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Suffolk County Men Arrested In Dad's Roadside Robbery-Killing: Police Suffolk County Men Arrested In Dad's Roadside Robbery-Killing: Police
Suffolk County Men Arrested In Dad's Roadside Robbery-Killing: Police Police have charged two men in the killing of a 32-year-old Amityville man found dead on a Wantagh roadway in September, according to Nassau County authorities. Police say Anderson Ramirez, 34, of Central Islip, and Alex R. DeLarosa, 27, of Bay Shore, were arrested on Dec. 4 in connection to the fatal shooting of Yinauri A. Taveras, 32. The victim, originally from Amityville, had been splitting time between Puerto Rico and Westbury. Officers responded to Wayside Lane in Wantagh on Sept. 11, 2024, at 12:13 a.m. for a report of an injured person. They found Taveras on the roadside with a guns…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Drunk 23-Year-Old Caught After Sideswiping Cruiser, Fleeing Scene In Suffolk: Police Drunk 23-Year-Old Caught After Sideswiping Cruiser, Fleeing Scene In Suffolk: Police
Drunk 23-Year-Old Caught After Sideswiping Cruiser, Fleeing Scene In Suffolk: Police A man has been accused of driving while intoxicated after allegedly sideswiping a police vehicle and fleeing the scene on Long Island. Authorities say the incident occurred around 6:25 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, on Montauk Highway in Water Mill.  Kevin Sagastume, age 23, of Riverhead, was reportedly attempting to exit a private dirt driveway onto the highway when his vehicle sideswiped an unoccupied marked Southampton Town Police cruiser parked with emergency lights on.  Officers were conducting an unrelated investigation nearby, the Southampton Town PD added. Sagastume fl…

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by Joe Lombardi
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LI School Superintendent Charged With DWI After Crash Seriously Injures Motorist In Sayville LI School Superintendent Charged With DWI After Crash Seriously Injures Motorist In Sayville
LI School Superintendent Charged With DWI After Crash Seriously Injures Motorist In Sayville A Long Island school superintendent has bee accused of driving while intoxicated after a crash on Long Island seriously injured a motorist. Suffolk County Police said the incident occurred at about 9:05 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24, in Sayville, at the intersection of Railroad Avenue and Depot Street. Michael Hynes, age 53, of Sayville and the superintendent of the Port Washington Union Free School DIstrict, was driving a 2019 Honda Civic northbound on Railroad Avenue when he attempted to turn left onto Depot Street, according to Suffolk County Police.  His vehicle then collided with a southb…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Name Released Of 15-Year-Old Killed In Hudson Valley Shooting That Led To Manhunt, Arrest Name Released Of 15-Year-Old Killed In Hudson Valley Shooting That Led To Manhunt, Arrest
Name Released Of 15-Year-Old Killed In Hudson Valley Shooting That Led To Manhunt, Arrest This story has been updated. The name has been released of a teenage boy who was killed in a fatal shooting in Northern Westchester that led to a 12-hour manhunt and the arrest of a suspect. Fernando Jimenez, age 40, shot his girlfriend and her two children with an illegally possessed handgun in the Baldwin Place section of Somers during a domestic dispute at about 11:35 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 28, according to New York State Police. One of the children, a 10th-grade student at Somers High School now identified as Michael Raimondi, age 15, was killed.  The boy's brother, a 13-year-…

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by Joe Lombardi
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25-Year-Old Nabbed In Stabbing Of Man On Long Island 25-Year-Old Nabbed In Stabbing Of Man On Long Island
25-Year-Old Nabbed In Stabbing Of Man On Long Island A suspect is behind bars following a stabbing attack on Long Island that sent a man to the hospital. The incident happened in Massapequa, near the intersection of Polo and Oxford roads, shortly after 11 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7.  Nassau County Police said a 22-year-old man and a 25-year-old man got into an argument before the older man stabbed the victim in his torso and arm. He then fled the scene in an SUV. The victim was taken to a hospital where he was listed in stable condition. Officers later located the suspect, Joseph Fochi, of North Massapequa, and arrested him without incident.…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Suspect Nabbed After 30-Year-Old From North Babylon Shot, Killed In Broad Daylight Suspect Nabbed After 30-Year-Old From North Babylon Shot, Killed In Broad Daylight
Suspect Nabbed After 30-Year-Old From North Babylon Shot, Killed In Broad Daylight A suspect has been apprehended after a fatal shooting in broad daylight outside a Long Island residence. It happened around 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30 in Brentwood. Joshua E. Jasmin, age 30, of North Babylon, was transported via Brentwood Legion Ambulance to South Shore University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Following an investigation, Romeo Campbell, age 23, of Brentwood, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder. He was held overnight and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Saturday, Aug. 31.

