p.m., on Saturday, June 4, the suspect approached a 41-year-old man who worked at the store and struck him multiple times. The victim suffered a broken jaw in the attack. It was not immediately clear if the two had interacted before the incident. No other customers or employees were injured. Police describ…
Man Accused Of Striking Officer, Police Vehicle With SUV In Garden City Park Man Accused Of Striking Officer, Police Vehicle With SUV In Garden City Park
Man Accused Of Striking Officer, Police Vehicle With SUV In Garden City Park A 22-year-old man was charged with assault after authorities said he struck an officer with an SUV and then crashed into a police vehicle on Long Island. The incident happened at about 8:10 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 30, in Garden City Park, the Nassau County Police Department reported. Officers responded to a report of a disturbance in the area of Jericho Turnpike and Sixth Avenue and found Aasif Rasul, of Queens, sitting in a 2007 Jeep Liberty, said police. When officers started to walk toward the Jeep, Rasul accelerated and struck one of the officers before driving away from the sce…
Woman Accused Of Setting Fire To Williston Park Home With 2 Other People Inside Woman Accused Of Setting Fire To Williston Park Home With 2 Other People Inside
Woman Accused Of Setting Fire To Williston Park Home With 2 Other People Inside A 35-year-old woman is facing charges after police said she set fire to a Long Island home that was occupied by two other people. Officers responded to a residential fire in Williston Park at about 2:15 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 8, the Nassau County Police Department said. When police arrived at the home, located on Sherman Avenue, they were notified about a small fire that had started on the roof of the residence and was extinguished before police arrived. The two people who were in the residence at the time, a 38-year-old woman and a 77-year-old woman, were not injured, and there was no struc…
Man Accused Of Secretly Recording Woman During Tanning Session In Great Neck Plaza Man Accused Of Secretly Recording Woman During Tanning Session In Great Neck Plaza
Man Accused Of Secretly Recording Woman During Tanning Session In Great Neck Plaza A 27-year-old man is facing an unlawful surveillance charge after police said he secretly recorded a woman while she was using a tanning room on Long Island. Demetrius Sumter, of St. Albans, was arrested for the incident that happened in Great Neck Plaza at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 7, the Nassau County Police Department said. A 20-year-old woman entered the tanning room at Planet Fitness, located at 38 Great Neck Road, and after completing the tanning session, she saw what appeared to be a cellphone recording in the ceiling panels, police said. She called 911, and Sumter was arrested …
Deaf Woman Reported Missing On Long Island Deaf Woman Reported Missing On Long Island
Deaf Woman Reported Missing On Long Island Police are asking for help in locating a vulnerable adult who was reported missing on Long Island. Samantha Primus, age 46, was last seen in Elmont at around 3:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 23, on Savoy Avenue, according to authorities. Primus is developmentally disabled, deaf, and non-verbal, and may be in need of medical attention, officials said. She is described as being around 5-foot-3, weighing 130 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. (See photo above.) She was last seen wearing a pink hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, black sneakers, and a pink knit hat. Primus uses limited sign langua…
Elmont Woman Who Is Deaf, Mute Has Been Missing For Days, Police Say Elmont Woman Who Is Deaf, Mute Has Been Missing For Days, Police Say
Elmont Woman Who Is Deaf, Mute Has Been Missing For Days, Police Say Police issued an alert about a 46-year-old Long Island woman who has been missing for days and may be in need of medical attention. Samantha Primus, of Elmont, was last seen on Savoy Avenue in Elmont at about 3:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 23, authorities said.  Police said Primus has developmental disabilities and uses limited sign language.  She is 5-foot-3 and 130 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes, authorities said. Police said she was last seen wearing a pink hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, black sneakers, and a pink knit hat.  Authorities asked anyone with information …