Argument Leads To Shooting At Long Island Home, Police Say Argument Leads To Shooting At Long Island Home, Police Say
Argument Leads To Shooting At Long Island Home, Police Say A man is recovering after an argument led to a shooting at a Long Island home, authorities said. Nassau County Police responded to reports of a shooting at a home in Roosevelt, located on Madison Avenue, at around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4. When officers arrived, they found a 30-year-old victim suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg, police said. He was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital and was last listed in stable condition. There were no other reports of injuries stemming from the incident. The suspected gunman, 24-year-old Raul Flores, of Freeport, was arrested shortly a…
Intoxicated Roosevelt Man Found In Possession Of Gun, Knife, Police Say Intoxicated Roosevelt Man Found In Possession Of Gun, Knife, Police Say
Intoxicated Roosevelt Man Found In Possession Of Gun, Knife, Police Say A 45-year-old man is facing weapons charges after police said he was found in possession of a knife and a gun on Long Island. The incident happened in Roosevelt at 2:20 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 26, the Nassau County Police Department said. Officers responded to a report of a fight at a home on Washington Avenue and located Mauricio Cortez Flores, of Roosevelt, police said. Police said Flores was intoxicated and appeared to be irate. He refused verbal commands and resisted arrest, authorities said.  Police said Flores was also found to be in possession of a gun and a knife. No injuries…
Long Island Man Nabbed For Assault After Officer Injured, Police Say Long Island Man Nabbed For Assault After Officer Injured, Police Say
Long Island Man Nabbed For Assault After Officer Injured, Police Say A Long Island man has been accused of assault after a police officer was injured while attempting to apprehend him. The incident took place in Roosevelt around 1 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 14, at the So Good Deli on Nassau Road. According to detectives, officers responded to a 911 call for an intoxicated man at So Good Deli located at 425 Nassau Road.  Upon arrival, officers located the man, who said he had a pistol, and motioned towards his waistband. The man ignored officers’ verbal commands to stop as he fled eastbound on E. Clinton Avenue, police said, A foot pursuit e…
Long Island MS-13 Members Face New Charges, Including For 2016 Murder Of Central Islip Man Long Island MS-13 Members Face New Charges, Including For 2016 Murder Of Central Islip Man
Long Island MS-13 Members Face New Charges, Including For 2016 Murder Of Central Islip Man Members and associates of MS-13 are facing a series of new racketeering charges, including charges in the 2016 murder of a Long Island man. The 29-count superseding indictment includes acts involving murder, attempted murder, narcotics, and firearms offenses, according to an announcement on Wednesday, Sept. 7, from Breon Peace, United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York. Two of the defendants, 26-year-old Kevin Torres, of Freeport, and 30-year-old Oseas Gonzalez, of Charlotte, North Carolina, were charged with the Sept. 5, 2016, murder of Marcus Bohannon, of Central Is…
Good Samaritan Injured During Fight At Long Island Restaurant, Police Say Good Samaritan Injured During Fight At Long Island Restaurant, Police Say
Good Samaritan Injured During Fight At Long Island Restaurant, Police Say A Good Samaritan was injured after grabbing a gun that was being used in an attack at a Long Island restaurant. The incident took place in Uniondale around 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 30 in Uniondale at the Golden Crest Restaurant. According to detectives, Kevin Allen, age 50, of Roosevelt, was standing in line at the restaurant when he was approached by another man he knew and a fight began. As the two men were exchanging words, the unnamed man pulled a black gun from his waistband and pointed it at Allen, police said. During the fight, the gun fell to the ground where it was retrieved by a …
Loaded Handgun Discovered During Traffic Stop In Roosevelt, Police Say Loaded Handgun Discovered During Traffic Stop In Roosevelt, Police Say
Loaded Handgun Discovered During Traffic Stop In Roosevelt, Police Say A 22-year-old man is facing weapons charges after a loaded handgun was found during a traffic stop on Long Island. The incident happened in Roosevelt at 2:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 10, the Nassau County Police Department said. Officers saw an eastbound 2017 Infiniti Q60 on Frederick Avenue fail to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of St. Francis Street, NCPD said. Police pulled the car over and recovered a loaded handgun from the Infiniti during an investigation, police said.  Officers arrested Jeremy Miller, and he was charged with second- and fourth-degree criminal possessio…
