🌱 Gunpoint Robbery + Dunkin' Donuts Robbery

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Police are looking for a man who robbed a Dunkin' Donuts. Another man robbed someone at gunpoint in Westbury. The candidates for Merrick's legislative district espouse their views. And a retired firefighter is looking for a bone marrow donor match.

First, today's weather:

Some sun, then clouds; warmer. High: 72 Low: 61.

Here are the top stories in Merrick today:

1. LI Herald talks to two candidates running for Nassau County Legislator in the 19th district, covering parts of Merrick. Incumbent Steve Rhoads is being challenged by Bellmore resident Jake Schuster. Rhoads stresses transit-friendly downtowns and attracting businesses to Nassau and Schuster mentions welcoming the revenue from taxed cannabis sales. (LI Herald)
2. Police are searching for a suspect accused of robbing a man at gunpoint on Saturday on Circle Drive in Westbury. (Daily Voice)
3. News 12 explains that a suspect in another robbery is also wanted. At a Dunkin’ Donuts in Hicksville at 432 Jerusalem Ave. a man pushed two female employees and threatened he had a gun before taking money from the cash register and fleeing. It happened at 9 p.m. Saturday night. (News 12)
4. A retired FDNY firefighter from Bethpage is still looking for a bone marrow donor. Brian Kevan has non-Hodgkins lymphoma from time at Ground Zero and the New York Blood Center partnered with the FDNY to host a series of drives to help him find a match. (News 12)

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