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19-Year-Old Found In Possession Of Handgun During North Lawrence Traffic Stop, Police Say 19-Year-Old Found In Possession Of Handgun During North Lawrence Traffic Stop, Police Say
19-Year-Old Found In Possession Of Handgun During North Lawrence Traffic Stop, Police Say A traffic stop on Long Island led to the arrest of a 19-year-old woman who was found in possession of a handgun, police said. Tashayla Ayres, of Brooklyn, was arrested in North Lawrence at about 8:10 p.m. on Monday, July 18, according to the Nassau County Police Department. An officer saw a 2009 Mitsubishi traveling north on Nassau Expressway with a defective tail light and a cracked windshield, NCPD said. Police said the officer pulled the Mitsubishi over and found that the front passenger, identified as Ayres, was in possession of a handgun. She was charged with criminal possession of a…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Overturned Gasoline Tanker Closes Section Of Nassau Expressway, Police Say Overturned Gasoline Tanker Closes Section Of Nassau Expressway, Police Say
Overturned Gasoline Tanker Closes Section Of Nassau Expressway, Police Say A section of a busy area roadway remains closed following the crash of a tanker truck that leaked a large amount of gasoline. The crash took place around 5:18 a.m., Wednesday, July 7, on the Nassau Expressway between Burnside Avenue and Bay Boulevard in Queens. As of 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, the roadway remained closed between Bay Boulevard and Mott Avenue, said the Nassau County Police. Authorities said there are more than 11,000 gallons of gasoline on the tanker truck which was doused and soaked with foam to prevent any kind of fire. It was doused and soaked with foam to prevent any kind o…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
24-Year-Old Man Killed Crossing Long Island Roadway 24-Year-Old Man Killed Crossing Long Island Roadway
24-Year-Old Man Killed Crossing Long Island Roadway A pedestrian was killed after being hit by a vehicle on Long Island. The accident took place around 9:08 p.m., Monday, Feb. 3, while the pedestrian was attempting to cross the Nassau Expressway in Inwood, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, while attempting to cross Mott Avenue, from the east side to the west side, a 24-year-old man was hit by a 1995 Honda traveling northbound on the expressway.  The unidentified man suffered multiple injuries and was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said. The 25-year-old driver of the Honda rem…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Struck, Killed By Car On Long Island Roadway Man Struck, Killed By Car On Long Island Roadway
Man Struck, Killed By Car On Long Island Roadway A 24-year-old man was killed after being struck by a car on a busy Long Island roadway. It happened on Monday, Feb. 3 at 9:08 p.m. in Inwood, Nassau County Police said. While attempting to cross Mott Avenue, from the east side to the west side, the man was struck by a 1995 Honda traveling northbound on Nassau Expressway, according to police. The man suffered multiple injuries and was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead at 10:22 pm by a hospital physician. The driver of the Honda, a 25-year-old man, remained at the scene.   The vehicle was brake and safe…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Two Sentenced For 2018 Long Island Crash That Killed Newly Engaged Couple Two Sentenced For 2018 Long Island Crash That Killed Newly Engaged Couple
Two Sentenced For 2018 Long Island Crash That Killed Newly Engaged Couple A man and woman have been sentenced for their roles in the fatal car crash that killed a newly engaged couple on Long Island. Brooklyn resident Rahmel Watkins, 36, was sentenced to 18 years to life in prison after being found guilty of assault, reckless endangerment and reckless driving in the deaths of 21-year-old Yisroel Levin and his 20-year-old fiancé Elisheva Kaplan on the Nassau Expressway in Lawrence last April. Zakiyyah Steward, 25, also of Brooklyn, was sentenced to a term of three to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to 17 charges that included manslaughter, assault, rec…

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by Zak Failla