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Caught Red-Handed Inside Mall: Three Burglars Arrested On Long Island, Police Say
Three young men were arrested for an early morning burglary at a Long Island mall, police said.
Omar Flores, 21; Isiah Rodriguez, 20; and Shea Velazquez, 19, were caught inside Sunrise Mall in Massapequa around 1:30 a.m. on Friday, June 19, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Cops responded to the mall for reports of three males inside the building after hours, police said. They realized multiple doors had been damaged and located the three suspects at the scene, investigators said.
Velazquez, of Clermont, FL, was found in possession of a speed loader with six bullets, authorities sa…
Six Hidden Gambling Machines, $1,600 Seized In LI Store Raids: Police
Two Long Island convenience stores were busted with hidden illegal gambling machines, leading to two arrests, police said.
Investigators searched the two Roosevelt shops — Good Food & Shake and Stop & Go Food Market — during a “quality of life” initiative on Monday, July 6, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Cops found two illegal gambling machines with $1,276 at Good Food & Shake and arrested Erick Hernandez Martinez, 33, of Freeport, according to authorities.
Officers then found four illegal machines with $390 at Stop & Go and cuffed Rafael Rodriguez, 63, of Union…
Montauk Highway DWI Double: Crash Suspect, Sleeping Driver Arrested Hours Apart, Cops Say
A drunk driver was arrested following a two-car wreck on Long Island on Monday night, July 6, police said.
Alan Vasquez, 20, of Hampton Bays, was one of two drivers involved in the crash at Montauk Highway and Carter Lane in East Quogue, the Southampton Town Police Department said.
Cops responded to the scene around 8:15 p.m. Monday and determined Vasquez was drunk at the time of the crash, authorities said. Both drivers suffered non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Vasquez was charged with misdemeanor DWI and unlicensed driving, cops said. His name, age, and hometown match a man wh…
Bartender Cited, Suffolk Bar Deemed Unsafe After SLA Inspection
A bartender was cited, and a Long Island pool hall and sports bar was deemed unsafe for human occupancy following a multi-agency inspection prompted by community complaints, Suffolk County Police announced on Saturday, July 4.
Fourth Precinct Crime Section officers, working with the New York State Liquor Authority and the Town of Smithtown Fire Marshal, conducted a State Liquor Authority inspection at Felt / 1823 Bar & Lounge, 573 Smithtown Bypass, at 10:35 p.m. on Friday, July 3, police said.
During the inspection, authorities observed numerous State Liquor Authority violations, poli…
