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Illegal Car Rally At Long Island Mall Ends In 40 Summonses, 1 Arrest: Cops Illegal Car Rally At Long Island Mall Ends In 40 Summonses, 1 Arrest: Cops
Illegal Car Rally At Long Island Mall Ends In 40 Summonses, 1 Arrest: Cops Authorities broke up a large-scale illegal vehicle rally at Green Acres Mall in Valley Stream, resulting in one arrest, 40 summonses, and two vehicles impounded, police said. The incident occurred at 9:40 p.m. on Saturday, March 8, at 500 West Sunrise Highway, according to Nassau County police. Patrol Officers and the Problem Oriented Policing (POP) Unit responded to the scene, where they found a large gathering of vehicles participating in illegal activity, officials said. In total, 40 summonses were issued, and two vehicles were impounded, police stated. During the operation, 26-yea…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Accused Of Threatening Victim With Knife At Long Island Gym Man Accused Of Threatening Victim With Knife At Long Island Gym
Man Accused Of Threatening Victim With Knife At Long Island Gym A Long Island man was arrested after allegedly threatening another man with a knife at a gym. The incident occurred around 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, at the 24-Hour Fitness on West Sunrise Highway in Valley Stream.  Edwin Cortez, age 47, is accused of displaying a knife during an argument with a 40-year-old man, according to Nassau County Police.  Cortez was arrested at the scene without incident, and no injuries were reported. Cortez is charged with: Criminal possession of a weapon, third degree, Menacing, second degree. He was arraigned on Wednesday, Nov. 20, at First District…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Woman Leaves 2 Young Children In Car On Long Island: Police Woman Leaves 2 Young Children In Car On Long Island: Police
Woman Leaves 2 Young Children In Car On Long Island: Police A Queens woman was arrested after she allegedly left her two children, both under the age of 4, in a car in a Long Island parking lot. The incident happened in Valley Stream on Wednesday, April 10, according to Nassau County Police. Just before noon on that day, Sandra McLamb, age 33 of Queens Village, parked in the HomeGoods parking lot, located at 750 West Sunrise Highway. She left her 1-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter behind while she went inside the store, police said. A witness called the authorities after reportedly seeing McLamb’s children crying in the car alone. Once the…

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by Sophie Grieser
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5 Men Charged With Grand Larceny At Long Island Target 5 Men Charged With Grand Larceny At Long Island Target
5 Men Charged With Grand Larceny At Long Island Target Five men have been charged with grand larceny at a Long Island Target. The incident took place in Valley Stream around 11 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20. According to Nassau County Police detectives, officers responded to the store, located at 500 West Sunrise Highway, for a larceny in progress.  When the officers arrived they found three men and placed them under arrest, police said. During the arrest, an officer was injured when one man resisted and attempted to get away. The officer was transported to a nearby hospital for assessment and treatment.  The two other subjects f…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Drunk Woman Bites Officer During Long Island Convenience Store Skirmish, Police Say Drunk Woman Bites Officer During Long Island Convenience Store Skirmish, Police Say
Drunk Woman Bites Officer During Long Island Convenience Store Skirmish, Police Say An allegedly intoxicated woman who was behaving erratically at a Long Island convenience store was arrested for not complying with police, officials said. The incident occurred on Tuesday, Dec. 5 in Valley Stream, according to Nassau County Police. At approximately 10:15 p.m., a 35-year-old woman who appeared intoxicated reportedly began causing a scene at 24/7 Mart, located at 52 West Sunrise Highway. When police arrived at the scene, the woman, Valley Stream resident Christine Rogers, attempted to slam her head into the store’s glass and refused to comply with officials. An ambulan…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Target Shoplifter Injures 2 Officers During Arrest On Long Island, Police Say Target Shoplifter Injures 2 Officers During Arrest On Long Island, Police Say
Target Shoplifter Injures 2 Officers During Arrest On Long Island, Police Say A suspected shoplifter is facing charges after allegedly assaulting two police officers during an arrest at a Long Island Target store. Nassau County Police responded to the store, located in Valley Stream on West Sunrise Highway, at around 4:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28. Police determined that 30-year-old Sapphire Townes, of Queens, had placed several items into a shopping cart before attempting to leave the Target store without paying. When officers told Townes that she was being arrested, the woman became violent and combative, injuring two officers, according to police. The officers were …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Two Teens Nabbed For String Of Robberies At Long Island T-Mobile Stores Two Teens Nabbed For String Of Robberies At Long Island T-Mobile Stores
Two Teens Nabbed For String Of Robberies At Long Island T-Mobile Stores Two teens on Long Island are facing a host of charges after forcibly stealing Apple products from several T-Mobile stores and threatening violence when employees sought to intervene, police said. In Nassau County, police Robbery Squad detectives said that Lanizja Myers, of Rosedale, and Brooklyn resident Elyanni Sesay, both 19, entered the T-Mobile locations and forcibly removed Apple iPhones and Apple Watches. Investigators said that in the instances when a store employee would attempt to stop them, the two teens threatened that they had a weapon and displayed a taser and pepper spray. Po…

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by Zak Failla
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Long Island T-Mobile Store Robbed Of Apple Watches, Phones, Police Say Long Island T-Mobile Store Robbed Of Apple Watches, Phones, Police Say
Long Island T-Mobile Store Robbed Of Apple Watches, Phones, Police Say Police are searching for a group of alleged robbers who ripped off numerous iPhones and Apple watches from a Long Island T-Mobil store. The incident took place around 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 4 at the store located at 348 West Sunrise Highway in Valley Stream. According to Nassau County Police Robbery Squad detectives, four individuals including one Black man three Black women entered the store and inquired if the store sold Apple watches.   The man stood by the door, as the three women approached the iPhone display. The woman began ripping the iPhones from the counter while one…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Duo, Including Home Health Aide, Accused Of Stealing From Long Island Woman Duo, Including Home Health Aide, Accused Of Stealing From Long Island Woman
Duo, Including Home Health Aide, Accused Of Stealing From Long Island Woman A home health aide and another woman have been charged with stealing money from an elderly Long Island woman. Nassau County Police announces the arrests of the two Lakeview women on Saturday, Nov. 21 for incidents that occurred in August. According to detectives, on Monday, Aug. 17, at about 9:30 a.m., Kiondra Bullocks-Bassoo, 33, who is the home health aide of the 76-year-old woman, deposited two forged checks which belonged to the victim into a Capitol One Bank account.  On Wednesday, Aug. 5, just after 2 p.m., Stephanie Fletcher, 36, using the same victim's debit card, ma…

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by Joe Lombardi