The family of an Elmont man who was arrested for criminal contempt on June 11 after police found several injured dogs in his home, and who, according to police, is suspected of running a dog-fighting operation, says he is innocent, and claim that family members have been targeted by police for several years. more

While operating her 2008 Nissan Sentra westbound on Hempstead Turnpike at Terrace Avenue in Elmont on June 7, around 10:25 a.m., a Centereach woman struck two utility poles, causing her vehicle to go airborne and land on a 2008 Honda Civic owned by National Grid. more

Duo robs F.S. store The AT&T Arjay Wireless store, at 995 Hempstead Turnpike in Franklin Square, was robbed on May 12, at 11 a.m., by two unidentified individuals. more

Criminal partners Marquis Jones, 24, of Hempstead, and Victor Caputo, 22, of Corona, thought they got away, scot-free, with a very big crime. According to the Nassau County Police’s 5th Precinct, on March 25, Jones went to the Chase Bank, on Linden Boulevard in Elmont, and cashed three counterfeit checks for an undisclosed amount of cash. On April 22, Jones went to the same bank and presented a fraudulent withdrawal slip, receiving an undisclosed amount of cash.  more

Two Nassau County Police officers revved up the motor on a device not much larger than a lawnmower engine. As the machine roared last Wednesday afternoon, the officers used its cutters to slowly peel off the driver’s side door of a badly damaged minivan. No one was inside the van, but students at Holy Trinity High School in Hicksville watched quietly and anxiously as the “Jaws of Life” crushed the car’s metal. more

Lisa Johannes, 18, was arrested on May 5, at 2:30 p.m., after attacking her boyfriend with a razor blade she pulled from her waistband. According to the Nassau County Police Department’s 5th Precinct, Johannes, of Seville Street in Elmont, was involved in an argument with her 21-year-old boyfriend that escalated in side of her home, when she grabbed a razor blade. more

A bomb threat was left on the voice-mail system of a member of the H. Frank Carey High School administration on April 27 around 11:10 p.m. The threat was made after the Sewanhaka Central High School District Board of Education meeting that night. more

A bomb threat was left on the voice-mail system of an administrative member of the H. Frank Carey High School on April 27, around 11:10 p.m. The threat was made following the Sewanhaka Central High School District Board of Education meeting on Wednesday, which began at 8 p.m. more

As part of a statewide program, Recruit NY, the Elmont Volunteer Fire Department, at 95 Lehrer Ave. in Elmont, opened its doors to area residents on Sunday, April 10, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event focused on educating local residents about what it takes to be a volunteer firefighter or emergency medical technician. Volunteer firefighter recruitment has become difficult for many Nassau County fire departments over the past several years, and the Elmont Fire Department is no exception. The department’s 170 members respond to approximately 2,000 emergency calls per year, and the department covers both Elmont and North Valley Stream. more

The New York State Senate has passed legislation to enact felony charges for wrong-way and other reckless drivers, according to Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., a Republican from Merrick who sponsored the bill. The legislation is in response to a significant number of arrests and car crashes involving individuals who drove the wrong way while under the influence of alcohol. more