Lake Success police arrest wanted man

Adam Lidgett

Lake Success police arrested a Bay Shore man Friday wanted for an alleged robbery spree directed at  CVS stores throughout Nassau County.

Joseph Pisano, 44, was pulled over by Lake Success police at 8:30 p.m. Friday for driving with a suspended license, Nassau County police said.

Police investigated Pisano, who they learned was wanted by Fourth Precinct detectives in relation to the robberies of four CVS stores in Oceanside, Rockville Centre and Valley Stream, Nassau County police said.

Pisano was charged with third-degree robbery, second-degree reckless endangerment, first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle and four counts of petit larceny.

The reckless endangerment and robbery charges relate to a March 24 robbery at a CVS located at 1 East Merrick Road in Valley Stream.  Pisano was also charged with robbing the same CVS on Feb. 3, police said.

Pisano was charged with robbing a CVS store at 44 North Central Ave. in Valley Stream on March 16, a CVS at 598 Merrick Road in Rockville Center on Feb. 27 and an Oceanside CVS in November.

Pisano was arraigned in First District Court on Saturday.

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