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Police On Long Island Searching For Three Suspects Following Armed Robbery Police On Long Island Searching For Three Suspects Following Armed Robbery
Police On Long Island Searching For Three Suspects Following Armed Robbery Police on Long Island are searching for three men who allegedly robbed a man and woman while threatening them with a knife. The incident took place in Roslyn Heights around 12:30 a.m., Friday, July 22. According to detectives, a man and a woman, both 40 years old, were on Hillside Avenue when a black-colored Honda Accord drove up.   Three unknown men exited the car and approached the couple. The driver who was holding a small black knife threatened the victims and demanded their personal property, Nassau County Police said. A second man grabbed the man's right arm and removed t…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Accused Of Stabbing Victim At Westbury Deli Man Accused Of Stabbing Victim At Westbury Deli
Man Accused Of Stabbing Victim At Westbury Deli A man was arrested on Long Island after allegedly slashing another person with a pocket knife during an altercation inside a deli, police said. In Westbury, police responded to the Express Deli on Union Avenue shortly after 10:45 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11, where there was a report of an assault. According to a spokesperson from the Nassau County Police Department, Westbury resident Jose Flores Lopez, age 40, got into an altercation with a 48-year-old man inside the deli, during which he allegedly struck him with his hand and then slashed his torso with the knife “causing a severe laceration…

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by Zak Failla
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Nassau County Detectives Shoot Man Who Threatened Them With Knife In Suffolk, Police Say Nassau County Detectives Shoot Man Who Threatened Them With Knife In Suffolk, Police Say
Nassau County Detectives Shoot Man Who Threatened Them With Knife In Suffolk, Police Say A man was hospitalized with serious injuries after he threatened detectives with a knife and they shot him, police reported.  The incident happened in Copiague at about 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 19, and it involved Nassau County Police detectives, according to the Suffolk County Police Department.  Suffolk Police said the detectives were interviewing a 39-year-old man outside of his home on Buchanan Avenue about an incident that happened in Nassau County at an earlier date when the man charged at the detectives and threatened them with the knife. The detectives shot the man, w…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Suspect Nabbed After Knifepoint Attempted Robbery At Long Island Urgent Care, Police Say Suspect Nabbed After Knifepoint Attempted Robbery At Long Island Urgent Care, Police Say
Suspect Nabbed After Knifepoint Attempted Robbery At Long Island Urgent Care, Police Say A suspect is in custody after a knifepoint attempted robbery at a Long Island Urgent Care facility. Police responded to a call in Great Neck Plaza involving a suspicious person with a weapon on Great Neck Road at around 10:25 a.m. Friday, Aug. 6.  Upon arrival, it was discovered that  Dardu Mihai Vamvu, age 48, of Great Neck, had displayed a knife and did attempt to steal money from two different individuals inside the Urgent Care, Nassau County Police said.  Vamvu fled on foot and was later apprehended by officers, according to police.  There were no injuries reported…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Suspect Nabbed For Robberies At Long Island Liquor Store, Gas Station Suspect Nabbed For Robberies At Long Island Liquor Store, Gas Station
Suspect Nabbed For Robberies At Long Island Liquor Store, Gas Station A suspect has been apprehended following a weeks-long investigation after robberies at a Long Island liquor store and gas station. The suspect entered Spirits Wine and Liquor store on Old Country Road in Hicksville around 7:50 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 6, displayed a knife, and demanded money from the employee behind the counter, Nassau County Police said.  The 53-year-old store clerk handed an undetermined amount of US currency to the suspect, who then exited the store and fled on foot southbound on Broadway, said police. No injuries were reported. Detectives believe the suspect i…

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by Joe Lombardi