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23-Year-Old Taiwanese Operator Of $100 Million Dark Web Drug Market Seized By Feds At JFK 23-Year-Old Taiwanese Operator Of $100 Million Dark Web Drug Market Seized By Feds At JFK
23-Year-Old Taiwanese Operator Of $100 Million Dark Web Drug Market Seized By Feds At JFK Federal agents at JFK Airport seized a 23-year-old Taiwanese national who the Justice Department said owned and operated a dark web drug bazaar that produced well over $100 million in sales. The “Incognito Market” created by Rui-Siang Lin enabled its users to anonymously buy and sell drugs around the globe for nearly 3½ years, US Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and other federal officials announced on Monday, May 20. Lin -- also known as Ruisiang Lin, 林睿庠, Pharoah, and faro – mastermineded a clandestine e-commerce network where buyers could browse thousands of listings for heroin, LSD, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Man Critical After Being Pulled Unresponsive From Long Island Pool Man Critical After Being Pulled Unresponsive From Long Island Pool
Man Critical After Being Pulled Unresponsive From Long Island Pool A Long Island man is in critical condition after being pulled unresponsive from a home pool. The Huntington Station man was pulled unresponsive from a residential swimming pool in the hamlet of West Hills around 2 p.m., Sunday, May 19. According to the Suffolk County Police, officers responded to a 911 call on West Hills Road after a 45-year-old man and acquaintance of the homeowner was found unresponsive. A resident of the home began CPR until first responders arrived. The man, whose name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin, was transported by ambulance t…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Inside Job: Pair Steals Copper Wire From Jericho Employer, Police Say Inside Job: Pair Steals Copper Wire From Jericho Employer, Police Say
Inside Job: Pair Steals Copper Wire From Jericho Employer, Police Say Two Long Island men were arrested after police allegedly discovered they were swiping copper wire from their employer. Nassau County Police Department received notification of the theft from a company in Jericho between Wednesday, May 15, and Thursday, May 16. The report indicated that a burglar had stolen copper wire from Getty Terminal Corp, located at 125 Jericho Turnpike. After an investigation, police arrested two employees for the theft — 35-year-old Carlos Hernandez of Bellerose and 23-year-old Hugo Ayala of Malverne. Both men are charged with burglary and grand larceny. Herna…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Know Anything? Mail Thieves At Large In Manhasset, Police Say Know Anything? Mail Thieves At Large In Manhasset, Police Say
Know Anything? Mail Thieves At Large In Manhasset, Police Say Police are asking for the community’s assistance in locating two people who they say stole mail from a Long Island post office. It happened on Monday, May 13 in Manhasset, Nassau County Police said. Just after 4:30 a.m. that day at the US Postal Service building, located at 28 Maple Place, a man walked up and began taking mail out of the post office’s mailbox. Once he was done, authorities said he got into a gray BMW – operated by a second person – and drove off in an unknown direction. The man was described as wearing a mask, gloves, and a black Nike tracksuit. No description is avai…

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by Sophie Grieser
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23-Year-Old Shot In Broad Daylight Outside Shop On Long Island 23-Year-Old Shot In Broad Daylight Outside Shop On Long Island
23-Year-Old Shot In Broad Daylight Outside Shop On Long Island An investigation is underway after a shooting in broad daylight outside a Long Island business. It happened just before 4 p.m. Saturday, May 18, in Wyandanch. A 23-year-old Deer Park man was outside of an autobody shop located at 366 Long Island Ave. when he was approached by a man on foot and shot twice, according to Suffolk County Police. The victim ran to a friend’s house on Lakewood Street, and 911 was called at 3:53 p.m. The shooter fled on foot westbound on Long Island Avenue. The victim was transported to an area hospital for treatment of serious but not life-threat…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Trio Charged After SLA Inspection At Long Island Deli Trio Charged After SLA Inspection At Long Island Deli
Trio Charged After SLA Inspection At Long Island Deli Two employees and one customer face charges after a New York State Liquor Authority compliance check at a Long Island deli. In response to community complaints,  an SLA Inspection was conducted at around 9 p.m. Friday, May 17 at Las Lajas Deli located in Huntington Station on Depot Road. Less than a week before the detail, a man had been seriously injured in a stabbing at the deli, Suffolk County Police said. The three who were charged are: Carla Rodriguez-Romero, 42, of Huntington Station, a deli employee, was charged with disorderly premises, an unclassifi…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Long Island Panhandler Nabbed For Assaulting Older Man In Parking Lot, Police Say Long Island Panhandler Nabbed For Assaulting Older Man In Parking Lot, Police Say
