Crime & Safety
Latin King Arrested On Robbery, Gun Charges: Police
The Nassau County Police Department says he was one of three men who forced his way into a Westbury home in 2018.
WESTBURY, NY — The Nassau County Police Department arrested a man they say is a Latin King gang member on several charges in relation to a July 2018 armed robbery.
Police say that on July 26, 2018, around 4:20 p.m., a 50-year-old man in Westbury opened his front door after hearing his doorbell ring. Julio Vasquez, 24, was among three men there, police say.
They were looking for a man who rented a room at the residence. The man said he wasn't there, but the three men forced their way into the house, according to the police department's release.
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Two of the men, including Vasquez, pulled handguns on the man and forced him to the floor, police say. Vasquez stayed with him while the other two went into a bedroom and took a television and gaming console, according to the release.
The other two men have not been apprehended.
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Police charged Vasquez with:
- first-degree burglary
- second-degree burglary
- two counts of first-degree robbery
- second-degree robbery
- first-degree criminal use of a firearm
- second-degree criminal use of a firearm
Vasquez will be arraigned Thursday, Sept. 19 in Hempstead.
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