Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Man Wanted For Using Credit Card Stolen From Car Near Long Island School Man Wanted For Using Credit Card Stolen From Car Near Long Island School
Man Wanted For Using Credit Card Stolen From Car Near Long Island School Police are searching for a man who used a stolen credit card at a Long Island BP gas station.  The credit card was reportedly stolen from an unlocked 2011 Honda Pilot outside the Birchwood Intermediate School on Wolf Hill Road in Huntington Station on Saturday, Nov. 7. The card was used later that day at a BP gas station on East Jericho Turnpike, according to Suffolk County Police.  Suffolk County Crime Stoppers will extend a reward to anyone with information leading to the unidentified man's arrest. They can be reached online, via the P3Tips mobile app or 800-220-TIPS. 

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by Christina Coulter
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Police Searching For Suspect In Violent Long Island Gas Station Robbery Police Searching For Suspect In Violent Long Island Gas Station Robbery
Police Searching For Suspect In Violent Long Island Gas Station Robbery Police are investigating a violent robbery at a Long Island gas station where the clerk was thrown on the floor. The incident took place around 2 a.m., Monday, Nov. 16, at the BP gas station at 133 Cuttermill Road in Great Neck, Nassau County Police said. According to detectives, a white male smashed the front glass door station with a large cinder block and then entered the station where he demanded money from the cashier. He then threw the 63-year-old cashier on the floor and grabbed the cash register off the counter and ran out of the station, police said. The suspect is described…

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by Kathy Reakes
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Stealing Cash From Register At Long Island Gas Station Man Accused Of Stealing Cash From Register At Long Island Gas Station
Man Accused Of Stealing Cash From Register At Long Island Gas Station Police on Long Island are searching for an unidentified man who reportedly stole from the cash register of an area BP gas station.  According to Suffolk County Police, the man robbed the West Hills gas station on Walt Whitman Road at approximately 10 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11.  Information that leads to the arrest of the individual can be exchanged for a cash reward with Suffolk County Crime Stoppers, who can be contacted online, using the P3Tips mobile app or by calling 800-220-TIPS.

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by Christina Coulter
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Suspect At Large After 20-Year-Old Injured In Long Island Shooting Suspect At Large After 20-Year-Old Injured In Long Island Shooting
Suspect At Large After 20-Year-Old Injured In Long Island Shooting A 20-year-old man was hospitalized with a gunshot wound after being found in the mid-afternoon at a Long Island gas station. Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives are investigating a shooting that happened shortly after 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 15 in the back of the BP gas station on Sunrise Highway in West Babylon. Police said that the department received a 911 call of a man who was shot at the gas station.  Upon arrival, investigators located the 20-year-old victim, who was transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The shooting remains u…

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by Zak Failla
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
News
$10K Lottery Tickets Sold In Essex, Morris Counties $10K Lottery Tickets Sold In Essex, Morris Counties
$10K Lottery Tickets Sold In Essex, Morris Counties A pair of winning lottery tickets were sold in Essex and Morris counties. The third-tier prizewinning Mega Millions tickets from Friday's drawing matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn, winning the $10,000 prize.  The winning numbers were 03, 09, 50, 53, and 64. The Gold Mega Ball was 01, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 03. Those tickets were purchased from Bloomfield Petroleum (BP gas station) on Bloomfield Avenue in Newark, and Quick Chek on Main Street in Madison. In addition to the third-tier prizes won, seven players matched four of the five…

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by Cecilia Levine
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Police & Fire
ROUTE 17 JAMMED: Three Hospitalized In Rush-Hour Van Crash In Hasbrouck Heights ROUTE 17 JAMMED: Three Hospitalized In Rush-Hour Van Crash In Hasbrouck Heights
Route 17 Jammed: Three Hospitalized In Rush-Hour Van Crash In Hasbrouck Heights A driver and two passengers were injured when a van overturned in a Tuesday afternoon rush-hour crash that closed northbound Route 17 in Hasbrouck Heights, authorities said. The driver apparently was trying to pull into a BP gas station on the northbound highway just north of Franklin Avenue when the Honda Odyssey struck a vehicle in the right lane, spun and slammed into a tractor-trailer parked at the station, Detective Lt. Michael Colaneri said. Hasbrouck Heights firefighters extricated the driver, assisted by their colleagues from Wood-Ridge, Colaneri said. All three victims were taken…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Video Released Of Masked Man At Large After Long Island Gas Station Robbery Video Released Of Masked Man At Large After Long Island Gas Station Robbery
Video Released Of Masked Man At Large After Long Island Gas Station Robbery A new photo and video have been released by police investigators on Long Island as they attempt to locate a masked suspect who shimmied his way into a gas station and robbed it. The Nassau County Police Department issued an alert last month following a burglary at BP Gas Station on Jericho Turnpike in Mineola on Tuesday, Feb. 18. This week, police released a new high-definition photo of the suspect's "Space Jam" t-shirt and a video of him rummaging through the inside of the gas station, stealing multiple items. According to police, an employee arrived into work the day after the robber on …

