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21-Year-Old Caught With Loaded Handgun In Long Island Traffic Stop, Police Say
Police arrested a 21-year-old man who allegedly had a loaded handgun in his vehicle during a traffic stop on Long Island.
Ryan Perry, of Blountstown, Florida, was arrested around 4:45 p.m., Thursday, May 13, after being stopped in East Garden City, said Nassau County Police.
According to detectives, officers spotted a 2021 GMC pickup driving southbound on Dibblee Drive with an expired registration and stopped the vehicle in the parking lot of the Red Roof Inn.
During an investigation, officers discovered a loaded handgun inside the vehicle, police said.
Perry was arrested and charg…
Three Nabbed With Gun, Marijuana During Long Island Traffic Stop, Police Say
Three men, two from Long Island, were arrested for allegedly having a gun in a vehicle along with marijuana uncovered during a traffic stop.
The incident took place around 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 6, in Uniondale, said the Nassau County Police.
According to detectives, officers observed a 2013 Mercedes Benz traveling westbound on Hempstead Turnpike. The vehicle had dark tinted windows and officers conducted a traffic stop, police said.
During the course of an investigation, a loaded firearm was recovered from one of the occupants, and a greenish-brown leafy substance belie…
Teen Trio Nabbed For Long Island Motel Robbery, Police Say
Three teenagers are facing charges after allegedly robbing two other teens at a Long Island motel, police said.
The three suspects entered a room at the Capri Motor Inn on Hempstead Turnpike in West Hempstead at approximately 12:40 a.m. on Monday, July 20, police said, demanding cash, clothes, and cellphones, Nassau County Police said.
Police said that the three teens pulled weapons on their 18- and 19-year-old victims, and when one of them attempted to pull a gun away from one of their attackers, he was stabbed by one of the three teens.
The teens then fled in a 2007 Cadilac Escalade.
Ac…
Long Island Woman Arrested After Pointing Loaded Gun At Woman, Children, Police Say
A 19-year-old Long Island woman was arrested after allegedly pointing a gun at a woman and three juveniles while walking down a city street.
Shatoya Newine, of Uniondale, was arrested by Nassau County Police following the incident around 6:20 p.m., Monday, July 13, in Roosevelt, said the Nassau County Police.
According to detectives, officers responded to Roosevelt after receiving a 911 call from a 22-year-old woman saying she was in fear after a silver Nissan had driven past her and three juveniles, aging in range from 1 to 17, and the driver had allegedly pointed a gun out the window in t…
Long Island Man Nabbed With Loaded Pistol During Traffic Stop, Police Say
A Long Island man was arrested during a routine traffic stop after police noticed he allegedly had a handgun tucked in his pants.
Eric Rizo, 19, of Roosevelt, was arrested for criminal possession of a firearm on Saturday, April 28, following a traffic stop in Roosevelt on East Clinton Avenue, said Nassau County Police.
According to detectives, while on routine patrol, detectives conducted the stop on a silver Toyota Camry, which had just turned on to East Clinton Avenue from Roberts Place. When they approached the vehicle, detectives could smell the odor of marijuana coming …
Long Island Trio Nabbed For Armed Robbery Of Man In Parked Vehicle, Police Say
Three Long Island men were arrested for allegedly robbing a man parked in a vehicle in Elmont.
The incident took place around 2:15 a.m., Wednesday, April 29, near the intersection of Kirkman Avenue and Blossom Street, said the Nassau County Police.
According to detectives, a 25-year-old man was in his vehicle near the intersection when a silver 2002 Jaguar with three men inside approached the vehicle.
Two of the men identified as Deshawn Foy, 30, of St. Albans, and Inmouni Gooden, 25, of Elmont, exited the Jaguar and opened the doors of the victim’s vehicle, police said.
Foy and Goo…
Alleged Long Island Gang Members Nabbed With Gun, Drugs, Police Say
Several alleged members of the 18th Street Gang have been arrested on various, weapons, guns and traffic charges during a stop on Long Island.
The three men, a juvenile and an adolescent offender were nabbed around 10 p.m., Tuesday, March 24, after being stopped in Hempstead by members of the Nassau County Gun Suppression Team, said the Nassau County Police.
According to detectives, members of the team were on patrol when they spotted a 2007 Toyota being driven by Alex Velasquez, 20, of Hempstead, commit multiple driving infractions while traveling north on Hendrickson Avenue…
