Crime & Safety
Woman Carjacked At Gunpoint In Nassau; Man Charged: Police
A 20-year-old Queens man has been charged in connection with a Nov. 1 armed car robbery in Williston Park, police say.
EAST WILLISTON, NY — A 20-year-old Queens man has been arrested and charged with robbery in the first day degree in connection with a Nov. 1 carjacking in Williston Park, Nassau police say.
Amir Simmons of Far Rockaway was arrested after what police say was "another incident" on Tuesday. He is facing three charges, two in connection with the Williston Park incident.
On Nov. 1, a 50-year-old woman was approached at gunpoint by a man as she exited her SUV on Stratford Ave. The man then drove off with her car.
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Simmons was arraigned Wednesday in Hempstead.
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