Robbery Squad detectives are investigating a Robbery that occurred on Thursday, May 19 at 3:55 p.m. in Lynbrook. more

Two boys were arrested at Taco Bell in Lynbrook on Dec. 29 for a robbery they had allegedly committed just moments earlier — directly across the street, at Wendy’s. more

People named in Crime Watch items as having been arrested and charged with violations or crimes are only suspected of committing those acts of which they are accused. They are all presumed to be innocent of those charges until and unless found guilty in a court of law. more

Two arrested in string of East Rock robberies The Fourth Squad reports the arrest of two men for robberies that occurred last weekend in East Rockaway. According to detectives, Nicholas … more

Two men held employees at gunpoint at McDonalds at 121 Merrick Rd. in Lynbrook on Thursday night and proceeded to take money from the store's safe and from the cash registers, police said. The men, … more

The Nassau County Robbery Squad is investigating a bank robbery that took place last Friday at 8:55 a.m. at Astoria Federal Savings Bank in East Rockaway. According to detectives, two men, one armed with a black automatic pistol, entered the bank, at 464 Atlantic Ave. One man held bank personnel at gunpoint while another vaulted the counter and removed currency from three teller stations. After demanding access to the bank vault, which he was told employees could not open, the second man forced a teller to open the ATM safe, where he removed more money. The suspeects then fled in an unknown direction. more

Lynbrook police arrested Robert King, 19, of Tredwell Avenue in Lynbrook, in connection with the robbery of a stationery store in Lynbrook on Aug. 26. The robber was described as wearing a pink jumpsuit and a blond wig and carrying an off-white woman’s handbag. Police say the store clerk noticed the man’s dark hair underneath the wig. more

The Bank of America on Main Street in East Rockaway was robbed late Tuesday afternoon for the second time in three months. Police detectives investigated at the scene as a police helicopter flew overhead. Fourth precinct police described the man as being white, wearing a blue, sleeveless shirt, with a crew-cut hair style and looking "like a construction worker." They said he may have gotten into a red car. They did not reveal if a weapon was used in the robbery, or how much money was taken. more

A man wearing a navy blue hooded jacket, a Yankees baseball cap, and sunglasses entered the Bank of America on Main Street in East Rockaway on Monday and presented a note to the teller demanding money, according to police. more

In the past six weeks, there have been a number of home burglaries and street robberies in Lynbrook, and police say they have stepped up their efforts to catch the culprits. more