Long Island Man Nabbed For Assault After Officer Injured, Police Say Long Island Man Nabbed For Assault After Officer Injured, Police Say
Long Island Man Nabbed For Assault After Officer Injured, Police Say A Long Island man has been accused of assault after a police officer was injured while attempting to apprehend him. The incident took place in Roosevelt around 1 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 14, at the So Good Deli on Nassau Road. According to detectives, officers responded to a 911 call for an intoxicated man at So Good Deli located at 425 Nassau Road.  Upon arrival, officers located the man, who said he had a pistol, and motioned towards his waistband. The man ignored officers’ verbal commands to stop as he fled eastbound on E. Clinton Avenue, police said, A foot pursuit e…
Long Island Man Charged With Burglary For Threatening Former Co-Workers, Police Say Long Island Man Charged With Burglary For Threatening Former Co-Workers, Police Say
Long Island Man Charged With Burglary For Threatening Former Co-Workers, Police Say A Long Island man was arrested and charged with burglary and menacing after allegedly returning to a former employer and threatening employees with a knife. The incident took place in Great Neck on Monday, Aug. 1, in the Great Neck Plaza. According to detectives, Frank Prestia, age 26, of Little Neck, a former employee of a pizzeria in the Great Neck Plaza area, arrived at the restaurant and began threatening other employees with a knife while demanding money.  The manager was able to detain Prestia until the police arrived, police said.  Prestia was arrested and …
Woman Accused Of Robbing Bethpage 7-Eleven While Armed With Box Cutter Woman Accused Of Robbing Bethpage 7-Eleven While Armed With Box Cutter
Woman Accused Of Robbing Bethpage 7-Eleven While Armed With Box Cutter A 31-year-old woman was apprehended after police said she robbed a 7-Eleven on Long Island. Lexus Hughes, of Queens, was arrested for a robbery that happened at 10:15 a.m. on Friday, July 29, in Bethpage, according to the Nassau County Police Department. NCPD said Hughes entered the 7-Eleven, located at 497 Stewart Ave., and a 47-year-old employee recognized her from prior shoplifting incidents. The employee approached her, and Hughes displayed a box cutter in a threatening manner, police said. She then fled the scene with merchandise from the store, NCPD reported. NCPD said Hughes was a…
NYPD Officer Arrested For Long Island Road-Rage Incident NYPD Officer Arrested For Long Island Road-Rage Incident
Nypd Officer Arrested For Long Island Road-Rage Incident An off-duty NYPD officer has been charged in an alleged road-rage incident on Long Island. The incident took place in Selden around 11:20 a.m. Saturday, July 23. Douglas Debonet, age 32, of Selden, was arrested after he exited his car at Old Town Road and County Road 83 in Selden and broke a side view mirror on a vehicle involved in the incident, said the Suffolk County Police. Later that day, Debonet went to the driver’s home and was involved in an altercation with the driver’s father, police said. Suffolk County Police said Debonet displayed "a firearm," during the encounter. Debonet w…
Two Long Island Teens Charged With Harassing, Beating Another Juvenile, Police Say Two Long Island Teens Charged With Harassing, Beating Another Juvenile, Police Say
Two Long Island Teens Charged With Harassing, Beating Another Juvenile, Police Say Two Long Island teens were charged after they reportedly harassed and beat another juvenile at an area park. The incident took place around 8 p.m., Wednesday, July 6 at Azalea Park in Levittown. According to detectives, three males were involved in an altercation at Azalea Park on the corner of Azalea Road and Hilltop Road.  Upon arrival, police were informed that a 17-year-old boy, was struck several times in the abdomen, head, and face, by another teen, Nassau County police said. The second subject, Max Itchkow, age 19, of Levittown, pointed a black-colored imit…
Man Charged After Attacking Employees, Punching Officer In Eye On Long Island Man Charged After Attacking Employees, Punching Officer In Eye On Long Island
Man Charged After Attacking Employees, Punching Officer In Eye On Long Island A man has been charged with allegedly attacking a police officer and punching him in the eye during an arrest attempt on Long Island. The incident took place in Oceanside around 3:10 a.m., Friday, June 17. According to detectives, Julian Lynch, age 28, of Brooklyn, entered a 7-11 located at 475 Merrick Road. Once inside, he initiated a verbal altercation with a 36-year-old employee and walked around the counter, and hit the victim multiple times with a closed fist in the eye, causing him to hit his head on the counter and fall to the ground. Lynch left the scene prior t…
