Man Assaults, Injures Officer During Westbury Stop, Police Say Man Assaults, Injures Officer During Westbury Stop, Police Say
Man Assaults, Injures Officer During Westbury Stop, Police Say A Levittown man is behind bars after allegedly assaulting several officers attempting to stop him for traffic violations. The incident took place in Westbury around 4:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 1. According to Nassau County Police detectives, officers spotted a 2012 Honda Civic traveling northbound on Merrick Avenue with dark tinted windows and a cover over the rear license plate.  The Honda began to travel at a high rate of speed when the driver spotted police and make an abrupt left turn into a parking lot at 715 Merrick Ave, police said. Police said the driver, identifie…
Man Punches Victim In Face, Then Fights, Injures Officers At Long Island Gym, Cops Say Man Punches Victim In Face, Then Fights, Injures Officers At Long Island Gym, Cops Say
Man Punches Victim In Face, Then Fights, Injures Officers At Long Island Gym, Cops Say A man was charged with assault after allegedly punching another man in the face at a Long Island gym and then fighting with, and injuring, police officers attempting to arrest him. The incident took place in New Hyde Park around 3:50 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 2 at the LA Fitness located on Marcus Avenue. According to Nassau County Police detectives, officers responded to the gym for a report of a man bleeding.  An investigation determined that the victim, a 37-year-old man, was punched in the face resulting in substantial pain, swelling, bruises, and lacerations, police said…
Would-Be Elder Scammer Outsmarted By Long Island Man, Police Say Would-Be Elder Scammer Outsmarted By Long Island Man, Police Say
Would-Be Elder Scammer Outsmarted By Long Island Man, Police Say A quick-thinking Long Island man helped police nab a would-be elder scammer who tried conning him out of thousands of dollars, authorities said. The incident happened Tuesday, Jan. 17, in Long Beach, according to Nassau County Police. Detectives said an 88-year-old man received a phone call from an unknown man saying his grandson had been in an accident and needed money. The caller told the man to place $5,500 in cash into a package labeled “M2125” and that a person named Richard wearing a brown hat would come to pick it up. Fortunately, the would-be victim contacted his grandson and con…
Attempted Murder Suspect Injures 2 Officers During Arrest At LI Target, Police Say Attempted Murder Suspect Injures 2 Officers During Arrest At LI Target, Police Say
Attempted Murder Suspect Injures 2 Officers During Arrest At LI Target, Police Say An attempted murder suspect is behind bars after injuring two police officers during an arrest at a Long Island Target store, authorities said. The incident happened at around 7:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 13, at the Lawrence Target, located on Rockaway Turnpike, according to Nassau County Police. Detectives said 23-year-old Raquan Howard, of Inwood, was inside the store when officers recognized him by the self-checkout register. As they attempted to arrest him, he reportedly became physically combative. An off-duty Nassau County Police officer happened to be in the store at the time and helped t…
Baby On Board: 1-Year-Old Found In Car After Cops Interrupt LI Drug Deal, Police Say Baby On Board: 1-Year-Old Found In Car After Cops Interrupt LI Drug Deal, Police Say
Baby On Board: 1-Year-Old Found In Car After Cops Interrupt LI Drug Deal, Police Say Two men are facing charges after police allegedly interrupted a drug deal on Long Island and discovered a toddler in one suspect’s car, authorities said. Officers with Nassau County’s Bureau of Special Operations (BSO) were patrolling in New Cassel at around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13, when they spotted an alleged drug deal taking place in a car outside an apartment building on Prospect Street. When police approached the pair, they found 28-year-old Matthew Kovsh, of Hicksville, with what appeared to be alprazolam pills in his hand, police said. He was arrested without incident. When…
Local Man Subdued After Punching, Biting Officers In Wantagh, Police Say Local Man Subdued After Punching, Biting Officers In Wantagh, Police Say
Local Man Subdued After Punching, Biting Officers In Wantagh, Police Say A Long Island man was arrested for allegedly punching and biting police officers after they say they stopped him for drinking a beer while walking along a highway. The incident took place in Wantagh around 9:40 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 13. According to Nassau County Police detectives, Community Oriented Police Enforcement officers spotted a man walking eastbound on Sunrise Highway in the vicinity of the Wantagh State Parkway with an open beer.  Officers requested the man’s identification and he refused to comply and then struck the officer’s head with a closed fist and a stru…
