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'Career Criminal' Robbed LI Laundromat At Gunpoint, Jury Finds 'Career Criminal' Robbed LI Laundromat At Gunpoint, Jury Finds
'Career Criminal' Robbed LI Laundromat At Gunpoint, Jury Finds An ex-convict could be heading back to prison after being convicted of robbing a Long Island laundromat at gunpoint. Emilio Hernandez, 54, of Bay Shore, was found guilty of robbery and related charges by a Suffolk County jury on Wednesday, Feb. 5. Hernandez was armed with a pistol when he entered a laundromat on the Sunrise Highway Service Road in Bay Shore donning a mask, hat, and sunglasses on April 11, 2023, according to prosecutors. After robbing the business, he was filmed driving away from the scene by a witness. Suffolk County Police stopped him a short time later nearby, where the…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Gas Station Gun-Point Robbery: Long Island Thief Takes Victim's Jewelry, Police Say Gas Station Gun-Point Robbery: Long Island Thief Takes Victim's Jewelry, Police Say
Gas Station Gun-Point Robbery: Long Island Thief Takes Victim's Jewelry, Police Say Police on Long Island are searching for a man who they say robbed a victim at what appeared to be gunpoint at a local gas station. It happened on Tuesday, July 25 at approximately 3:15 a.m., according to Nassau County Police. A man, aged 46, stopped to get gas at the Mobil gas station, located at 240-40 Jericho Turnpike in Bellerose Terrace. Before he could get out of his car, he was approached by the robber. The robber pointed what appeared to be a silver gun wrapped in a blue bandana at the victim and demanded his jewelry. The man complied with the robber’s demands and gave him th…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Robbing Two People At Gunpoint In Riverhead Man Accused Of Robbing Two People At Gunpoint In Riverhead
Man Accused Of Robbing Two People At Gunpoint In Riverhead A 22-year-old man was arrested and accused of robbing two people at gunpoint on Long Island. Police responded to Doctors Path in Riverhead at about 11 a.m. on Sunday, April 24, according to the Riverhead Police Department.  Two victims told officers they were robbed of cash at gunpoint, police said. Investigators found that the victims were at the location to buy "a large quantity of marijuana," authorities said.  Police identified Zante Davender, of Riverhead, as the suspect in the robbery, and arrested him at about 3:20 p.m., authorities said.  He was charged with first-…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Police Investigate Gunpoint Robbery Of Hempstead 7-Eleven Police Investigate Gunpoint Robbery Of Hempstead 7-Eleven
Police Investigate Gunpoint Robbery Of Hempstead 7-Eleven An investigation is underway after a suspect robbed a Long Island 7-Eleven at gunpoint. The robbery happened in Hempstead at about 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 21, the Nassau County Police Department reported. NCPD said a suspect entered the store, located at 797 Peninsula Boulevard, and displayed a handgun to a store employee while demanding money. He ran away from the store with an undisclosed amount of money, NCPD said. Police said the suspect was described as a Black male, with no age description provided, and he was 6 feet tall with a thin build.  Two employees were in th…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Woman Sitting In Car Robbed At Gunpoint On Long Island, Police Say Woman Sitting In Car Robbed At Gunpoint On Long Island, Police Say
Woman Sitting In Car Robbed At Gunpoint On Long Island, Police Say Two men are being sought by police after allegedly robbing a woman at gunpoint on Long Island earlier this week. Police said that at approximately 6:50 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 20, two men approached a woman who was sitting in her car on Westwood Drive, displaying a gun. The men demanded the woman’s cellphone, took it and fled on foot. No arrests have been made and no description of the suspects has been released by investigators. No injuries were reporting. The investigation is ongoing. Check Daily Voice for any updates.

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Deliveryman Robbed At Gunpoint In Parking Lot Of Long Island Stop & Shop Deliveryman Robbed At Gunpoint In Parking Lot Of Long Island Stop & Shop
Deliveryman Robbed At Gunpoint In Parking Lot Of Long Island Stop & Shop A suspect is on the loose after a deliveryman was robbed at gunpoint at a Stop & Shop on Long Island, police say. It happened just after 7 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2 in Hicksville. According to Nassau County Police detectives, a 35-year-old male driver was stopped and sitting in his truck waiting to make a delivery at the rear of Stop & Shop located at 530 West Old Country Road.  The victim was approached by an unknown male suspect displaying a black handgun who ordered him out of the truck and to empty his pockets, according to police.  The suspect was handed two cell p…

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by Joe Lombardi