Officials: Suspect Killed In Valley Stream Home Invasion Shot Himself
Police say 37-year-old Timothy Capers and an accomplice had attempted to steal more than $22,000 from the Valley Stream home Monday night.
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Police say 37-year-old Timothy Capers and an accomplice had attempted to steal more than $22,000 from the Valley Stream home Monday night.
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Nassau County Police are searching for a man who tried to kidnap a teenager while she walked through a park on Friday night.
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Workers voted 137-85 against unionization. A "yes" vote would have made the Valley Stream store the first Target in the country to be unionized.
It could be a historic vote at the Valley Stream Target. If the 260 workers approve a vote to unionize the store. Voting ends at about 11:30 p.m. with results expected to be announced by 1a.m. Saturday.
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Police are looking for two armed suspects who allegedly attacked a man after forcing their way inside a Valley Stream home early Monday.
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Four residents and two firefighters were removed to area hospitals.
Nassau County police say Sgt. Anthony Johnson's Jeep Cherokee crashed into a tree and burst into flames on Sunrise Highway in Valley Stream at around 3 a.m. Sunday.
The victim was struck six times in the legs and twice in his shoulders. He was taken to a hospital where he was listed in stable condition.
The ambulance was taking a patient to a hospital. Police said two people in the ambulance suffered minor injuries, but they offered no other details.
The way Wal-Mart handled Black Friday changed after 2008.
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Nassau County Police are thanking a quick thinking cab driver who they said helped catch two men accused of a brutal beating and robbery.
A judge declared a mistrial in the case of Robert Robar. Authorities had charged the 53-year-old bus driver from Valley Stream after the November shooting of another hunter.
Police have arrested a 16-year-old and arrested on charges of stealing from a Long Island store.
Police are looking for vandals who damaged the inside of a high school in Valley Stream at the height of summer school.
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Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic frontrunner in the race for New York City mayor, is pulling out of an upcoming town hall on WABC-TV.
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Investigators say a driver rear-ended another car, pushing that vehicle into two pedestrians who were crossing the street.
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The first general election debate in the New Jersey gubernatorial race is Sunday, Sept. 21.
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The grandmother on a fixed income said she dropped three checks into a mailbox outside the North Babylon Post Office, but none made it to the payees.
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This year marks 35 years of Koman's annual event raising money for breast cancer research, advocacy and support.
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Chase McLaughlin kicked a 36-yard field goal as time expired and the Buccaneers rallied for a 29-27 victory over the Jets on Sunday.
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Christopher Burke estimates he's covered almost the entire western half of the borough, and is more than halfway through.
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New York City expects the World's Fair monument to reopen for limited tours by the end of 2026.
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The 17th Avenue pedestrian bridge reconstruction is now at least two years behind schedule.
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