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Three Busted During Underage Alcohol Sting Operation On Long Island, Police Say
Three people have been charged with selling alcohol to minors during an investigation into stores on Long Island.
The sting effort, conducted by Riverhead Police and the Riverhead Community Awareness Program took place on Thursday, June 16, in an effort to reduce the sale of alcohol to underage children, the police department said.
Those arrested and charged with unlawfully dealing with a child included :
Chaudhry Afzal, age 56, of Riverhead, an employee of Sunoco 4123 Middle Country Rd., Calverton
Recep-Can Karakoc, age 24, of Riverhead, an employee of Mobil 415 E. Main …
Long Island Employee Nabbed Stealing Lottery Tickets, Police Say
A Long Island employee has been charged with allegedly stealing more than $1,000 in New York State lottery tickets from his employer.
The incident took place in Southhampton at the Speedway gas station on Saturday, June 11.
Luis Mario Diaz Jr., age 23, of Hampton Bays, an employee of the Speedway gas station was arrested on Saturday, following a report of more than $1,000 in scratch-off lottery missing, said Lt. Susan Ralph of the Southampton Police.
An investigation revealed that Diaz was removing the scratch-offs from the stack, without paying for them at the business located a…
Two Winning $132K Lottery Tickets Sold In Western, Central PA
Two people are splitting a jackpot after they both picked and matched the same lottery numbers for the Treasure Hunt jackpot of $132,000, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery.
The two winning tickets matched all five numbers drawn, 9-12-16-19-25, to win individual prizes of $66,000, less applicable withholding, on Sunday, May, 29, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery's news release.
One of the tickets was sold at Turkey Hill, 2501 North Reading Road, Denver, Lancaster County, and the other was sold at Speedway, 4830 William Penn Highway, Monroeville, Allegheny County.
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Harrisburg Man Sought In Central PA Convenience Store Stabbing, Robbery Arrested
Police have arrested a suspect who they say stabbed an employee during a robbery at a convenience store in central Pennsylvania early Thursday, May 5, authorities said.
James Allen Brown, 54, was arrested late Thursday on charges of robbery, aggravated assault, and related offenses in the stabbing at the Speedway on the 600 block of East High Street in Carlisle, local police said.
Officers responded to the store around 6 a.m., where they found the worker with multiple stab wounds, police said.
The male victim was taken to a local hospital and later released, police said.
It was not …
Trio Nabbed In Connection With String Of Long Island Armed Robberies
Three suspects are facing charges for their roles in a string of armed robberies at Long Island businesses over the course of more than a week, police said.
Suffolk County Police investigators announced the arrest of three people in connection to multiple armed robberies and an attempted robbery that took place in the department’s Third, Fifth, and Seventh Precincts.
The alleged robberies and attempted robbery happened between Wednesday, Sept. 22, and Thursday, Sept. 30.
It is alleged that Mastic residents Jack Hewitt, age 25, and Hailey Miller, age 19, entered 7-Eleven on Sunrise Highway …
