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Seen Him? Man Follows Teen Girls On Long Island, Runs After Seeing Parents: Police Seen Him? Man Follows Teen Girls On Long Island, Runs After Seeing Parents: Police
Seen Him? Man Follows Teen Girls On Long Island, Runs After Seeing Parents: Police Authorities on Long Island are looking for a man who made advances on two young girls on Long Island – but ran away once he noticed one of the girl’s parents was nearby. On Thursday, Nov. 30 in Westbury, the man, who appeared to be in his mid-40s, approached the two 14-year-old girls, Nassau County Police said. It was about 4:30 p.m. near the intersection of Post Avenue and Union Avenue when he began to make a move on the pair, following them as they headed south on Post Avenue. However, the man spotted one of the victim’s parents, turned around, and ran north on Post toward Old Westbur…

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by Sophie Grieser
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One Seriously Injured In Crash On Westbury Roadway One Seriously Injured In Crash On Westbury Roadway
One Seriously Injured In Crash On Westbury Roadway One person was seriously injured in a crash involving an SUV and a scooter on a busy Long Island roadway. It happened around 1:10 p.m. Sunday, June 26 in Westbury. A 2020 Nissan SUV, operated by a 23-year-old woman, was traveling westbound on Old Country Road when it struck the electric scooter operated by a 75-year-old-man that was traveling northbound on Post Avenue, Nassau County Police said.  Both operators were taken to local hospitals for treatment.  The SUV driver had minor injuries and the man had severe trauma to his head and chest and is in serious condition. …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Five Men Attack Teen With Bats, Hammers On Long Island, Police Say Five Men Attack Teen With Bats, Hammers On Long Island, Police Say
Five Men Attack Teen With Bats, Hammers On Long Island, Police Say A teenager was assaulted by a group of five men armed with bats and hammers on Long Island overnight. It happened on Saturday, July 11 at 12:10 a.m. in Westbury. An 18-year-old man was walking southbound on Post Avenue when he was approached by five male subjects in front of 125 Post Ave., Nassau County Police said. The subjects hit the victim with bats and hammers before fleeing the scene in separate vehicles, according to police. One vehicle, a Nissan Murano, fled northbound on Post Avenue. The other vehicle, a white Acura, fled eastbound on Union Avenue. The victim suffered serious in…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Video: LI Man Arrested After He's Caught Taping Himself Vandalizing Cruiser, Police Say Video: LI Man Arrested After He's Caught Taping Himself Vandalizing Cruiser, Police Say
Video: LI Man Arrested After He's Caught Taping Himself Vandalizing Cruiser, Police Say A 25-year-old Long Island man was arrested after he was caught taking a video of himself vandalizing a police cruiser. New Cassel resident Wesley Andrade Rodas was arrested shortly before 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5 in Westbury after he sprayed soda on a police vehicle and threw a bottle at it, all while videotaping it on his cell phone, Nassau County Police said. According to police, two Nassau County officers saw Rodas standing next to a marked Radio Motor Patrol car that was parked on Post Avenue. Rodas intentionally sprayed liquid from a coke bottle onto the vehicle and threw the pla…

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by Zak Failla