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Gang Member 'Hunted Down,' Shot Victim 4 Times On Long Island Over Social Media Post: DA Gang Member 'Hunted Down,' Shot Victim 4 Times On Long Island Over Social Media Post: DA
Gang Member 'Hunted Down,' Shot Victim 4 Times On Long Island Over Social Media Post: DA A 21-year-old will spend two decades in prison after he attempted to kill a perceived gang enemy and hid hundreds of fentanyl pills during his arrest. Elijah Giron, a member of the Latin Kings gang, was sentenced to 20 years behind bars on Tuesday, July 9 for the Westbury incident, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. At around 11:15 p.m. on January 9, 2023, the 21-year-old got out of the driver’s seat of a Dodge Challenger on South Fulton Street and started shooting. He fired four rounds from a 9mm pistol at a person standing outside of a different car before fleeing the scen…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Long Island Felon Sentenced For Violent Crime Spree Long Island Felon Sentenced For Violent Crime Spree
Long Island Felon Sentenced For Violent Crime Spree A convicted felon is heading back to prison after being sentenced for nearly fatally shooting a marijuana trafficker on Long Island. Westbury resident Spencer Jean was sentenced this week to 35 years in prison for Hobbs Act robbery of a marijuana trafficker, discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, and obstruction of justice for a shooting two years ago. Jean, 34, was found guilty following a trial in July last year. Acting U.S. Attorney Seth DuCharme said that on March 20, 2018, in Middle Island, Jean robbed $1,500 worth of marijuana from a drug dealer he had met at a halfway hou…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Wanted For Shooting At Officer After Two-Vehicle Long Island Crash Man Wanted For Shooting At Officer After Two-Vehicle Long Island Crash
Man Wanted For Shooting At Officer After Two-Vehicle Long Island Crash A man took several shots with a handgun at a police officer on Long Island after being involved in a two-vehicle crash and attempting to flee on foot, investigators said. A woman was driving a 2014 Nissan Pathfinder in Middle Island west on Middle Country Road when a 2020 Volvo traveling south on Wellington Road struck the passenger side of her vehicle at approximately 8:20 p.m on Monday, Dec. 23, police said. A Suffolk County Police officer responded to the scene, at which point, the driver of the Volvo, an adult man fled on foot, leading to a chase. According to police, the suspect fire…

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by Zak Failla
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More Than Two Dozen Nabbed In Major Long Island Drug Ring Bust More Than Two Dozen Nabbed In Major Long Island Drug Ring Bust
More Than Two Dozen Nabbed In Major Long Island Drug Ring Bust Two dozen people have been arrested in connection with an alleged drug distribution ring operating primarily on the Shinnecock Reservation. The arrest of 24 people was announced on Thursday, Oct. 24, by officials who said the ring sold everything from cocaine and marijuana to opioids and more than $1 million a year in heroin laced with fentanyl. “For far too long, criminals have attempted to evade law enforcement and hide on the Shinnecock Reservation, terrorizing the law-abiding citizens of the Shinnecock Nation by selling drugs and committing various acts of violence, but that e…

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by Kathy Reakes