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Truck Loses Control, Crashing Into Long Island Home Truck Loses Control, Crashing Into Long Island Home
Truck Loses Control, Crashing Into Long Island Home A Long Island man was nabbed for DWI after driving his pickup truck through a home and out the other side onto a neighboring property. The incident took place in Westbury around 12:45 a.m., Thursday, May 12. According to police, Suffolk County resident Blas Flores-Velasquez, age 42, of Brentwood, was driving a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado pick-up truck on Cypress Lane when he drove through a residence, occupied by three people, and out the other side onto a neighboring property.  Flores-Velasquez attempted to flee the scene on foot while officers attended to the reside…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Wanted Man Retreats To Roof Of Hempstead Home Before Being Talked Down By Police Wanted Man Retreats To Roof Of Hempstead Home Before Being Talked Down By Police
Wanted Man Retreats To Roof Of Hempstead Home Before Being Talked Down By Police Police officers on Long Island were able to coax a wanted man off the roof of an area home as he sought to avoid being taken into custody, authorities announced. In Nassau County, detectives and police officers in Uniondale responded to a Clarendon Road home at approximately 11:15 a.m. on Thursday, May 5 to locate and apprehend 39-year-old resident Cregory Cole, who was wanted in Nassau County. Upon arrival, police said that Cole intentionally went to the roof of his home to prevent being taken into custody and refused to come down. In response, the Nassau County Police Department’s Emerge…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Busted With Loaded Gun In Car, Police Say Long Island Man Busted With Loaded Gun In Car, Police Say
Long Island Man Busted With Loaded Gun In Car, Police Say A Long Island man is facing charges after he was busted with a loaded handgun during a traffic stop, authorities said. Seon Linton, age 23, was stopped in Valley Stream at around 11:45 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, along North Central Avenue, Nassau County Police said. Officers searched his BMW sedan after determining his vehicle registration was suspended, police said. Inside, police said they found a loaded, black and pink 9mm handgun. Linton, a resident of Valley Stream, was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a firearm and criminal possession of a weapon, plus numerous tr…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Man Busted In Stolen Vehicle After Fleeing From Police In Massapequa Man Busted In Stolen Vehicle After Fleeing From Police In Massapequa
Man Busted In Stolen Vehicle After Fleeing From Police In Massapequa A homeless man parked in a stolen vehicle on Long Island was arrested after trying to flee from police, authorities announced. According to Nassau County Police detectives, officers spotted a stolen vehicle at the intersection of Villa Drive and Derrick Road in Massapequa at approximately 10:45 a.m. on Thursday, April 21, in Massapequa. While approaching the vehicle, police said that the officers spotted 32-year-old Brandon Jackson in the driver’s seat, who proceeded to pull away “in an aggressive manner.” Police said that after seeing Jackson commit several vehicle and traffic violations…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Arrested In Connection With Overdose Deaths Long Island Man Arrested In Connection With Overdose Deaths
Long Island Man Arrested In Connection With Overdose Deaths A Long Island man has been arrested amid an investigation into two deaths caused by drug overdoses. Suffolk County resident Donnell Lewis, age 39, of Amityville, was taken into custody Monday, April 18 at his home on Emerald Lane North, police said. Detectives with the Nassau County Police Department Narcotics/Vice Squad identified Lewis as a suspect while investigating two fatal drug overdoses and one non-fatal overdose of Nassau County residents. Lewis was charged with nine counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance and nine counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance…

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by Michael Mashburn
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East Meadow Man Charged With Driving Drunk With Daughters In Car, Police Say East Meadow Man Charged With Driving Drunk With Daughters In Car, Police Say
East Meadow Man Charged With Driving Drunk With Daughters In Car, Police Say A man with his two daughters in the car was allegedly driving drunk when he crashed into a 71-year-old woman who stopped at a traffic light on Long Island, police said. It happened in East Meadow around 5:30 p.m. Sunday, April 10 and involved a BMW driver who rear-ended the woman stopped at a traffic light, Nassau County Police said. Dave Edwards, age 35, of East Meadow, drove the 2001 BMW M5 into the back of a 2019 Honda CRV on Jerusalem Road, said police. No injuries were reported. Police said that the investigation into the crash found that Edwards was allegedly intoxicated, and h…

