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28-Year-Old Killed In 2-Vehicle Long Island Crash 28-Year-Old Killed In 2-Vehicle Long Island Crash
28-Year-Old Killed In 2-Vehicle Long Island Crash One person was killed in a two-vehicle crash on a Long Island roadway. Click here for a new, updated story: ID Released For 28-Year-Old From Glen Cove Killed In 2-Vehicle Brookville Crash The incident happened around 5:10 p.m. Thursday, May 9, in Brookville. According to Nassau County Police, a 28-year-old man was operating a 2002 Yamaha motorcycle northbound on Cedar Swamp Road when he struck a 2000 Hino Dump Truck being operated by a 55-year-old man who was traveling westbound on Hemlock Drive turning onto Cedar Swamp Road.  The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene …

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by Joe Lombardi
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New Update: IDs Released In Wrong-Way Merritt Parkway Crash With 4 Fatalities New Update: IDs Released In Wrong-Way Merritt Parkway Crash With 4 Fatalities
New Update: IDs Released In Wrong-Way Merritt Parkway Crash With 4 Fatalities This story has been updated:  The identities have been released of three of the four people killed in an overnight crash on the Merritt Parkway (Route 15) in Fairfield County.  According to Connecticut State Police, the collision occurred around 1:45 a.m., Thursday, May 9, in Stratford. State Police said a 2016 Honda Civic was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes when it hit a 2010 Chrysler Country Touring van head-on. Both vehicles burst into flames. Killed in the crash were two Easton family members and a driver of the van, including: Steven Rowland, age 65, of East…

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by Kathy Reakes
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20-Year-Old Accused Of Assaulting Trooper During Pro-Palestine Protest At SUNY Campus 20-Year-Old Accused Of Assaulting Trooper During Pro-Palestine Protest At SUNY Campus
20-Year-Old Accused Of Assaulting Trooper During Pro-Palestine Protest At SUNY Campus A 20-year-old is accused of assaulting a New York State Police trooper during a  pro-Palestine protest/encampment at a college campus. The event was being held in the Hudson Valley, in Ulster County, at SUNY New Paltz on Thursday, May 2, and the state police were requested to respond.  At around 12:15 a.m. on Thursday, May 3, while the state police were dispersing the crowd, a protestor threw a metal Gatorade bottle that hit a New York State Police investigator in the face, causing a laceration above his left eye.  The investigator was treated at a local hospital, where he r…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Forcibly Touches 25-Year-Old Woman On Long Island, Police Say Man Forcibly Touches 25-Year-Old Woman On Long Island, Police Say
Man Forcibly Touches 25-Year-Old Woman On Long Island, Police Say A Long Island man has been arrested after police claim he touched a woman while she walked down the street. It happened in North Bellmore on Monday, May 6. According to the Nassau County Police Department, a 25-year-old woman was walking that day down Evelyn Avenue. Ronal Ortega-Escalon, age 25 of North Bellmore, allegedly approached the woman, inappropriately grabbing and forcibly touching her. Detectives found Ortega-Escalon and arrested him on the evening of Tuesday, May 7. He is charged with two counts of forcible touching. Ortega-Escalon pleaded not guilty at his arraignment …