Trio Charged After Handguns Found During Traffic Stop In Roosevelt, Police Report Trio Charged After Handguns Found During Traffic Stop In Roosevelt, Police Report
Trio Charged After Handguns Found During Traffic Stop In Roosevelt, Police Report Three men are facing weapons charges after police reported finding multiple handguns during a traffic stop on Long Island. The incident happened at about 8:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 3, in Roosevelt, the Nassau County Police Department said. Officers saw a 2016 Honda Accord travel south on Wagner Avenue and fail to obey a stop sign at the intersection of East Clinton Avenue, NCPD said. Police pulled the Honda over and recovered three handguns from the car during an investigation, authorities said.  NCPD said the following individuals were arrested without incident: Kaevon Edwards, …
Duo Arraigned In Freeport Shooting That Killed 21-Year-Old, Injured 19-Year-Old Duo Arraigned In Freeport Shooting That Killed 21-Year-Old, Injured 19-Year-Old
Duo Arraigned In Freeport Shooting That Killed 21-Year-Old, Injured 19-Year-Old Two alleged gang members were arraigned in the murder of a 21-year-old and attempted murder of a 19-year-old at a Long Island park. Christopher Anderson, age 26, of Roosevelt, and Floyd McNeil, age 26, of Hempstead, were indicted and charged with second-degree murder and second-degree attempted murder, according to an announcement from Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly on Wednesday, July 13. They were also charged with first-degree attempted assault and two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, Donnelly said. Anderson and McNeil were arrested on Monday, June …
Woman Accused Of Assaulting Victim, Injuring Officer While Resisting Arrest In Syosset Woman Accused Of Assaulting Victim, Injuring Officer While Resisting Arrest In Syosset
Woman Accused Of Assaulting Victim, Injuring Officer While Resisting Arrest In Syosset A 24-year-old woman is facing assault charges after police said she attacked another woman while trespassing on her Long Island property and then injured a responding officer. Karla Velasquez, of Roosevelt, was arrested for an incident that happened in Syosset at 2:20 a.m. on Tuesday, July 12, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Officers responded to a disturbance at a location on Greenvale Lane and found Velasquez and a 31-year-old woman in the back of the location, police said.  The woman had seen Velasquez rummaging through a shed in her backyard, and she told Velasqu…
Four Nabbed With Gun After Fleeing Long Island Traffic Stop, Police Say Four Nabbed With Gun After Fleeing Long Island Traffic Stop, Police Say
Four Nabbed With Gun After Fleeing Long Island Traffic Stop, Police Say Four people were arrested for possession of an alleged illegal gun on Long Island after fleeing during a traffic stop. The incident took place in Roosevelt around 1:45 a.m., Saturday, June 25. According to detectives, officers spotted a 2007 BMW fail to stop for a stop sign while traveling northbound on Park Avenue at the intersection of East Pennywood Avenue in Roosevelt.   Officers attempted to pull over the car which fled onto the Southern State Parkway where the driver stopped for a moment, but then sped off when officers approached the BMW, Nassau County Police said. The ca…
Long Island Man Assaults, Injures Officers Attempting To Arrest Him, Police Say Long Island Man Assaults, Injures Officers Attempting To Arrest Him, Police Say
Long Island Man Assaults, Injures Officers Attempting To Arrest Him, Police Say A Long Island man was nabbed for alleged larceny from Kohl's after assaulting and injuring responding police officers, authorities say. Julius White, age 35, of Roosevelt, was arrested by Nassau County Police on Tuesday, June 21 at the Kohl's in Jericho. According to detectives, officers responded to Kohl's located at 28 Jericho Turnpike for a previously committed larceny.  Upon arrival, officers were notified that White, currently in the store, was responsible for an incident that occurred on Monday, May 16, police said. Officers attempted to conduct an investiga…
Roosevelt Man Admits To Fatally Stabbing Deacon With Kitchen Knife Roosevelt Man Admits To Fatally Stabbing Deacon With Kitchen Knife
Roosevelt Man Admits To Fatally Stabbing Deacon With Kitchen Knife A Long Island man has admitted to murdering a Roman Catholic deacon years after the fatal stabbing. Andre Patton, age 51, of Roosevelt, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and third- and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon on Monday, June 6, in the 2017 death of Deacon Patrick Logsdon, according to Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly. “Deacon Logsdon led a life of service and helped countless people returning from prison,” Donnelly said. “This defendant brutally stabbed a man of God, left him for dead and then fled the state for six months.  "Thanks to dogg…