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$188K+ Check Forgery Scheme Ends In Arrest After Months-Long Investigation: Nassau PD $188K+ Check Forgery Scheme Ends In Arrest After Months-Long Investigation: Nassau PD
$188K+ Check Forgery Scheme Ends In Arrest After Months-Long Investigation: Nassau PD A months-long investigation has culminated in the arrest of a 41-year-old Long Island man accused of orchestrating a sophisticated check forgery scheme that netted $188,320.55, police said. Adamantios Mathioudis, 41, of East Elmhurst, NY, became the center of the investigation on March 5, when the Fraud and Forgery Unit of the Major Case Squad received reports of two business checks intercepted after being mailed via the U.S. Postal Service, Nassau County police said. The payee sections on the checks were altered to reflect Mathioudis’ name, detectives said. The funds were then de…

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by Cecilia Levine
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LI Woman Stalks, Steals Back German Shepherd From Buyer: Police LI Woman Stalks, Steals Back German Shepherd From Buyer: Police
LI Woman Stalks, Steals Back German Shepherd From Buyer: Police A woman was arrested for stealing back a German Shepherd she sold earlier this month, authorities in Point Lookout announced on Thursday, Dec. 19. Elizabeth Dolce, 52, of Oak Beach, is accused of forcibly taking the 4-month-old German Shepherd from a 42-year-old woman who had been walking the dog near Beech Street and Glenwood Avenue around 2:52 p.m., according to Fourth Squad detectives. Dolce approached the victim, grabbed the dog, and fled the scene in a black Subaru, police explained. The victim told detectives Dolce had repeatedly contacted her about the dog after the sale, even showin…

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by Jillian Pikora
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27-Year-Old Accused Of Promoting Prostitution, Sex Trafficking On Long Island 27-Year-Old Accused Of Promoting Prostitution, Sex Trafficking On Long Island
27-Year-Old Accused Of Promoting Prostitution, Sex Trafficking On Long Island A man has been accused of sex trafficking and promoting prostitution on Long Island. Queens resident Wilson Rodriguez Peralta, 27, of Maspeth, was arrested without incident on Friday night, Oct. 4 in Hicksville, following a Nassau County Police investigation.  Peralta has been charged with: Sex trafficking,  Criminal possession of a controlled substance, Promoting prostitution.  He was scheduled to be arraigned Saturday, Oct. 5, at First District Court in Hempstead. Detectives request anyone who feels that may also be a victim of sex trafficking to contact Nassau County …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Claiming To Be Walmart Worker Scams Long Island Woman Out Of $20K: Police Man Claiming To Be Walmart Worker Scams Long Island Woman Out Of $20K: Police
Man Claiming To Be Walmart Worker Scams Long Island Woman Out Of $20K: Police A phone call claiming to protect a Long Island resident's savings ended in a $20,000 scam, according to authorities. The victim, a 69-year-old New Hyde Park woman, received the call from an unknown man who falsely identified himself as a Walmart employee, according to Nassau County Police. The man advised the victim that there was fraudulent activity on her account and that the victim’s Social Security number was compromised.  The victim was then instructed to move her money out of her bank account to protect it. On Monday, September 9, the victim withdrew $20,000 and met with …

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by Joe Lombardi