Officers, Guards Injured During Arrests At UBS Arena Officers, Guards Injured During Arrests At UBS Arena Officers, Guards Injured During Arrests At UBS Arena
Officers, Guards Injured During Arrests At UBS Arena Five people were arrested after they allegedly caused disruptions outside of a concert. The incidents occurred on Friday, June 21 in Elmont. According to Nassau County Police, multiple disturbances were reported at UBS Arena, located at 2400 Hempstead Turnpike, during the venue’s MegaBash MX event, which saw multiple popular bands and singers gather under one roof. One person being escorted from the venue — 24-year-old Eduardo Flores Hernandez of the Bronx — allegedly became non-compliant, leading to his arrest. Police also said that at that time, 25-year-old Dana Morales (also from t…
Trio Steals Credit Cards, More During Long Island Larcenies: Police Trio Steals Credit Cards, More During Long Island Larcenies: Police Trio Steals Credit Cards, More During Long Island Larcenies: Police
Trio Steals Credit Cards, More During Long Island Larcenies: Police Three people allegedly caught stealing from a Long Island Macy’s were arrested after police found that they were behind a string of other thefts. According to Nassau County Police, the incident occurred on Wednesday, June 12 in Manhasset. The trio — 20-year-old Qualiyah Shubrick-Shurley, 31-year-old Scott Clayton, and 20-year-old Samuel Battle — were spotted at the Macy’s located at 1100 Northern Boulevard, where they were allegedly taking merchandise and threatening to harm loss prevention officers. Officers who arrived at the scene arrested Battle, who is from the Bronx, at the store.…
Accused Check Fraudster Escapes Police Custody Outside Long Island Walmart Accused Check Fraudster Escapes Police Custody Outside Long Island Walmart Accused Check Fraudster Escapes Police Custody Outside Long Island Walmart
Accused Check Fraudster Escapes Police Custody Outside Long Island Walmart An alleged check fraudster managed to slip away from police custody after being busted at a Long Island Walmart store. Suffolk County Police were called to the Riverhead Walmart, located on Old Country Road, at around 9 p.m. Friday, May 10 for a man who was reportedly trying to cash a US Department of Treasury check with a fraudulent passport ID card. When officers arrived, the suspect attempted to run away from the store but was apprehended and detained by police. However, a short time later he managed to slip into a waiting vehicle and flee the scene. Following an investigation by Riverh…
6 Men Nabbed With Loaded Gun, Knife After Traffic Stop On Westchester Highway, Police Say 6 Men Nabbed With Loaded Gun, Knife After Traffic Stop On Westchester Highway, Police Say 6 Men Nabbed With Loaded Gun, Knife After Traffic Stop On Westchester Highway, Police Say
6 Men Nabbed With Loaded Gun, Knife After Traffic Stop On Westchester Highway, Police Say Six men face weapons charges following a traffic stop on a busy Westchester highway, including one suspect who led authorities on a short chase, police announced. The arrests stemmed from an incident on Tuesday, April 30 around 1:45 a.m., when police stopped a vehicle on Interstate 87 in Greenburgh after it was seen violating traffic laws, New York State Police announced on Friday, May 3.  After interviewing the driver and five passengers, troopers found none of them had a valid driver's license. Before they could have the vehicle towed from the interstate, a search of its interior rev…
Trooper Attacked: Video Shows Good Samaritans Step In During Southern State Parkway Assault Trooper Attacked: Video Shows Good Samaritans Step In During Southern State Parkway Assault Trooper Attacked: Video Shows Good Samaritans Step In During Southern State Parkway Assault
Trooper Attacked: Video Shows Good Samaritans Step In During Southern State Parkway Assault A New York State Police trooper has some good Samaritans to thank for subduing a driver who turned violent during a traffic stop on Long Island. The incident unfolded at around 4:20 p.m. Thursday, April 18, on the Southern State Parkway in Hempstead. Police said a trooper stopped a Honda sedan for an expired registration near exit 18. As they approached the vehicle, the driver, 33-year-old Calith Hudson, of Jamaica, Queens, became verbally combative. The trooper then asked Hudson for his driver’s license, at which point he reportedly threw his license on the ground and climbed over the fro…
Duo Charged After Altercation In East Rockaway Starts With Dog Attacking Officer: Police Duo Charged After Altercation In East Rockaway Starts With Dog Attacking Officer: Police Duo Charged After Altercation In East Rockaway Starts With Dog Attacking Officer: Police
Duo Charged After Altercation In East Rockaway Starts With Dog Attacking Officer: Police Two men are facing a host of charges after an altercation with police that began when a dog attacked an officer in an overnight incident on Long Island, according to authorities. Officers responded to a disturbance call on Maxwell Street in East Rockaway at around 7 p.m. Friday, April 19. After speaking to Robert Battaglia, age 25, outside of his residence, Nassau County Police said he went back inside the home and failed to secure his pit bull while entering.  The dog ran out of the residence and attacked the responding officer, biting his right leg.  To protect himself, the of…
