Duo Arrested After Months-Long Investigation Into Drug Activity In Nassau County
Two men were arrested following a months-long investigation into drug activity, including a fatal overdose, on Long Island.
James Stremel, age 51, of Hicksville, and 39-year-old Jeffrey Huffman, of Levittown, were both arrested on Friday, April 29, according to the Nassau County Police Department
Police said an investigation into drug activity and a fatal overdose on Saturday, March 26, led detectives to an apartment in Levittown on Friday, where investigators saw Stremel and Huffman engage in what appeared to be a drug transaction.
Police recovered a substance believed to be cr…
Long Island Man Holds Box Cutter To Throat Of Drug Store Employee, Demands Meds, Police Say
A Long Island man who allegedly held a box cutter to the throat of a pharmacy employee and demanded drugs has been arrested by police.
The incident took place around 4:40 p.m., Tuesday, June 22 at the Keezac Pharmacy on Bedford Avenue in Bellmore.
According to Nassau County Police Robbery Squad detectives, a man, identified, as Patrick Devine, age 33, of Bellmore, entered Keezac Pharmacy, displayed a box cutter, and placed it to the neck of a female employee, and demanded prescription pain medication.
The woman was able to escape from the subject and ran from the store…
Man, Woman From Nassau County Apprehended After Stealing SUV From Long Island Chick-fil-A
Two Long Island residents were arrested for allegedly stealing an SUV at a restaurant last month after an employee left his keys on a table.
An employee at Chic-fil-A, located at 1991 Broadhollow Road, in East Farmingdale, left the keys to a 2014 Chevrolet Traverse on a table in the dining area on Friday, May 28 at approximately 6:55 p.m., said the Suffolk County Police.
Another employee asked a customer, Jeffrey Dowling, if they were his keys. Dowling said they were and proceeded to steal the vehicle with his accomplice, Stacy Basso, police said.
Earlier report: Know Them? Man, W…
Long Island Man Nabbed After Pulling Gun, Demanding Money From Two People, Police Say
A Long Island man was arrested after allegedly pulling out a pellet gun and demanding money from two people during an argument.
The incident took place around 10:345 p.m., Monday, June 7, in Roslyn, when Daniel Conwell, age 40, was involved in a verbal argument with a 50-year-old man and a 79-yer-old woman, while at a residence on Pine Drive North.
The argument escalated and Conwell, a resident of Roslyn, pulled out what appeared to be a black handgun and pointed it at the victims, demanding money, said the Nassau County Police.
The victims were able to convince t…
