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Necklace Swap: Robber Steals Jewelry Off Long Island Victim, Replaces With Fake, Police Say Necklace Swap: Robber Steals Jewelry Off Long Island Victim, Replaces With Fake, Police Say
Necklace Swap: Robber Steals Jewelry Off Long Island Victim, Replaces With Fake, Police Say In a stunt seemingly straight out of “Ocean’s Eight,” authorities are searching for a Long Island thief who managed to steal a thousand-dollar necklace straight off the victim, swapping it with a fake. It happened on Thursday, Sept. 21 in Mineola, Nassau County Police said. At approximately 11:30 a.m., the victim — an 83-year-old woman — was walking north on Willis Avenue when she was approached by a pair in a white SUV traveling south on the same road. The car pulled up next to the victim, and a woman in the front passenger seat called out to her. She walked up to the car and had a c…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Trio Steals Over $1,000 In Merchandise From LI Store, Police Say Trio Steals Over $1,000 In Merchandise From LI Store, Police Say
Trio Steals Over $1,000 In Merchandise From LI Store, Police Say Police are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying and locating three thieves who stole from a sporting goods store on Long Island. Two men and a woman were spotted stealing $1,865 worth of clothes from the Melville DICK’S Sporting Goods on March 11, according to Suffolk County Police. Authorities said the trio left the scene in a white SUV. Have you seen this car? Police say the shoplifters left the scene in this white SUV.Suffolk County Police Department The Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for information that can lead to the thieves’ arrests. An…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Information Wanted In Suffolk County Arson Investigation Information Wanted In Suffolk County Arson Investigation
Information Wanted In Suffolk County Arson Investigation Authorities are asking the public for information as they investigate an arson on Long Island. A white SUV was involved in the incident in Riverhead at 9 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 12, according to Suffolk County Crime Stoppers. The driver of the SUV reportedly "detonated an incendiary device that shattered the back window of the vehicle" in the parking lot at the Lighthouse Marina in Aquebogue. The driver might have suffered injuries to their hands and face, Crime Stoppers said. Anyone who knows someone who has a white SUV that needed its rear window replaced or who had similar inju…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Police Searching For Woman Accused Of Stealing From Suffolk County Target Police Searching For Woman Accused Of Stealing From Suffolk County Target
Police Searching For Woman Accused Of Stealing From Suffolk County Target Police are asking the public for help identifying and locating a woman accused of stealing merchandise from a Long Island Target. The woman entered the West Bay Shore store at about 12:20 p.m. on Saturday, July 31, and left without scanning and paying for a number of items at the self-checkout, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. She drove away in a white SUV, police said. SCPD said the Target is located at 838 Sunrise Hwy. Authorities are offering a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information can call Suffolk County Crime Stoppers …

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by Nicole Valinote
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Man Encounters Masked Men Wielding Screwdriver Inside Long Island Home During Burglary Man Encounters Masked Men Wielding Screwdriver Inside Long Island Home During Burglary
Man Encounters Masked Men Wielding Screwdriver Inside Long Island Home During Burglary Police are searching for two men who allegedly entered an occupied Long Island home late at night in an attempted burglary but ran after one of the occupants woke up. The incident took place on Westminster Road in Great Neck around midnight, Thursday, Oct. 22, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, while asleep in his bedroom at a 26-year-old man was awoken by footsteps and noise coming from his parent’s adjacent bedroom.  When the man walked into his parent's bedroom he found two men wearing ski masks, one wielding a screwdriver, who then fled the home. After fleein…

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by Kathy Reakes