Man Charged After Attacking Employees, Punching Officer In Eye On Long Island
A man has been charged with allegedly attacking a police officer and punching him in the eye during an arrest attempt on Long Island.
The incident took place in Oceanside around 3:10 a.m., Friday, June 17.
According to detectives, Julian Lynch, age 28, of Brooklyn, entered a 7-11 located at 475 Merrick Road. Once inside, he initiated a verbal altercation with a 36-year-old employee and walked around the counter, and hit the victim multiple times with a closed fist in the eye, causing him to hit his head on the counter and fall to the ground.
Lynch left the scene prior t…
Man Charged In String Of Gunpoint Robberies At Nassau County Businesses
A 40-year-old man is facing charges in a string of robberies at Long Island businesses.
Juan Hidalgo, of Freeport, was arrested at 1:15 p.m. on Tuesday, June 7, at his home, according to the Nassau County Police Department.
Police said the robberies happened at the following locations:
Seasons Express Convenience Store 700 W Broadway, Cedarhurst, on Monday, March 28
BP Gas Station 265 Sunrise Highway, Lynbrook, on Sunday, April 10
BP Gas Station 292 Long Beach Road, Oceanside, on Monday, April 11
NCPD said Hidalgo entered each business and approached an employee while displayin…
Accused Shoplifter From Rockville Centre Becomes Combative With Cops In Oceanside, Police Say
A Long Island woman accused of shoplifting at a Victoria's Secret store became combative, resulting in the hospitalization of a responding officer, police said.
Police responded to Victoria’s Secret in Oceanside, located at 3527 Long Beach Road, Friday, June 10, at 3 p.m. for multiple larcenies that occurred in June.
While a Loss Prevention Officer was reporting the prior incidents, the woman responsible entered the store, began to take store merchandise and concealed it in the front of her pants, according to police.
The woman exited the store without making any attempt to pa…
Covid-19: Long Island Sees New Increases In Cases, Infection Rate; Breakdown By Community
After seeing a slight reprieve, the positive COVID-19 infection rate on Long Island has surged past 5.50 percent as New York contends with new cases of the virus rapidly spreading across the state.
On Long Island, the average seven-day average positive percentage of those tested in Nassau and Suffolk dipped from 5.72 percent on Friday, April 15 to 5.41 percent the following day, up to 5.46 percent on Sunday, April 17, before spiking to 5.55 on Monday, April 18, according to the state Department of Health.
Statewide, during that same span, the average positivity rate rose from 4.78 percent t…
