Repeat LI Offender Busted Again For Illegal Gambling At Same Roosevelt Business: Cops
A Long Island repeat offender was arrested again in connection with illegal gambling machines inside a business on Wednesday, May 20, police said.
Rafael Osorio, 29, was cuffed following a search of Nassau Fish Market in Roosevelt just before 9 p.m., the Nassau County Police Department said.
Officers entered the business at 245 Nassau Road and found four illegal gambling machines inside, authorities said. The machines held $4,134 in cash, according to investigators.
Osorio, of North Columbus Avenue in Freeport, was issued appearance tickets and is due in court on Monday, June 29, cops said…
Attacker Kills Two In Nassau County Stabbings, Suspect Arrested: Reports
A killer stabbed two people to death on Long Island in separate incidents overnight into Friday morning, May 1, according to multiple reports.
One person was stabbed to death at a Wendy’s in Island Park, and the other was killed in Valley Stream, according to WABC.
Nassau County Police released a short alert on the incidents, which read in its entirety: “The Homicide Squad reports two active investigations into incidents that occurred on Thursday, April 30, 2026, and Friday, May 1, 2026, in Island Park and Valley Stream. There is one suspect in custody who is involved in both incidents. The…
Baldwin Fraudster Made 110 Illegal Transactions In Chase Scam: Police
A Long Island fraudster made 110 illegal transactions from Chase Bank accounts to steal $55,000, police said Friday, April 3.
Paras Javed, 26-year-old Baldwin man, was arrested Thursday, April 2 and hit with numerous charges, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Javed contacted Chase customer service and claimed to be an account holder on multiple occasions, then changed the victims’ mailing addresses to his own and ordered debit cards, cops said. The scheme began in November 2025 and continued into January 2026, according to investigators.
During those two months, he made all 110 una…
LI Cops Manhandled, Injured 80-Year-Old Woman In Roosevelt, Then Filed Bogus Charges: Lawsuit
Nassau County police officers yanked an 80-year-old woman from her car and tossed her to the ground, then claimed she attacked them and filed criminal charges, according to a federal lawsuit.
Betty Cater, now 81, filed the suit Friday, March 20 in New York’s Eastern District. The criminal charges against her were later dropped.
She accused the cops of excessive force, false arrest, fabricating evidence, and malicious prosecution in the suit. Three officers — Michael Shannon, Anthony J. Catinella, and Lt. Daniel Decastro — are named as defendants in the suit, along with Nassau County, its po…
7-Eleven Employee ‘In Fear For His Life’ During Gunpoint Robbery In Hempstead: Police
A man is accused of robbing a convenience store at gunpoint during the early morning hours, police announced on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
Dion Mitchell, 57, of Lakeview, walked into the 7-Eleven at 531 Fulton Avenue in Hempstead around 5 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 3, and approached a 20-year-old male employee, according to Nassau County detectives.
Mitchell displayed a handgun and demanded money, causing the employee to fear for his life and hand over approximately $800 before the suspect fled the store on foot, police explained.
After an extensive investigation, Third Squad detectives, working alon…
