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55-Year-Old Steals $11K Of Cigarettes From Long Island Stores, Police Say 55-Year-Old Steals $11K Of Cigarettes From Long Island Stores, Police Say
55-Year-Old Steals $11K Of Cigarettes From Long Island Stores, Police Say A man who was not feeling the holiday spirit was taken into custody after police said he swiped tens of thousands of dollars worth of cigarettes from Long Island 7-Eleven stores. The alleged thief, 55-year-old Andre Christmas of Uniondale, was arrested at approximately 6 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 10 in Hempstead for an alleged string of robberies. According to Nassau County Police, Christmas stole cigarettes from 7-Eleven stores in Franklin Square, North Bellmore, Hempstead, and Valley Stream on seven different occasions from Sunday, Nov. 19, until Saturday, Dec. 9. Each time, Christmas is sa…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Long Island House Fire: 1 Killed, 8 Evacuated Long Island House Fire: 1 Killed, 8 Evacuated
Long Island House Fire: 1 Killed, 8 Evacuated An early-morning fire at a Long Island home with nearly 10 people inside has left one dead and many others displaced, officials said. It happened in Hempstead on Monday, Nov. 13, according to Nassau County Police. At approximately 5:40 a.m., the Devon Road home went up in flames with nine people inside. The Hempstead Fire Department was able to extinguish the fire and evacuate eight people. An 81-year-old man who lived in the home but whose name has not yet been released, was found by officials after the fire had been put out. He was pronounced dead at the scene. At this time, pol…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Located: Missing Long Island Teen Last Seen Leaving Home Found, Police Announce Located: Missing Long Island Teen Last Seen Leaving Home Found, Police Announce
Located: Missing Long Island Teen Last Seen Leaving Home Found, Police Announce Update:  A week and a half after disappearing from his Long Island home, a missing teen has been found, according to officials.  Owansa Benjamin, age 15, had last been seen on Friday, Aug. 4 at approximately 11 p.m. leaving his Hempstead home, Nassau County Police reported.  On Wednesday, Aug. 16, the department announced that Benjamin had been located.  Additional details about where Benjamin was found and his condition were not released by officials.  Original story:  Police are asking for the community’s assistance in locating a teenager who vanished aft…

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by Sophie Grieser
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'Dangerous Predator': Long Island Man Who Made Sexually Explicit Videos Of 9-Year-Old Sentenced 'Dangerous Predator': Long Island Man Who Made Sexually Explicit Videos Of 9-Year-Old Sentenced
'Dangerous Predator': Long Island Man Who Made Sexually Explicit Videos Of 9-Year-Old Sentenced A New York man who filmed himself sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl and sent child pornography to minors is heading to prison, thanks in part to the bravery of a Connecticut teenager. Manuel Geovanny Torres Rivas, age 27, of Hempstead on Long Island, was sentenced to 25 years behind bars Friday, Oct. 14, in federal court in Central Islip. The sentence followed his January 2022 guilty plea to sexual exploitation of a child. Federal investigators began looking into Torres Rivas after a 13-year-old Connecticut girl told her school that a user on the social networking app Snapchat had sent h…

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by Michael Mashburn
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ID Released For Man Shot, Killed In Broad Daylight Inside Vehicle On Long Island ID Released For Man Shot, Killed In Broad Daylight Inside Vehicle On Long Island
ID Released For Man Shot, Killed In Broad Daylight Inside Vehicle On Long Island The identity has been released of a man shot and killed while sitting inside a vehicle in broad daylight on Long Island. The incident occurred just before 11:30 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 5 in Hempstead. According to Nassau County Police detectives, Hempstead Police officers responded to 105 Terrace Ave. after a report of gunshots fired.  Upon arrival, officers observed a man who was shot multiple times sitting in a vehicle.  The man has now been ID'd as Karson Banks, 31, of Salisbury, North Carolina, and formerly of Hempstead. Banks was pronounced dead at the scene.  The i…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Two Shot, One Fatally, Outside Long Island Apartment Two Shot, One Fatally, Outside Long Island Apartment
Two Shot, One Fatally, Outside Long Island Apartment Two men were shot, one fatally, outside a Long Island apartment. It happened just before 4 a.m.on Sunday, Sept. 6 in Hempstead. Village of Hempstead Police Officers responded to 43 High St. for a call of persons shot by an unknown subject from a vehicle.  Upon arrival, officers located two men with gunshot wounds, Nassau County Police said.  The two men were transported to area hospitals.  A 22-year-old succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead by a physician. His identity has not yet been released. The other victim, age 24, was treated and is in stable condition,…

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by Joe Lombardi