Robber Pulls Gun On Long Island Employee For $3 Gas: Police Robber Pulls Gun On Long Island Employee For $3 Gas: Police
Robber Pulls Gun On Long Island Employee For $3 Gas: Police A man was arrested on Long Island weeks after he allegedly threatened a gas station employee with a gun – for only a few dollars' worth of gas, police said. Roy Braithwaite, age 34 of Uniondale, was arrested on Monday, Jan. 15 for the Dec. 2023 incident, Nassau County Police said. Just after 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 21, Braithwaite walked into the Carle Place Lukoil gas Station, located at 500 Westbury Avenue, and tried to pay for gas using his debit card. However, when his card was denied, he allegedly began to yell at the 18-year-old employee, throwing a chair against a display…
Men Punch, Choke Couple During Long Island Motel Robbery: Police Men Punch, Choke Couple During Long Island Motel Robbery: Police
Men Punch, Choke Couple During Long Island Motel Robbery: Police Two Long Island men were arrested after they robbed a couple in their motel room, threatening to kill a woman if the other victim didn’t give them money. It happened on Thursday, Jan. 11 in North Long Beach, according to Nassau County Police. At approximately 5:30 a.m., 32-year-old Ishmel Owens and 28-year-old Kylil Freeman, both of Freeport, were allegedly invited into the motel room of a couple in North Long Beach, the address of which was not released by authorities. Once inside, Owens began to punch the male victim in the chest multiple times as he lay in the motel room bed. At th…
Victim Left Wheelchair-Bound After Facebook Scam By Long Island 23-Year-Old, DA Says Victim Left Wheelchair-Bound After Facebook Scam By Long Island 23-Year-Old, DA Says
Victim Left Wheelchair-Bound After Facebook Scam By Long Island 23-Year-Old, DA Says A Long Island man is facing a host of charges in connection with an alleged Facebook Marketplace scam that left the victim confined to a wheelchair. Jordan Behling, age 23, of Wheatley Heights, was arraigned on assault and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Jan. 9. According to prosecutors, the victim agreed to meet Behling on Friday, June 16, 2023 to purchase a PlayStation 5 gaming console that Behling had listed on Facebook Marketplace. At around 7:15 p.m., Behling pulled up to the victim’s home in an SUV and the victim handed him $280 in cash through the window. Once h…
Teens Use Fake Gun, Stolen Car To Rob Pair On Long Island: Police Teens Use Fake Gun, Stolen Car To Rob Pair On Long Island: Police
Teens Use Fake Gun, Stolen Car To Rob Pair On Long Island: Police A group of teenage boys has been arrested after they robbed two people on Long Island using an airsoft gun and fled in a stolen car, police said. Both robberies happened in Hempstead on Thursday, Dec. 21 before 5 a.m. According to Nassau County Police, a 30-year-old man was getting gas at the Conoco Gas Station, located at 2 Hempstead Avenue, when the group pulled up in a black Kia. Three 15-year-olds and one 14-year-old, all boys, got out of the car and ordered the man to hand over his belongings. One of the teens allegedly displayed the airsoft gun as if it were a firearm. The man, i…
Pair Pepper Spray ShopRite Employee During Long Island Robbery: Police Pair Pepper Spray ShopRite Employee During Long Island Robbery: Police
Pair Pepper Spray ShopRite Employee During Long Island Robbery: Police Police are searching for two people who they say robbed a Long Island ShopRite, pushing an employee and later spraying him with pepper spray. It happened on Wednesday, Dec. 20 in Bethpage, according to Nassau County Police. Just before 5:30 p.m., a man and woman entered ShopRite, located at 3901 Hempstead Turnpike. They began to hide food and eventually, as they made to leave the store, a 22-year-old loss prevention officer confronted the two. Police said the woman dropped the items and ran; however, the man allegedly refused to return what had been stolen. Because of this, the empl…
21-Year-Old NY College Student Shot To Death; Duo Nabbed In Connection To Case 21-Year-Old NY College Student Shot To Death; Duo Nabbed In Connection To Case
21-Year-Old NY College Student Shot To Death; Duo Nabbed In Connection To Case Police have arrested two suspects accused of gunning down a young college student in New York who was an aspiring pilot. Usman Pirzada, age 21, was shot to death Tuesday, Dec. 19, in Schenectady’s Hamilton Hill neighborhood, according to police. Pirzada was found shortly before 9 p.m. near Lincoln Avenue and Steuben Street suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to Albany Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead hours later, Schenectady Police said. Detectives found several shell casings at the scene, which was located yards from the Martin Luther King Jr. School of Excellence. …