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by Zak Failla
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
NYC Boy, 15, With Stolen Long Island Muscle Car Admits Fair Lawn Business Break-Ins NYC Boy, 15, With Stolen Long Island Muscle Car Admits Fair Lawn Business Break-Ins
NYC Boy, 15, With Stolen Long Island Muscle Car Admits Fair Lawn Business Break-Ins A 15-year-old New York City boy went on a burglary spree in Fair Lawn -- stealing cash, cigarettes and lottery scratch offs – using a muscle car reported stolen from Long Island, authorities said. The Feb. 21 spree included $100 taken from the register of Best Cleaners on Morlot Avenue after the glass front door was smashed, as well as a failed attempt at entering New Breed Paintball on Fair Lawn Avenue the same way, Sgt. Brian Metzler said Friday. The teen was captured on surveillance video breaking the glass on the front door of the BP Gas Station, also on Fair Lawn Avenue, around 3:30 a.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Two Long Island Store Clerks Charged With Selling Alcohol To Minors Two Long Island Store Clerks Charged With Selling Alcohol To Minors
Two Long Island Store Clerks Charged With Selling Alcohol To Minors Two store clerks were charged during an underage drinking enforcement detail conducted on Long Island. The two were cited for selling an alcoholic beverage to an undercover State Police operative under the age of 21 on Wednesday, Feb. 26. Arrested and charged with unlawful dealing with a child in the first degree and prohibited sale of an alcoholic beverage were: Anil Patwa, 66, of Albertson, a clerk at Fortune Smoke Shop, Old Country Road in Westbury. Katty Garibaldi-Espana, 52, of Levittown, a clerk at AAC Convenience Store, Jericho Turnpike in Mineola. The following establishments wer…

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by Joe Lombardi
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Man Wanted For Using Stolen Credit Card At Several Long Island Stores Man Wanted For Using Stolen Credit Card At Several Long Island Stores
Man Wanted For Using Stolen Credit Card At Several Long Island Stores A man used a credit card stolen from a Long Island gym at several stores before fleeing in a white van, police said. The Suffolk County Police Department issued an alert to the public as they attempt to locate a man using a credit card taken from Patchogue last October. According to police, the credit card was stolen from an unlocked locker at L.A. Fitness on Gateway Boulevard at approximately 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 16. The stolen card was later used at BJ’s Wholesale Club, Home Depot and a BP gas station, “among others.” Police said that the man was also caught leaving one of the stor…

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by Zak Failla
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Masked Man At Large After Long Island Gas Station Robbery Masked Man At Large After Long Island Gas Station Robbery
Masked Man At Large After Long Island Gas Station Robbery A masked man allegedly broke into a Long Island gas station, police said. The Nassau County Police Department issued an alert this week following a burglary at BP Gas Station on Jericho Turnpike in Mineola on Tuesday, Feb. 18. According to police, an employee arrived into work on Wednesday, Feb. 19 and noticed that several cigars had been removed from the boxes. A review of the surveillance video determined that an African-American man entered the gas station through a security cash drawer at approximately 10 p.m. on Tuesday.  He then removed the cigars from the store and left throug…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Pair Of Armed Robberies Involving Pickup Truck Reported Hours Apart On Long Island Pair Of Armed Robberies Involving Pickup Truck Reported Hours Apart On Long Island
Pair Of Armed Robberies Involving Pickup Truck Reported Hours Apart On Long Island Detectives are investigating two armed robberies that took place within miles of each other on Long Island. The first robbery took place around 11:05 p.m., Monday, Feb. 17, in the parking lot at Jake's 58 Hotel & Casino in Islandia, said Suffolk County Police. During the robbery, police said a man approached a woman in the parking lot, displayed what appeared to be a handgun, and demanded cash. The woman complied and the man fled to a black pickup truck parked nearby. The pickup truck, driven by a second person, fled the scene in an unknown direction. There were no injuries. The sec…

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by Kathy Reakes