Crime & Safety
Police: Man Arrested After Fatally Slashing Woman in Hempstead
The woman was found dead by her roommate Saturday afternoon.

A Hempstead man is charged with murder after a 24-year-old woman was found dead in her Hempstead home on Saturday afternoon, Nassau police said.
According to police, Neyvin Espinal’s roommate found her dead with a “slash to the neck” at 4 p.m. Saturday.
An investigation led to the arrest of 26-year-old Alan R. Espinoza, of 35 Elk Street in Hempstead, at 1:45 a.m. Sunday, police said.
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Espinoza is charged with second degree murder and fourth degree criminal possession of a weapon.
Police refused to release any other details on the incident, including the address of Espinal’s home or whether there was any prior relationship between Espinal and Espinoza.
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