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Long Island cops chase hooligans town to town to stop wild street takeovers before finally arresting 15

Nypost · · 364 words · By Brandon Cruz
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Long Island cops chase hooligans town to town to stop wild street takeovers before finally arresting 15 See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on Google Long Island cops chased hooligans from town to town to thwart massive weekend street takeovers before finally nailing them wildly burning rubber and busting 15 of them.

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The Suffolk County Police Department’s Street Takeover Task Force moved in on the scofflaws Saturday just after midnight as the road rabble-rousers shut down a street in Medford, where the reckless drivers were drag-racing and performing donuts, burnouts and…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “they succeeded in completely taking over Woodside Avenue”
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Web search results confirm the street takeover occurred in Medford and specifically mention the intersection of Woodside Avenue and Sawgrass Drive.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — County Route 83 (CR 83) is a major north–south county road in Suffolk County, New York, in the United States. It runs from NY 27 (Sunrise Highway) exit 52A in North Patchogue to NY 25A in Mount Sinai.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_Route_83_(Suffolk_Count…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Medford is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 24,247 at the 2020 census.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medford,_New_York
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Woodside station (signed as Woodside LaGuardia Airport) is a station on the Main Line and Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), located in the Woodside neighborhood of Queens…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodside_station_(LIRR)
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Claim 2: “police busted 15 people, with the youngest among them being five 18-year-olds, and snatched away seven of their vehicles”
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While the number of arrests (15) and seized vehicles (7) is corroborated by multiple sources, the specific detail about 'five 18-year-olds' is not explicitly repeated across the provided evidence snippets, though the general event is confirmed.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The police are a constituted body of people empowered by a state with the aim of enforcing the law and protecting the public order as well as the public itself. This commonly includes ensuring the saf…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — State police, provincial police or regional police are a type of sub-national territorial police force found in nations organized as federations, typically in North America, South Asia, and Oceania. T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_police
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. Their core line-up comprised Sting (lead vocals, bass, primary songwriter), Andy Summers (guitar) and Stewart Copeland (drums, percussion…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Police
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Claim 3: “Multiple traffic violations were issued as well, police said.”
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No evidence was found in the search results regarding the issuance of traffic violations.
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Claim 4: “Long Island cops chased hooligans from town to town to thwart massive weekend street takeovers before finally nailing them wildly burning rubber and busting 15 of them.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Suffolk County police arrested 15 people following street takeovers over a weekend, including the pursuit of the group across different towns.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Long Island is a densely populated continental island in southeastern New York State, extending into the Atlantic Ocean. It constitutes a significant share of the New York metropolitan area in both po…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Long Island City (LIC) is a neighborhood within the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered by Astoria to the north; the East River to the west; Sunnyside to the east; and Newtown Creek, which…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island_City
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Long Island iced tea, or Long Island ice tea, is an IBA official cocktail, typically made with vodka, tequila, white rum, Cointreau, gin, and a splash of cola. Despite its name, the cocktail does …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island_iced_tea
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Claim 5: “The Suffolk County Police Department’s Street Takeover Task Force moved in on the scofflaws Saturday just after midnight as the road rabble-rousers shut down a street in Medford”
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Two independent sources explicitly mention the Suffolk County Police Department's Street Takeover Task Force intervening in Medford shortly after midnight on Saturday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Suffolk County Police Department (SCPD) provides police services to 5 of the 10 Towns in Suffolk County, New York. It is the second largest county police agency in the United States, with approxim…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffolk_County_Police_Departme…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Suffolk Police may refer to: Suffolk Constabulary, East Anglia, England Suffolk County Sheriff's Department, in Massachusetts Suffolk County Police Department, in New York Suffolk Police Department, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffolk_Police
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Suffolk Police Department (SPD) is the primary law enforcement agency in Suffolk, Virginia. The department has about 200 full-time staff in total, serving around 100,000 people in an area 428.91 s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffolk_Police_Department
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Claim 6: “Four more of those arrested are from Suffolk County: Amanda Tucker, 18, and Marcello Martinez, 21, both from North Babylon, and Frank Spingola, 21, of Deer Park and Joseph Wheeler, 23, of East Islip.”
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The Daily Voice source explicitly lists Amanda Tucker, Frank Spingola, and Marcello Martinez as being arrested in the Medford street takeover, matching the claim's details.
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web search NEUTRAL — Amanda Tucker, 18, of North Babylon.Frank Spingola, 21, of Deer Park.Marcello Martinez, 21, of North Babylon.
https://dailyvoice.com/article/15-arrested-in-medford-street…
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web search NEUTRAL — North wind calls - (LB by Wind) — [18, 20, 21hz] - Draugr Balled. 3:19.North Wind Calls (Зов северного ветра) — Draugr Balled, Ragnar Varkul, Ragal Ironbull, Bob Dominator. 4:49.
https://lightaudio.ru/mp3/north+wind+calls
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Claim 7: “Police had been tracking the group since Friday night and successfully prevented them from taking over locations in both Islip and Patchogue that same night.”
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Multiple sources confirm that police tracked the group since Friday and prevented takeovers in Islip and Patchogue.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of cities, towns, villages, and hamlets on Long Island.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_municipalities_on_Long…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Suffolk County ( SUF-ək) is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of New York, constituting the eastern two-thirds of Long Island. Suffolk is bordered to its west by Nassau County, to its east by G…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffolk_County,_New_York
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Suffolk County Police Department (SCPD) provides police services to 5 of the 10 Towns in Suffolk County, New York. It is the second largest county police agency in the United States, with approxim…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffolk_County_Police_Departme…
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Claim 8: “Three of those cuffed are from New York City: Zachaly Torresduran, 20, and Borys Lozanosanchez, 20, both of Manhattan, while Muzamil Hotaki, 20, is from Flushing, Queens.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries for the number 3, providing no factual corroboration for the names of the individuals arrested from NYC.
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 Hong Kong is operated by Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings, a subsidiary of CK Hutchison Holdings. In May 2004, its affiliated 2G operator, Orange, re-branded its services and changed …
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3
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web search NEUTRAL — In Roman numerals, it is III. three gifts of the wise men (Magi) who visited Christ at his birth in the Gospel of Matthew. This short article about mathematics can be made longer. You can help Wikiped…
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_(number)
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Claim 9: “Eight of those busted are from Nassau County: Alexander Lopes, 18, Marvin Chavez, 18, and Ahad Hotaki, 19, all from Hicksville; Djurabe Edmond, 18, and Jose Mendozagua, 19, both of Westbury, and Declan Tymon, 18, of Lynbrook, Johnathan Edouard, 22, of Roosevelt and Jeremy Geevarghese, 22, of North Bellmore”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries for the number 8 and an album, failing to provide corroboration for the specific names and ages of the arrested individuals from Nassau County.
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web search NEUTRAL — 8 is a composite number and the first number which is neither prime nor semiprime. By Mihăilescu's Theorem, it is the only nonzero perfect power that is one less than another perfect power. 8 is the f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8
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web search NEUTRAL — In mathematics, the number eight is an even number and a composite number. Eight is also a power of two, being 2 times itself 3 times. This short article about mathematics can be made longer. You can …
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/8_(number)
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web search NEUTRAL — 1Background and recording. 2Release and promotion. 3Critical reception. 4Track listing. 5Personnel. Toggle Personnel subsection. 5.1Shinedown. 5.2Additional contributors. 6Charts. 7References.
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