A Nassau County police officer was found dead Monday morning at Mill Pond Preserve in Bellmore. Police report that a pedestrian was walking through the preserve when he came across a male’s body on the bike bath. It is believed to be an act of suicide.
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Deirdre Krasula
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3/26/12
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A 32-year-old man was seriously injured as he attempted to cross West Broadway in Hewlett at 3:20 p.m. on March 22, police said.
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JEFFREY BESSEN
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3/23/12
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The Nassau County Legislature voted unanimously on March 19 to approve a police retirement incentive plan that County Executive Edward Mangano said was a key component of the controversial new community policing center plan, which will turn four of the county’s eight police precincts into Community Policing Centers.
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By Aaron Axelson, aaxelson@liherald.com
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3/20/12
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Radios in 192 ambulances across Nassau County, including all fire departments in the Five Towns, will be upgraded with new radio equipment to meet a federal radio mandate that allows for better communication between ambulances and police.
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ANN E. FRIEDMAN
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3/8/12
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In a contentious meeting on Monday, the Nassau County Legislature voted 10 to 9 along party lines to implement a new Community Policing Plan, in which four of the county’s eight police precincts will be closed over the next seven months and replaced with “community policing centers.”
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By Aaron Axelson and Brian Croce
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3/7/12
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In a contentious meeting on Monday, the Nassau County Legislature voted 10 to 9 along party lines to implement a new Community Policing Plan, in which four of the county’s eight police precincts will be closed over the next seven months and replaced with “community policing centers.”
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By Aaron Axelson, aaxelson@liherald.com
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3/6/12
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Nassau County Deputy Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter fielded a litany of questions about the police department’s proposed realignment plan, which would merge the county’s eight precincts into four, during a March 6 meeting of the South Merrick Community Civic Association.
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By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com
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3/1/12
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Three top Nassau County Police Department commanding officers were indicted on March 1 for misconduct and conspiracy after they attempted to cover up a crime allegedly committed by the son of an influential South Shore accountant with deep ties to the department, Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said last Thursday.
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By AARON AXELSON, SCOTT BRINTON
and DEIRDRE KRASULA, aaxelson@liherald.com
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3/1/12
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Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice was expected to indict three top-ranking Nassau County Police Department officers on Thursday stemming from the alleged mishandling of a burglary investigation at Kennedy High School in Bellmore in 2009.
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3/1/12
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A Hewlett fire that left nearly three dozen residents homeless on Tuesday was deemed to be accidental, according to the Nassau County Fire Marshal's office.
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JEFF BESSEN
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2/14/12
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