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Vol. 69, No. 3
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Mineola Man Arrested In Rapper Nicki Minaj’s Father’s Hit And Run Death BY ANTHONY MURRAY
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n arrest was made last week in the hit and run death of rapper Nicki Minaj’s father who was walking along the roadway on Roslyn Road and Raff Avenue in Mineola. The hit and run Charles Polevich incident happened (Photo courtesy of NCPD) on Friday, Feb. 12 at 6:15 p.m. According to Homicide Squad detectives, while walking in the roadway on Roslyn Road at the intersection of Raff Avenue, 64-year-old Robert Maraj was struck by a northbound vehicle that left the scene of the accident. Maraj was transported to an area hospital and was pronounced deceased by a hospital physician the following day on Feb. 13. A few days later, 70-year-old Charles Polevich of Mineola turned himself in to police. The vehicle involved was a white 1992 Volvo Series 740 Stationwagon. See rest of story on page 15 Mineola American (USPS 350-680)
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