Suffolk County Police arrested two men for the robbery of a taxi driver last night.
Suffolk County Police arrested two men for the robbery of a taxi driver last night.
First Precinct Crime Control officers Richard Tofano, Michael Lavella, and Erik Nilsen located and arrested two men at 9:20 p.m. for robbing a taxi cab driver last night with a gun. The taxi cab robbery occurred at 8:50 p.m. in front of 545 Oak Street in Copiague. Both men are self-admitted MS-13 gang members.
Jeremy Jones, 27, of Queens and Jose Molina, 20, of Queens were both charged with Robbery 1st Degree and two counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon 2nd Degree.
They are scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on January 13.
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Address/Location
Suffolk County Police - Headquarters
30 Yaphank Ave
Yaphank, NY 11980
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 631-852-2677