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Man's Scuffle With Cops Injures 2 Officers At Long Island Hospital, Police Say Man's Scuffle With Cops Injures 2 Officers At Long Island Hospital, Police Say
Scuffle With Cops Injures 2 Officers At Mineola Hospital A Long Island man is accused of injuring two police officers during an arrest. The incident happened in Mineola, at NYU Langone Hospital Long Island, at around 11 a.m. Monday, July 29. Nassau County Police said officers were called about a man who got into an argument with a woman and refused to leave the hospital. When officers attempted to arrest the man, identified as 37-year-old Christopher Piccoli, he reportedly became combative and refused to comply with their commands. Officers deployed a TASER device and were able to place him into custody. Piccoli was charged with two counts of …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Broad Daylight Murder: Long Island Man Sentenced For Shooting, Killing Victim Broad Daylight Murder: Long Island Man Sentenced For Shooting, Killing Victim
Broad Daylight Murder: Long Island Man Sentenced For Shooting, Killing Victim The man who shot and killed a Long Island man in front of his girlfriend could now spend the rest of his life behind bars. Twenty-seven-year-old Savonn Dangerfield of Hempstead received his sentence of 15 years to life in prison on Tuesday, May 14, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. Original Story: Man Admits Shooting, Killing Victim During Broad Daylight Walk On Long Island Six years before, in October 2018, Jeffrey Lee, age 23, was walking with his girlfriend on Dartmouth Street in Hempstead. Just after noon, near the intersection of Stewart Avenue, Dangerfield wal…

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by Sophie Grieser
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MTA Driver Kills Passenger In Drunken Long Island Crash, DA Says MTA Driver Kills Passenger In Drunken Long Island Crash, DA Says
MTA Driver Kills Passenger In Drunken Long Island Crash, DA Says A Long Island man was indicted on charges including manslaughter for allegedly driving drunk and crashing his car, killing a 26-year-old passenger, officials announced. Donnell Hill, age 51 of Hempstead, pleaded not guilty during his indictment on Tuesday, Aug. 29 to the seven felony charges against him regarding an October 2022 fatal car crash, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. The crash happened in Hempstead on Oct. 29, 2022, at approximately 10:35 p.m. Hill, who was working as an MTA bus driver at the time of the incident, is said to have been driving his 2018 Dodge Charg…

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by Sophie Grieser
Business
Perfect Health: 8 Long Island Hospitals Receive ‘A’ For Patient Safety Perfect Health: 8 Long Island Hospitals Receive ‘A’ For Patient Safety
Perfect Health: 8 Long Island Hospitals Receive ‘A’ For Patient Safety The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses 30 evidence-based measures to grant hospitals a grade on a scale of A to F. Eight Long Island hospitals were awarded the highest grade for patient safety, according to the Leapfrog Hospital 2023 Spring Grade released on Wednesday, May 3. Using 30 evidence-based patient safety measures, The Leapfrog Group evaluates and assigns grades to nearly 3,000 acute-care hospitals around the country. A grade report is released twice annually. The perfect-grade hospitals are: Huntington Hospital Mather Hospital North Shore University Hospital Peconic Bay M…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Hewlett Man Sentenced For Fatally Stabbing Victim In Heart On Street Corner Hewlett Man Sentenced For Fatally Stabbing Victim In Heart On Street Corner
Hewlett Man Sentenced For Fatally Stabbing Victim In Heart On Street Corner A Long Island man has been sentenced to prison for driving a steak knife into the heart of another man, killing him. Keith Pooler, age 56, of Hewlett, was sentenced on Friday, Oct. 7 to 25 years to life in prison for the murder of 49-year-old Andre Garry, of Hempstead in June 2020, said Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly.  Pooler was convicted in May after a jury trial before of murder and criminal possession of a weapon, Donnelly said. “Keith Pooler senselessly took Andre Garry’s life during a street corner fight, driving a steak knife into the victim’s heart,” said Donnel…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hewlett Man Convicted For Fatally Stabbing Man In Heart, DA Says Hewlett Man Convicted For Fatally Stabbing Man In Heart, DA Says
Hewlett Man Convicted For Fatally Stabbing Man In Heart, DA Says A Long Island man has been convicted of fatally stabbing a man in the heart and killing him on a busy street corner in 2020, authorities announced. At approximately 9 p.m. on June 28, 2020, in Hempstead, Hewlett resident Keith Pooler, now age 56, got into a verbal altercation with 49-year-old Andre Garry, which escalated into violence. During the subsequent altercation, Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly said that Pooler pulled out a five-inch steak knife and stabbed Garry in the heart. He was transported to NYU Langone Hospital Long Island (Winthrop) where he was later pronoun…

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by Zak Failla