Crimes Nearby: Cops Kill Knife-Wielding man, Search for Lakeview Robbers

The following information was supplied by the Nassau, Long Beach and Lynbrook police departments. A criminal charge is only an accusation, and does not indicate convictions.

A former  baseball star was shot and killed in Point Lookout early Tuesday morning during a confrontation with police after he allegedly charged at them with a knife, Nassau County police said.

Kurt Doerbecker, 23, of Point Lookout and a 2004 LBHS graduate, was gunned down when he confronted officers in his parents’ backyard, officials said.

Nassau County Police Spokesman Lt. Kevin Smith said reports he received indicate Doerbecker was in a “full sprint” at the officers, brandishing the knife above his head. Doerbecker ended up less than 10 feet from the officers when the fatal shot was fired, Smith said.

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Four firefighters were injured while doing training exercises at the North Woodmere Park Fire Training Facility Tuesday night, according to Nassau County Police.

During the drill, four members of the Elmont Fire Department drill team were on the rear step of a truck holding onto a grip bar, police said. During the course of the drill, the truck veered to the left and struck a wooden guardrail.

According to police, the impact of the collision sent two male firefighters, a 23 year old and a 25 year old over the guardrail. The 23-year-old victim sustained abrasions, contusions and a neck injury. The 25 year old also suffered abrasions and contusions to his body.

The two other male firefighters, ages 20 and 26, were thrown onto the roadway, police said. The 20-year-old male suffered a chest injury, as well as abrasions and contusions. The 26-year-old male suffered a serious head injury, as well as multiple abrasions and contusions to his body.

According to police, all four victims were transported to local hospitals. Police did not release any further details on the current condition of the injured firefighters.

The male driver of the truck was uninjured and police said the vehicle was impounded for safety check. The investigation is ongoing.

Police are searching for two perpetrators who allegedly robbed a 21-year-old man who was walking in Lakeview Sunday night.

According to Nassau County detectives, the victim was near the intersection of Woodfield Road and Canandaigua Avenue around 11:35 p.m. when two male subjects approached him from behind.

"One subject made a motion to his waistband as if he had a weapon and then pulled off the victim’s gold chain with medallion," police said. They then took the victim’s wallet and iPhone and fled on foot in an unknown direction. No injuries were reported.

Arrests

• Patrick Pearse Concannon, 23, of Long Beach, was arrested on Aug. 19 for second-degree obstructing governmental administration following an investigation by police personnel in the vicinity of Front Street and N. Village Avenue in Rockville Centre.
• Liam Bushell, 21, of Long Beach was arrested on Aug. 19 for fourth-degree criminal mischief following an investigation by police personnel in the vicinity of Front Street and N. Village Avenue in Rockville Centre.
• Alexander Appiagyei, 24 of Hempstead, was arrested on Aug. 19 and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle that occurred on Peninsula Boulevard in Lynbrook.
• Bernard Sullivan, 47 of Elmont, was arrested on Aug. 19 and charged with petit larceny, which occurred at CVS Pharmacy on Merrick Road in Lynbrook.
• Abel Estevez, 20 of Copiague, was arrested on Aug. 20 and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle that occurred on Broadway.
• Michael Rodecker, 25 of Malverne, was arrested on Aug. 20 and charged with driving while intoxicated and speeding, which occurred on Ocean Avenue.
• Sean Kelly, 32 of Malverne, was arrested on Aug. 22 and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.
• William Fernandez, 34 of Reading, Pa., was arrested on Aug. 22 and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle that occurred on Merrick Road in Lynbrook.
• Ismael Mendez, 37 of Hempstead, was arrested on Aug. 23 and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle that occurred on Peninsula Boulevard.
• Carlos Martinez, 40 of Hempstead, was arrested on Aug. 23 and charged with driving while intoxicated on Peninsula Boulevard.
• Kelly King, 39, of Far Rockaway, was arrested on Aug. 25 and charged with shoplifting assorted merchandise valued at $111.38 at  on Rockaway Turnpike in North Woodmere.
• Joe Brooks, 18, of Long Beach was arrested on Aug. 25 and charged with second-degree robbery on East Broadway.
• Ever Banegas, 21, of Long Beach was arrested on Aug. 25 and charged with second-degree robbery on East Broadway.
• A 16-year-old Long Beach resident was arrested on Aug. 25 and charged with second-degree robbery on East Broadway.
• Gina Collazo, 48, of Long Beach was arrested on Aug. 26 and charged with driving while intoxicated with a previous conviction, driving without a license and leaving the scene of an accident with property damage at Edwards Boulevard and East Beech Street.
• Azad Anthony Yusuf, 18, of Far Rockaway, was arrested on Aug. 26 and charged with shoplifting assorted clothing at Marshalls on Rockaway Turnpike in North Lawrence.