Massapequa, NY
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Bike-Riding Suspect Injures 5 Officers During Long Island Arrest, Police Say Bike-Riding Suspect Injures 5 Officers During Long Island Arrest, Police Say Bike-Riding Suspect Injures 5 Officers During Long Island Arrest, Police Say
Bike-Riding Suspect Injures 5 Officers During Long Island Arrest, Police Say A Long Island man is accused of injuring several police officers during an arrest. The incident happened at around 4:30 p.m. Thursday, July 25, in West Hempstead. Nassau County Police said officers were called to a restaurant on Hempstead Turnpike for a disturbance involving a man and woman. A witness told police that 27-year-old Luis Taborda Corrales, got into an argument with a 26-year-old woman that escalated before he fled on a bicycle. Officers located Corrales a short time later and attempted to arrest him, but he became combative and violent with them, according to police. After a …

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by Michael Mashburn
Massapequa, NY
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Pair Of Westbury Businesses Cited For Selling Alcohol To Minors: Police Pair Of Westbury Businesses Cited For Selling Alcohol To Minors: Police Pair Of Westbury Businesses Cited For Selling Alcohol To Minors: Police
Pair Of Westbury Businesses Cited For Selling Alcohol To Minors: Police Two Long Island businesses have been cited for selling an alcoholic beverage to an undercover New York State Police operative under the age of 21. The operation was conducted on Thursday, May 30 in the Town of North Hempstead.  Two store clerks were charged with unlawfully dealing with a child in the first degree and prohibited sale of an alcoholic beverage: Anthony Y. Reyes Mejia, age 20, from West Hempstead, of La Cremosa Market located at 230 Post Ave., Westbury. Solomon R. Dosapati, age 60, from Flushing, Queens, of Valero located at 615 Union Ave. in Westbury. …

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by Joe Lombardi
Massapequa, NY
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Woman Sentenced For 100 MPH Double-Fatal Long Island Crash Woman Sentenced For 100 MPH Double-Fatal Long Island Crash Woman Sentenced For 100 MPH Double-Fatal Long Island Crash
Woman Sentenced For 100 MPH Double-Fatal Long Island Crash A 20-year-old woman has received her prison sentence for her role in a high-speed crash that killed a pair of teenagers instantly. Nylah Frazier, age 20 of West Hempstead, was sentenced to three to nine years in prison on Wednesday, May 22, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. Original Report: 20-Year-Old Woman Admits Driving 100 MPH In Double-Fatal West Hempstead Crash Years before, at around 1 a.m. on October 21, 2021, Frazier was driving a BMW X3 north on Westminster Road in West Hempstead. She was going more than 100 miles per hour when she ran a red light, losing …

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by Sophie Grieser
Massapequa, NY
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Event Venue Stabbing: Duo Arrested In Connection With Long Island Incident Event Venue Stabbing: Duo Arrested In Connection With Long Island Incident Event Venue Stabbing: Duo Arrested In Connection With Long Island Incident
Event Venue Stabbing: Duo Arrested In Connection With Long Island Incident Two men were nabbed after police said they stabbed each other during a fight at a Long Island event venue. It happened on Monday, May 20 in West Hempstead. At about 12:45 a.m. that morning, two men from Queens — 33-year-old Anthony Grant and 32-year-old Michael Laing — got into a verbal and physical fight at Boom VIP Events, located at 439 Hempstead Avenue, which is across the street from Chestnut Street Elementary School. As the fight escalated, the pair made their way outside of the event venue, where Grant is alleged to have stabbed Laing in the neck and torso with a sharp object. G…

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by Sophie Grieser
Massapequa, NY
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Long Island Man Harasses, Threatens To Kill Florida State Legislator: DA Long Island Man Harasses, Threatens To Kill Florida State Legislator: DA Long Island Man Harasses, Threatens To Kill Florida State Legislator: DA
Long Island Man Harasses, Threatens To Kill Florida State Legislator: DA A Long Island man has been accused of committing a hate crime after he called a legislator in Florida and left her multiple threatening voicemails, authorities said. Sixty-year-old Jacob Burbar of West Hempstead faced his arraignment on Thursday, March 14, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. According to the DA’s Office, Burbar had seen a video on Instagram regarding the Israel and Palestine conflict, prompting him to call a Florida House of Representative member’s office on November 11, 2023. The content of the videos he saw was not made public, nor was the legislator’s name…

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by Sophie Grieser
Brentwood, NY
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ID Released For 25-Year-Old From Bay Shore Killed In Southern State Parkway Crash ID Released For 25-Year-Old From Bay Shore Killed In Southern State Parkway Crash ID Released For 25-Year-Old From Bay Shore Killed In Southern State Parkway Crash
ID Released For 25-Year-Old From Bay Shore Killed In Southern State Parkway Crash The identity has been released of a 25-year-old killed in a multi-vehicle crash on the Southern State Parkway. It happened around 2:30 a.m. Friday, March 15 on the westbound side in Hempstead. The operator of a 2005 Honda motorcycle driving in the area of Exit 24 collided with two other vehicles and was pronounced dead at the scene, New York State Police said. The victim has now been ID'd as Bryan Rubio of Bay Shore. The operators and occupants of the other vehicles -- a a red 2011 Toyota Prius driven by a 23-year-old man from West Hempstead and a black 2024 Honda CRV …

