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A crash in Merrick on Aug. 12 near the intersection of Sunrise Highway and Fox Boulevard left one person dead. Police have identified the victim as Brandon Fortune.
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Victim in Sunrise Highway crash identified A man was killed by a car in Merrick, after he was struck on Sunrise Highway on Aug. 12 around 12:15 a.m. According to the Nassau County Police Department, a 19-year-old female was traveling east on Sunrise near the intersection of Fox Boulevard, when she struck a male pedestrian laying on the ground in the right lane. The driver remained on the scene, and
the pedestrian was taking to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. The male pedestrian was identified last week as Brandon Fortune, 34. Detectives request any family members or friends of the deceased victim to contact the Homicide Squad at (516) 573-7788.
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The Rite Aid in Bellmore reported that a male subject removed assorted items from the store located 2784 Sunrise Highway on Aug. 14. The Ride Aid in Westbury on Post Avenue reported that 8 cases of beer were stolen by an unknown male subject on Aug. 15.
A victim reported that an EZ-Pass was removed from her vehicle, while parked on location at Island Channel Road in Seaford.
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On Aug. 7, a victim reported their Ring Security Camera was stolen from 1965 Stuyvesant Avenue in Merrick. The Marshalls on Old Country Road in Westbury reported that an unknown male subject removed several items from the store on Aug. 10. A victim reported that a door wreath was removed from their home at Prospect Place in Bellmore on Aug. 10. The Gulf Gas Station on N. Jerusalem Road in East Meadow reported that an unknown subject removed $80.04 worth of gasoline from the station on Aug. 11.
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A victim reported that an unknown subject damaged her glass back door of her home at 14 Radial Lane in Levittown.
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Stephen Chang, 47 of Westbury, was arrested for a DWI near the intersection of Merrick Avenue and Stewart Avenue in East Meadow on Aug. 14.
People named in Crime Watch items as having been arrested and charged with violations or crimes are only suspected of committing those acts of which they are accused. They are all presumed to be innocent of those charges until and unless found guilty in a court of law.
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