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Levittown, NY
Police & Fire
Duo At Large After 20-Year-Old Robbed At Levittown Residence
Two suspects are at large after a robbery at a Long Island residence. A 20-year-old Levittown man said that when he pulled into his driveway just before midnight on Thursday, Aug. 15, he observed the front door of his Kingfisher Road residence ajar, Nassau County Police said. Prior to exiting his vehicle, two men immediately exited his home and approached him in his car, demanding his Louis Vuitton bag while brandishing a firearm. The victim complied. Both subjects then fled the scene on foot northbound on Kingfisher Road. No injuries were reported, and the investigation is o…
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Unlicensed Levittown Woman Driving Drunk With 2 Kids Onboard Crashes SUV: Police
An unlicensed Long Island woman has been accused of driving drunk with two children in the SUV after an overnight crash, police said. The incident happened on Sunday, Aug. 11, just after midnight in Levittown. According to the Nassau County Police Department, officers responded to Flamingo Road after a report that a 2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee had hit an unoccupied parked vehicle. The investigation revealed the driver, Jessica Lemus, age 21, of Levittown, had slurred speech, watery eyes, was unsteady on her feet, and had an odor of alcohol emanating from her breath, police said. A Standardi…
Massapequa, NY
News
Man Charged With Arson After Fireworks Burn Pair Of Long Island Homes, Shed
A 33-year-old Long Island man was charged with arson after giving a firework to an 11-year-old to ignite, which then burned a shed and two homes. The incident occurred in Levittown around 8:50 a.m., Thursday, July 4, on Red Maple Drive North. According to Nassau County Police detectives, officers responded to 128 Red Maple Drive North for reports of a fire. Upon further investigation, it was determined that Karamjit Singh, of Levittown, supplied an 11-year-old with fireworks and instructed the child to ignite it. The firework malfunctioned and caused a detached sh…
Brentwood, NY
News
Man Loses Finger, 3 Others Injured In July 4th Fireworks Mishap At Long Island Home
A man lost a finger in a Fourth of July fireworks mishap at a Long Island home that also injured three others, including a child. The incident happened at a Port Jefferson Station home on Foxrun Court at around 10 p.m. Thursday, July 4. Suffolk County Police said a large crowd was gathered to watch a residential fireworks display when one firework went astray, severing the finger of a 30-year-old Selden man. The wayward firework also left a 38-year-old Mount Sinai man with a serious leg injury and burns. A 30-year-old woman and an 8-year-old girl were treated for minor injuries. All four …
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Holiday Bust: 4 Accused Of Selling Illegal Fireworks At Long Island Stores
Police arrested four people at four Long Island stores on a charge of unlawfully selling fireworks. The arrests occurred on Wednesday, July 3 at stores across Nassau County following an investigation by the Nassau County Police’s Problem Oriented Policing Unit. Authorities said the investigation stemmed from multiple community complaints against businesses in the area. Police made arrests at each of the following locations: INC Convenience Store, located at 695 Main Street in South Farmingdale; Wittenburg Enterprises Convenience, located at 628 Wantagh Avenue in Levittown; Rainbow C…
Massapequa, NY
Business
NY Woman Sues Cold Stone Over Lack Of Pistachios In Ice Cream
A New York woman has filed a class action lawsuit against Cold Stone Creamery, claiming that the company falsely advertised a number of its flavors. The lawsuit, filed by Nassau County resident Jenna Marie Duncan, may soon move to court, according to documents. Duncan, who is from Farmingdale, claimed that in July 2022, she visited a Levittown Cold Stone for a frozen treat. She ordered the pistachio ice cream under the guise that it contained pistachios. However, Duncan later looked at ingredient lists on the Cold Stone website, which revealed that the pistachio ice cream did not list…
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Woman Assaulted In Her Sleep At Long Island Home, Police Say
Police are searching for an alleged burglar who struck a 64-year-old woman in the face as she slept. The incident occurred in Levittown on Sunday, June 9. At about 2:30 a.m., the person broke into the victim’s home and hit her in the face with an unknown object, waking her up, Nassau County Police said. The person then ran from the house in an unknown direction. The woman was taken to a local hospital. No additional information is known about the suspect. Police said the information is ongoing. Anyone with information regarding the incident is urged to contact the Nassau County Crim…
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Duo Nabbed Selling Tobacco To Minors On Long Island, 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…
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Construction Scam: Man Steals Over $70K From Long Island Homeowner, Police Say
A man allegedly posed as a construction worker, conning a Long Island homeowner out of tens of thousands. Westchester County resident Martin Ward, age 27 of Yonkers, was arrested on Tuesday, May 14 for the scam, which occurred on Long Island months prior. In March, a Levittown homeowner reached out to Ward after searching Google for someone to fix the cracks in their home’s foundation. The victim, whose identity has not been released, set up an appointment for the next day with Maichel Woods of Empire Foundation and Masonry (authorities allegedly discovered that Ward had been using “Mai…
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Long Island Woman Drives Drunk With 2 Children, Expired License: Police
A woman was arrested on Long Island after police allegedly caught her driving drunk and with an expired learner’s permit with two children in the car. The incident occurred in the early morning hours of Friday, April 19 in Westbury, according to Nassau County Police. At approximately 2:15 a.m., 35-year-old Olga Romero-Lopez was driving her black 2011 Toyota RAV4 on School Street near the intersection of Whittier Street when police pulled her over for a traffic infraction. However, police noticed that Romero-Lopez, who is from Levittown, had watery eyes, was unsteady on her feet, and sm…
Massapequa, NY
Business
Rite Aid Announces Additional NY Store Closures After Declaring Bankruptcy
Rite Aid has announced new store closures after the struggling pharmacy chain filed for bankruptcy in the fourth quarter of 2023. Shortly after declaring bankruptcy, Rite Aid announced 154 store closures, with 20 in New York, and 14 on Long Island. In a filing on Tuesday, April 9, the company said 17 more stores, including three in New York (with two on Long Island) are now slated for closure. Rite Aid currently has 2,000 stores and about 44,000 employees. The Long Island stores slated for closure (with the newly announced closures in bold) are: 283 West Jericho Turnpike, Huntingto…
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
21-Year-Old Nabbed On Long Island, Connected To Over 20 Crimes, Police Say
Police on Long Island have caught a young man after announcing to the community that he was wanted for a string of alleged thefts and other crimes. It happened on Monday, March 4 in Westbury, according to Nassau County Police Department. Earlier Report: Seen Him? Police Seach For Man Responsible For Multiple Nassau County Crimes Just after 6 p.m. that day, police spotted a stolen black BMW (which had been linked to multiple crimes across Nassau County) driving west on W John Street. When authorities attempted to approach the driver, 21-year-old Oceanside man Vincent Fredricks, he…
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