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by Joe Lombardi
Massapequa, NY
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Man Records 19-Year-Old Changing On Long Island: Police Man Records 19-Year-Old Changing On Long Island: Police Man Records 19-Year-Old Changing On Long Island: Police
Man Records 19-Year-Old Changing On Long Island: Police An exterminator on Long Island was arrested after he allegedly sprayed his 19-year-old victim with chemicals, encouraged her to change clothes, and then recorded her doing so. It happened on Thursday, Feb. 22  just before 3 p.m. in Mineola, according to Nassau County Police. Walter Rivas, age 45, showed up at the apartment of a 19-year-old woman who had hired a technician from Joroba Pest Control to exterminate her apartment. While he was spraying the woman’s home, Rivas got chemicals on the victim’s clothes. He allegedly advised her that she would need to change her clothes quic…

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by Sophie Grieser
Massapequa, NY
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20-Year-Old Woman Admits Driving 100 MPH In Double-Fatal Long Island Crash 20-Year-Old Woman Admits Driving 100 MPH In Double-Fatal Long Island Crash 20-Year-Old Woman Admits Driving 100 MPH In Double-Fatal Long Island Crash
20-Year-Old Woman Admits Driving 100 MPH In Double-Fatal Long Island Crash A 20-year-old Long Island woman has pleaded guilty to speeding through a red light and crashing into a dump truck, killing two. Nylah Frazier, age 20, of West Hempstead, entered her plea for the 2021 crash on Thursday, Feb. 8, according to the Nassau County District Attorney. At around 1 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, Frazier was driving her BMW X3 north on Westminster Road in West Hempstead with two passengers: Amanda Arguinzoni, age 17, and Kurtis Caesar, age 19. The DA said Frazier was going more than 100 miles per hour when she ran a red light, running into the back of a parked du…

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by Sophie Grieser
Massapequa, NY
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6 Busted Selling Alcohol, Tobacco To Minors At Long Island Stores: Police 6 Busted Selling Alcohol, Tobacco To Minors At Long Island Stores: Police 6 Busted Selling Alcohol, Tobacco To Minors At Long Island Stores: Police
6 Busted Selling Alcohol, Tobacco To Minors At Long Island Stores: Police With the help of undercover agents, police on Long Island reportedly found six people from a handful of stores to be selling alcohol and tobacco products to minors. The bust started on Monday, Dec. 11 at approximately 5:30 p.m., according to Nassau County Police. Using underage agents working with the Problem Oriented Policing (POP) Unit, officers went to stores in Franklin Square and West Hempstead as part of “Project 21,” meant to target the sale of illicit products to minors. At the Smoke Shop located at 727 Franklin Avenue, Akil Hossain, age 21 of Elmont, was arrested for allegedly s…

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by Sophie Grieser
Massapequa, NY
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Child Injured After Father Drove Drunk, Crashed On Long Island: Police Child Injured After Father Drove Drunk, Crashed On Long Island: Police Child Injured After Father Drove Drunk, Crashed On Long Island: Police
Child Injured After Father Drove Drunk, Crashed On Long Island: Police A man has been arrested for endangering his 7-year-old child after he allegedly drove drunk and overturned his car on Long Island, police said. The crash happened on Monday, Dec. 11 in Lakeview, according to Nassau County Police. Just before 4 p.m., 37-year-old West Hempstead resident David Isaacs was driving east on Eagle Avenue when his 2017 BMW hit a parked car and flipped over. Isaacs was driving with his 7-year-old son in the car at the time of the accident, police said. Though the two were able to get out of the car before the authorities arrived, Isaacs’ son was injured. He was…

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by Sophie Grieser
Massapequa, NY
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Seen Him? Man, Dog Steal Packages From Porch On Long Island, Police Say Seen Him? Man, Dog Steal Packages From Porch On Long Island, Police Say Seen Him? Man, Dog Steal Packages From Porch On Long Island, Police Say
Seen Him? Man, Dog Steal Packages From Porch On Long Island, Police Say Police are searching for a man who was caught on camera taking packages from a Long Island porch. The incident happened on Tuesday, Nov. 21 in West Hempstead, according to Nassau County Police. Just before 12:30 p.m. that day, a man was captured on a Nest doorbell camera walking with his dog along Maple Street when he spotted a pair of packages sitting on a porch. The man walked up to the home, picked up the two packages, and can be seen in the surveillance footage knocking on the house’s front door. Police said he then fled on foot, packages in hand. He went north on Maple Street. He…

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by Sophie Grieser
Massapequa, NY
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Double The Luck: Long Island Man Wins $2 Million From Pair Of Winning Tickets Double The Luck: Long Island Man Wins $2 Million From Pair Of Winning Tickets Double The Luck: Long Island Man Wins $2 Million From Pair Of Winning Tickets
Double The Luck: Long Island Man Wins $2 Million From Pair Of Winning Tickets A Long Island hit the jackpot not once, but twice after he claimed two prize-winning lottery tickets from the same store, lottery officials announced. Marco Accardo, of West Hempstead, is $2 million dollars richer after claiming two Mega Millions second-prize tickets from the Saturday, Nov. 11 drawing, according to the New York Lottery. The lucky winner bought both tickets at Bolla 820 Hempstead C-Store, located at 820 Hempstead Avenue in West Hempstead. Accardo reportedly had the same five numbers on two separate tickets; each had a different Mega Ball number. After required withhol…

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by Sophie Grieser