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Inside Job: Pair Steals Copper Wire From Jericho Employer, Police Say Inside Job: Pair Steals Copper Wire From Jericho Employer, Police Say
Inside Job: Pair Steals Copper Wire From Jericho Employer, Police Say Two Long Island men were arrested after police allegedly discovered they were swiping copper wire from their employer. Nassau County Police Department received notification of the theft from a company in Jericho between Wednesday, May 15, and Thursday, May 16. The report indicated that a burglar had stolen copper wire from Getty Terminal Corp, located at 125 Jericho Turnpike. After an investigation, police arrested two employees for the theft — 35-year-old Carlos Hernandez of Bellerose and 23-year-old Hugo Ayala of Malverne. Both men are charged with burglary and grand larceny. Herna…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Know Anything? Mail Thieves At Large In Manhasset, Police Say Know Anything? Mail Thieves At Large In Manhasset, Police Say
Know Anything? Mail Thieves At Large In Manhasset, Police Say Police are asking for the community’s assistance in locating two people who they say stole mail from a Long Island post office. It happened on Monday, May 13 in Manhasset, Nassau County Police said. Just after 4:30 a.m. that day at the US Postal Service building, located at 28 Maple Place, a man walked up and began taking mail out of the post office’s mailbox. Once he was done, authorities said he got into a gray BMW – operated by a second person – and drove off in an unknown direction. The man was described as wearing a mask, gloves, and a black Nike tracksuit. No description is avai…

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by Sophie Grieser
Lifestyle
Hero: LI 11-Year-Old Back On Dance Floor Thanks To Kidney Donation From Doctor Brother Hero: LI 11-Year-Old Back On Dance Floor Thanks To Kidney Donation From Doctor Brother
Hero: LI 11-Year-Old Back On Dance Floor Thanks To Kidney Donation From Doctor Brother Not everyone gets to meet their hero; For Emily Alanko, her hero happens to be her big brother. The Long Island 11-year-old from Commack, who loves dancing and all things Barbie, was born with a rare genetic disorder known as Branchio-OtoRenal (BOR) Syndrome, which causes malformations of the ears and kidneys. In Emily’s case, she was born with just one kidney, meaning a pair of doctors at Cohen Children’s Medical Center has had to monitor her condition since birth. Alarm bells began to ring earlier this year when her longtime care team, Cohen doctors Christine Sethna and Pamela Singer, we…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
23-Year-Old Shot In Broad Daylight Outside Shop On Long Island 23-Year-Old Shot In Broad Daylight Outside Shop On Long Island
23-Year-Old Shot In Broad Daylight Outside Shop On Long Island An investigation is underway after a shooting in broad daylight outside a Long Island business. It happened just before 4 p.m. Saturday, May 18, in Wyandanch. A 23-year-old Deer Park man was outside of an autobody shop located at 366 Long Island Ave. when he was approached by a man on foot and shot twice, according to Suffolk County Police. The victim ran to a friend’s house on Lakewood Street, and 911 was called at 3:53 p.m. The shooter fled on foot westbound on Long Island Avenue. The victim was transported to an area hospital for treatment of serious but not life-threat…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Trio Charged After SLA Inspection At Long Island Deli Trio Charged After SLA Inspection At Long Island Deli
Trio Charged After SLA Inspection At Long Island Deli Two employees and one customer face charges after a New York State Liquor Authority compliance check at a Long Island deli. In response to community complaints,  an SLA Inspection was conducted at around 9 p.m. Friday, May 17 at Las Lajas Deli located in Huntington Station on Depot Road. Less than a week before the detail, a man had been seriously injured in a stabbing at the deli, Suffolk County Police said. The three who were charged are: Carla Rodriguez-Romero, 42, of Huntington Station, a deli employee, was charged with disorderly premises, an unclassifi…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
LI Financial Advisor Stole Over $1M From Clients To Buy Car, High-End Clothing, Jury Finfds LI Financial Advisor Stole Over $1M From Clients To Buy Car, High-End Clothing, Jury Finfds
LI Financial Advisor Stole Over $1M From Clients To Buy Car, High-End Clothing, Jury Finfds A former investment adviser and founder of a New York financial advisory firm could spend decades in federal prison for conning his clients out of more than $1 million. Long Island resident Jeffrey Slothower, age 46, of Southampton, was found guilty of wire fraud and related charges by a jury in Central Islip federal court on Thursday, May 16. According to prosecutors, in 2017 Slothower targeted a California couple whose money he had managed at another financial services firm, promising them he could beat any rate of return they were receiving at his own firm, Battery Private. He offered t…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Long Island Panhandler Nabbed For Assaulting Older Man In Parking Lot, Police Say Long Island Panhandler Nabbed For Assaulting Older Man In Parking Lot, Police Say
Long Island Panhandler Nabbed For Assaulting Older Man In Parking Lot, Police Say Police on Long Island have captured a man for allegedly assaulting an older man in a parking lot. Robert Whittaker, age 56, of East Patchogue, was charged with felony assault for the Tuesday, May 7 attack in a Commack parking lot. According to Suffolk County Police, Whittaker was panhandling for money in a parking lot of 10 Garet Place when he pushed a 79-year-old man, causing minor injuries. Following an investigation by the Fourth Precinct Crime Section, they located Whittaker on East Main Street in Bay Shore and arrested him.  He was held overnight and is scheduled …