13-Year-Old Accused Of Shooting BB Gun At Workers On Long Island, Police Say 13-Year-Old Accused Of Shooting BB Gun At Workers On Long Island, Police Say
13-Year-Old Accused Of Shooting BB Gun At Workers On Long Island, Police Say A 13-year-old Long Island boy has been arrested for allegedly shooting a BB gun at two workers. The incident took place in Southampton on Friday, June 10. Police were called to a home in Southampton by workers who thought they were being shot at by a person with a real gun, said Lt. Susan Ralph of the Southampton Police. According to Ralph, the boy purchased a BB gun on Amazon and began shooting the bushes outside of his home. He saw two workers across the street from his residence and shot at them multiple times to see their reaction, Ralph said. The workers, thinking they were bei…
Long Island Man Accused Of Firing Shot Near Apartment Complex, Police Say Long Island Man Accused Of Firing Shot Near Apartment Complex, Police Say
Long Island Man Accused Of Firing Shot Near Apartment Complex, Police Say A Long Island man was arrested for allegedly firing a shot near an apartment complex. The incident took place in Riverhead on Friday, May 20 at the Riverpointe Apartments at 821 East Main St. When Riverhead police arrived on the scene they found a single gunshot had been fired, said the Riverhead Police Department. An investigation by police and the US Marshals resulted in the arrest of Messiah Booker, age 37, of Mastic Beach, on Tuesday, May 31, police said. Booker was charged with: Two counts of criminal possession of a weapon Criminal use of a firearm Reckless endangerment Menacing B…
Two Long Island Teens Accused Of Shooting Man With Water Bead Gun Two Long Island Teens Accused Of Shooting Man With Water Bead Gun
Two Long Island Teens Accused Of Shooting Man With Water Bead Gun Two Long Island teens are accused of shooting a man with a water bead gun. The 33-year-old victim told detectives in Nassau County he was walking in East Rockaway near Althouse Avenue and Front Street around 10 p.m. Sunday, April 17, when a vehicle approached.  He said a male juvenile passenger had yelled out the window and pointed a soft water bead blaster at him and then opened fire, striking him several times, Nassau County Police said. Water bead guns are toy guns that shoot small gel beads filled with water and are sometimes referred to as splatter guns. Detectives with the Na…
Hempstead Man Accused Of Murdering Man, Robbing Multiple Stores Hempstead Man Accused Of Murdering Man, Robbing Multiple Stores
Hempstead Man Accused Of Murdering Man, Robbing Multiple Stores A 25-year-old Long Island man is facing charges that he robbed multiple stores at gunpoint and murdered a man. Deshawn Martin, of Hempstead, was arraigned on Tuesday, April 5, on a 20-count indictment, according to Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly. Donnelly said Martin's charges include: First-degree murder  Second-degree murder Six counts of first-degree robbery  Four counts of first-degree criminal use of a firearm  Three counts of second-degree robbery  First-degree attempted robbery  Two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon…
Man Accused Of Threatening Patron At Suffolk County Bar, Police Say Man Accused Of Threatening Patron At Suffolk County Bar, Police Say
Man Accused Of Threatening Patron At Suffolk County Bar, Police Say A Long Island man was arrested for allegedly threatening another person at a popular bar, police said. Suffolk County resident Christopher Drew, age 34, of Riverhead, was arrested around 11:45 p.m., on Saturday, Feb. 12 outside of the Craft'D Bar located at 127 St., in Riverhead. According to police, Riverhead police responded to the bar after receiving a report of shots fired. When officers arrived on the scene, witnesses said that no shooting had taken place, but Drew had menaced a patron of the bar and had just left the establishment, police said. Officers were provided a descript…
Hempstead Man Nabbed Attempting To Shoplift At Macy's Hempstead Man Nabbed Attempting To Shoplift At Macy's
Hempstead Man Nabbed Attempting To Shoplift At Macy's A Long Island man has been arrested for attempted robbery after allegedly trying to leave a Macy's with a bag stuffed full of sweaters and jackets without paying, authorities announced. Antwain Key, age 32, of Hempstead, was arrested on Saturday, Feb. 12, by Nassau County Police in East Garden City. According to detectives, two loss prevention officers working at Macy's department store located at 630 Old Country Road spotted Key loading up a bag with jackets and sweaters and then leaving the store without paying. The store employees were able to stop Key outside in the …