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Meadowbrook Parkway, NY

Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Human Remains Found Behind Lowe's Store In East Garden City Human Remains Found Behind Lowe's Store In East Garden City
Human Remains Found Behind Lowe's Store In East Garden City An investigation is underway after human remains were found behind a Long Island Lowe's store. Nassau County Police received a 911 call at around 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 30, reporting possible remains in the wooded area in East Garden City, in the rear of 700 Dibblee Drive, near the Meadowbrook Parkway.  Upon arrival, officers noticed an abandoned encampment and discovered human remains.  The Nassau County PD Homicide Squad and the Medical Examiner responded to the scene.  The body was removed from the scene and brought to the Medical Examiner’s office for further examination.…

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by Joe Lombardi
Massapequa, NY
News
Life In Prison: Duo Sentenced For Long Island Murder Life In Prison: Duo Sentenced For Long Island Murder
Life In Prison: Duo Sentenced For Long Island Murder Two men convicted of using a marijuana deal to lure a 23-year-old to his death have received their prison sentence. Darin Semple and Devin Obleanis, both aged 22, received their respective prison sentences of 23 years to life and 20 years to life, the Nassau County District Attorney announced on Tuesday, May 21. Alongside a third, unapprehended suspect, Semple and Obleanis met with 23-year-old Rafael Delossantos on Victoria Street in Baldwin on October 25, 2021. Original Report - Marijuana Murder: 22-Year-Old Convicted For Baldwin Shooting Earlier that day, Obleanis sent te…

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by Sophie Grieser
Brentwood, NY
Traffic
Wrong Way: New Highway Signs On Long Island Aim To Prevent Head-On Crashes, Bridge Strikes Wrong Way: New Highway Signs On Long Island Aim To Prevent Head-On Crashes, Bridge Strikes
Wrong Way: New Highway Signs On Long Island Aim To Prevent Head-On Crashes, Bridge Strikes It’s not your imagination; there are a lot more signs dotting Long Island highways these days. State transportation workers have wrapped up installing more than 3,600 new “Wrong-Way” and “Do Not Enter” signs at hundreds of parkway, expressway, and highway ramps in Nassau and Suffolk counties The highly-reflective signs, along with hundreds more pavement markings and reflectors, are meant to prevent wrong-way drivers from going where they shouldn’t and stop trucks and other over-height vehicles from striking overpasses. “Wrong-way drivers and over-height vehicles pose obvious safety hazard…

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by Michael Mashburn
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
20-Year-Old Arrested After Found Driving Stolen Car In Merrick, Police Say 20-Year-Old Arrested After Found Driving Stolen Car In Merrick, Police Say
20-Year-Old Arrested After Found Driving Stolen Car In Merrick, Police Say A 20-year-old man was arrested after police said he was found driving a stolen vehicle on Long Island. The incident happened in Merrick at 12:10 a.m. on Thursday, May 5, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Officers received a report about a vehicle that was stolen from a home on Rosebud Avenue, police said.  NCPD said police located a vehicle matching the stolen vehicle's description and pulled the vehicle over on the northbound Meadowbrook Parkway near Sunrise Highway. After an investigation, Ivan Guitierrez-Alcantar was arrested without incident, NCPD reported. Polic…

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by Nicole Valinote
Fort Lee, NJ
News
Pair In NJ Vehicle Wanted For Firing Shots, Forcing Lockdown At Mall On Long Island Pair In NJ Vehicle Wanted For Firing Shots, Forcing Lockdown At Mall On Long Island
Pair In NJ Vehicle Wanted For Firing Shots, Forcing Lockdown At Mall On Long Island Two men fled in a vehicle with New Jersey license plates after firing shots and frightening shoppers at a Long Island mall, authorities said. It was too soon to tell whether the vehicle was stolen or belonged to the pair involved in the shooting in the second-floor vestibule leading to the parking garage outside Nordstrom at Roosevelt Field in Garden City around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, they said. No one was injured in the shooting, which sent mall stores into lockdown. A couple was entering Nordstrom from the second-floor parking garage when they were shouted at by two other men for parking t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Man Struck By SUV While Walking On Road In Nassau County Man Struck By SUV While Walking On Road In Nassau County
Man Struck By SUV While Walking On Road In Nassau County A 57-year-old man is in critical condition after he was hit by an SUV while walking on a Long Island road. The crash happened in East Garden City at 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 3, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Investigators said a man was walking on Stewart Avenue near the entrance to Meadowbrook Parkway and was struck by a silver Ford SUV that was traveling east, NCPD reported. Police said the Ford was driven by a 23-year-old man who stayed at the scene. The pedestrian was taken to a hospital where he was listed in critical condition, police reported. The investigation into …

