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Cash, Pot, iPod, Slashing: Long Island Robbery Turns Violent

2009_08_potpod.jpg According to Newsday, "a robbery of cash and marijuana in Oceanside Friday developed into a melee involving four, police said, when the initial victim apparently tried to strike back by stealing an iPod." Seriously! Here's how it unraveled: Christopher Cagno, 20, allegedly demanded $160 cash and pot from Dylan Peitz, 18, on a street. Cagno managed to take the items and was fleeing in friend Christopher Haig's car—but the car was moving so slowly that "Peitz jumped partially through a window, grabbed Haig's iPod and tried to run." Naturally, Cagno and Haig chased Peitz and a fight broke out. Enter Peitz's girlfriend, Alyssa Reilly, 19, who introduced a knife and slashed at Cagno and Haig. All were arrested and charged with assault—Reilly faces additional charges of possession of a deadly weapon (the knife), Cagno has additional charges of robbery (the cash and pot) and drug possession (the pot) and Peitz has additional charges of petty larceny (the iPod theft) and possession of a deadly weapon (maybe the knife?). The four will be arraigned today in Hempstead.

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  • Mr Mel

    This is what I would call "A win win".

  • NannyState

    Pot, knife, ipod, mere pieces on the boardgame we call Long Island.

  • Steven

    4am, again, where are the parents???

  • protopop

    This sounds like a logic problem on the GRE.

  • Joosay

    LOL! This should be on the LSAT's actually.

  • dogisdead

    Thank you, Oceanside, for providing me with deterrents to ever move back to Long Island.

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