Fish And Chips Thief Tries To Bite Long Island Employee During Robbery: Police Fish And Chips Thief Tries To Bite Long Island Employee During Robbery: Police
Fish And Chips Thief Tries To Bite Long Island Employee During Robbery: Police Police are searching for a Long Island convenience store thief who they say attempted to bite an employee as she fled the scene. The fishy incident occurred on Sunday, Dec. 17 in Oceanside. According to Nassau County Police, the robber, a woman in her 30s, walked into All In One Convenience Store, located at 403 Merrick Road, just after 1 p.m. and began to shove cans of tuna and bags of chips into her pockets. As she left the store, authorities said she pushed a male employee out of the way, and tried to bite him before she fled. She is described as a Black woman with short hair. At th…
Chuck E. Cheese Beating Death: Long Island Man Charged, DA Says Chuck E. Cheese Beating Death: Long Island Man Charged, DA Says
Chuck E. Cheese Beating Death: Long Island Man Charged, DA Says A Long Island man has been charged with murder a year after his victim was brutally beaten behind a family entertainment center and eventually succumbed to his injuries, officials said. On Monday, Dec. 18, 62-year-old Dennis Ray (also known as “Midnight), faced his arraignment, a charge of second-degree murder, according to the Nassau County District Attorney. The new charge comes over a year since Ray, a resident of Roosevelt, was originally indicted for the April 2022 incident on assault and robbery charges. Earlier Report: Duo Accused Of Attacking, Severely Injuring Man During …
Funeral Home Stabbing: Suspect Nabbed After Attacking Long Island Mortuary Owner, Police Say Funeral Home Stabbing: Suspect Nabbed After Attacking Long Island Mortuary Owner, Police Say
Funeral Home Stabbing: Suspect Nabbed After Attacking Long Island Mortuary Owner, Police Say A suspect has been arrested in connection with a violent robbery and stabbing of a funeral home owner on Long Island. The incident happened Wednesday, Aug. 30, in Amityville at the Slinger-Hasgill Funeral Home, located on Sunrise Highway. Prosecutors said Jason Funderburke, age 37, of Hempstead was with an accomplice when the two men approached owner Joseph Slinger as he returned to the business. Earlier Report: Funeral Home Stabbing: Employee Attacked, Robbed At Amityville Mortuary Funderburke displayed a photo of Slinger’s family and threatened him before both men began punching …
55-Year-Old Steals $11K Of Cigarettes From Long Island Stores, Police Say 55-Year-Old Steals $11K Of Cigarettes From Long Island Stores, Police Say
55-Year-Old Steals $11K Of Cigarettes From Long Island Stores, Police Say A man who was not feeling the holiday spirit was taken into custody after police said he swiped tens of thousands of dollars worth of cigarettes from Long Island 7-Eleven stores. The alleged thief, 55-year-old Andre Christmas of Uniondale, was arrested at approximately 6 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 10 in Hempstead for an alleged string of robberies. According to Nassau County Police, Christmas stole cigarettes from 7-Eleven stores in Franklin Square, North Bellmore, Hempstead, and Valley Stream on seven different occasions from Sunday, Nov. 19, until Saturday, Dec. 9. Each time, Christmas is sa…
Long Island Robber Uses Taxi As Getaway Car, Police Say Long Island Robber Uses Taxi As Getaway Car, Police Say
Long Island Robber Uses Taxi As Getaway Car, Police Say A man who robbed a Long Island 7-Eleven fled the scene in a not-so-inconspicuous car, according to authorities. It happened on Friday, Dec. 8 in North Bellmore. At approximately 5:50 a.m., Nassau County Police said the robber walked into the 7-Eleven located at 2663 Jerusalem Avenue. Once inside, he walked behind the counter, pushed the employee out of the way, and snagged multiple packs of cigarettes. He fled the scene in a light blue Subaru, which had a lit-up “taxi” sign on the top, and the word “taxi” written on the sides. The robber’s car was last seen driving west on Jerusale…
'Most Senseless' Man Who Killed Long Island Gas Station Employee Over $22 Sentenced 'Most Senseless' Man Who Killed Long Island Gas Station Employee Over $22 Sentenced
'Most Senseless' Man Who Killed Long Island Gas Station Employee Over $22 Sentenced A Long Island man may spend the rest of his life behind bars over an incident that officials say is “one of the most senseless cases we’ve ever seen.” Joshua Roston, age 38 of Baldwin, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison on Friday, Dec. 8 for the “vicious” killing of a gas station employee in 2019, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. On the morning of January 14, 2019, Roston drove up to the Pit Stop gas station, located at 1210 Grand Avenue in North Baldwin, and asked the attendant to fill up the tank of his GMC SUV. Earlier Report - $22 Murder: Man Ran Over, Kil…