Man Wanted On Felony Charges Apprehended In Southampton, Charged With DWI, Police Say Man Wanted On Felony Charges Apprehended In Southampton, Charged With DWI, Police Say
Man Wanted On Felony Charges Apprehended In Southampton, Charged With DWI, Police Say A 46-year-old man who was wanted on felony charges was apprehended on Long Island. On Sunday, Nov. 13, the Suffolk County Police Department asked Southampton Town Police officers to search for Timothy Butler, of Holbrook, who was driving a 2014 Ram pickup truck, the Southampton Town Police Department reported. Butler was believed to be potentially armed and suicidal, police said. Southampton officers received a report that a pickup truck that matched the vehicle's description drove through the gates at Gibson Beach, authorities reported. When officers arrived, Butler refused to exit the p…
Officers Injured After 18-Year-Old Hicksville Woman Becomes Combative, Police Say Officers Injured After 18-Year-Old Hicksville Woman Becomes Combative, Police Say
Officers Injured After 18-Year-Old Hicksville Woman Becomes Combative, Police Say An 18-year-old Long Island woman has been accused of injuring two police officers as they attempted to arrest her, authorities said.  On Monday, Nov. 7 at around 8:30 p.m., officers responded to a disturbance at a Nassau County residence in Hicksville on Harding Avenue, where a woman told them that she was having an argument with a family member, according to Nassau County Police.  After this, 18-year-old Rosa Sanchez then approached the responding officers and became "physically combative" and violent while resisting arrest, police said.  The two injured officers and S…
Officers Injured Responding To Domestic Disturbance Call On Long Island, Police Say Officers Injured Responding To Domestic Disturbance Call On Long Island, Police Say
Officers Injured Responding To Domestic Disturbance Call On Long Island, Police Say A Long Island man is facing charges after he allegedly injured police officers responding to a disturbance call at his home, authorities said. Nassau County Police were called at around 5:40 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1, with reports of a domestic disturbance at an apartment building in Great Neck, located on Middle Neck Road. When officers arrived, they separated the parties involved, including 53-year-old Hal Lyman. That’s when Lyman became combative and refused to follow the officers’ commands, police said. A struggle ensued before officers were able to subdue the man and place him under arres…
5 Officers Injured While Apprehending Suspect From Bay Shore Who Fled From Brentwood 5 Officers Injured While Apprehending Suspect From Bay Shore Who Fled From Brentwood
5 Officers Injured While Apprehending Suspect From Bay Shore Who Fled From Brentwood Five police officers were injured in New York City during a pursuit and arrest that began on Long Island when a man who was allegedly holding a woman against her will fled from officers. The incident began in Brentwood when a man allegedly forced a woman who was known to him, into a 1999 Toyota Corolla around 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 12, as she was walking on Grant Avenue and fled the scene into the New York City area, authorities said. According to the NYPD, officers from the 68th Precinct were made aware of a man who was holding a woman against her will at knifepoint and fleei…
Man Tased After Fleeing From Police On Long Island Man Tased After Fleeing From Police On Long Island
Man Tased After Fleeing From Police On Long Island A man was tased after fleeing from police when they attempted to pull him over on Long Island for alleged multiple traffic violations including speeding through a school zone. The incident took place in North Lawrence around 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 11. According to Nassau County Police, officers on patrol spotted a grey 2007 Lexus with a Georgia registration traveling on Nassau Expressway and turned right onto Wanser Avenue at a high rate of speed committing multiple violations while proceeding through a school zone.  When the officers attempted to pull the man over,…
Man Arrested For Assaulting Officer, Another Man At Long Island Marina, Police Say Man Arrested For Assaulting Officer, Another Man At Long Island Marina, Police Say
Man Arrested For Assaulting Officer, Another Man At Long Island Marina, Police Say A man was arrested on Long Island for allegedly resisting arrest and injuring an officer in the process. The incident took place in Oyster Bay around 6:15 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 9. Nassau County Police Department officers responded to a 911 call for a disturbance at the Theodore Roosevelt Marina located at 5 Bay Ave.  Upon arrival, it was determined that Omar Romerobulnes, age 33, address withheld, was involved in a verbal altercation with a woman and a physical altercation with a man at the scene, police said.  Police said Romerobulnes proceeded to punch the man, c…