Crime & Safety

Crimes Nearby: Robbery; Counterfeiting

Patch reports on crime in the Long Island community.

Northport

A Massapequa Park construction worker was killed in a hit and run crash in Fort Salonga early Friday, cops said.

Victor Schultz, 45, along with a co-worker, were loading a milling machine onto a trailer on Route 25A near the Sunken Meadow Parkway at 1:35 a.m.

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A dark colored SUV traveling west on 25A struck Schultz and fled without stopping.

He was pronounced dead at the scene. The co-worker was not injured.

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Sylvia Adams, 50, of Jamaica, Queens was arrested for petty larceny and possession of burglar tools on Tuesday after allegedly stealing $597.88 worth of Crest Whitening Strips and Rogaine from a Fort Salonga Road drug store

Dix Hills

Police are searching for four armed robbers who entered a Dix Hills home last week and stole cash, jewelry, a safe and a car.

A  911 caller told police that four men with guns entered the home and took cash and belongings, as well as a 2002 white Kia Sedona. Police said the robbers' faces were covered.

No one was injured in the robbery. No arrests have been made.

Commack

A 43-year-old man was arrested Oct. 16 in Commack and charged with trademark counterfeiting. Cao was observed attempting to sell counterfeit DVDs outside Costco.

Syosset

A Syosset doctor was one of several people arrested last week and accused of participating in phony disability claims against the Long Island Rail Road. Dr. Peter Ajemian, 62,  was accused of running a  “disability mill” that approved phony medical claims to enhance pensions of retiring LIRR workers.


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