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Trio Nabbed After Allegedly Crashing Land Rover Stolen From LI Home Into Police Cruiser Trio Nabbed After Allegedly Crashing Land Rover Stolen From LI Home Into Police Cruiser
Trio Nabbed After Allegedly Crashing Land Rover Stolen From LI Home Into Police Cruiser Two men and a teenager were apprehended during separate foot chases when the stolen luxury SUV they were in intentionally crashed into a police car, authorities said. The arrests came after an investigation was launched on Thursday, April 9 when a 2019 Land Rover was stolen from a residence located at The Roslyn Intervale estates, Nassau County Police said. The investigation led detectives to East Elmhurst, Queens, where police say they observed the stolen auto and three occupants parked on 80th Street Saturday, April 11 at around 1 a.m.  As detectives approached the vehicle and afte…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Drunk Long Island Woman Crashes Into Pole With Child In SUV, Police Say Drunk Long Island Woman Crashes Into Pole With Child In SUV, Police Say
Drunk Long Island Woman Crashes Into Pole With Child In SUV, Police Say A Long Island woman was driving while drunk with a child in the car when she drove into a pole at a busy intersection, police said. Nassau County Police officers were dispatched to the intersection of Hillside Avenue and Tuxedo Avenue shortly before 9 p.m. on Sunday, March 8, where there was a report of a driver who had crashed into a utility pole. According to police, the investigation into the crash determined that the driver, Port Jefferson resident Noreen Foster, 51, was allegedly intoxicated, and her 6-year-old son was in the 2009 Nissan Rogue at the time she struck the pole. No injur…

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by Zak Failla
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Home Burglary Suspect Caught After Confronting Long Island Woman, Police Say Home Burglary Suspect Caught After Confronting Long Island Woman, Police Say
Home Burglary Suspect Caught After Confronting Long Island Woman, Police Say A suspect was tracked down by officers shortly after a Long Island woman reported being confronted by a burglar, police said. It happened on Tuesday, March 3 at 10:10 a.m. in Mineola. The female victim was in her residence on Garfield Avenue when she heard a knock on her side door, according to Nassau County Police detectives.  As she approached her door she was confronted by an unknown man standing in her home, police said.  The woman called 911 and the suspect fled the scene prior to police arrival.  A description of the suspect was transmitted and responding officers lo…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Home Burglary Suspect Caught After Confronting Long Island Woman, Police Say Home Burglary Suspect Caught After Confronting Long Island Woman, Police Say
Home Burglary Suspect Caught After Confronting Long Island Woman, Police Say A suspect was tracked down by officers shortly after a Long Island woman reported being confronted by a burglar, police said. It happened on Tuesday, March 3 at 10:10 a.m. in Mineola. The female victim was in her residence on Garfield Avenue when she heard a knock on her side door, according to Nassau County Police detectives.  As she approached her door she was confronted by an unknown man standing in her home, police said.  The woman called 911 and the suspect fled the scene prior to police arrival.  A description of the suspect was transmitted and responding officers lo…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Long Island Teen Charged In Murder Of Man Scheduled To Testify Against MS-13 Gang Members Long Island Teen Charged In Murder Of Man Scheduled To Testify Against MS-13 Gang Members
Long Island Teen Charged In Murder Of Man Scheduled To Testify Against MS-13 Gang Members A teenager has been charged in the homicide earlier this month of a  36-year-old man scheduled to testify against MS-13 gang members. Wilmer Maldonado Rodriguez was allegedly attacked by nine MS-13 members in 2018 when he intervened while they were intimidating two teenagers. Rodriguez was found dead on Sunday, Feb. 2 behind an abandoned home in New Cassel at 1113 Broadway. Late Saturday, Feb. 15, Nassau County Police announced a 17-year-old from New Cassel has been charged with second-degree murder. The suspect, whose name was not released, is due to be arraigned Sund…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Long Island Man Released Under NY's Bail Reform Nabbed After Four Bank Robberies, Police Say Long Island Man Released Under NY's Bail Reform Nabbed After Four Bank Robberies, Police Say
Long Island Man Released Under NY's Bail Reform Nabbed After Four Bank Robberies, Police Say A Long Island man accused of committing four bank robberies who was on the run after being released under New York’s new bail reform laws has been apprehended, police say. Romell Nellis, 40, of Long Beach Road in Hempstead, has been charged with robbery and a variety of other offenses, Nassau County Police announced on Wednesday, Feb. 12. Nellis, who police say had an open Nassau County warrant for two counts of third-degree robbery and two counts of third-degree grand larceny, was also charged with two counts of third-degree robbery.  In addition, he had an open warran…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Long Island Man Drove Drunk With Three Kids In Car, Police Say Long Island Man Drove Drunk With Three Kids In Car, Police Say
Long Island Man Drove Drunk With Three Kids In Car, Police Say A Long Island man is facing a host of charges after police say he drove drunk with three children in the car overnight. Miguel A. Medina, 38, of Uniondale, was observed operating a 2016 gray colored Nissan Altima with a temporary Texas registration northbound in Oceanside on Long Beach Road on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 2:20 a.m., Nassau County Police said. Police observed the vehicle making unsafe lane changes, leading to a vehicle and traffic law stop on Long Beach Road and West Waukena Avenue.  The investigation revealed there were four passengers in the vehicle: a 69-year-old woman in the …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Westchester Man Charged With Attempting To Scam Victim Of $5K Westchester Man Charged With Attempting To Scam Victim Of $5K
Westchester Man Charged With Attempting To Scam Victim Of $5K A fraudster in Westchester attempted to bilk a man on Long Island out of $5,000, but was ultimately outfoxed and tracked down by police. Yonkers resident Hanlet Cabrera, 41, allegedly called an 87-year-old man in Franklin Square on Friday, Nov. 15 last year, identifying himself as the man’s grandson, Nassau County Police said. Cabrera said that he needed $5,000 for bail following an alleged arrest and would be contacted by an attorney. Police said that “the attorney” called later that day and told Cabrera’s victim to put $5,000 cash in an envelope and to put it in his mailbox the following …

