The phone scheme had unknown men claiming the victim's sister was in a car accident and money was needed for her bail, police said.
Police are investigating, but they say criminal charges are not expected against the driver.
Nothing was stolen from the restaurant, but the door was broken and pushed in, police say.
The man suffered burns and smoke inhalation, police say.
The 73-year-old victim could not be removed from the house until the fire was extinguished, police said.
Richard Bauman faces assault and aggravated harassment charges, police say.
The men threw large stones and broke into the businesses, stealing scratch-off tickets, police say.
A couple was charged with fraud after prosecutors said they fraudulently obtained thousands of dollars in COVID rental assistance.
Qur'aan Williams was killed on Sunday night in New Cassel.
The victim was found with multiple gunshots on Sunday night in New Cassel.
It happened at 1:15 a.m. on Wellington Road.
The Subaru Outback he was in struck two vehicles and injured him, police said.
Police are searching for three men involved in a robbery Friday night at a gas station in Nassau.
He shoved her, choked her and caused her to fear of her well-being, police say.
Oscar Argueta faces counts that include aggravated vehicular homicide and second-degree manslaughter, the Nassau County DA announced.
It happened at 2:30 a.m. on Monday.
The 25-year-old victim collided his SUV with a dirt bike in New Cassel.
The person was struck by an equipment train Friday evening, the MTA said on social media.
It's part of the weekly Nassau County police crime report.
The Nassau County Homicide Squad is investigating the incident.
Nassau County police said fire crews responded to a fire at 17 Bunker Lane shortly after 8 a.m. Saturday, authorities said.
The waiter stabbed the busboy in the neck with a broken liquor bottle after an argument over tips, the Nassau DA says.
One man tried driving away while an officer dangled from the passenger side of the car, police say.
The fire broke out early Monday, police say.
Police say he had struck a parked car before hitting the second car, then fled the scene on foot.
Police say the man violently resisted when officers were trying to place him into custody.
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David Jimenez Salazar will be sentenced next month for first-degree manslaughter.
Santos Alexander Andrade Urias is charged with first-degree assault.
Police say three men attacked the driver, then stole his keys and cash before they fled.
Police say they recovered the weapon from the passenger in a car pulled over for a routine traffic stop.
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Police say they intercepted the drug deal as it was happening, and arrested two men.
Nassau County police say it was the second time the homeowner has been arrested for selling large quantities of drugs.
Police say the two were arguing in front of the man's house, when he pulled out a knife and stabbed the other person.
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Police say the woman the officers were arresting was combative and injured them.
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