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by Joe Lombardi
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Suspect Nabbed In 7-Eleven Robbery On Long Island Suspect Nabbed In 7-Eleven Robbery On Long Island
Suspect Nabbed In 7-Eleven Robbery On Long Island A suspect was arrested in connection with a robbery at a Long Island 7-Eleven store. The incident happened in Oceanside, at the 7-Eleven on Atlantic Avenue, at around 5:20 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13. Nassau County Police said a man entered the store and began removing around 20 cigarette boxes from behind the counter. He threatened an employee before leaving without paying. A short time later, officers arrested 33-year-old Anthony Candelaria, of Oceanside, on suspicion of third-degree robbery. He was scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Hempstead on Wednesday, Aug. 14. 

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by Michael Mashburn
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Drunk 51-Year-Old Drove Wrong Way In Mineola With Child In SUV, Police Say Drunk 51-Year-Old Drove Wrong Way In Mineola With Child In SUV, Police Say
Drunk 51-Year-Old Drove Wrong Way In Mineola With Child In SUV, Police Say A Long Island man has been accused of being drunk with a child in his SUV after police say he was driving the wrong way. The incident happened overnight in Mineola. While on patrol at around 1:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 11, officers observed a black 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes on Jericho Turnpike, according to Nassau County Police. They then conducted a vehicle and traffic stop near the intersection of Jay Court.  During the investigation, officers observed the operator of the vehicle, Carlos Palaguachi, age 51, of Bay Shore, to have slightly s…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Unlicensed Levittown Woman Driving Drunk With 2 Kids Onboard Crashes SUV: Police Unlicensed Levittown Woman Driving Drunk With 2 Kids Onboard Crashes SUV: Police
Unlicensed Levittown Woman Driving Drunk With 2 Kids Onboard Crashes SUV: Police An unlicensed Long Island woman has been accused of driving drunk with two children in the SUV after an overnight crash, police said. The incident happened on Sunday, Aug. 11, just after midnight in Levittown. According to the Nassau County Police Department, officers responded to Flamingo Road after a report that a 2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee had hit an unoccupied parked vehicle. The investigation revealed the driver, Jessica Lemus, age 21, of Levittown, had slurred speech, watery eyes, was unsteady on her feet, and had an odor of alcohol emanating from her breath, police said. A Standardi…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Drunk Mom With Toddler In Car Nabbed In Hit-Run At Long Island Children's Museum, Police Say Drunk Mom With Toddler In Car Nabbed In Hit-Run At Long Island Children's Museum, Police Say
Drunk Mom With Toddler In Car Nabbed In Hit-Run At Long Island Children's Museum, Police Say A Long Island mother is facing DWI charges in connection with multiple hit-and-runs that occurred outside a children’s museum with her young daughter present. The incident happened in East Garden City, at the Long Island Children’s Museum on Railroad Avenue, at around 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, July 24. Nassau County Police said Monique Williams, age 35, of East Garden City first struck an unoccupied car in the museum’s parking lot before colliding with an occupied Nissan sedan on Davis Avenue and fleeing the scene. Officers located her a short time later several blocks away, on Commercial Avenu…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Duo Nabbed After Robbery At Macy's Store On Long Island, Police Say Duo Nabbed After Robbery At Macy's Store On Long Island, Police Say
Duo Nabbed After Robbery At Macy's Store On Long Island, Police Say Two men are accused of robbing an employee at a Macy’s store on Long Island. Nassau County Police were called to the Macy’s store in Manhasset, located at 1100 Northern Boulevard, for a robbery at around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 16. A loss prevention employee told officers that two men stole items before fleeing in a black Kia. On their way out, one of the men was involved in a physical altercation with the worker. There were no reports of injuries. Police located the suspect vehicle a short time later and conducted a traffic stop near Northern Boulevard and Community Drive.  The occ…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Trio Nabbed For Burglary On Former Long Island College Campus Trio Nabbed For Burglary On Former Long Island College Campus
Trio Nabbed For Burglary On Former Long Island College Campus Two women and a man were arrested on an abandoned college campus after they were allegedly caught with burglar tools and tried to flee the cops. It happened in Shirley on the afternoon of Wednesday, June 27, Suffolk County Police said. At around 3 p.m. that day, a security guard working at the former Dowling College campus, located at 1300 William Floyd Parkway, noticed that the previously-secured gate was now open. That’s when he allegedly noticed Michele Brill, age 44 of Selden, sitting in a Nissan sedan while two other people — 40-year-old Christopher Alaia and 39-year-old Kristle Do…

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by Sophie Grieser
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5 Pit Bulls, 3 People Caught Squatting At Long Island Home, Police Say 5 Pit Bulls, 3 People Caught Squatting At Long Island Home, Police Say
5 Pit Bulls, 3 People Caught Squatting At Long Island Home, Police Say A group of people and a handful of dogs were arrested after police said they were caught illegally living inside a dead person’s home. The New Hyde Park incident took place on Thursday, June 20, Nassau County Police said. Just after 4 p.m. that day, police received a call from a resident on Evans Street who thought that there were people living in their deceased neighbor’s home. Authorities arrived to reportedly find three people living at 109 Evans Street illegally: Dionny Quiroz, age 33 of Roosevelt; Juan Marte, age 19 of Thomaston; and Natalie Bautista, age 19, whose address was …

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by Sophie Grieser