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Police are searching for two women who allegedly stole a handbag from a Long Beach nail salon last month.

The Long Beach and Nassau County Police Departments are searching for two women wanted for grand larceny following a theft at a Long Beach nail salon last month, and police are offering a $5,000 … more

Anthony Rifilato | 6/18/12

Long Beach men charged in I.P. robbery

Nassau County police arrested two Long Beach men on Tuesday after they allegedly robbed a woman and threatened her with a knife. According to Fourth Precinct police, the incident occurred at … more

Anthony Rifilato | 5/23/12

Emergency service units are at the scene of a parking structure at LBHS that collapsed at 5:12 p.m.

Long Beach High School parking structure collapses

The school was … more

Anthony Rifilato | 4/6/12

Legislature OK’s police retirement plan

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. more

By Aaron Axelson, aaxelson@liherald.com | 3/20/12

County Legislators debated the Police Precinct Efficiency Initiative for nearly four hours on Monday.

Vote to close precincts passes, 10-9

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.” more

By Aaron Axelson and Brian Croce | 3/7/12

Vote to close precincts passes, 10-9

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.” more

By Aaron Axelson, aaxelson@liherald.com | 3/6/12

Former Second Deputy Commissioner William Flanagan

Top cops indicted for conspiracy, misconduct

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. more

By AARON AXELSON, SCOTT BRINTON and DEIRDRE KRASULA, aaxelson@liherald.com | 3/1/12

Police brass to be indicted over alleged mishandling of Kennedy High burglary

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. more

3/1/12

Long Beach man arrested following robberies

Nassau County police arrested a Long Beach man last week after he allegedly committed robberies in Hempstead and Freeport. Police said 23-year-old Jamar Felder, of E. Pine St., entered the … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 2/8/12

The Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center, headed by Executive Director Wendy Tepfer, hosted a forum on Wednesday, “The Dangers In Your Medicine Cabinet,” which looked at the prescription-drug abuse epidemic now plaguing New York, including Nassau County.

Bellmore-Merrick Parent Center confronts Nassau’s pill epidemic

They’re called “pharm parties,” short for pharmacy parties. A group of teenagers –– perhaps as young as 12 and 13 years old –– methodically swipe opiate-based pain killers like Oxycontin and Oxycodone from their parents’ and grandparents’ medicine cabinets, dump the pills into a big bowl when no adult is looking and take turns rolling a die. Whatever number comes up, that’s the number of pills a teen must ingest. more

By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com | 1/12/12