20-Year-Old Sleeping In Car Assaults Officers On Long Island, Police Say 20-Year-Old Sleeping In Car Assaults Officers On Long Island, Police Say 20-Year-Old Sleeping In Car Assaults Officers On Long Island, Police Say
20-Year-Old Sleeping In Car Assaults Officers On Long Island, Police Say A young Queens man was arrested after he allegedly assaulted the police officers who found him sleeping in a car. It happened on the morning of Monday, April 1 in New Hyde Park, according to Nassau County Police. At approximately 5:40 a.m. that day, 20-year-old Raul Veingolea was reportedly sleeping in a gold Toyota sedan in the lot of an auto body shop at 2044 Jericho Turnpike. Officers who found him said he refused to comply with verbal commands and tried to flee the scene, injuring the officers by being violent and combative. Both Venigolea and the injured officer were taken to a l…
Drunk Freeport Man Who Refused To Leave East Meadow Eatery Injures Responding Officer: Police Drunk Freeport Man Who Refused To Leave East Meadow Eatery Injures Responding Officer: Police Drunk Freeport Man Who Refused To Leave East Meadow Eatery Injures Responding Officer: Police
Drunk Freeport Man Who Refused To Leave East Meadow Eatery Injures Responding Officer: Police A local man has been accused of sparking an incident when he was intoxicated by refusing to leave a Long Island eatery, and then injuring a responding officer, police say. It happened around 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9 in East Meadow. Officers were flagged down for a disturbance at Qdoba Mexican Eats located at 2160 Hempstead Turnpike.  Upon arrival, officers were informed that Joshua Vallejo, age 42, of Freeport, was intoxicated, causing a disturbance and refusing to leave, Nassau County Police said. During the investigation, Vallejo became violent and combative, causing a struggle t…
Man Indicted For 'Spraying Gunfire' At Long Island Neighbors, Nearly Hitting Child: DA Man Indicted For 'Spraying Gunfire' At Long Island Neighbors, Nearly Hitting Child: DA Man Indicted For 'Spraying Gunfire' At Long Island Neighbors, Nearly Hitting Child: DA
Man Indicted For 'Spraying Gunfire' At Long Island Neighbors, Nearly Hitting Child: DA A Long Island man faces 90 charges after a shooting incident allegedly led officers to find that he was housing drugs and over a dozen firearms with ammunition, authorities said. Steven Frigand, age 58 of North Massapequa, was arraigned on Tuesday, Dec. 12 for what the Nassau County District Attorney described as “terrorizing” his neighborhood months before. Shortly before 1 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 20, Frigand allegedly began firing dozens of shots from his basement apartment on Sussex Avenue. The bullets flew at his neighbor’s houses, with several hitting the home behind him and many othe…
Duo From Yonkers, New Rochelle Slash NYPD Officer With Box Cutter: Report Duo From Yonkers, New Rochelle Slash NYPD Officer With Box Cutter: Report Duo From Yonkers, New Rochelle Slash NYPD Officer With Box Cutter: Report
Duo From Yonkers, New Rochelle Slash Nypd Officer With Box Cutter: Report Two 24-year-old men from Westchester face numerous charges after attacking a police officer while he was trying to break up a fight, according to a report by ABC 7 New York.  Yonkers resident Marquise Webb and New Rochelle resident Brian Innocent, both age 24, are accused of attacking Lt. Gypsy Pichardo of the New York City Police Department on Saturday, Nov. 11 around 9:45 p.m. at the 238th Street station in New York City, according to ABC 7.  At the time of the incident, Pichardo, a 16-year veteran of the department, became trapped between two groups as he tr…
22-Year-Old Snatches Woman's Purse Outside Long Island ShopRite, Police Say 22-Year-Old Snatches Woman's Purse Outside Long Island ShopRite, Police Say 22-Year-Old Snatches Woman's Purse Outside Long Island ShopRite, Police Say
22-Year-Old Snatches Woman's Purse Outside Long Island ShopRite, Police Say A man is facing robbery charges after allegedly stealing a woman’s purse outside a supermarket on Long Island. The incident happened at around 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, at the ShopRite store in Riverhead, located on Old Country Road. According to Riverhead Town Police, the 79-year-old victim was walking in the parking lot when a man confronted her and grabbed her purse. The suspect, identified as 22-year-old Erick Contreras Guevara, of the hamlet of Flanders, eventually broke the handle and fled with the bag, police said. Officers located Guevara a short time later at the DSW Shoes in th…
Wedding Brawl: Man Bites Cop Trying To Break Up Fight At Long Island Venue, Police Say Wedding Brawl: Man Bites Cop Trying To Break Up Fight At Long Island Venue, Police Say Wedding Brawl: Man Bites Cop Trying To Break Up Fight At Long Island Venue, Police Say
Wedding Brawl: Man Bites Cop Trying To Break Up Fight At Long Island Venue, Police Say A 22-year-old man is facing charges after allegedly biting a police officer during a fight at a wedding venue on Long Island. Suffolk County Police were called at around 7:45 p.m. Monday, Sept. 4, for a fight in Saint James, at the Flowerfield Celebrations venue on Mills Pond Road. Officers arrived to find several skirmishes that had broken out among the over 100 wedding guests. The brawl prompted several agencies to respond, including the Second, Fifth, and Sixth Precincts, as well as Smithtown Park Rangers and Head of the Harbor Police. As officers were trying to break up the fight, Jus…