LONG ISLAND CRIME BRIEFS

INWOOD/Oceanside man convicted of robbery

An Oceanside man was acquitted of a murder charge but convicted of robbery Tuesday in a botched drug deal that left an Inwood man dead last year.

Nassau County Judge Tammy Robbins will sentence Tyshaun Jacobs, 24, on the robbery charges Jan. 4. He faces 5 to 25 years in prison.

Prosecutors said Jacobs and James Currie, 25, of Charlotte, N.C., went to Desmond Kelly's house to buy drugs in September 2010. When the deal went bad, they robbed him and one shot him, police said. Both were charged with second-degree murder.

-- Ann Givens

SEAFORD/Bellmore man killed crossing street

Police yesterday identified the man struck and killed crossing a Seaford street Saturday as Antonio Salerno, 73.

Salerno, of Bellmore, was crossing Washington Avenue when struck at 5:47 p.m., Nassau police said.

-- John Valenti

ISLANDIA/Armored car guard shoots at robber

Suffolk police were searching yesterday for a man who attempted to rob an armored car Tuesday evening in Islandia, but fled without a dime after one of the two guards fired at him. It was not clear if the robber was hit by gunfire.

The incident occurred outside the Chase bank branch on Veterans Memorial Highway north of the Long Island Expressway about 6:20 p.m., police said.

Police said the robber is about 6 feet tall and was wearing dark clothing. No other description was available.

Police said tipsters could call Crime Stoppers at 800-220-TIPS.

-- John Valenti