Garden City Park Man Charged In Nassau County Overdose Investigation, Police Say Garden City Park Man Charged In Nassau County Overdose Investigation, Police Say
Garden City Park Man Charged In Nassau County Overdose Investigation, Police Say A 41-year-old man was charged following an investigation into fatal and non-fatal overdoses on Long Island, police said. Calvin Beider, of Garden City Park, was arrested in Hicksville at 7:10 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 25, the Nassau County Police Department said. Detectives were investigating the overdoses of Nassau County residents, which led to Beider's arrest, police said. Beider was charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and two counts of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, authorities said. He is scheduled to be arraigned on Monday, Sept…
Fire Breaks Out At Hicksville Days Inn Fire Breaks Out At Hicksville Days Inn
Fire Breaks Out At Hicksville Days Inn Firefighters made quick work of a blaze at a Long Island hotel room. The incident took place in Hicksville around 5:50 p.m., on Wednesday, Sept. 15 at the Days Inn on South Oyster Bay Road.  The Hicksville Fire Department responded to the scene and was assisted by Wantagh Levittown Volunteer Ambulance, and numerous other departments. The Red Cross also responded to assist displaced occupants in relocating them to alternate locations. All occupants had been evacuated from the hotel, Nassau County Police said. Fire officials reported the fire does not appear to be …
Man Accused Of Impersonating Code Enforcement Inspector, Trying To Defraud Hicksville Business Man Accused Of Impersonating Code Enforcement Inspector, Trying To Defraud Hicksville Business
Man Accused Of Impersonating Code Enforcement Inspector, Trying To Defraud Hicksville Business A 54-year-old man is facing charges after police said he pretended to be a code enforcement inspector on Long Island in an attempt to defraud businesses.  John Garland, of Queens, was arrested for an incident that happened in Hicksville at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 7, the Nassau County Police Department said. Detectives found that Garland entered G & J Dry Cleaners 2 Incorporated, which is located at 212 West Old Country Road, and claimed to be a code enforcement inspector for the town of Oyster Bay, NCPD reported. Police said Garland wore an orange vest and showed identification…
Two Nabbed For Burglary Of Long Island Home, Police Say Two Nabbed For Burglary Of Long Island Home, Police Say
Two Nabbed For Burglary Of Long Island Home, Police Say Two people were arrested for alleged burglary after a Long Island resident came home to find a woman walking out of her house with her personal belonging and jumped in a vehicle with a man and made a getaway. The burglary took place in Levittown around 2 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 31, on Violet Lane. According to detectives, a homeowner on Violet Lane returned home to find her front door open and an unknown woman walking out carrying some of her personal property.  The woman kept walking across the street, and entered the passenger side of a white four-door sedan driven by an unknown man a…
Employee Tampered With Products By Putting Coin In Meat Package In NY, Police Say Employee Tampered With Products By Putting Coin In Meat Package In NY, Police Say
Employee Tampered With Products By Putting Coin In Meat Package In NY, Police Say A woman is facing charges after investigators reported that she placed a coin in a meat package that was set to go out for retail consumption in New York. Long Island resident Karen Palacios Gutierrez, age 38, of Hempstead, was arrested at about 4:20 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 26, following an incident at the Ava Companies food packaging company, located in Hicksville at 383 West John St., the Nassau County Police Department reported. Investigators determined that Gutierrez put a coin into a package while working as a meatpacker at about 10 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 25, police said.  The …
Man Found In Possession Of Drugs, Loaded Handgun In Hicksville, Police Say Man Found In Possession Of Drugs, Loaded Handgun In Hicksville, Police Say
Man Found In Possession Of Drugs, Loaded Handgun In Hicksville, Police Say A man was charged after authorities said he was found in possession of drugs and a loaded handgun during an investigation on Long Island. Eugene Hicks, of North Carolina, was arrested in Hicksville at about 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 24, the Nassau County Police Department reported. Officers were conducting an investigation in the parking lot of 828 South Oyster Bay Road and approached a parked 2016 Chevrolet pickup truck, police said.  Hicks exited the pickup truck and the officers saw a knife in his pocket, NCPD said. Police recovered the knife and found that Hicks was also in posse…
