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Drunk Jet Skier Crashes Into 8-Year-Old At Jones Beach, Police Say
A child had to be airlifted to a nearby hospital after being struck by an allegedly intoxicated jet skier off the shores of Jones Beach on Long Island, police said. Nassau County Police Marine Bureau officers responded to the Sloop Channel in the area of Jones Beach Field 10 at approximately 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 26 in Wantagh, where there was a report of an 8-year-old swimmer who had been struck by a jet ski. Police said that upon arrival, officers found the child, two jet skiers, and New York State Parks Police on the shoreline, and the child was airlifted to Cohen’s Children’s Hosp…
Police & Fire
Armed Man Attempted To Barricade Himself In Long Island Home With Woman, Children, Police Say
A man was apprehended after authorities say he attempted to barricade himself in a Long Island home with a woman and two children. Around noontime Friday, April 9, Nassau County Police officers responded to a residence on Pennywood Avenue in Roosevelt after a report of a dispute between two men, one with a gun. After an initial investigation and through interviews with multiple witnesses, officers confirmed that the suspect did brandish a rifle during the dispute with his neighbors, Nassau County Police said. The suspect refused to speak with officers and refused entry, said police.&…
Police & Fire
Man Found With Stolen Laptop, Heroin Charged For String Of Thefts From Vehicles On Long Island
Police officers on patrol on Long Island busted a person of interest in multiple vehicle larcenies who was found in possession of a stolen laptop and drugs. Far Rockaway resident Darion Torres, who was wanted for questioning in connection to several larcenies from autos in Nassau County was stopped by police at approximately 4:20 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8 on Westwood Road. According to police, at the time of the stop, Torres was in possession of a stolen laptop computer and a green-colored vaporizing device containing a substance believed to be THC, 26 wax paper envelopes containing a tannis…
Police & Fire
Police: Stop Of Car With Brake Light Out Leads To Discovery Of Drunk Driver With Kids In Car
The stop of a car with a brake light out led to the discovery of a man driving drunk with his two young daughters in the car on a busy Long Island roadway. It happened around 1:45 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 29 in Wantagh. While on routine patrol, Nassau County Police Seventh Precinct officers observed Luis Carabello-Santiago, of Pennsylvania, operating a 2019 Kia Sorrento. After the vehicle was observed with a defective brake light, officers activated their emergency lights and conducted a vehicle and traffic Law stop on the Sunrise Highway overpass of the Wantagh State Parkway, police said…
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Stabs Mother, Father During Domestic Dispute, Police Say
A Long Island man stabbed both of his parents during a domestic dispute, police say. It happened on Sunday, Jan. 26 at 12:20 p.m. in Old Bethpage. Myron Mycio, 24, became involved in the domestic dispute with his parents, a 62-year-old man and a 61-year-old woman before stabbing them both with a knife., Nassau County Police said. Upon police arrival, Mycio was located in the home and placed under arrest. Both victims were transported to an area hospital where they were treated for non-life threatening wounds. Mycio is charged with two counts of second-degree assault and crimi…
Police & Fire
Woman, Man Nabbed For Attempted Murder After Long Island Incident Involving Teen
A woman and man have been arrested for alleged attempted murder for their roles in the stabbing of a Long Island teenager on New Year’s Eve, police said. Nassau County Police officers were dispatched to reports of a stabbing on Franklin Avenue in Franklin Square at approximately 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 31. Upon arrival at the scene, the officers found a 17-year-old man with a stab wound, who stated that he was sitting in his vehicle when he was approached by several strangers who began banging on his door, demanding that he open it and get out. According to police, when he got out, he was …
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Used Chair, Cell Phone To Record Woman Showering, Say Police
This story has been updated. A 31-year-old Long Island man is facing multiple charges after police say he used a chair and cell phone to record a woman showering. According to Nassau County Police detectives, Paul Cotugno, of Valley Stream, entered the rear yard of the 25-year-old woman's residence on Mineola Avenue in Valley Stream on Saturday, Jan. 4 at about 10:12 p.m. Cotugno then used the chair to look into the bathroom window to record the woman showering with his cell phone., police said. When the woman screamed, Cotugno fled on foot, police said. He was apprehended a short ti…
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Duo Nabbed, Another Suspect At Large, After Man Is Robbed Following Two-Vehicle LI Crash
Two suspects were apprehended and another remains at large after a robbery occurred following a two-vehicle crash on Long Island, according to police. It happened around 5:40 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 in Valley Stream, Nassau County Police said. According to detectives, a 28-year-old male victim was involved in a motor vehicle accident while traveling southbound on Martin Place. The two suspects, Jamal Salter and Kasheem Latham, exited their vehicle and began to punch the victim and then took his cell phone, according to police. The victim ran from his car and knocked on a local h…
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed After Bank Robbery On Long Island
A suspect has been apprehended after a bank robbery on Long Island. The robbery happened Friday, Nov. 8 at 5:45 pm in Garden City South. According to Nassau County Police detectives, the suspect, now identified as Patrick Pelayo, 43, of Garden City South, entered the Valley National Bank on 339 Nassau Boulevard, approached a teller and made verbal demands for money. After obtaining an undisclosed amount of cash, Pelayo left the bank and was last seen on foot northbound on Nassau Boulevard towards Princeton Avenue, police said. Pelayo has been charged with third-degree robbery a…
Police & Fire
Video: LI Man Arrested After He's Caught Taping Himself Vandalizing Cruiser, Police Say
A 25-year-old Long Island man was arrested after he was caught taking a video of himself vandalizing a police cruiser. New Cassel resident Wesley Andrade Rodas was arrested shortly before 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5 in Westbury after he sprayed soda on a police vehicle and threw a bottle at it, all while videotaping it on his cell phone, Nassau County Police said. According to police, two Nassau County officers saw Rodas standing next to a marked Radio Motor Patrol car that was parked on Post Avenue. Rodas intentionally sprayed liquid from a coke bottle onto the vehicle and threw the pla…
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Caught After Robbing Fellow 20-Year-Old On Street In Broad Daylight
A Long Island man has been arrested after police say he robbed a 20-year-old victim on the street in broad daylight. Officers with the Nassau County Police Department arrested Craig Blackwood, 20, of Uniondale on Sunday, Nov. 3. According to police, Blackwood approached the male victim, who he allegedly already knew, while walking at the intersection of Front Street and Newport Road around 9 a.m. Blackwood forcibly took the victim’s cell phone and Apple air pods and fled on foot, according to police. Officers responded and located Blackwood, who allegedly fled, refused to comply with offi…
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed In Connection To Fatal Overdose Of Long Island Resident
A suspect has been arrested following the fatal overdose of a Long Island resident, police say. Detectives with the Nassau County Police Narcotics Vice Squad arrested Luis Pagan, 26, of the Bronx on Tuesday, Oct. 29 around 4 p.m. after an investigation allegedly revealed his connection to the fatal overdose of a Nassau County resident. Pagan was charged with two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and two counts of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance. He is scheduled to be arraigned on Wednesday, Oct. 30 at First District Court in Hem…
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