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Santa Hat-Wearing Man Charged After Fighting 7-Eleven Employees During Nassau Robbery: Police Santa Hat-Wearing Man Charged After Fighting 7-Eleven Employees During Nassau Robbery: Police
Santa Hat-Wearing Man Charged After Fighting 7-Eleven Employees During Nassau Robbery: Police A shoplifting turned violent inside a Franklin Square 7-Eleven has now led to charges, Nassau County Police said. Benjamin Mendoza-Colato, 20, of Valley Stream, was arrested on Saturday, Feb. 15, following a robbery that happened at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 21, at the 7-Eleven located at 552 Franklin Ave., according to detectives. Police previously noted that surveillance video showed the suspect wearing a Santa hat, black jacket, and red-and-black plaid pajama pants during the incident. Mendoza-Colato entered the store and went to the refrigerators containing alcoholic beverages, detect…

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by Jillian Pikora
Sports
WATCH: Travis Kelce Takes Blow To The Head By Chargers' Teair Tart WATCH: Travis Kelce Takes Blow To The Head By Chargers' Teair Tart
Watch: Travis Kelce Takes Blow To The Head By Chargers' Teair Tart Travis Kelce took a strike in the face during a fracas in the Kansas City Chiefs' season opener against the Los Angeles Chargers on Friday night, Sept. 5 in Brazil. Tempers got heated, and the tight end got into it with defensive tackle Teair Tart in the third quarter of the game as the Chiefs were driving down the field. In replays of the incident, Tart can be seen throwing an open hand at Kelce, which resulted in Tart flagged — but not thrown out of the game — because he didn't throw a punch, according to replay officials. Both continued jawing after the fact as the Chiefs delivered a to…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Brooklyn Man Accused Of Attacking Woman, Injuring Cops In Elmont: Nassau Police Brooklyn Man Accused Of Attacking Woman, Injuring Cops In Elmont: Nassau Police
Brooklyn Man Accused Of Attacking Woman, Injuring Cops In Elmont: Nassau Police A Brooklyn man allegedly assaulted a woman, resisted arrest, and injured two Nassau County police officers, authorities announced on Sunday, July 13. Kareem Howell, 34, was arrested after officers responded to a domestic disturbance on G Street in Elmont at 2:21 p.m., according to the Fifth Squad. Detectives said Howell got into a verbal argument with a 32-year-old woman that escalated into a physical altercation. He allegedly struck her several times and forcibly took her phone, prompting her to flee the home in fear for her life. Officers arriving at the scene saw Howell flee on foot. Wh…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Half-Baked Heist: Donut Bandit Foiled By Dunkin' Employees In Oceanside Half-Baked Heist: Donut Bandit Foiled By Dunkin' Employees In Oceanside
Half-Baked Heist: Donut Bandit Foiled By Dunkin' Employees In Oceanside A sticky-fingered bandit made a daring donut grab at a Long Island Dunkin’, but his getaway quickly went off the rails – literally. The donut drama unfolded at the Oceanside Dunkin’ store on Lawson Boulevard, at around 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 27. Nassau County Police said a masked man entered the store and removed multiple packages of donuts before exiting the business without paying. Two employees — a 19-year-old and a 47-year-old man — chased the suspect outside, where a physical altercation ensued.  The suspect dropped the stolen donuts in the scuffle before running to the LIRR stat…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Christmas Morning Assault Lands Long Island Man In Custody: Police Christmas Morning Assault Lands Long Island Man In Custody: Police
Christmas Morning Assault Lands Long Island Man In Custody: Police A North Lawrence man was arrested following a violent altercation early Christmas morning in Inwood, Nassau County police said. The incident occurred on Wednesday, Dec. 25, at approximately 2 a.m., at a Clinton Avenue home, police said. According to detectives, officers responded to the location after receiving reports of a disturbance. An investigation revealed that Alan Garcia, 36, of 211 Rockaway Turnpike, became involved in an argument with a 26-year-old male victim, police said. The argument escalated into a physical altercation, during which Garcia allegedly struck and choked the vict…

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by Cecilia Levine