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ID Released For 44-Year-Old Struck, Killed By SUV On Long Island ID Released For 44-Year-Old Struck, Killed By SUV On Long Island
ID Released For 44-Year-Old Struck, Killed By SUV On Long Island The identity has been released of a man who was killed after being struck by an SUV on Long Island. The crash happened around 11:10 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28, in Inwood. The man was struck by a 2004 Ford Explorer traveling southbound on Sheridan Boulevard in the vicinity of Nassau Avenue.  He's now been identified as Queens resident Patrick Sean Mwesigwa, age 44, of Far Rockaway. A 35-year-old man who was driving the Explorer remained at the scene. The pedestrian suffered severe trauma and was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead by a hospital physician.  …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Person Struck, Killed By SUV Overnight On Long Island Person Struck, Killed By SUV Overnight On Long Island
Person Struck, Killed By SUV Overnight On Long Island Police are investigating a fatal overnight Long Island crash. Click here for a new, updated story: ID Released For 44-Year-Old Struck, Killed By SUV In Inwood It happened around 11:10 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28, in Inwood. A male pedestrian was struck by a 2004 Ford Explorer traveling southbound on Sheridan Boulevard in the vicinity of Nassau Avenue.   The 35-year-old man who was driving the Explorer remained at the scene. The pedestrian suffered severe trauma and was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead by a hospital physician. Neither his identity nor…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Worker Airlifted Following Accident At Long Island Industrial Business Worker Airlifted Following Accident At Long Island Industrial Business
Worker Airlifted Following Accident At Long Island Industrial Business An employee was hospitalized following an accident at a Long Island industrial business. Emergency crews in Inwood were called to the Inwood Material Terminal located on Sheridan Boulevard shortly after 8 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17. Nassau County Police said a preliminary investigation found that a 49-year-old man fell off the platform of an excavator and landed on the ground. Medics at the scene treated the victim for back trauma before he was flown to a hospital. The man was conscious and alert throughout the ordeal, police said. The accident is under investigation.

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by Michael Mashburn
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22-Year-Old Busted With Ghost Gun, Drugs During Traffic Stop On Long Island, Police Say 22-Year-Old Busted With Ghost Gun, Drugs During Traffic Stop On Long Island, Police Say
22-Year-Old Busted With Ghost Gun, Drugs During Traffic Stop On Long Island, Police Say A 22-year-old man is facing charges after he was allegedly caught with a ghost gun and drugs during a traffic stop on Long Island, authorities said. Shemar Freire, of Union City, New Jersey, was stopped by police at around 10:30 p.m. Monday night, Dec. 5, as he drove in Inwood, near Sheridan and Doughty boulevards, Nassau County Police said. Officers reportedly pulled him over due to his excessively dark window tint. During the subsequent investigation, police said they found a loaded semi-automatic ghost gun inside the vehicle, along with marijuana. Ghost guns are typically assembled at …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Police Seek To ID Suspect In Robbery At Long Island Gas Station Police Seek To ID Suspect In Robbery At Long Island Gas Station
Police Seek To ID Suspect In Robbery At Long Island Gas Station Police are asking for help in identifying a suspect seen on surveillance footage robbing a Long Island gas station. The incident happened just before 9 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, in Inwood, at the Exxon gas station located on Sheridan Boulevard, according to Nassau County Police. Investigators said a man walked into the store and displayed a knife before demanding cash. The employee complied and the man fled with an undisclosed amount of cash. He was last seen heading southbound on Sheridan Avenue. There were no reports of injuries stemming from the robbery, police said. The suspect is descri…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Woman Critically Injured After Being Struck By Van In Crosswalk Of Inwood Roadway Woman Critically Injured After Being Struck By Van In Crosswalk Of Inwood Roadway
Woman Critically Injured After Being Struck By Van In Crosswalk Of Inwood Roadway A Long Island woman was seriously injured after being hit by an SUV while in a crosswalk, according to authorities. The crash took place in Inwood around 3:15 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 16. According to Nassau County Police detectives, the 68-year-old woman was walking east on Bayview Avenue when she was struck in the crosswalk at Sheridan Boulevard by a man, age 73, driving a 2008 Toyota Sienna traveling southbound.  The woman was transported to a local area hospital by helicopter and is listed in critical but stable condition, police said. The male driver remained at the scene. The wom…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Accused Of Injuring Officer While Resisting Arrest During Inwood Traffic Stop Woman Accused Of Injuring Officer While Resisting Arrest During Inwood Traffic Stop