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by Sophie Grieser
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Man Punched By Worker At Long Island Rehab Center: Police Man Punched By Worker At Long Island Rehab Center: Police
Man Punched By Worker At Long Island Rehab Center: Police A woman has been arrested on accusations that she abused a 71-year-old patient at a Long Island rehab center. Lisa Napier, age 41, was arrested on Tuesday, May 7 in Woodmere, the Nassau County Police Department announced. Napier’s victim was a 71-year-old man with a cognitive disorder, police claimed. The man was staying at the Esplanade of Woodmere, located at 130 Irving Place. On Friday, May 3, the man’s legal guardian noticed that he had bruises on his face. When she questioned the facility, she was told that the victim’s bruises were caused when he fell out of his bed multiple time…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Man Smashes Victim With Hammer During Long Island Fight: Police Man Smashes Victim With Hammer During Long Island Fight: Police
Man Smashes Victim With Hammer During Long Island Fight: Police A Long Island man was arrested on charges of assault after he allegedly hit an acquaintance with a hammer. The altercation occurred in Seaford on Sunday, May 5. According to Nassau County Police, a physical fight broke out between two acquaintances at a home on Spruce Street. During the fight, police said Mark Moran, age 61 of Massapequa, struck his victim, a 64-year-old man, multiple times in the head, causing the man to suffer deep lacerations to his head and other parts of his body. The victim was taken to a local hospital. His current condition has not been released. Moran was ar…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Drone Used To Find Stranded Boat Off Riverhead, 5 Rescued Drone Used To Find Stranded Boat Off Riverhead, 5 Rescued
Drone Used To Find Stranded Boat In Peconic Bay Five people were rescued after police used a drone to find a 17-foot boat stranded off the coast of Long Island. The incident occurred around 10 p.m., Tuesday, May 7, in Peconic Bay in Riverhead. According to the Riverhead Police, the department received a 911 call from a person on the boat drifting without power. The caller said there were five people on the vessel. The department deployed a drone to locate the boat in the water, and the Dive Team was activated and responded once it was found. Dive Team members found five people on the boat, all in good health. The vessel was towed …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Road Robbery: Group Rear Ends, Pulls Gun On Victim On Long Island, Police Say Road Robbery: Group Rear Ends, Pulls Gun On Victim On Long Island, Police Say
Road Robbery: Group Rear Ends, Pulls Gun On Victim On Long Island, Police Say Police are searching for a group of people involved in a Long Island Expressway roadside robbery. It happened on Monday, May 6 in North Hills, according to Nassau County Police. At approximately 12:20 a.m. that day, a 23-year-old man was driving his white 2023 BMW four-door sedan eastbound on the Long Island Expressway. Near Exit 36, he was rear-ended by a black BMW. Both cars pulled over, and police said at least four people got out of the black BMW. One of the people pointed a handgun at the victim and demanded his keys. The 23-year-old complied and the robbers fled in both the or…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Designer Theft: 37-Year-Old Nabbed In Long Island Neiman Marcus Incident Designer Theft: 37-Year-Old Nabbed In Long Island Neiman Marcus Incident
Designer Theft: 37-Year-Old Nabbed In Long Island Neiman Marcus Incident A man was arrested after police said he stole multiple items from a Neiman Marcus on Long Island. The Garden City incident occurred on Saturday, May 4, according to Nassau County Police. Just before 5 p.m. that day, 37-year-old Rashonall Dillion of Freeport walked into the Neiman Marcus at the Roosevelt Field Mall, located at 630 Old Country Road. A loss prevention officer for the luxury retailer allegedly saw Dillion take and hide multiple items before attempting to exit the store without paying. He was caught by the employee, brought back into the security office, and was a…

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by Sophie Grieser
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17-Year-Old Among 5 Burglars Targeting Bayport Business, Police Say 17-Year-Old Among 5 Burglars Targeting Bayport Business, Police Say
5 Charged In Burglary At Moe’s Sweet Air In Bayport Five suspects, including a 17-year-old, were arrested in connection with a commercial burglary on Long Island. The break-in happened at around 4:30 a.m. Sunday, May 5, in Bayport at Moe’s Sweet Air, located on Bernice Drive near Montauk Highway. Suffolk County Police said five males, all between the ages of 17 and 21, broke a window and stole money and vape products from the business. Following an investigation, Fifth Squad detectives arrested the following suspects on suspicion of third-degree burglary: Jordan Rivera, age 18, of Brentwood Christian Evans, age 21, of Brentwood Keyshawn …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Internationally Wanted Jewel Thief Steals $17K Watch On Long Island: Police Internationally Wanted Jewel Thief Steals $17K Watch On Long Island: Police
Internationally Wanted Jewel Thief Steals $17K Watch On Long Island: Police A Queens man who is wanted across the country and the world for jewelry theft has been arrested on Long Island, police announced. Forty-nine-year-old Yaorong Wan, who lives in Queens, was arrested on Saturday, May 4 for the Manhasset incident, which happened nearly three weeks before, according to Nassau County Police. Wan, on Friday, April 19, is alleged to have walked into London Jewelers, located at 2046 Northern Boulevard. Once inside, police said he distracted the salesperson using a sleight of hand and stole a $17,000 Chopard watch. A search warrant was issued for Wan. When execu…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Serial Siphoner: Man Steals Cooking Oil Dozens Of Times Across Long Island, Police Say Serial Siphoner: Man Steals Cooking Oil Dozens Of Times Across Long Island, Police Say
Serial Siphoner: Man Steals Cooking Oil Dozens Of Times Across Long Island, Police Say A Queens man has been arrested after police said he stole cooking oil from multiple businesses on Long Island. Rabindra Singh, age 47, was nabbed in connection to a series of cooking oil thefts, the Nassau County Police announced on Monday, May 6. His arrest comes after Singh, who is from Queens, allegedly was caught at Frantoni’s Pizzeria, located at 1928 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow, using a power pump and blue hose to siphon cooking oil into his 2012 Ford Econoline van. Singh was arrested at the scene with no incidents. Police said that Singh was reportedly behind over a dozen m…

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by Sophie Grieser