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Missing 15-Year-Old Boy Has Been Located, Nassau County PD Reports Missing 15-Year-Old Boy Has Been Located, Nassau County PD Reports
Missing 15-Year-Old Boy Has Been Located, Nassau County PD Reports Update: A 15-year-old boy who went missing last week has been found. The Nassau County Police Department said in an update on Wednesday, Oct. 19, that Ivan Sorto has been located. Ivan was previously reported missing on Thursday, Oct. 13. Original report: Police on Long Island issued an alert about a missing 15-year-old boy. Ivan Sorto was last seen at Family Court, located in Westbury at 1200 Old Country Road, on at 1:15 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 13, according to the Nassau County Police Department. NCPD said he is described as being 5-foot-6 and 150 pounds, with brown hair an…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Drunk Long Island Man With 3 Kids In Car Accused In Hit-Run Crash, Police Say Drunk Long Island Man With 3 Kids In Car Accused In Hit-Run Crash, Police Say
Drunk Long Island Man With 3 Kids In Car Accused In Hit-Run Crash, Police Say A Long Island man was driving drunk with three young kids in the vehicle when he crashed into a parked car and then fled the scene, authorities said. Nassau County Police were called at around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, with reports of a car crash in New Cassel, near Elton Street and Anna Avenue. Officers determined that Eyler Ortiz Alvarado, of Westbury, was driving a 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck when he struck an empty parked vehicle before fleeing the scene, police said. He was found a short time later near Grand and Union avenues. Officers also discovered three kids in the vehic…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Two Nabbed For Burglary Of Long Island Home, Police Say Two Nabbed For Burglary Of Long Island Home, Police Say
Two Nabbed For Burglary Of Long Island Home, Police Say Two people were arrested for alleged burglary after a Long Island resident came home to find a woman walking out of her house with her personal belonging and jumped in a vehicle with a man and made a getaway. The burglary took place in Levittown around 2 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 31, on Violet Lane. According to detectives, a homeowner on Violet Lane returned home to find her front door open and an unknown woman walking out carrying some of her personal property.  The woman kept walking across the street, and entered the passenger side of a white four-door sedan driven by an unknown man a…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Hits Officer With Van After Attempting To Break Into Westbury Gas Station, Police Say Man Hits Officer With Van After Attempting To Break Into Westbury Gas Station, Police Say
Man Hits Officer With Van After Attempting To Break Into Westbury Gas Station, Police Say A 38-year-old man is accused of striking an officer with a van after attempting to break through the glass doors of a Long Island gas station. Patrick Kelly, of Forest Hills, Queens, was arrested in Westbury at 2:15 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 29, the Nassau County Police Department reported. NCPD said officers saw Kelly using an unknown object to shatter the glass doors of the Speedway Gas Station, located at 800 Jericho Turnpike, and they activated emergency lights and sirens. Kelly then got into his 1995 Ford Econoline van, and an officer approached his passenger door and told him to stop…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Nabbed For String Of Burglaries, Police Say Long Island Man Nabbed For String Of Burglaries, Police Say
Long Island Man Nabbed For String Of Burglaries, Police Say A man has been arrested for allegedly committing at least seven burglaries on Long Island. Scott Gilmor, age 45, of Hicksville, was arrested by Nassau County Police in Hempstead on Tuesday, Aug. 23. According to detectives, a thorough investigation determined that Gilmor was responsible for multiple burglaries that occurred in Nassau County on the following dates: Tuesday, Aug. 23, Raceway Deli, 548 Westbury Ave., Carle Place Monday, Aug. 22, Road Ready Auto Repair Shop, 2786 N. Jerusalem Road, North Bellmore Sunday, Aug. 21, Unicorn Graphics, 971 Stewart Ave., East&nb…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man, Woman Accused Of Assaulting Teenage Employee At Carle Place McDonald's Man, Woman Accused Of Assaulting Teenage Employee At Carle Place McDonald's
