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The Eighth Squad reports the arrest of five males on July 11 at 11:15 p.m. in Bethpage for a robbery.
According to detectives, defendant’s 18-year-old Raymond Duarte of Levittown, 20-year-old Timothy Brown of Manhattan, 18-year-old Safwan Khan of New Hyde Park and two male juveniles met with two male victims, ages 20 and 27, who were known to them from past interactions.
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They met in front of a 7/11 located at 497 Stewart Ave., where an altercation between the two groups occurred, resulting in verbal threats being made to the victims, putting them in fear for their safety. The victims left the scene and reported the incident to Nassau County Police, while also informing police that the defendants had forcefully taken an item belonging to one of the victims earlier the same day. An investigation was conducted and the defendants were soon after located near the intersection of Nevada Street and North Broadway and placed under arrest without further incident.
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All five defendants are charged with second-degree robbery. Brown is also charged with third-degree criminal mischief. All defendants were arraigned on July 13 in First District Court in Hempstead.
-Submitted by the Nassau County Police Department