Long Island Panhandler Nabbed For Assaulting Older Man In Parking Lot, Police Say Police on Long Island have captured a man for allegedly assaulting an older man in a parking lot. Robert Whittaker, age 56, of East Patchogue, was charged with felony assault for the Tuesday, May 7 attack in a Commack parking lot. According to Suffolk County Police, Whittaker was panhandling for money in a parking lot of 10 Garet Place when he pushed a 79-year-old man, causing minor injuries. Following an investigation by the Fourth Precinct Crime Section, they located Whittaker on East Main Street in Bay Shore and arrested him.  He was held overnight and is scheduled …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Duo Nabbed Selling Tobacco To Minors In Nassau County, Police Say Duo Nabbed Selling Tobacco To Minors In Nassau County, Police Say
Duo Nabbed Selling Tobacco To Minors In Nassau County, Police Say Police have arrested two Long Island men after they allegedly sold tobacco products to minors. The arrests, which were part of the Nassau County Problem Oriented Police (POP) Unit’s “Project 21” initiative, were made on Wednesday, May 15. With the assistance of underage agents, the following two men were allegedly caught selling tobacco in Levittown: Gurpreet Basra, age 34, of Wheatly Heights, who sold to a minor at Metropolis, located at 3110 Hempstead Turnpike; and Rajani Kumar Patel, age 44, of Elmhurst, who sold to a minor at Andrea Stationary, located at 628 Wantagh Avenue. Both…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Girl Accused Of Threatening Mass Harm To Long Island School Girl Accused Of Threatening Mass Harm To Long Island School
Girl Accused Of Threatening Mass Harm To Long Island School A teenage girl has been accused of threatening mass harm to a school on Long Island. An Old Field Middle School official in Greenlawn notified police about the threat Friday afternoon, May 17. The school searched the teen's locker, Suffolk County Police said. She was arrested at the school at approximately 4:30 p.m. and charged with making a threat of mass harm, a Class B misdemeanor.  Her name has not been released due to her status as a minor. She will be arraigned in Suffolk County Family Court at a later date.

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Exposes, Touches Himself At Roosevelt Field Mall, Police Say Man Exposes, Touches Himself At Roosevelt Field Mall, Police Say
Man Exposes, Touches Himself At Roosevelt Field Mall, Police Say A Long Island man has been arrested after he allegedly exposed himself to a woman in a mall food court. It happened in Garden City on Thursday, May 16, according to Nassau County Police. At approximately 10 a.m., Irvin Acevedo Ayala, age 27 of Hempstead, was at the Roosevelt Field Mall food court, located at 630 Old Country Road. He allegedly approached a 62-year-old woman, who was also in the food court, and began exposing and touching his genitals. Police located him nearby and he was arrested without incident. Ayala is charged with public lewdness. He pleaded not guilty at his a…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Construction Scam: Man Steals Over $70K From Levittown Homeowner, Police Say Construction Scam: Man Steals Over $70K From Levittown Homeowner, Police Say
Construction Scam: Man Steals Over $70K From Levittown Homeowner, Police Say A man allegedly posed as a construction worker, conning a Long Island homeowner out of tens of thousands. Westchester County resident Martin Ward, age 27 of Yonkers, was arrested on Tuesday, May 14 for the scam, which occurred on Long Island months prior. In March, a Levittown homeowner reached out to Ward after searching Google for someone to fix the cracks in their home’s foundation. The victim, whose identity has not been released, set up an appointment for the next day with Maichel Woods of Empire Foundation and Masonry (authorities allegedly discovered that Ward had been using “Mai…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Alert Issued For Missing 14-Year-Old From Long Island Alert Issued For Missing 14-Year-Old From Long Island
Alert Issued For Missing 14-Year-Old From Long Island Police are asking for help in locating a missing teenager from Long Island. Angie Reyes, age 14, of Bay Shore, was last seen on Stein Drive at around 6:20 a.m. Wednesday, May 15. Suffolk County Police said the teen is believed to be suicidal and may be in need of medical attention. Reyes is Hispanic, 4-feet-11 and 115 pounds, with red hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Suffolk County Police Department at 631-852-6000. Share this story by clicking the Facebook icon below. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Michael Mashburn