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20-Year-Old Accused Of Illegally Entering Nassau County Home, Threatening Victim 20-Year-Old Accused Of Illegally Entering Nassau County Home, Threatening Victim
20-Year-Old Accused Of Illegally Entering Nassau County Home, Threatening Victim A 20-year-old man was charged after police said he illegally entered a Long Island home and threatened a man who confronted him. Marquis Silvers, of Queens, surrendered himself to police at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 8, according to the Nassau County Police Department. He was charged with second-degree burglary and third-degree menacing following an investigation into the December incident, NCPD said.  Police said Silvers illegally entered an occupied residence on Oakwood Avenue in Cedarhurst at 5:40 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 25. NCPD said Silvers then threatened a 20-year-old man had …

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by Nicole Valinote
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Man Accused Of Menacing Woman, Assaulting Nassau County Police Officer Man Accused Of Menacing Woman, Assaulting Nassau County Police Officer
Man Accused Of Menacing Woman, Assaulting Nassau County Police Officer A Long Island man is facing charges after police said he threatened to stab a woman and assaulted an officer.  Peter Belton, age 29, of Mineola, was arrested in the incident that happened in Mineola in the early hours of Tuesday, Dec. 7, according to the Nassau County Police Department.  At about 2 a.m. in a parking lot on Mineola Boulevard, Belton threatened to stab a 52-year-old Mineola woman and lunged in her direction, NCPD said. The woman then called 911. An officer located Belton walking on 2nd Street and told him to stop walking, and Belton punched the officer in the…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Teen In Custody Charged For Assaulting Police Officers On Long Island Teen In Custody Charged For Assaulting Police Officers On Long Island
Teen In Custody Charged For Assaulting Police Officers On Long Island A teenager taken into custody for a previous incident on Long Island is facing new charges after allegedly attacking officers who were tasked with guarding him, police said. Nassau County Police investigators said that two Fourth Precinct officers were guarding a 14-year-old teen who had been taken into custody on a separate incident at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 2. It is alleged that while guarding the teen, he became unruly and began to fight with the officers, punching one in the face before he could be restrained. The officer was transported to an area hospital for treatment of her i…

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by Zak Failla
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Lyft Driver Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Customer In Westchester, State Police Say Lyft Driver Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Customer In Westchester, State Police Say
Lyft Driver Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Customer In Westchester, State Police Say A Lyft driver in Westchester allegedly sexually assaulted a customer at knifepoint after watching porn in front of a minor during a ride, New York State Police said. On Thursday, Dec. 2, state police troopers in Westchester received a complaint out of Greenburgh of a driver who sexually assaulted a caller. It is alleged that the driver, Manuel Nunez, age 27, of Mount Vernon, was on duty as a Lyft driver when he picked up a party of four people on Thursday. Police said that during the ride, Nunez began displaying pornographic material on his cellphone in view of a child under the age of 17…

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by Zak Failla
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Suffolk County Man Accused Of Pointing Handgun At Pickup Truck While Stopped At Red Light Suffolk County Man Accused Of Pointing Handgun At Pickup Truck While Stopped At Red Light
Suffolk County Man Accused Of Pointing Handgun At Pickup Truck While Stopped At Red Light A 22-year-old man is facing weapons charges after police said he pointed a handgun at a vehicle while driving on Long Island. Omar Anderson, of Shirley, was arrested following the incident that occurred in Selden at about 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 9, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. A man was driving a pickup truck west on Middle Country Road and stopped at a red light at the intersection of Blue Point Road, SCPD said.  Police said another man, later identified as Anderson, drove up next to the pickup truck in a 2017 Chrysler 300 and pointed a handgun in the …

