Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Teenage Long Island Woman Nabbed For Committing Five Robberies In Eight Days, Police Say Teenage Long Island Woman Nabbed For Committing Five Robberies In Eight Days, Police Say
Teenage Long Island Woman Nabbed For Committing Five Robberies In Eight Days, Police Say A teenage armed robber who committed five robberies in eight days at several Long Island businesses has been apprehended, police said. Bay Shore resident Anahi Gomez, 18, was arrested by Suffolk County Police following an investigation into a string of robberies between Friday, Dec. 27 and Friday, Jan. 3 at five different businesses between Huntington Station and Lake Ronkonkoma. It is alleged that Gomez entered the businesses, displaying what appeared to be a handgun, then fled with an undisclosed amount of money. The five businesses Gomez targeted:  Applegreen, at 540 Islip Ave. …

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by Zak Failla
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Police & Fire
Police: Man Struck, Killed Near Meadowlands Was Headed Home From Work At Nearby Gas Station Police: Man Struck, Killed Near Meadowlands Was Headed Home From Work At Nearby Gas Station
Police: Man Struck, Killed Near Meadowlands Was Headed Home From Work At Nearby Gas Station Carlstadt police on Monday identified a pedestrian struck and killed just north of the Meadowlands over the weekend as a 55-year-old Paterson man who was heading home from work at a local service station. Abdul Ahad, who emigrated to the U.S. from Bangladesh, was struck around 6:45 a.m. Saturday as he crossed Washington Avenue just north of Route 120 -- on what for decades has been a notorious stretch of road, authorities said. The Dodge Charger that hit him was headed north and was passing a stopped NJ Transit bus when Ahad stepped into his path, Detective Sgt. John Cleary said. Ahad…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Police & Fire
Pedestrian, 55, Struck, Killed Near Meadowlands Pedestrian, 55, Struck, Killed Near Meadowlands
Pedestrian, 55, Struck, Killed Near Meadowlands UPDATE: Carlstadt police on Monday identified a pedestrian struck and killed just north of the Meadowlands over the weekend as a 55-year-old Paterson man who was heading home from work at a local service station. Abdul Ahad, who emigrated to the U.S. from Bangladesh, was struck around 6:45 a.m. Saturday as he crossed Washington Avenue just north of Route 120 -- on what for decades has been a notorious stretch of road, authorities said. The Dodge Charger that hit him was headed north and was passing a stopped NJ Transit bus when Ahad stepped into his path, Detective Sgt. John Cleary sai…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fairfield, CT
News
Man Admits To Stabbing Gas Station Attendant In Robbery Man Admits To Stabbing Gas Station Attendant In Robbery
Man Admits To Stabbing Gas Station Attendant In Robbery A Connecticut man who stabbed a gas station employee in the back during a string of armed robberies pleaded guilty to a federal robbery charge. New Haven resident Vinson Singleton, Jr., 25, pleaded guilty in New Haven federal court to one count of Hobbs Act robbery. He will face up to 20 years in prison when he is sentenced on Jan. 28 next year. According to U.S. Attorney John Durham, at sentencing, the government will argue that Singleton also robbed or attempted to rob a Dunkin Donuts in New Haven on March 8, 2016; a Valero in North Haven on March 9, 2016; a Papa John’s in New Haven on Ma…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Man, Woman Nabbed For String Of Armed Robberies At Long Island Gas Stations Man, Woman Nabbed For String Of Armed Robberies At Long Island Gas Stations
Man, Woman Nabbed For String Of Armed Robberies At Long Island Gas Stations A man and woman are facing a host of charges following a string of armed robberies at Suffolk County gas stations over the past two months, police said. Copiague resident Juan Carlos Fernandez Espinal is being charged with eight robberies, with West Babylon resident Marta Rafalko allegedly being involved in four of them. Both were arrested int he parking lot of Ultra Gas Station on West Montauk Highway in Lindenhurst at approximately 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6. Robberies were reported at:  USA Gasoline, 188 N Wellwood Ave., Lindenhurst, on Oct. 2 at 9:55 p.m.; BP, 1235 Route 231, No…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Uniondale Man Holds Up Gas Station At Gunpoint For Pack Of Cigars, Police Say Uniondale Man Holds Up Gas Station At Gunpoint For Pack Of Cigars, Police Say
Uniondale Man Holds Up Gas Station At Gunpoint For Pack Of Cigars, Police Say A Nassau County man wanted a smoke when he allegedly held up a Valero gas station with a gun for a pack of cigars, Nassau County Police said. The robbery took place around 8:35 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 22, at the Valero gas station on Manor Parkway, said police. According to detectives, Michael Ammino, 40, entered the gas station and approached the male store clerk and demanded a pack of cigars located behind the counter.  Ammino then motioned towards his waistband and threatened to shoot the victim if he did not comply, police said. The victim complied and  Ammi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Northern Highlands, NJ
Police & Fire
Box Truck Rams Gas Pump, Igniting Fire On Northbound Route 17 In Upper Saddle River Box Truck Rams Gas Pump, Igniting Fire On Northbound Route 17 In Upper Saddle River
Box Truck Rams Gas Pump, Igniting Fire On Northbound Route 17 In Upper Saddle River A box truck whose driver swerved to avoid colliding with another vehicle careened off northbound Route 17 in Upper Saddle River and slammed into a service station pump, igniting a pre-dawn fire Thursday. The 38-year-old driver from Perth Amboy wasn’t injured in the crash at the Valero station just before the Upper Saddle River/Ramsey exit shortly after 4:30 a.m., Detective Lt. Edward Kane said. Members of the borough’s volunteer fire department doused the blaze, the lieutenant said. A hazardous materials unit responded and found no need for further action, he said. ****** ALSO SEE: …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newburgh, NY
Police & Fire
Town Of Newburgh Police Ask For Help Identifying Gas Station Armed Robbery Suspect Town Of Newburgh Police Ask For Help Identifying Gas Station Armed Robbery Suspect
Town Of Newburgh Police Ask For Help Identifying Gas Station Armed Robbery Suspect The Town of Newburgh Police Department is asking the public for help identifying a man who robbed a Valero Station at gunpoint. The robbery took place around 11:18 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21 at the Valero Station, 209 S Plank Road in the Town of Newburgh, said Lt. James Nenni.  The suspect entered the store and displayed a black semi-automatic handgun, which was used to threaten the clerk. He then fled on foot, westbound from the building, with an undetermined amount of cash, police said.  Anyone with information is asked to contact the Town of Newburgh detectives a…

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by Kathy Reakes
Beekman-Poughquag, NY
Police & Fire
Four Store Clerks Charged In Dutchess Underage Drinking Detail Four Store Clerks Charged In Dutchess Underage Drinking Detail
Four Store Clerks Charged In Dutchess Underage Drinking Detail Store clerks from four businesses were charged with selling alcoholic beverages to an undercover state police operative in a detail held in Dutchess County. The detail was held in the towns of Hyde Park and Poughkeepsie on Saturday, Sept. 1. Fourteen additional establishments were checked and found to be in compliance. The four businesses and clerks charged are: Valero – 433 Violet Ave, Hyde Park: Abdallah Alghananim, 30, of Poughkeepsie, charged with unlawfully dealing with a minor, a Class A misdemeanor, and issued an appearance ticket returnable to the Town of Hyde Park Court on Sept.…

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