Long Island Man Nabbed After Attempting To Rob Chase Bank, Police Say
A suspect was nabbed shortly after an attempted bank robbery on Long Island, according to police.
Mathew Matteo, age 28, of Lynbrook, attempted to rob the Chase Bank, located in East Meadow, at 2469 Hempstead Turnpike, around 1:40 p.m. Saturday, May 8, Nassau County Police said.
Matteo entered the bank, presented a demand note, and verbally demanded money from a bank teller, according to police.
Employees of the bank were able to call 911 and managed to pull the silent alarm while Matteo was still inside the bank, police said.
Officers immediately responded to the b…
21-Year-Old Charged With Attempted Murder Of Teen In Area, Police Say
A 21-year-old local man has been arrested for the shooting of a teen last year during an attempted robbery.
Carl Hannan, of Poughkeepsie, was arrested on Tuesday, March 30, for the shooting which took place on Thursday, Feb. 13, at 1:05 a.m., in the City of Poughkeepsie, said Det. Lt. Matt Clark of the City of Poughkeepsie Police.
Clark said the then 17-year-old male was shot at multiple times, and hit once during an attempted robbery, while in an alley by 71 Garden Street in the City of Poughkeepsie.
Hannans was charged with:
Attempted murder
Attempted robbery
Criminal u…
Two Long Island Teens Attempt To Rob Undercover Officers, Police Say
Two Long Island teens were arrested for the alleged attempted robbery of two undercover police officers in a vehicle.
The incident took place around 8:35 p.m., Monday, Jan. 11, in East Meadow, said the Nassau County Police.
According to detectives, as part of Operation Natalie, Nassau County’s War Against Opioids, two officers on narcotic enforcement were parked in an unmarked vehicle in the front lot of Coliseum Motor Inn located at 1650 Hempstead Turnpike.
The officers saw two men, identified as Jordan Hernandez, age 18, of Uniondale, and Jose Pineda, also …
