Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Two Long Island Gas Station Robberies Could Be Linked, Police Say Two Long Island Gas Station Robberies Could Be Linked, Police Say
Two Long Island Gas Station Robberies Could Be Linked, Police Say Suffolk County detectives are working to determine if two robberies that occurred just hours, and miles, apart are related. The first robbery took place around 7:35 p.m., Monday, Oct. 28, when a man walked into USA Gas, at 188 N. Wellwood Ave., in Lindenhurst, and demanded money. He left the store with cash, Suffolk County Police said. Roughly four hours later, a man robbed the Exxon, at 570 Sunrise Highway, in West Islip, police said. The man left with cash in the second robbery as well. Anyone with information on either robbery is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 800-220-TIPS.

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by Kathy Reakes
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Suspects On Loose After Armed Robbery At Calverton Gas Station Suspects On Loose After Armed Robbery At Calverton Gas Station
Suspects On Loose After Armed Robbery At Calverton Gas Station Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Seventh Squad detectives are on the lookout for two men suspected of robbing a Calverton gas station. Police say two men, pictured above, carried out an armed robbery on an employee at Exxon (1 Edwards Avenue) on Tuesday, April 27 around 10:30 p.m. Both men were armed with handguns, police say. They were wearing gloves and masks and were described as black, approximately six feet tall with a thin build, according to police. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000 for any information that leads to an arrest. …

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by Valerie Musson
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Morris County Jurors Convict Wayne Cigarette Thief In High-Speed DWI Chase, Crash Morris County Jurors Convict Wayne Cigarette Thief In High-Speed DWI Chase, Crash
Morris County Jurors Convict Wayne Cigarette Thief In High-Speed DWI Chase, Crash Jurors in Morristown convicted a 37-year-old Wayne man who authorities said was drunk during a high-speed Morris County chase that ended in a crash. Pequannock police tried pulling over Derek Schor on Route 23 after he stole cigarettes from an Exxon station in Wayne in August 2017, authorities said. Schor -- who had a suspended driver's license -- kept going, leading a pursuit involving several police units that ended when his Ford F-150 rolled over three times on the I-287 entrance ramp in Riverdale, they said.  Schor bolted, but a K-9 unit found him hiding in waist-deep water i…

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by Cecilia Levine
Paramus, NJ
Lifestyle
$50G: Paramus Exxon Station Sells Winning Lottery Ticket $50G: Paramus Exxon Station Sells Winning Lottery Ticket
$50G: Paramus Exxon Station Sells Winning Lottery Ticket A Paramus Exxon sold one of three winning New Jersey Lottery tickets. The tickets from Wednesday's drawing matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball drawn, winning the $50,000 third-tier prize. The Paramus gas station is located at 153 Route 4 west. The winning numbers were: 21, 31, 42, 49 and 59. The Red Power Ball number was 23. The Multiplier number was 05.  The Powerball jackpot rolls to $348 million for the next drawing to be held Saturday, March 2nd at 10:59 p.m.

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by Cecilia Levine
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
Police: Glen Rock Gas Station Customer With Declined Credit Card Deliberately Damages Pump Police: Glen Rock Gas Station Customer With Declined Credit Card Deliberately Damages Pump
Police: Glen Rock Gas Station Customer With Declined Credit Card Deliberately Damages Pump A driver whose credit card was declined pulled out of a Glen Rock service station with the gas nozzle still attached to her car after arguing with the attendant, authorities said. The Maple Avenue Exxon attendant had told the 25-year-old Wayne woman she could go get the $15 she owed if she left her driver’s license because “he would be financially responsible to his employer if she did not return,” Police Chief Dean Ackermann said Monday. “The woman refused and began to argue with the attendant,” Ackermann said. “She then tried to drive off with the gas nozzle still attached to her vehicle,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Westport, CT
Police & Fire
Woman Charged After Police Receive Report Of Attack On Man In Front Of Westport Gas Station Woman Charged After Police Receive Report Of Attack On Man In Front Of Westport Gas Station
Woman Charged After Police Receive Report Of Attack On Man In Front Of Westport Gas Station A woman was charged after Westport police received a report of an attack in front of a gas station, officials say. The incident occurred on Wednesday, Nov. 14 around 4:30 p.m. A citizen approached a Westport officer and pointed out a female who was "attacking" a man within a vehicle outside of an Exxon parking lot in Westport. Officers arrived to observe blood on the outside of the vehicle’s driver side door. The driver was identified as Charlene Smith of Westport. Smith was then asked to get out of the vehicle, and police continued to observe blood smeared around the interior of the car d…

