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Camera Catches Purse Snatcher At East Meadow Restaurant; Suspect Sought Camera Catches Purse Snatcher At East Meadow Restaurant; Suspect Sought
Camera Catches Purse Snatcher At East Meadow Restaurant; Suspect Sought If you recognize this sticky-fingered diner, police want to hear from you. A surveillance camera was rolling when a man made off with a forgotten purse at a Long Island restaurant. The incident happened in East Meadow, at the Qdoba restaurant on Hempstead Turnpike, at around 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28. Nassau County Police said a man and woman were sitting in a booth when they saw that someone had left a brown leather purse on the seat behind them. Video shows the man grab the bag, which contained a credit card and jewelry, before quickly exiting the restaurant. Three other people at h…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Suspects On Loose After Smash-Grab Bellmore Jewelry Store Robbery In Broad Daylight Suspects On Loose After Smash-Grab Bellmore Jewelry Store Robbery In Broad Daylight
Suspects On Loose After Smash-Grab Bellmore Jewelry Store Robbery In Broad Daylight Suspects are on the run after a smash-and-grab burglary at a Long Island store that happened in broad daylight. According to Nassau County Police, the multiple unknown subjects entered Philip Joseph Jewelers in Bellmore, located at 2776 Sunrise Highway, at about 12:50 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22.  They began smashing the glass display cases with sledgehammers and removing assorted jewelry before fleeing the scene in an unknown direction. The investigation is ongoing. Detectives request that anyone with information on the incident contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS or…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Lottery Fraud: 'Good Samaritan' Scams Long Island Woman Out Of Jewelry, Cash, Police Say Lottery Fraud: 'Good Samaritan' Scams Long Island Woman Out Of Jewelry, Cash, Police Say
Lottery Fraud: 'Good Samaritan' Scams Long Island Woman Out Of Jewelry, Cash, Police Say Police are searching for a man who tricked a Long Island woman out of thousands of dollars worth of jewelry and cash after using a good deed to gain her trust. It happened in Roosevelt on Tuesday, July 9, according to Nassau County Police. At around 3 p.m. that day, a 76-year-old woman was walking on Nassau Avenue near the intersection of Debevoise Avenue with her groceries. A man approached her and asked if she needed help carrying her groceries home. She happily obliged, police said. When they arrived at her home, the man explained that he had a winning lottery ticket in his possess…

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by Sophie Grieser
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NJ Woman, 18, Stole $49K In Luxury Items From New York University Roommate, Sold Them: NYPD NJ Woman, 18, Stole $49K In Luxury Items From New York University Roommate, Sold Them: NYPD
NJ Woman, 18, Stole $49K In Luxury Items From New York University Roommate, Sold Them: Nypd An 18-year-old Bergen County woman is accused of stealing more than $49,000 in handbags and jewelry from her NYU roommate and then selling the items online, according to police and various news reports. Kaitlyn Fung, of Old Tappan, was charged on Thursday, May 2 with grand larceny after confessing to taking a 19-year-old complainant's ring, bracelet, tote, enclave, and top, totaling about $49,000, the NYPD tells Daily Voice. Fung then sold the items online, the NYPD said. Fung and her mother are both named in a lawsuit filed by 19-year-old Aurora Agapov, whose father is Andre Agapov, the CE…

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by Cecilia Levine