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Police found an unattended suitcase at the Waldbaum's shopping center on Merrick Road in Merrick on Saturday, and the bomb squad was called in.

Second supermarket shut down because of suspicious suitcase

Nassau County Police cordoned off the Waldbaum’s shopping center on Merrick Road in Merrick on Saturday, around 5 p.m., after a suspicious suitcase was left unattended in the middle of the parking lot amid shopping carts and cars. more

Scott Brinton | 6/19/10

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice is taking a tough-as-nails approach to nabbing heroin dealers.

D.A. taking hard line on heroin

Part six in a series. Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice made a name for herself with her tough-as-nails prosecution of drunken drivers. Now, as the use of heroin has spread on Long Island, it's little surprise that the headstrong D.A. is taking a hard line. more

Sari Zeidler and Deirdre Krasula | 6/17/10

Protect yourself from police pretenders

While driving down a dark street you see flashing lights in your rearview mirror. It’s definitely not a patrol car, and it doesn’t appear to be the typical model used as an unmarked police vehicle. more

6/14/10

50 cent heroin: Confiscated bags of heroin stamped with the name "50 cents" after popular rap artist 50 Cent.

Nassau Police Dept's heroin squad –– out of the public eye

Part six in a series. Happening upon this seemingly abandoned lot might leave you with the feeling that you're about to witness a late-night drug deal, but in fact, you would have stumbled on one of the places that heroin dealers and addicts fear most. It's the heart of the Nassau County Police Department's Heroin Task Force. Much of what happens here is kept under wraps. Police asked that the address be kept confidential. The following is what authorities can share. more

Sari Zeidler and Deirdre Krasula | 6/2/10

Heroin, a slave master that kills

Heroin addicts describe their first high as the ultimate escape, a 20-hour fix starting with a pleasure rush that races from the tip of the tongue throughout the body and steadily progresses toward hallucinations that transfix a user in a state of semiconscious euphoria. more

4/23/10

SUV overturns on East Park Avenue in Long Beach

A woman who overturned her SUV and was injured in Long Beach was airlifted to a local hospital last Sunday afternoon. The woman was driving her SUV westbound on East Park Avenue, between … more

JOSEPH KELLARD | 4/15/10

Pretend police at funeral?

Two weeks after a man was shot dead on a Long Beach street, police have not provided any information about the suspect or any further details about the incident than they … more

Joseph Kellard | 4/7/10

A new law in New York now requires all residential homes, including apartments to have a carbon monoxide dectector, which is the first line of defense against the silent killer.

Beating the silent killer

Nassau County Police Officer Michael Frank rescued a woman and her 8-year-old son from their Valley Stream home that was filling with carbon monoxide. Frank responded to the home early that morning, … more

Ariella Monti | 3/24/10

Road rage case goes to grand jury

The case of Evan Potts, the Oceanside motorist who was arrested and charged with manslaughter in connection with a road rage fatality in Long Beach last year, has gone to a grand jury. While … more

Joseph Kellard and Annmarie Fertoli | 3/24/10

Ernest Cummings, 46, of Long Beach, was shot and killed outside this home at 19 E. Hudson St. on Monday afternoon.

Gunman on the run

Police were still searching Wednesday for a gunman who they say shot and killed a man in Long Beach on Monday afternoon. According to Nassau County homicide detectives, a man shot Ernest … more

Joseph Kellard | 3/24/10

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