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by Nicole Valinote
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Human Remains Found Near Long Island Parkway Human Remains Found Near Long Island Parkway
Human Remains Found Near Long Island Parkway An investigation is underway after human remains were found near a busy Long Island roadway. Nassau County Police say the discovery was made around 9 a.m.on Tuesday, July 20 on the Meadowbrook Parkway in Uniondale. According to detectives, the skeletal remains of a human body were located in a wooded area on the west side of the parkway.  The investigation is ongoing. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Joe Lombardi
Brentwood, NY
News
Five Alleged MS-13 Members Face Conspiracy Charges For 2017 Long Island Homicide Five Alleged MS-13 Members Face Conspiracy Charges For 2017 Long Island Homicide
Five Alleged MS-13 Members Face Conspiracy Charges For 2017 Long Island Homicide Five more alleged members of the MS-13 street gang on Long Island are facing charges for their roles in a 2017 murder, the District Attorney announced. Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce Smith announced that five alleged MS-13 members have been arraigned on grand jury indictment charges of conspiracy for the August 2017 machete murder of Carlos Rivas-Majano, whose body was found in a wooded area along the Meadowbrook Parkway a year later. Related story - MS-13 Member Sentenced For Murders Of Teen, 22-Year-Old The latest charged with a felony count of second-degree conspiracy: …

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
News
Thousands Of LIers Protest Throughout Weekend With Limited Number Of Arrests Thousands Of LIers Protest Throughout Weekend With Limited Number Of Arrests
Thousands Of LIers Protest Throughout Weekend With Limited Number Of Arrests Thousands of Long Islanders continued peaceful protests of the police-related death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, though some were arrested during demonstrations over the weekend. Sign-wielding protesters marched along streets in Suffolk and Nassau County over the weekend, chanting rallying cries as the two-week anniversary of Floyd’s death approached on Monday, June 8. Most of the protests remained peaceful, though nearly a dozen protesters were arrested on Saturday, June 6, when two Nassau County Police Department officers suffered injured attempting to suppress them. In Merrick, Nass…

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by Zak Failla
Brentwood, NY
News
Long Island Woman Indicted For Meadowbrook Parkway Crash That Killed Woman, Injured Her Son Long Island Woman Indicted For Meadowbrook Parkway Crash That Killed Woman, Injured Her Son
Long Island Woman Indicted For Meadowbrook Parkway Crash That Killed Woman, Injured Her Son A Long Island woman is facing decades behind bars for her role in a high-speed crash on the Meadowbrook Parkway that killed a 39-year-old woman and injured her 8-year-old son. Freeport resident Nicole Pollock, 26, was arraigned on Wednesday, March 4, on a 13-count grand jury indictment for her role in the fatal crash last month, Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas said. Pollock was allegedly intoxicated at the time of the crash. Singas said that shortly after midnight on Sunday, Feb. 2, Lisette Quintanilla was driving north on the Meadowbrook Parkway near exit M7 in Hempstead al…

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by Zak Failla
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Reward Offered For Leads In Long Island Murder Reward Offered For Leads In Long Island Murder
Reward Offered For Leads In Long Island Murder Crime Stoppers and the New York State Police are offering up to $5,000 for help finding the person, or people, responsible for a recent shooting death on Long Island. The murder of James Graham, 37, took place on Saturday, Dec. 14, in Freeport during the early morning hours, said the Nassau County Police. Graham, who had been shot and killed, was discovered in the tree line of the Babylon Turnpike exit of the Meadowbrook Parkway, police said. He had ties to Nassau County and Jamaica, Queens. Crime Stoppers is asking anyone who can identify the person or people involved or who mi…

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by Kathy Reakes