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 …
3 People Hospitalized After Fire Breaks Out At Farmingdale Home 3 People Hospitalized After Fire Breaks Out At Farmingdale Home
3 People Hospitalized After Fire Breaks Out At Farmingdale Home Three people were taken to a hospital after a fire broke out at a Long Island home. Police reported that the incident happened in Farmingdale at about 7 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 24. Officers responded to a fire at a house on West Oak Street and saw flames coming from the second floor, the Nassau County Police Department reported.  The South Farmingdale and Bethpage Fire departments extinguished the blaze. NCPD said three occupants of the home were evacuated and hospitalized for treatment of minor injuries, including smoke inhalation and a minor laceration. The Nassau County Fire Marsh…
Suspect Wanted For Stealing $11K From Merrick Spa, Police Report Suspect Wanted For Stealing $11K From Merrick Spa, Police Report
Suspect Wanted For Stealing $11K From Merrick Spa, Police Report Police are searching for an individual who is accused of stealing $11,000 from a Long Island spa. The incident happened at the New Happiness Relax Spa Inc. in Merrick, located at 22 Merrick Ave., at about 8:10 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17, the Nassau County Police Department said. NCPD reported that an unknown female, with no age description provided, requested to use the spa's restroom and then entered an office to steal the money. She then left the business, walking north on Merrick Avenue, police said. Detectives asked anyone with information about the case to call Crime Stopper…
Wanted Freeport Man Apprehended For Stealing From Vehicles In Roosevelt, Police Say Wanted Freeport Man Apprehended For Stealing From Vehicles In Roosevelt, Police Say
Wanted Freeport Man Apprehended For Stealing From Vehicles In Roosevelt, Police Say A man who was wanted by New York State Police was apprehended on Long Island after authorities said he stole items from vehicles. Officers received reports of a man going through vehicles and multiple vehicles damaged in Roosevelt on Soma Place and Maple Street at about 3:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 16, the Nassau County Police Department said. NCPD said police located 32-year-old Marvin Feeley, of Freeport, in the area. Feeley ran away from officers and discarded the stolen items in nearby yards before he was arrested, authorities reported. The items were recovered and identified by the…
Man, Woman Steal $1.3K In Clothing From Oceanside Banana Republic, Police Say Man, Woman Steal $1.3K In Clothing From Oceanside Banana Republic, Police Say
Man, Woman Steal $1.3K In Clothing From Oceanside Banana Republic, Police Say Two people are wanted for allegedly stealing clothing valued at $1,305 from a Long Island store. The incident happened at the Banana Republic on Long Beach Road in Oceanside at about 1:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 7, the Nassau County Police Department reported on Wednesday, Dec. 21. NCPD asked anyone who recognizes the man and woman to call police at 516-573-6400.
Man Nabbed With Drugs After Stealing Vehicle On Long Island, Police Say Man Nabbed With Drugs After Stealing Vehicle On Long Island, Police Say
Man Nabbed With Drugs After Stealing Vehicle On Long Island, Police Say A man was arrested on Long Island for possession of drugs and criminal possession of stolen property after allegedly stealing a car and then being caught with drugs. The incident took. place in Westbury around 1:40 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 11. According to Nassau County detectives, officers responded to a call for a man going through a vehicle that was parked on Lennox Avenue.  Officers checking the area spotted Elijah Augustin, age 28, of Brooklyn, enter a 2009 white Toyota Matrix and leave the scene in the car,  police said. Officers located the car a short time later…
21-Year-Old Bellerose Man Accused Of Burglarizing Albertson Pizzeria 21-Year-Old Bellerose Man Accused Of Burglarizing Albertson Pizzeria
21-Year-Old Bellerose Man Accused Of Burglarizing Albertson Pizzeria A 21-year-old man was charged after investigators reported that he burglarized a Long Island pizzeria. The burglary happened at Vincent’s Pizzeria in Albertson at 11 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Officers who were on patrol saw a broken window at the business, located at 1004 Willis Ave., and found Andrew Kearney, of Bellerose, behind the building, police said. NCPD said Kearney was arrested without incident and charged with: Third-degree burglary  Third-degree attempted burglary  Three counts of third-degree criminal mischi…
Duo Charged After Loaded Handgun, Heroin, Crack Cocaine Recovered During Inwood Traffic Stop Duo Charged After Loaded Handgun, Heroin, Crack Cocaine Recovered During Inwood Traffic Stop
Duo Charged After Loaded Handgun, Heroin, Crack Cocaine Recovered During Inwood Traffic Stop A man and a woman were charged after police reported recovering drugs and a loaded handgun during a traffic stop on Long Island. The traffic stop happened at about 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3, in Inwood, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Officers saw a 2012 Ford that was traveling east on Burnside Avenue near Doughty Boulevard change lanes without signaling, NCPD reported. Police pulled the vehicle over and recovered the handgun, 19 glassine envelopes containing a substance believed to be heroin, and seven caps believed to contain crack cocaine, authorities said. The dri…