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Trio Beats, Robs Customer After Luring Victim From Cedarhurst Jewelry Store, Police Say
A man hoping to sell a bracelet to a Long Island jewelry store was instead beaten and robbed. Nassau County Police said the 31-year-old victim called what he thought was Five Towns Jewelry Buyers, located in Cedarhurst on Willow Avenue, at around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11. He was told the business was undergoing renovations and that he should come to a house on Redwood Drive. When the victim arrived, three men accosted him and dragged him into the house while punching him and hitting him with a baseball bat, police said. The trio also threatened him with a sledgehammer. Once inside, t…
Police & Fire
3 Hospitalized After Crash Near Long Island Intersection
One person suffered severe injuries and two others were also hospitalized in a crash near a Long Island intersection.It happened around 4:10 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, in Setauket. A 79-year-old Setauket man was driving a 2015 Subaru Forester southbound on Laura Lane when he collided with a 2019 Toyota RAV4 traveling westbound on Lower Sheep Pasture Road, according to Suffolk County Police. The driver of the Forester was transported via ambulance to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of serious physical injuries. The driver of the Toyota, a 33-year-old Setauket man, and an ad…
Business
Popular Fast Casual Dining Chain Files For Bankruptcy
A popular fast casual dining chain has filed for bankruptcy after months of reporting financial distress. BurgerFi International, Inc., announced the Chapter 11 filing on Wednesday, Sept. 11. The Florida-based company is also the parent company of Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza. All 144 locations of the two brands across the the nation will remain open and continue normal operations. BurgerFi makes up 93 of the eateries, and Anthony's the other 51. The Chapter 11 filing includes the 67 corporate-owned locations of both brands. "BurgerFi and Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza & Wings are dyn…
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Alert Issued For Missing 14-Year-Old Hempstead Girl
Have you seen her? A Log Island girl has gone missing and authorities are asking the public's help in locating her. Cesia Galeano age 14, was last seen leaving her Hempstead residence at around 6 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, according to Nassau County Police. She is described as being 5-feet tall, 120 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Her clothing description is unknown. In an update, Nassau County Police reported she had been seen at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13 in Hempstead wearing a black shirt, black pants and Crocs shoes. Detectives request anyone with information on …
Police & Fire
Woman Struck, Killed By Pickup Truck At Great Neck Plaza Intersection
Police are investigating a fatal crash at an intersection in a residential Long Island neighborhood. Click here for a new, updated story: ID Released For Woman Struck, Killed By Pickup Truck In Great Neck Plaza It happened around 3:15 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, in Great Neck Plaza. A 95-year-old woman was struck by a 2004 Dodge Ram pickup truck traveling westbound on Grace Avenue at the intersection of Park Place, according to Nassau County Police. The 37-year-old man operator of the vehicle remained at the scene. The woman suffered severe trauma and was transported to a local area…
Schools
Social Media Threat Raises Alarms At Elementary School On Long Island
Security was heightened at a Long Island elementary school after authorities discovered a threatening social media post. Riverhead Police said a parent contacted the agency at around 6:40 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, saying their child had found a Snapchat post making unspecific threats against “Pulaski Elementary School,” along with other schools. The threat was relayed to administrators at Pulaski Street Elementary School and police conducted extra patrols at the campus, police said. Earlier Report: New Bomb Threat Sent To Kellenberg High School For Second Straight Day Investigators…
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Killer Sentenced For Broad-Daylight Stabbing Of Man In Traffic Circle On Long Island
A 20-year-old man will spend decades behind bars for fatally stabbing a man in a Long Island traffic circle in broad daylight. Gelber Lopez-Perez, of Riverhead, was sentenced to 22 years in prison in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Sept. 10, after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the death of 26-year-old Tony Fernando Alvarado-Ajcuc. According to prosecutors, it was around 3 p.m. on June 6, 2023, when Lopez-Perez got into an argument with one of two friends he was with at Riverhead’s Grangabel Park. Earlier Report: Traffic Circle Killing: Photo Led Police To 20-Year-Old Indicted …
Police & Fire
Doorbell Cam Captures Man Urinating On Plainview Front Porch, Yelling Antisemitic Obscenities
Police are trying to identify a man who urinated on the front porch of a Long Island home and shouted antisemitic obscenities. The incident happened in Plainview, at a residence on Grohmans Lane, at around 1:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 8. Nassau County Police said surveillance video showed a man walk up to the home and expose himself before urinating on the victim’s front door and Ring doorbell camera. He then activated the camera and fled the scene while yelling derogatory statements about Jewish people, the video shows. Police described the suspect as a white man around 18 to 20 years o…
Business
Burglar Sought After Stealing Cash From Long Island Business
Police are investigating after a burglar made off with over $1,000 from a Long Island business. The break-in happened in Oyster Bay at the Lee’s Laundromat on South Street sometime overnight Monday, Sept. 9. Nassau County Police said someone pried open a rear door before stealing approximately $1,500 in cash. They then fled in an unknown direction. No description of the suspect was given. Anyone with information is asked to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS.
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26-Year-Old Fires Multiple Shots Into House In Affluent Long Island Neighborhood, DA Says
A 26-year-old man is accused of firing multiple shots into an occupied home located in an affluent Long Island neighborhood. Lawrence Brown Jr., of Riverhead, was formally charged with criminal possession of a weapon and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Monday, Sept. 9. According to prosecutors, Brown drove from Riverhead to Hampton Bays shortly before midnight on Saturday, July 7. He then fired five shots into the home of someone he’d been fighting with for days, investigators said. The residents were asleep when the shots rang out and told police they initially thought the soun…
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23-Year-Old Hit, Killed By
Lirr
Train
A 23-year-old Long Island man was killed after he was struck by a Long Island Railroad train. According to David Steckel with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Christopher Reitzel, of Medford, was hit by LIRR Train 64 at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 10, west of the Sayville Train station when he was on the tracks without authorization. EMS transported Reitzel to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore, where he was pronounced dead, MTA said. Following the incident, LIRR said the Montauk Branch service was suspended between Oakdale and Sayville until 12:20 p.m. No criminality is suspected.&nbs…
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Loaded Gun In Carry-On Bag At LaGuardia Will Mean 'Stiff' Fine For Long Island Man, TSA Says
A major airport no-no could cost a Long Island traveler thousands of dollars. The Suffolk County man, of Halesite, was found with a loaded gun in his carry-on bag during a security screening at LaGuardia Airport on Thursday, Sept. 5, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said. When the bag was identified by TSA as possibly containing a firearm, it was automatically diverted to a different conveyor belt for closer inspection. That’s when agents found the 9mm handgun loaded with nine bullets, including one in the chamber. Police allowed the man to return the gun to his vehicle. He…
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