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Man, Woman Airlifted After Two-Car Long Island Crash Man, Woman Airlifted After Two-Car Long Island Crash
Man, Woman Airlifted After Two-Car Long Island Crash A man in possession of THC gummies was one of two motorists airlifted to the hospital after a two-car collision on Long Island, state police said. It happened on Friday, March 6 just before 2:30 p.m. on Sunrise Highway (Route 27) in Southampton. Caige Meier, 26, of Manorville, was traveling westbound in a Nissan Armada when he lost control of his vehicle and struck Toyota Prius from behind, state police said. The Prius was driven by Joanna Reis, 47, of Manorville, according to police. The Prius was pushed into the center median, striking trees and bushes, causing her engine to dislod…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Wanted For Criminal Trespass Long Island Man Wanted For Criminal Trespass
Long Island Man Wanted For Criminal Trespass Police have issued an alert for a wanted Long Island man arrested for trespassing last year while in possession of drugs. Daniel Loman, 23, is wanted by Nassau County Police and the County Court after being arrested and charged with third-degree criminal trespassing and criminal possession of a controlled substance last year. Loman later failed to show up in court to respond to the charge and a warrant was issued by the court for his arrest. Investigators described Loman as 5-foot-9 weighing approximately 160 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Anyone who comes into contact with him has…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Alert Issued For Wanted Long Island Woman Alert Issued For Wanted Long Island Woman
Alert Issued For Wanted Long Island Woman Have you seen her? Police investigators on Long Island are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to locate a wanted woman who was busted on a drug charge last year. An alert has been issued for 33-year-old Reolar Bowman, who is wanted by the Nassau County Police Department after being arrested and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.  After being arrested and released, Bowman failed to show up for court proceedings to respond to the charges and a bench warrant was issued. Investigators described Bowman as 5-foot-6 weighing approxim…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Alert Issued For Wanted Long Island Man Alert Issued For Wanted Long Island Man
Alert Issued For Wanted Long Island Man Have you seen him? Police investigators are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to locate a wanted Long Island man who was busted on a drug charge. An alert has been issued for 24-year-old Roosevelt resident Timothy Gaines, who is wanted by the Nassau County Police Department after being arrested and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Gaines was released after his arrest and a warrant was later issued for his arrest. Gaines was arrested in 2012 when he was 16 years old. He was involved in a menacing incident at the Midway Deli on Nassau R…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Alert Issued For Wanted Long Island Man Alert Issued For Wanted Long Island Man
Alert Issued For Wanted Long Island Man Have you seen him? Police investigators are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to locate a wanted 32-year-old Long Island man who was busted on a drug charge last year. An alert has been issued for Jonathan Cohen, who is wanted by the Nassau County Police Department after being arrested and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.  Cohen was released after his arrest and a warrant was later issued for his arrest by the Nassau County Court. Investigators described Cohen as 5-foot-9 weighing approximately 180 pounds with black hair and bro…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Alert Issued For Wanted Long Island Woman Alert Issued For Wanted Long Island Woman
Alert Issued For Wanted Long Island Woman Police investigators on Long Island are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to locate a wanted woman who was arrested on a drug charge for possessing cocaine. An alert has been issued for 27-year-old Samantha Raphael, who is wanted by the Nassau County Police Department after being arrested and charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance when she was busted with more than 500 mg of cocaine.  Raphael was later released, failed to show up for court proceedings and a warrant was issued for her arrest. Anyone with information regarding Raphael's whe…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Alert Issued For Wanted Long Island Woman Alert Issued For Wanted Long Island Woman
Alert Issued For Wanted Long Island Woman Police investigators in Nassau County are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to locate a wanted woman who was arrested on a drug charge last year. An alert has been issued for 30-year-old Symera Chandler, who is wanted by the Nassau County Court and Police Department after being arrested and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Chandler was later released following her arraignment, failed to show up for court proceedings. A warrant was then issued for her arrest by the court. Investigators described Chandler as being approximately 5-foot-7…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Charged With Stealing Money From Donation Boxes At Long Island Churches Man Charged With Stealing Money From Donation Boxes At Long Island Churches
Man Charged With Stealing Money From Donation Boxes At Long Island Churches A man wanted for a drug charge was implicated and arrested for allegedly stealing from a donation box at a Long Island church, police said. Nassau County Police said that multiple times in August last year, a suspect entered St. Agnes Cathedral on Quealy Place in Rockville Centre while it was closed.  On Aug. 20 and Aug. 27, the suspect entered the church and pried open a donation box to steal an undisclosed amount of cash. On Wednesday, Feb. 19, Queens Village resident Alexander Barone, 30, was taken into police custody by the Long Beach Police Department on an open warrant for crimi…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Have You Seen This Wanted Long Island Woman? Have You Seen This Wanted Long Island Woman?
Have You Seen This Wanted Long Island Woman? Have you seen her? Police investigators on Long Island are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to locate a wanted woman who was busted on a drug charge last year. An alert has been issued for 37-year-old Indira Davis, who is wanted by the Nassau County Police Department after being arrested and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Davis was later released, failed to show up for court proceedings and a warrant was issued for her arrest. Investigators described Davis as 5-foot-3 weighing approximately 260 pounds with black hair and brown eyes…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
State Police Issue Alert For Wanted Long Island Man State Police Issue Alert For Wanted Long Island Man
State Police Issue Alert For Wanted Long Island Man A wanted man on Long Island has been on the run for nearly seven years after being arrested on a drug charge. New York State Police Troop L in Farmingdale issued an alert for a man wanted for seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance in 2013. Black is wanted by the New York State Police and Nassau County First District Court following his arrest on Jan. 4, 2013. A bench warrant was issued for Black on Oct. 15, 2013, when he failed to appear in court to respond to the charge. Investigators described Black, 35, as approximately 6-feet tall, weighing 170 pounds with brown h…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Nabbed After Fleeing Traffic Stop, Hitting Patrol Cruiser, Police Say Long Island Man Nabbed After Fleeing Traffic Stop, Hitting Patrol Cruiser, Police Say
Long Island Man Nabbed After Fleeing Traffic Stop, Hitting Patrol Cruiser, Police Say A 35-year-old Long Island man and a Nassau County Police officer were injured during a police pursuit that ended with the man being tased and arrested. Genri Palacios Acosta, of Hempstead, was arrested around 9:10 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 1, in Westbury, said the Nassau County Police. According to police, plainclothes officers were checking on the welfare of a driver of a white 2003 Infinity parked on Broadway. When officers approached the vehicle with their shields displayed and announced themselves. Acosta was allegedly seen holding a clear glass tube containing a substance believed to be cr…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Long Island Drug Ring Leader Sentenced For Distributing Cocaine, Fentanyl After Massive Bust Long Island Drug Ring Leader Sentenced For Distributing Cocaine, Fentanyl After Massive Bust
Long Island Drug Ring Leader Sentenced For Distributing Cocaine, Fentanyl After Massive Bust The leader of a Long Island drug ring will spend more than a decade behind bars after being busted for his role in selling cocaine and fentanyl in one of the biggest police drug seizures in history, authorities announced. Ricky Jackson, 41, of Hempstead, was sentenced to a term of 15 years in prison and five years’ post-release supervision after pleading guilty last month to criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony. Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas said that beginning in April last year, in an effort to curb drug and gun-related violence in Hempstead, her Offi…

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by Zak Failla