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Someone Set Van On Fire Outside Nassau County Home, Police Seeking Tips Someone Set Van On Fire Outside Nassau County Home, Police Seeking Tips
Someone Set Van On Fire Outside Nassau County Home, Police Seeking Tips Police are investigating after someone set a van on fire outside a Long Island home. The incident happened in North Valley Stream at a residence on Franklin Avenue shortly before 4 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 17. Nassau County Police said someone poured a flammable liquid on a Ford Econoline van that was parked in a driveway and set the vehicle on fire. The suspect then ran away heading northbound on Franklin Avenue. Firefighters from the Valley Stream Fire Department responded to the home and extinguished the flames. Nobody was injured and there was no substantial damage to the van. No suspects…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Clerks Busted Selling Alcohol To Minors At Long Island Businesses, Police Say Clerks Busted Selling Alcohol To Minors At Long Island Businesses, Police Say
Clerks Busted Selling Alcohol To Minors At Long Island Businesses, Police Say Four store clerks on Long Island are facing charges following an investigation into underage alcohol sales.  Members of the Nassau County Police Department’s POP (Problem-Oriented Police) Unit visited several businesses throughout the county on Monday, Jan. 16, targeting those that sell nicotine and alcohol products to customers under the age of 21. Of the stores targeted, police said employees at the following four locations did not ask for the proper identification and sold alcohol to undercover agents: Prince Liquor and Wine on Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont; Arrested was Partish Wa…

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by Michael Mashburn
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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
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One Killed In Four-Vehicle Crash On Busy Long Island Roadway One Killed In Four-Vehicle Crash On Busy Long Island Roadway
One Killed In Four-Vehicle Crash On Busy Long Island Roadway One person was killed in a four-vehicle crash on a busy Long Island roadway. It happened just before 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 2 in North Valley Stream in the vicinity of Franklin Avenue and Corona Avenue.  A 2004 Volvo SUV was traveling southbound on Franklin Avenue when the operator lost control of the vehicle and struck an occupied vehicle stopped at a traffic light, Nassau County Police said.  The Volvo continued southbound and struck two parked cars, the second of which was also occupied at the time, according to police. The Volvo came to a stop against a brick wall.&…

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by Joe Lombardi