Woman Accused Of Injuring Officer While Resisting Arrest During Inwood Traffic Stop A 27-year-old woman was charged with assault after police said she injured an officer while resisting arrest on Long Island. The Nassau County Police Department said the incident happened in Inwood at 1 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 6. Officers saw a 2010 Honda Accord with tinted windows, a defective headlight, and no front license plate traveling south on Sheridan Boulevard near Bayview Avenue, NCPD reported. Police pulled the vehicle over, and the driver, identified as a 36-year-old man, was placed under arrest after refusing orders from officers and becoming physically resistant, authorities s…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Know Them? Police Seeking Help Identifying Long Island Robbery Suspects Know Them? Police Seeking Help Identifying Long Island Robbery Suspects
Know Them? Police Seeking Help Identifying Long Island Robbery Suspects Police on Long Island are seeking the public's help identifying four women who allegedly attacked a store employee with a chemical spray and then stole vape pens. The incident took place in Inwood around 5:50 p.m., on Wednesday, Aug. 31. According to detectives, four suspects entered the Fazieah Smoke Shop located at 2 Sheridan Boulevard, approached the clerk, and began asking questions about certain products.   As the male clerk, age 22, turned back toward the front, two women sprayed him in the face with an unknown liquid that caused severe pain and burning, police said.  …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two Teens On Long Island Busted With Defaced Pistol During Stop, Police Say Two Teens On Long Island Busted With Defaced Pistol During Stop, Police Say
Two Teens On Long Island Busted With Defaced Pistol During Stop, Police Say A routine traffic stop of a BMW SUV led to the arrest of two teenagers on weapons charges after they were busted with a defaced pistol, police said. Officers from the Nassau County Police Department’s Fourth Squad on patrol at approximately 10 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 6 in Inwood initiated a traffic stop of the BMW on Sheridan Boulevard when they noticed a rear tail light was broken and the registration was expired. During the stop near the intersection of Davis Avenue, police said that the officers found a loaded, defaced, 9-millimeter handgun and two ammunition magazines inside the SUV. T…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Nassau County Traffic Stop Of BMW SUV Leads To Discovery Of Loaded Handgun, Police Say Nassau County Traffic Stop Of BMW SUV Leads To Discovery Of Loaded Handgun, Police Say
Nassau County Traffic Stop Of BMW SUV Leads To Discovery Of Loaded Handgun, Police Say Two men are facing charges after police said a traffic stop on Long Island led to the discovery of a loaded handgun. Jean Francois, age 18, and Melchizedek Neverson, age 18, both of Brooklyn, were arrested following the incident in Inwood at 10 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 6, according to the Nassau County Police Department. NCPD said officers saw a 2005 four-door BMW SUV driving west on Sheridan Boulevard without a passenger tail light and with an expired registration. The BMW was pulled over at the intersection of Sheridan Boulevard and Davis Avenue. Police said officers discovered …

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by Nicole Valinote
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Drunk Driver Involved In Long Island Crash Had 2-Year-Old In BMW, Police Say Drunk Driver Involved In Long Island Crash Had 2-Year-Old In BMW, Police Say
Drunk Driver Involved In Long Island Crash Had 2-Year-Old In BMW, Police Say A driver involved in a two-vehicle Long Island crash was driving drunk with a 2-year-old in the car, police said. Nassau County Police say that on Friday, Oct. 8 at 5:25 p.m., a Fourth Precinct Police Officer on patrol in Inwood observed a crash eastbound at the intersection of Sheridan Boulevard and Bayswater boulevard.  The crash involved a blue 2006 BMW four-door sedan, which struck a 2003 Chevrolet SUV from behind, according to police. After interviewing the driver of the BMW, Andrew A. Thomas, age 30, of Jamaica, Queens, the officers smelled alcohol, according to police.  …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Duo Charged After Handgun Found During Long Island Traffic Stop Duo Charged After Handgun Found During Long Island Traffic Stop
Duo Charged After Handgun Found During Long Island Traffic Stop Police reported that two men were arrested after a Long Island traffic stop led to the discovery of an illegally possessed handgun.  The Nassau County Police Department reported that the incident happened on Wednesday, July 14, at 3:15 p.m. in Inwood.  Officers saw a 2001 Nissan that was southbound on Sheridan Boulevard, according to police.  Police said the vehicle had a temporary license plate and failed to maintain a lane.  Officers reportedly pulled the vehicle over, and during the traffic stop, they recovered a handgun. Police said the passenger, Jamel Thompson, a…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Two Cops Injured Attempting To Arrest Man During Long Island Traffic Stop, Police Say Two Cops Injured Attempting To Arrest Man During Long Island Traffic Stop, Police Say
