Crime & Safety

Crimes Nearby: Cops Kill Knife-Wielding Man, Search for Lakeview Robbers

A rundown of incidents that occurred in areas surrounding the Five Towns this past week.

The following information was supplied by the Nassau, Long Beach, Lynbrook and Rockville Centre police departments. A criminal charge is only an accusation, and does not indicate convictions.

A former baseball star was shot and killed in Point Lookout early Tuesday morning during a confrontation with police after he allegedly charged at them with a knife, Nassau County police said.

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Kurt Doerbecker, 23, of Point Lookout, a 2004 LBHS graduate, was gunned down when he confronted officers in his parents’ backyard, officials said.

Lt. Kevin Smith, a county police spokesman, said reports he received indicate Doerbecker was in a “full sprint” at the officers, brandishing the knife above his head. Doerbecker ended up less than 10 feet from the officers when the fatal shot was fired, Smith said.

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Police are searching for two perpetrators who allegedly robbed a 21-year-old man who was walking in Lakeview Sunday night.

According to Nassau County detectives, the victim was near the intersection of Woodfield Road and Canandaigua Avenue around 11:35 p.m. when two male subjects approached him from behind.

"One subject made a motion to his waistband as if he had a weapon and then pulled off the victim’s gold chain with medallion," police said. They then took the victim’s wallet and iPhone and fled on foot in an unknown direction. No injuries were reported.

Arrests

  • Patrick Pearse Concannon, 23, of Long Beach, was arrested on Aug. 19 for second-degree obstructing governmental administration following an investigation by police personnel in the vicinity of Front Street and N. Village Avenue in Rockville Centre.
  • Liam Bushell, 21, of Long Beach was arrested on Aug. 19 for fourth-degree criminal mischief following an investigation by police personnel in the vicinity of Front Street and N. Village Avenue in Rockville Centre.
  • Alexander Appiagyei, 24 of Hempstead, was arrested on Aug. 19 and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle that occurred on Peninsula Boulevard in Lynbrook.
  • Bernard Sullivan, 47 of Elmont, was arrested on Aug. 19 and charged with petit larceny, which occurred at CVS Pharmacy on Merrick Road in Lynbrook.
  • Abel Estevez, 20 of Copiague, was arrested on Aug. 20 and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle that occurred on Broadway.
  • Michael Rodecker, 25 of Malverne, was arrested on Aug. 20 and charged with driving while intoxicated and speeding, which occurred on Ocean Avenue.
  • Malcom J. Robinson, 19, of Rockville Centre, was arrested on Aug. 20 for fourth-degree grand larceny and trespass following an investigation at a N. Village Avenue driveway.
  • Eric Valdivieso, 23, of Rockville Centre, was arrested on Aug. 21 and charged with driving while intoxicated at Park Street and Troy Avenue in East Atlantic Beach.
  • Sean Kelly, 32 of Malverne, was arrested on Aug. 22 and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.
  • William Fernandez, 34 of Reading, Pa., was arrested on Aug. 22 and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle that occurred on Merrick Road in Lynbrook.
  • Ismael Mendez, 37 of Hempstead, was arrested on Aug. 23 and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle that occurred on Peninsula Boulevard.
  • Carlos Martinez, 40 of Hempstead, was arrested on Aug. 23 and charged with driving while intoxicated on Peninsula Boulevard.
  • Joe Brooks, 18, of Long Beach was arrested on Aug. 25 and charged with second-degree robbery on East Broadway.
  • Ever Banegas, 21, of Long Beach was arrested on Aug. 25 and charged with second-degree robbery on East Broadway.
  • A 16-year-old Long Beach resident was arrested on Aug. 25 and charged with second-degree robbery on East Broadway.
  • Gina Collazo, 48, of Long Beach was arrested on Aug. 26 and charged with driving while intoxicated with a previous conviction, driving without a license and leaving the scene of an accident with property damage at Edwards Boulevard and East Beech Street.


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