Man, Woman Accused Of Assaulting Teenage Employee At Carle Place McDonald's Two people were charged after police said they assaulted a teenage employee at a McDonald's on Long Island. The incident happened at the fast-food restaurant located at 95 Westbury Ave. in Carle Place at about 8:50 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 20, according to the Nassau County Police Department.  Police said 21-year-old Kianna Kouame, of Westbury, had an argument with the employee at the drive-thru window, and then entered the restaurant with 26-year-old Jhonny Escobar, of Mineola. Kouame and Escobar are accused of going behind the counter and striking the teen multiple time…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Former Bookkeeper From Westbury Accused Of Embezzling $120K Former Bookkeeper From Westbury Accused Of Embezzling $120K
Former Bookkeeper From Westbury Accused Of Embezzling $120K A former Long Island bookkeeper has been charged with allegedly stealing more than $120,000 from a local trade union. Jennifer Jira, age 40, of Westbury, was arraigned on Thursday, Aug. 18, and charged with grand larceny and falsifying business records, said Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly. Jira pleaded not guilty and was released on her own recognizance. If convicted on the top charge, she faces. up to 15 years in prison. “Slowly, over a period of years, the defendant allegedly leveraged her access to Local 713’s financial accounts to siphon more than $120,000 from its co…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Shoplifter Attacks Officer At Long Island Target Store, Police Say Shoplifter Attacks Officer At Long Island Target Store, Police Say
Shoplifter Attacks Officer At Long Island Target Store, Police Say A man was charged with assault and larceny after allegedly attacking an officer at a Long Island Target store as he attempted to steal merchandise. The incident took place in Westbury around 2:30 p.m., Sunday, July 24. According to detectives, police responded to the Target located at 999 Corporate Drive for larceny that occurred earlier in the day.  While an employee was reporting the prior incident to the officer, a man entered the store, proceeded to remove various merchandise from the shelves, and passed all points of final purchase, Nassau County Police said. When…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Long Island Duo Charged With Robbery After Change Machine 'Ate Their Money,' Police Say Long Island Duo Charged With Robbery After Change Machine 'Ate Their Money,' Police Say
Long Island Duo Charged With Robbery After Change Machine 'Ate Their Money,' Police Say A Long Island duo was charged with robbery after they allegedly stole $20 from a laundromat attendant after the cash change machine ate their money. The incident took place in Westbury around 8:40 p.m., Monday, July 18. According to detectives, William Solarzano, age 18, and Jennifer Coreas, age 24, both of Hempstead, entered Olivia’s Laundromat located at 535 Old Country Road to do laundry.  Solarzano told a female employee the change machine did not dispense quarters after he inserted his money, Nassau County Police said. The employee explained a refund wou…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Four Officers Hospitalized After House Fire Breaks Out In Westbury Four Officers Hospitalized After House Fire Breaks Out In Westbury
Four Officers Hospitalized After House Fire Breaks Out In Westbury Four officers were hospitalized after responding to a house fire on Long Island. Police responded to the blaze on Stewart Avenue in Westbury at about 9 a.m. on Saturday, July 9, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Police said four officers suffered from smoke inhalation after entering the home to search for possible occupants. One of the four officers also suffered a laceration to his leg, police said.  There were no occupants in the home at the time, NCPD said.  The Westbury Fire Department responded to the scene and was assisted by about five local fire departme…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Woman Accused Of DWI After Crashing Vehicle With Child Passengers Into Tow Truck In Roosevelt Woman Accused Of DWI After Crashing Vehicle With Child Passengers Into Tow Truck In Roosevelt
Woman Accused Of DWI After Crashing Vehicle With Child Passengers Into Tow Truck In Roosevelt A woman is facing multiple charges after police said she drove while intoxicated with two children in the vehicle and crashed into a parked tow truck on Long Island. The crash happened in Roosevelt at Babylon Turnpike and Cumberland Avenue at about 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 26, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Police said a 2010 Mercedes Benz crashed into a parked, unoccupied tow truck. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a woman holding a 4-year-old girl who was bleeding from a laceration to her forehead, and they saw a 3-year-old boy standing with her with no …

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
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