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by Nicole Valinote
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Long Island Man Injures Two Officers During Struggle, Police Say Long Island Man Injures Two Officers During Struggle, Police Say
Long Island Man Injures Two Officers During Struggle, Police Say A Long Island man injured two police officers as he allegedly resisted arrest and sent the two flying down a flight of stairs. The incident took place at 5:40 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 19, in Nassau County when officers were attempting to arrest Neil Pines for an incident that took place in July. According to detectives, the 38-year-old Roslyn Heights man allegedly refused to put his hands behind his back to be cuffed and began to struggle, kicking his legs and throwing his arms around, police said. During the struggle, two detectives fell down a staircase into a cement walkway and were injured…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Accused Of Assaulting Victim, Driving Into Police Cars In Nassau County Woman Accused Of Assaulting Victim, Driving Into Police Cars In Nassau County
Woman Accused Of Assaulting Victim, Driving Into Police Cars In Nassau County A 24-year-old woman was charged after police said she assaulted a woman and then drove into two police cars during a Long Island pursuit. Luvleek Alexandre was arrested in Westbury shortly before 11 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 13, according to the Nassau County Police Department.  Police said Alexandre, of Newark, New Jersey, pushed past a 77-year-old man into an apartment on Union Avenue and started striking a 20-year-old woman with a closed fist at about 10:10 that night. The 77-year-old told Alexandre to leave and pulled her away from the 20-year-old, said police.  Alexandre g…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Long Island Man Nabbed After Attempting To Rob Woman With Knife, Police Say Long Island Man Nabbed After Attempting To Rob Woman With Knife, Police Say
Long Island Man Nabbed After Attempting To Rob Woman With Knife, Police Say A Long Island man has been arrested for an alleged attempted armed robbery in which he approached a woman in her vehicle and demanded her purse. The New Cassel man was arrested on Sunday, June 13 for the incident which took place on Tuesday, Dec. 15, in Hicksville, Nassau County Police said. According to detectives, a 57-year-old woman was sitting in her parked car at 182 West Old Country Road when the suspect Jose Ordonez-Bonilla, age 27, approached the driver side window with a knife and demanded her purse.  The woman refused to comply and Ordonez-Bonilla fl…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect Nabbed After Threatening Person With Gun On Long Island Street, Police Say Suspect Nabbed After Threatening Person With Gun On Long Island Street, Police Say
Suspect Nabbed After Threatening Person With Gun On Long Island Street, Police Say A Long Island man wanted for threatening another person with a gun on a local street has been arrested. Joel Almendares Valencia, age 24, was arrested on Wednesday, May 26, for an incident that took place on Monday, May 24, in New Cassel, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, a man was threatened with a gun by an unknown male subject while on Park Avenue. The victim reported the incident to the police and the investigation began.  On Wednesday, officers located Valencia on the corner of Urban Avenue and Prospect Avenue and attempted to place …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Long Island Man Points BB Gun At Officers, Police Say Long Island Man Points BB Gun At Officers, Police Say
Long Island Man Points BB Gun At Officers, Police Say A Long Island man was arrested after allegedly pointing a BB gun at police officers who were walking down a street. The unidentified 60-year-old Valley Stream man was arrested around 1:35 p.m. on Sunday, May 16, in Valley Stream, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, while traveling on Fletcher Avenue two Detectives observed a Hispanic male walking northbound with what appeared to be a pistol sticking out of his waistband.  The detectives parked their vehicle and as they exited the man reached for the pistol and pointed it in their direction, police sa…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Long Island Man Threatened Woman With Knife, Police Say Long Island Man Threatened Woman With Knife, Police Say
Long Island Man Threatened Woman With Knife, Police Say A man threatened a woman with a knife before barricading himself in a home and becoming suicidal during a scene that played out on Long Island, police said. Nassau County Police officers responded to a Rose Avenue home in Roosevelt at 8:53 p.m. on Wednesday, May 12, where there was a report of an incident involving a disturbance with a knife-wielding man. Upon arrival at the scene, officers found the victim, a 48-year-old woman outside the home, who said she had been involved in a dispute with Roosevelt resident John Myrick, age 54, who allegedly threatened her. Police said that during the…

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by Zak Failla
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Suffolk County Man Nabbed Attempting To Rob Popular LI Eatery, Threatens Employee, Police Say Suffolk County Man Nabbed Attempting To Rob Popular LI Eatery, Threatens Employee, Police Say
Suffolk County Man Nabbed Attempting To Rob Popular LI Eatery, Threatens Employee, Police Say A Long Island man was arrested after attempting to allegedly rob a local eatery and then threatened a worker with a flagpole he had broken, according to police. Vincent Baxter, age 21, of Amityville, was arrested around 4:40 p.m., Thursday, May 13, in Farmingdale, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, Baxter approached a 53-year-old female employee at Ralph’s Italian Ices located at 850 Main St., and passed a note demanding money.   The victim refused to comply and chased Baxter to 1 Frank Ave., where he broke off a flagpole on a storefront and faced the female …

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by Kathy Reakes