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by Zak Failla
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Long Island Man Caught With Semi-Automatic Gun After Fleeing During Traffic Stop, Police Say Long Island Man Caught With Semi-Automatic Gun After Fleeing During Traffic Stop, Police Say
Long Island Man Caught With Semi-Automatic Gun After Fleeing During Traffic Stop, Police Say A man was busted with a semi-automatic handgun hidden in his waistband during a traffic stop on Long Island, police said. Nassau County Police officers in an unmarked vehicle stopped an Audi near the intersection of Lakewood Avenue and Rose Avenue in Roosevelt when the driver failed to come to a complete stop at approximately 9:50 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 4, the department announced. During the subsequent traffic stop, officers said that there was the smell of marijuana in the Audi and the three occupants were uncooperative. While speaking with the three men, police said that Steven Townsend,…

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by Zak Failla
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Long Island Woman Drove Drunk With 10-Year-Old Daughter In Car, Police Say Long Island Woman Drove Drunk With 10-Year-Old Daughter In Car, Police Say
Long Island Woman Drove Drunk With 10-Year-Old Daughter In Car, Police Say A 35-year-old Long Island woman has been charged with driving while intoxicated under Leandra’s Law following an overnight traffic stop. Nassau County Police say that after being pulled over in Freeport on Henry Street and Freeport Plaza East, Syreeta Rawlins, of Roosevelt, was found to be driving in an intoxicated condition.  In the vehicle at the time of the stop was her 10-year-old daughter, police said. Rawlins was placed under arrest and her daughter was given into the custody of her father who responded to the scene. Rawlins was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Teen Duo Nabbed For Series Of Burglaries At Long Island Stores Teen Duo Nabbed For Series Of Burglaries At Long Island Stores
Teen Duo Nabbed For Series Of Burglaries At Long Island Stores A pair of teenagers allegedly burglarized a series of smoke shops on Long Island, targeting nicotine and CBD-based products, police said. Uzair Khan, 18, of East Meadow, and Matthew Hartenstein, 19, of Brooklyn, allegedly broke into the E-Smoke Shop on Hempstead Turnpike in East Meadow at approximately 3:15 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25, Nassau County Police said. Police said that once inside the smoke shop, Khan and Hartenstein removed products before leaving the store in an unknown direction. The investigation into the break-in led police to the two teens. Khan was tracked down by investigat…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Tried To Burglarize Long Island Home Twice In Span Of An Hour, Police Say Man Tried To Burglarize Long Island Home Twice In Span Of An Hour, Police Say
Man Tried To Burglarize Long Island Home Twice In Span Of An Hour, Police Say A potential burglar on Long Island went to the well one too many times - with a rifle - and was arrested after attempting to break into a neighbor’s home twice within an hour, police said. A Dryden Street resident in New Cassel reported that she heard someone attempting to enter her home through a rear sliding door on Monday, Jan. 27, according to Nassau County Police.  Another resident reported that they spotted Christopher Jones, 57, who lives on the same block, looking into the windows of the residence with a flashlight. According to police, after a brief argument, Jones fled the s…

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by Zak Failla