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Burglar Ransacks Farmingdale Home, Dog Kills Homeowner's Cat
A Long Island man was arrested after burglarizing or attempting to burglarize two homes, one ending in the death of a homeowner’s cat, police reported.
Issac Flores, a 29-year-old Copiague resident, was arrested Monday, April 10 inside a Farmingdale home he had broken into, Nassau County Police announced.
The homeowner, a 57-year-old woman, was allegedly notified by her petsitter that the back door of her home had been broken into at around 1:30 p.m.
The woman’s two dogs and three cats had been let out of their crates, leading to one of the dogs killing one of the cats, police said.
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Trio Steals Multiple Tires, Rims From Long Island Dealerships, Police Say
Three men accused of stealing multiple car tires and rims from Long Island dealerships have been arrested.
Chase Barret, age 33, of Astoria; Eldorado Sterling, age 29, of Queens; and Jovanie Clarke, age 29, of Queens, were arrested on Sunday, April 2 following a traffic stop in Woodbury, according to Nassau County Police.
Officers spotted them at around 2 a.m. in a white Ford Econoline van traveling on Jericho Turnpike. The vehicle had been involved in multiple previous larcenies, police said.
All three were arrested without incident.
Further investigation confirmed the three su…
22-Year-Old Crashes Stolen Fire Department Truck, Causing Blaze At Home In Nassau: Police
A 22-year-old stole a Long Island fire department's pickup truck, drove while intoxicated, then crashed it into a transformer, causing a house fire to break out, according to police.
The Nassau County incident happened around 1 a.m. Saturday, March 4 in East Atlantic Beach when authorities responded to Mohawk Avenue after a report of the house fire.
Upon arrival, it was determined that a single vehicle had struck a utility pole, causing it to crack in half and a transformer to explode, Nassau County Police said.
The operator of the vehicle, which had an Inwood Fire De…
Victim Hit With Bat, Shot With BB Gun In Assault By Group At Lake Ronkonkoma Park, Police Say
Four people are facing charges after a 20-year-old man was hit with a metal baseball bat and shot with a BB gun at a Long Island park.
Officers responded to a report of a disturbance at Larry's Landing, located on Lake Shore Road in Lake Ronkonkoma, at about 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 24, the Suffolk County Police Department reported.
Police reported finding that a 20-year-old Lake Grove man had been assaulted by four individuals who were known to him.
He was struck with a baseball bat, kicked, and shot with a BB gun, SCPD said.
The victim was hospitalized with serious injuries, police…
Duo Charged After Attempting To Flee Crash Involving Stolen SUV In North Lawrence, Police Say
A 22-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy are facing charges after police said they tried to run away from the scene of a crash on Long Island.
Julius Mosley, of Far Rockaway, and the teen, who is a resident of Springfield Gardens, were arrested at 2:20 a.m. on Tuesday, July 26, in North Lawrence, according to the Nassau County Police Department.
NCPD said officers responded to a report of speeding cars near the Five Towns Shopping Center in Woodmere.
When they arrived at the scene, the vehicles were gone, but officers received an alert about a serious crash where a vehicle hit a tree near&n…
Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Long Beach Shooting Of 37-Year-Old
A suspect has been charged nearly three months after a fatal Long Island shooting.
It happened on Saturday, March 19 at around 2:20 a.m. in Long Beach.
The victim was shot in the vicinity of 425 East Broadway and sustained severe injuries, Nassau County Police said.
On Thursday, March 24, Nassau County Police said the man, identified as Manuel Francis Hernandez, age 37, of St. Albans, Queens, was pronounced dead by South Nassau Hospital staff on Wednesday March 23.
Police announced early Tuesday morning, June 14, that a suspect has been apprehended in connection to th…