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by Zak Failla
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Parolee Busted With Crack Cocaine After Robbing Teen In New Cassel, Police Say Parolee Busted With Crack Cocaine After Robbing Teen In New Cassel, Police Say
Parolee Busted With Crack Cocaine After Robbing Teen In New Cassel, Police Say The investigation into the robbery of a teenager led to drug charges for a man on Long Island in violation of an active warrant, police said. In Nassau County, detectives responded to a 911 call shortly after 10 p.m. on Monday, March 14 outside of a Hopper Street home in New Cassel, where there was a report of a 15-year-old who had just been robbed. Police said that the teen was approached by a man - later identified as New Cassel resident Stephen Maddox, age 30 - who forcibly removed cash from him before fleeing the area on foot. No injuries were reported. According to police, the invest…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Serial Criminal With 36 Convictions Busted For Burglary In Nassau County Serial Criminal With 36 Convictions Busted For Burglary In Nassau County
Serial Criminal With 36 Convictions Busted For Burglary In Nassau County A failed attempted burglary attempt at a Long Island nail salon led to the arrest of a serial criminal with dozens of convictions on his record who was later linked to multiple other commercial burglaries, police announced. Officers from the Nassau County Police Department responded to Kathy Nails on Cedarlawn Boulevard in North Valley Stream on Dec. 14, 2021, where there was a report of an attempted robbery. According to police, a suspect threw a rock through the window of the glass front door, but was unable to gain access to the store and fled in a previously stolen 2014 Jeep. That inve…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Woman Who Worked At Nassau Business Accused Of Printing NY Lottery Tickets Without Paying Woman Who Worked At Nassau Business Accused Of Printing NY Lottery Tickets Without Paying
Woman Who Worked At Nassau Business Accused Of Printing NY Lottery Tickets Without Paying An employee at a Long Island gas station was arrested after allegedly printing out tens of thousands worth of New York Lottery tickets without authorization or paying, police said. According to Nassau County police detectives, the owner of the Liberty Gas Station on Austin Boulevard in North Long Beach was notified by a NYS Lottery investigator regarding a discrepancy in lotto ticket sales. Police said that typically, the gas station generates approximately $1,000 to $2,000 daily through lotto, though on Sunday, Feb. 20, lottery ticket sales exceeded $35,000. The investigation into the tic…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Investigation Into Sale Of Cocaine Leads To Arrest Of Nassau County Man Investigation Into Sale Of Cocaine Leads To Arrest Of Nassau County Man
Investigation Into Sale Of Cocaine Leads To Arrest Of Nassau County Man A Long Island man has been arrested following an ongoing investigation into the sale of cocaine in the area. Arthur Corso, age 58, of Island Park, was arrested in Long Beach on Thursday, Jan. 27, by the Nassau County Police. According to Narcotics/Vice Squad detectives, an ongoing investigation into the sale of cocaine was being conducted in the Island Park area.  Detectives noticed a suspicious vehicle on Monroe Boulevard in Long Beach and initiated a traffic stop. During the stop, Corso refused to comply with their demand to place the car in park. As detectives approached the vehi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Three Attempt To Flee From Officers Breaking Up Drug Deal In Nassau County, Police Say Three Attempt To Flee From Officers Breaking Up Drug Deal In Nassau County, Police Say
Three Attempt To Flee From Officers Breaking Up Drug Deal In Nassau County, Police Say One man threatened officers with a weapon, one attempted to flee, and a third was apprehended on Long Island after being busted during a drug deal, police said. An ongoing investigation into the sale of Oxycodone in Nassau County led police to three suspects in Roosevelt, who were caught during an alleged drug deal shortly before 7:45 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 23. According to police, Narcotics/Vice detectives observed a drug deal, prompting officers from the department’s Community Oriented Police Enforcement (COPE) and Criminal Intelligence Rapid Response Team (CIRRT) to intervene, identifying…

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by Zak Failla
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Suspect Arrested With Stolen Honda In Nassau After Driving Erratically With Missing Tires Suspect Arrested With Stolen Honda In Nassau After Driving Erratically With Missing Tires
Suspect Arrested With Stolen Honda In Nassau After Driving Erratically With Missing Tires A Long Island man who was driving erratically before being tracked down by investigators was busted in an allegedly stolen vehicle, police said. Officers from the Nassau County Police Department responded to a stretch of Long Beach Road shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 12 in Island Park, where there were reports of a man speeding and driving a gray Honda CRV with no tires on the driver’s side. Police said that officers were able to locate the vehicle parked outside the parking lot of an Outback Steakhouse on Long Beach Road, and witnesses were able to provide investigators a des…

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by Zak Failla