Drugs found in Glen Cove home ‘targeted’ by gunmen, police say

Police are searching for three masked men who staged an armed home invasion burglary late Tuesday in Glen Cove, assaulting a 25-year-old resident in the process.

Glen Cove police spokesman Det. Lt. John Nagle said the home was targeted — and that drugs and drug paraphernalia were recovered from the residence by detectives.

Police did not release the identity of the resident, but said the victim suffered “a head injury” during the home invasion reported at 11:07 p.m. on East Avenue.

The victim told detectives that three masked men entered the home, “brandishing handguns,” police said.

Police did not disclose what was taken.

“This was not a random act,” Nagle said in a statement Wednesday, adding: “This residence was specifically targeted by these perpetrators.”

Nagle said the burglary was under investigation and asked anyone with information to contact the Glen Cove Detective Division at 516-676-1002. Calls will remain confidential.

By John Valenti

john.valenti@newsday.com

John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”