Long Island Man Nabbed For String Of Burglaries, Police Say Long Island Man Nabbed For String Of Burglaries, Police Say
Long Island Man Nabbed For String Of Burglaries, Police Say A man has been arrested for allegedly committing at least seven burglaries on Long Island. Scott Gilmor, age 45, of Hicksville, was arrested by Nassau County Police in Hempstead on Tuesday, Aug. 23. According to detectives, a thorough investigation determined that Gilmor was responsible for multiple burglaries that occurred in Nassau County on the following dates: Tuesday, Aug. 23, Raceway Deli, 548 Westbury Ave., Carle Place Monday, Aug. 22, Road Ready Auto Repair Shop, 2786 N. Jerusalem Road, North Bellmore Sunday, Aug. 21, Unicorn Graphics, 971 Stewart Ave., East&nb…
Man Who Severely Injured Officer Nabbed On Long Island Man Who Severely Injured Officer Nabbed On Long Island
Man Who Severely Injured Officer Nabbed On Long Island A man who allegedly seriously injured a police officer with his vehicle during a traffic stop has been arrested by police. Ephrem Jusino, age 40, of Brooklyn, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 17 by Nassau County Police for the incident which took place on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, in Hicksville. According to Nassau County Police detectives, special ops officers spotted a black Nissan Altima with Pennsylvania license plates traveling westbound on Old Country Road at Duffy Avenue committing multiple traffic infractions.  The officers conducted a stop of the car occupied by t…
Alert Issued For Missing Hicksville Teen Who Frequents These Nassau County Communities Alert Issued For Missing Hicksville Teen Who Frequents These Nassau County Communities
Alert Issued For Missing Hicksville Teen Who Frequents These Nassau County Communities Police on Long Island are asking the public for help locating a missing teen. Justin Eng, age 18, of Hicksville, was reported missing on Sunday, July 31. Eng was last seen leaving his Fox Place residence around 3 p.m., said the Nassau County Police. He is described as being 6-foot-1, 125 pounds, with black hair and black eyes.  He was last seen wearing a white t-shirt, black sweatpants, and white sneakers, police said. Eng's destination is unknown but he does frequent Levittown, Seaford, East Meadow, and Bethpage. Detectives request anyone with information regarding …
Alert Issued For Missing Hicksville Girl Alert Issued For Missing Hicksville Girl
Alert Issued For Missing Hicksville Girl Police on Long Island are asking the public for help locating a missing teen who has been missing for more than a day. Sana Ali, age 15, of Hicksville, was reported missing by her parents on Thursday, July 28. Ali was last seen leaving her Hicksville residence in a blue-colored, two-door, Toyota Scion with a Virginia license plate, “2038XC," said the Nassau County Police. She is described as a Middle Eastern female, 5-foot-3, 130 pounds, with black hair, and brown eyes.  She was last seen wearing black leggings and a gray shirt. Her destination is unknown, police …
NY Man Sentenced For Role In $12M Ponzi Scheme Targeting Nearly 50 Victims NY Man Sentenced For Role In $12M Ponzi Scheme Targeting Nearly 50 Victims
NY Man Sentenced For Role In $12M Ponzi Scheme Targeting Nearly 50 Victims A New York man was sentenced for his role in a $12 million Ponzi scheme that targeted nearly 50 victims from throughout the region and the nation between 2015 and 2017. Long Island resident Matthew Eckstein, age 52, of Syosset, was sentenced on Monday, July 11 to three-and-a-half to 10-and-a-half years in prison. Eckstein originally pleaded guilty to the charges on September 26, 2019, but later withdrew his plea. A new indictment was secured in August 2020, but court closures related to the COVID-19 pandemic further delayed the case. “This defendant preyed upon seniors and hard-working men…
Firefighter Injured After Smoldering Fireworks Left In Dumpster On Long Island Firefighter Injured After Smoldering Fireworks Left In Dumpster On Long Island
Firefighter Injured After Smoldering Fireworks Left In Dumpster On Long Island One firefighter was burned on the leg after someone left smoldering fireworks in a dumpster on Long Island. The incident took place around 12:15 a.m., Tuesday, July 5 in Hicksville on 16 W Marie St. According to police, officers responded to a building fire caused by smoldering fireworks left in a dumpster next to the structure, said the Nassau County Police. Hicksville Fire Department and Westbury Fire Department extinguished the fire. One firefighter suffered a leg injury and refused medical treatment at the scene.  No other injuries were reported. The county fire …