Arrests NASSAU COUNTY- Avraham Kardi, 45, of Pebble Lane, Hewlett, was arrested for operating a home improvement business without a permit during a joint operation conducted by the 4th Precinct and the county’s Consumer Affairs Department between April 29 and May 1, police said. more

Three men broke into a home on Prescott Place in North Woodmere through a basement door and pointed a shotgun into the face of the 22-year-old resident and forced her to lie face down as they ransacked the house at 10:30 p.m. on April 29, police said. more

The Nassau County Police Department’s September 2012 decision to merge the 4th and 5th Precincts as a way to help save an estimated $20 million is facing renewed criticism from the police officers’ union, with reports indicating an increase in some major crimes this year compared with the same period in 2012, before the merger. more

A New York State Supreme Court justice has ordered Nassau County to appoint a seven-member committee to oversee the Nassau County Correctional Center. The ruling came in response to a lawsuit filed in March 2012 by the New York Civil Liberties Union, which said it had received hundreds of complaints from inmates about poor conditions and treatment at the jail. more

Alex Cuozzo, president and coach of the Bellmore Striders running club, bounced between websites as the Boston Marathon progressed on Monday, checking on the club’s three members in the 26.2-mile race. more

Gershon Barkany, a Cedarhurst-based businessman accused of defrauding real estate investors of more than $50 million, was released on bail on April 9. Barkany is restricted to his home and surrendered his passport. more

A man looking for revenge after his girlfriend was in a fight with another man last August in Inwood was arrested outside his Far Rockaway residence on April 9. more

Cynthia Williams, 29, of Brooklyn was arrested on March 29 on Elm Street in Woodmere for offering to engage in sexual relations with an undercover detective of the Nassau County Police Department for … more

Gershon Barkany, a Far Rockaway resident who is the principal executive of more than 20 businesses based at 77 Spruce St. in Cedarhurst, was arrested on March 28 by FBI agents and charged with defrauding investors of more than $50 million through phony real estate deals. more

A man and a woman, both in their 60s, were found dead at a North Bellmore home on Thursday afternoon in an apparent murder-suicide, according to Nassau County Police. more