Victims Zip-Tied At Gunpoint In Syosset Marijuana Heist: Police
Four Queens men have been arrested after victims were held at gunpoint and restrained with zip ties during a robbery at a Long Island storage facility, Nassau County police announced Saturday, Oct. 24.
The men entered the facility at 225 Underhill Boulevard in Syosset around 10:15 a.m. Monday, Aug. 10, restrained multiple victims, and stole pallets of goods that included marijuana, along with cash, detectives said.
The group fled before an investigation involving the Major Case Squad, Electronics Squad, and Bureau of Special Operations led detectives to the suspects, according to police.
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Syosset Attorney Admits Stealing $400K From Clients, Including Lottery Winner
A Long Island attorney formally confessed to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from her clients, including a lottery winner.
Daphna Zekaria, 54, of Syosset, pleaded guilty to grand larceny and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, May 21, in connection with a series of thefts committed while working as a partner at the Huntington law firm Sokolski and Zekaria, P.C.
Zekaria admitted to using her position to siphon large sums from clients under the guise of holding funds for safekeeping or investing on their behalf, prosecutors said. In one case, she stole approximatel…
Syosset Gas Station Worker Gropes Teen: Nassau County Police
A gas station worker in New Hyde Park groped a teenage girl, Nassau County police announced on Friday, April 4.
Pankajkumar M. Shah, 63, of Syosset, was arrested after an incident at the Valero Gas Station located at 1501 Jericho Turnpike, according to detectives.
Shah, while employed at the gas station, allegedly grabbed and forcibly touched a 16-year-old girl around 3:25 p.m., police said. The victim immediately fled the scene and called authorities, detectives said.
Shah was located shortly after and taken into custody without incident, officials added.
He is charged with Forcible Touc…
Prostitution At Smithtown Massage Spa Leads To Two Arrests
Two women were arrested on prostitution and other charges during a raid at a Smithtown massage parlor, Suffolk County police announced on Friday, Jan. 17.
Officers from the Fourth Precinct Crime Section and Fourth Squad detectives, alongside the Town of Smithtown Fire Marshal, conducted the raid at Ruby Spa, located at 73 Smithtown Boulevard, around 6 p.m. following numerous community complaints, police said.
Lina Yang, 43, of Syosset, was charged with the Unauthorized Practice of a Profession, a Class E felony, as well as Criminal Nuisance 2nd Degree. and Prostitution, both misdemeanors,…
Syosset Man Pleads Guilty For 100 MPH Drunken, Wrong-Way Crash Killing Husband, Wife
A Long Island man has pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide and related charges for an August 2023 high-speed, head-on crash that killed a husband and wife and which he allegedly was driving drunk at twice the legal legal.
The crash happened around 12:30 a.m. on Aug. 12, 2023, in Laurel Hollow.
Odalis and Ismenia Urena, both 37 years old, were traveling in a convertible heading westbound on Northern Boulevard approaching Moores Hill Road.
Sotirios Spanos, age 33, of Syosset, was traveling in a 2023 Acura MDX eastbound on Northern Boulevard at a high rate of speed and while intoxi…
