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…
Burglar Attacks 2 Women Inside Elmont Home, Police Say
A Queens man is accused of breaking into a Long Island home, attacking two women with a knife, and demanding money.
The incident happened just before 7 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, at an Elmont residence on Waldorf Avenue, according to Nassau County Police.
Two women, ages 29 and 70, discovered an unknown man inside their home after he entered through a window. The suspect allegedly demanded money and then attacked both women with a knife.
During the struggle, both victims sustained lacerations before a 29-year-old male resident intervened and managed to disarm the intruder, police said.
The…
Retarded Children Association Driver Abused Jericho Passenger For 3 Years: Police
A Roosevelt man is accused of sexually abusing a disabled woman during van rides over three years in Jericho, Nassau County police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 23.
Steven Harrison, 62, of Powell Street, was employed as a van driver for the Association for the Help of Retarded Children (AHRC), according to detectives.
That beginning in March 2022, Harrison repeatedly stopped at the parking lot of the Home Depot at 86 Jericho Turnpike while transporting a 24-year-old woman home and engaged in sexual contact with her, police said.
The victim, now 27, disclosed the abuse to a family member on T…
USPS Worker Stole Mail, Had Cocaine In Car: Nassau County Police
A postal worker is accused of stealing mail and having cocaine in his car in Wantagh, Nassau County police announced on Saturday, Sept. 6.
Daniel Schultz, 40, of Levittown, was arrested after Seventh Precinct officers responded to the United States Post Office located at 1250 Wantagh Avenue on Thursday, Sept. 4 at 2:27 p.m., according to detectives.
Police said Schultz, an employee, had parcels of mail in his vehicle that did not belong to him. Officers observed the stolen mail in the back seat before taking him into custody without incident.
During the investigation, police found Schultz …
