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Man Steals Passenger Trolley, Crashes On Long Island, Flees
Officials are searching for an unknown man who they say commandeered a Long Island passenger trolley, crashed it, and fled the scene, leaving police to find a fiery scene.
The incident on Saturday, July 15 at approximately 9 a.m. in Elmont, according to Nassau County Police.
Near Gate 5 of the UBS Arena, located at 2150 Hempstead Turnpike, an unknown man was discovered to have gotten into a green UBS passenger trolley.
Once in the vehicle, he drove it around the parking lot, where he hit a parked car.
After the collision, the man continued to drive the trolley onto Hempstead Turnpike.…
Long Island Man Nabbed For Hit-Run Crash That Injured Pedestrian, Police Say
A Long Island man has been arrested for leaving the scene of a crash that seriously injured a pedestrian last month.
Daniel Gianotti, 22, of Elmont, was arrested on Tuesday, March 10, for the crash that occurred on Sat., Feb. 22, in Elmont, said the Nassau County Police.
According to detectives, a 41-year-old woman was attempting to cross the Hempstead Turnpike to Evans Avenue, when she was was struck by a gray 2012 Honda Civic that was making a left turn from Hempstead Turnpike onto Evans Avenue.
The driver, later identified as Gianotti, allegedly fled the scene without attemp…
Two Suspects On Loose After 7-Eleven Armed Robbery In Elmont
Two suspects are at large following an armed robbery at a 7-Eleven on Long Island.
The two men entered the store located at 1571 Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont at around 1:30 a.m. on Friday, July 19, Nassau County Police said.
Once inside, one of the men displayed a handgun and demanded a male clerk, 22, hand over cash from the register, police said. The other man displayed a pink Taser and demanded the second male clerk, 40, lay down on the ground, according to police.
The men made off with an undisclosed amount of money, cigarettes and Lottery tickets before fleeing the scene on foo…