Two Cops Injured Attempting To Arrest Man During Long Island Traffic Stop, Police Say Two police officers were injured when they attempted to arrest a 34-year-old man they had pulled over for traffic violations on Long Island. Christopher Landburg–Parker, of Brooklyn, was arrested around 2:20 a.m., Tuesday, April 6, after being stopped in Inwood without a license plate, Nassau County Police said. According to detectives, officers spotted Landburgh-Parker driving a 2013 Nissan north on Sheridan Boulevard without a license plate.  When a stop was made, officers spotted an out-of-state license plate on the deck of the rear window making it difficult to…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Teen Accused Of Cutting, Biting Long Island Victim While Attempting To Steal Wallet Teen Accused Of Cutting, Biting Long Island Victim While Attempting To Steal Wallet
Teen Accused Of Cutting, Biting Long Island Victim While Attempting To Steal Wallet An 18-year-old has been arrested for assaulting a Long Island man with a knife while allegedly attempting to rob him of his wallet. Miguel Torres, of Far Rockaway, was arrested around 11 p.m. on Wednesday, March 10, in Inwood, after Nassau County Police responded to a report of an assault. According to detectives, officers responded to a 911 call for a burglary in progress. Upon arrival, officers discovered the victim and three witnesses struggling to control the Torres.  The victim identified Torres as the assailant and the Police placed him under arrest. During the i…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police: Man Who Yelled At Cops To 'Shoot Him' Nabbed For Burglary At Long Island Car Dealership Police: Man Who Yelled At Cops To 'Shoot Him' Nabbed For Burglary At Long Island Car Dealership
Police: Man Who Yelled At Cops To 'Shoot Him' Nabbed For Burglary At Long Island Car Dealership A man who yelled at police to "shoot him," was apprehended following a burglary at a Long Island car dealership. Eric Lawson, age 24, of Brooklyn, was arrested on Friday, Jan. 8 around 12:40 a.m., in Inwood, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, officers responded to an alarm call at Carvana located at 40 Sheridan Blvd. Upon arrival, officers noticed the garage door was open and several interior lights on.  While checking the outside of the building a silver Infiniti that was inside the closed lot drove through the locked fence and turned right onto Sheridan Boulevar…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Video: Trio Wanted For Long Island Gas Station Armed Robbery Video: Trio Wanted For Long Island Gas Station Armed Robbery
Video: Trio Wanted For Long Island Gas Station Armed Robbery Know them? Nassau County Police investigators are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to identify and locate three men who were involved in an armed robbery at a gas station in Inwood. Police said that the three men - who were caught on camera - showed a knife and threatened the use of a gun during a robbery on Sunday, March 8 at the Exxon gas station on Sheridan Boulevard. The trio then proceeded to steal merchandise from the store. In the video released by investigators, the three hooded suspects can be seen rifling through the gas station’s refrigerators and through aisles …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Truck Overturns, Dumps Cement On Long Island Roadway Truck Overturns, Dumps Cement On Long Island Roadway
Truck Overturns, Dumps Cement On Long Island Roadway A Long Island roadway has reopened after a cement truck overturned spilling fluids. The single-vehicle crash took place around 11:10 a.m., Monday, March 2, on Sheridan Boulevard, in Inwood, said the Nassau County Police. The crash dumped cement and fluids on the roadway, causing a call to hazmat officials and the Inwood Fire Department who worked to clear the roadway. The roadway reopened around 12:30 p.m., police said. The cause of the crash is under investigation.

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by Kathy Reakes
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26-Year-Old Woman Seriously Injured After Getting Hit By Car On Long Island 26-Year-Old Woman Seriously Injured After Getting Hit By Car On Long Island
26-Year-Old Woman Seriously Injured After Getting Hit By Car On Long Island A pedestrian had to be airlifted to a Long Island hospital after being struck by a teenage driver on Long Island, police said. A 17-year-old girl was driving a 2006 Nissan north shortly before 7:30 a.m. on Doughty Boulevard in Inwood when she struck a 26-year-old woman as she attempted to make a left turn onto Sheridan Boulevard, Nassau County Police said. According to police, the victim suffered serious back injuries and had to be airlifted by a Nassau County Police helicopter to an area hospital for treatment. Police said the investigation is ongoing. Check back to Daily Voice for updat…

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by Zak Failla