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by Valerie Musson
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Suspect In Armed Robbery Of Route 1 Gas Station Nabbed Suspect In Armed Robbery Of Route 1 Gas Station Nabbed
Suspect In Armed Robbery Of Route 1 Gas Station Nabbed An alleged armed burglar who has been terrorizing businesses in Norwalk has been arrested, and several stolen items seized, police said. Members of the Norwalk Police Department’s Detective Bureau launched an investigation into the armed robbery of the Exxon gas station on Connecticut Avenue on Sunday, Oct. 21. During that incident, an employee said that a suspect entered the station with a handgun and stole cash. The investigation into the armed robbery led police to identify Norwalk resident Henry Euceda-Herrera as a suspect, and a warrant was issued. Euceda-Herrera was arrested on Oct. 2…

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by Zak Failla
New City, NY
News
Man Admits To Gunpoint Robbery Of Rockland Convenience Store Man Admits To Gunpoint Robbery Of Rockland Convenience Store
Man Admits To Gunpoint Robbery Of Rockland Convenience Store A 31-year-old man pleaded guilty to walking into a convenience store with a sawed-off shotgun and demanding money in exchange for 10 years in prison. David Molina of Stony Point entered his plea Thursday to felony robbery in the January robbery of an Exxon convenience store, said Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe. The robbery took place around 6 a.m. on Jan. 6. when Molina walked into the Exxon convenience store, located at 118 Route 9W, Haverstraw. He was wearing dark clothing, a hat and a mask covering his face, the DA's office said. During the crime, the DA's office sai…

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by Kathy Reakes
Danbury, CT
Police & Fire
Knife-Wielding Woman Nabbed In Danbury Gas Station Robbery, Police Say Knife-Wielding Woman Nabbed In Danbury Gas Station Robbery, Police Say
Knife-Wielding Woman Nabbed In Danbury Gas Station Robbery, Police Say A knife-wielding woman who allegedly robbed a Danbury gas station was nabbed through video surveillance, police said. Elizabeth Saparato, 30, of Danbury, was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the armed robbery that took place around 7:47 p.m. July 4th at the Exxon gas station on North Main Street, said  Danbury Police Det. Lt. Mark Williams. Responding officers learned that a white female had entered the business armed with a knife and robbed the store clerk of an undisclosed amount of cash.  The woman fled prior to officers arriving and avoided apprehension, however, investigators we…

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by Kathy Reakes
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Exxon Gas Station Armed Robbery Tops Haverstraw Police Calls Exxon Gas Station Armed Robbery Tops Haverstraw Police Calls
Exxon Gas Station Armed Robbery Tops Haverstraw Police Calls A police investigation in Haverstraw led to the apprehension of a man who allegedly robbed an Exxon gas station with a firearm. The armed robbery took place at approximately 6 a.m. at the Exxon gas station on Route 9W in Haverstraw, when the suspect - later identified as Stony Point resident David Molina, 30 - wielded a weapon and robbed the location. The investigation led to the arrest of Molina, who is charged with first-degree robbery and criminal use of a firearm. He is due back in court later this year to answer the charges. Other items on the Haverstraw Police Department from Jan. …

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by Zak Failla