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Crips Gang Member Shoots At Officers In Nassau County, Then Puts Gun To His Head, Police Say Crips Gang Member Shoots At Officers In Nassau County, Then Puts Gun To His Head, Police Say
Crips Gang Member Shoots At Officers In Nassau County, Then Puts Gun To His Head, Police Say A shooting involving police and a robbery suspect ended on Long Island with a Crips gang member in custody. The 20-year-old gang member, who the police declined to identify, said the incident began around 1 a.m. Tuesday, March 1, when officers attempted to pull over a black Dodge Charger in Uniondale which they believed was involved in an earlier robbery in Levittown, said Nassau Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder during a news conference. As the officers attempted to pull the car over, the suspect tried to squeeze between two cars, injuring one person and damaging his vehicle, police s…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
Long Island School Principal Target Of Racist Harassment, Officials Say Long Island School Principal Target Of Racist Harassment, Officials Say
Long Island School Principal Target Of Racist Harassment, Officials Say A Long Island school principal has been the subject of harassment “with a racial tone,” prompting a police investigation, officials announced. Syosset Central School District Superintendent Tom Rogers sent a letter to the community advising that Grove Elementary School Principal Mi Jung An has been the recipient of anonymous letters and that small handmade signs were placed near the school on Colony Lane, though it is unclear what was posted on them. “The district immediately reported each of these events to the Nassau Police and has been actively supporting their subsequent investigation,”…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
21-Year-Old Charged In Long Island Home Burglary 21-Year-Old Charged In Long Island Home Burglary
21-Year-Old Charged In Long Island Home Burglary A 21-year-old man has been charged after police say he was involved in a burglary on Long Island. Nassau Police say a 62-year-old male victim returned to his Levittown residence and observed an open kitchen window with a damaged screen on Monday, Sept. 2 around 11:45 a.m. The victim went upstairs and observed a man going through his son’s dresser drawers, police say. A television had also been damaged, according to police. The victim confronted the man, who was allegedly carrying the victim’s son’s backpack and video game console. The suspect, identified as Joseph Roepke of Levittown, wa…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Second Suspect Arrested In Connection To Hempstead Shooting Of Fleeing Victim Second Suspect Arrested In Connection To Hempstead Shooting Of Fleeing Victim
Second Suspect Arrested In Connection To Hempstead Shooting Of Fleeing Victim A second man has been arrested in connection to a botched shooting attempt in Hempstead that targeted a 54-year-old man. Trevor Ford, 27, and Kawand Cofield, 40, who was arrested earlier, got into a fight with the unidentified victim, 54, on May 19, about 5:40 p.m., Nassau police said. “The dispute quickly escalated after (Cofield) displayed a handgun and pointed it at the victim,” police said.  The victim then fled into a building on Terrace Avenue, police said. Cofield allegedly passed the gun to Ford, who fired two shots at the victim, missing both times, police said. The victim …

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by Kathy Reakes