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by Kathy Reakes
Politics
Too Traumatic? School Lockdown Drills Would Be Reduced Under NY Bill Too Traumatic? School Lockdown Drills Would Be Reduced Under NY Bill
Too Traumatic? School Lockdown Drills Would Be Reduced Under NY Bill Some New York state lawmakers want to reduce the number of school lockdown drills that are held each year over concerns they could be harmful to students’ mental health. A bill sponsored by Democratic Sen. Andrew Gounardes and Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon would cut back the number of required lockdown drills from four per year to two. Schools would still have the option of conducting more drills if they chose to. The legislation would also mandate that school drills be conducted in a “trauma-informed, developmentally age-appropriate manner,” and would permit parents to opt their children ou…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Duo Nabbed Selling Tobacco To Minors In Nassau County, Police Say Duo Nabbed Selling Tobacco To Minors In Nassau County, Police Say
Duo Nabbed Selling Tobacco To Minors In Nassau County, Police Say Police have arrested two Long Island men after they allegedly sold tobacco products to minors. The arrests, which were part of the Nassau County Problem Oriented Police (POP) Unit’s “Project 21” initiative, were made on Wednesday, May 15. With the assistance of underage agents, the following two men were allegedly caught selling tobacco in Levittown: Gurpreet Basra, age 34, of Wheatly Heights, who sold to a minor at Metropolis, located at 3110 Hempstead Turnpike; and Rajani Kumar Patel, age 44, of Elmhurst, who sold to a minor at Andrea Stationary, located at 628 Wantagh Avenue. Both…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Girl Accused Of Threatening Mass Harm To Long Island School Girl Accused Of Threatening Mass Harm To Long Island School
Girl Accused Of Threatening Mass Harm To Long Island School A teenage girl has been accused of threatening mass harm to a school on Long Island. An Old Field Middle School official in Greenlawn notified police about the threat Friday afternoon, May 17. The school searched the teen's locker, Suffolk County Police said. She was arrested at the school at approximately 4:30 p.m. and charged with making a threat of mass harm, a Class B misdemeanor.  Her name has not been released due to her status as a minor. She will be arraigned in Suffolk County Family Court at a later date.

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by Joe Lombardi
News
'Career Criminal' Nabbed For Serial Nassau County Burglaries: DA 'Career Criminal' Nabbed For Serial Nassau County Burglaries: DA
Vincent Dougherty Nabbed For North Shore Burglaries: DA A man has been charged with multiple counts of burglary after he allegedly broke into several Long Island homes, stealing thousands of dollars worth of items. Vincent Dougherty, age 64, faced his arraignment on Wednesday, May 15, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. Beginning in May 2021 and lasting a period of five months, Dougherty is alleged to have burglarized or attempted to burglarize several homes along the North Shore of Nassau County. According to the DA, Dougherty’s crimes took place in the early hours of the morning at homes adjacent to parks, wooded areas, or publ…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Man Exposes, Touches Himself At Roosevelt Field Mall, Police Say Man Exposes, Touches Himself At Roosevelt Field Mall, Police Say
Man Exposes, Touches Himself At Roosevelt Field Mall, Police Say A Long Island man has been arrested after he allegedly exposed himself to a woman in a mall food court. It happened in Garden City on Thursday, May 16, according to Nassau County Police. At approximately 10 a.m., Irvin Acevedo Ayala, age 27 of Hempstead, was at the Roosevelt Field Mall food court, located at 630 Old Country Road. He allegedly approached a 62-year-old woman, who was also in the food court, and began exposing and touching his genitals. Police located him nearby and he was arrested without incident. Ayala is charged with public lewdness. He pleaded not guilty at his a…

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by Sophie Grieser