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Friday, December 29, 2023
Vol. 83, No. 52
SERVING PLAINVIEW, HICKSVILLE, AND LEVITTOWN
High school students support locals in need
Robbery, assault at Bethpage ShopRite Nassau County Police are looking for two suspects in the robbery of a ShopRite grocery store in Bethpage. According to police, a man and woman entered the Shop Rite located at 3901 Hempstead Turnpike and began to select and conceal food items and attempted to pass the cash registers without paying. Police say the store's loss prevention employee observed and approached the female subject; she relinquished the items and fled the store in an unknown direction. According to police, when the employee approached the male subject, he refused to return the items. Police say that as the two men entered the office a struggled ensued; the employee now victim, 22, was pushed into a wall causing an injury to his shoulder. Police say that at that time, the female subject entered the office and
Members of Bethpage High School with Santa Claus during the Marine Science Club and Italian Club’s fundraiser for Long Island Cares/The Harry Chapin Food Bank . Photo courtesy of the Bethpage Union Free School District In honor of the upcoming Christmas holiday, members of Bethpage High School’s Marine Science Club and Italian Club recently hosted a fund-
raiser with Santa Claus at Bethpage High School. Community members from the Bethpage Union Free School District were invited to take pictures with
Santa Claus which resulted in almost $400 being raised for Long Island Cares/The Harry Chapin Food Bank.
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sprayed the victim directly in the face with an unknown substance similar to “pepper spray” causing substantial pain and swelling to the victim’s eye. Both of the subjects fled the store and were observed entering a black colored vehicle that fled eastbound on Hempstead Turnpike. The victim was transported to a local area hospital for treatment of his injuries. The subjects are described as a black male and a black female both approximately thirty years of age. The male was wearing blue colored clothing and the female gray colored clothing. No further description at this time. Detectives request anyone with information regarding the above listed crime to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS or to call 911. All callers will remain anonymous.
Resident dies in Hicksville fire A Hicksville resident died in a house fire on Thursday, December 21, at 6:07 a.m. According to Nassau County Police, officers and firefighters responded to a 9th Street home and found it to be fully engulfed in flames. The Hicksville Fire Department, as well as fire departments from sur-
rounding communities, responded to the fire and extinguished the fire. A resident of the home was pronounced dead at the scene. Approximately 120 firefighters were on the scene. No additional injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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