Nassau County officials swore in 185 cadets at the Police Academy in Massapequa Park Friday morning — one of the largest classes to enter the county’s rigorous, seven-month officer …
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By Scott Brinton
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12/11/20
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The pilot of a privately-owned helicopter was forced to make an emergency water landing near Jones Beach Wednesday afternoon due to weather conditions, police said.
According to officials, the …
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10/22/20
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Nassau County police are investigating a swastika that was found on a driveway in North Merrick Thursday afternoon.
According to detectives, the homeowner at the Brian Drive residence, who had a …
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10/9/20
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Black women were front and center at the latest Black Lives Matter protest outside the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola on Sept. 24.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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9/28/20
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Nearly 100 people gathered in Merrick on Wednesday night to denounce the police shooting of a Black man in Kenosha, Wis.
On Aug. 23, Jacob Blake, 29, was shot mulitple times in the back by a …
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By Alyssa Seidman
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8/27/20
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Nassau County police have arrested a Freeport man who allegedly exposed himself to two 9-year-old girls at the corner of Webster Street and Petit Avenue in Merrick on Aug. 10.
Alex Ramirez, 26, of …
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By Alyssa Seidman
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8/22/20
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Policing is a community service provided by a paramilitary organization. There are about 800,000 police officers across the U.S., and regardless of color or creed, we are all blue.
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By Brian Wells
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8/21/20
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The actions of the four Minneapolis police officers who caused the tragic death of George Floyd on Memorial Day were barbaric and shameful, and go against everything we as a society stand for.
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By Bil Gaylor
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8/21/20
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On Thursday, Nassau County Police Det. Lt. Richard LeBrun held a news conference at the corner of Webster Street and Petit Avenue in Merrick regarding an "indecent exposure" incident that occurred at …
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By Alyssa Seidman
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8/13/20
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While commenting on the chants and signs proclaiming “Black Lives Matter,” a white colleague said, “All lives matter.”
Yes, I replied, but . . .
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By Robert A. Scott
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7/3/20
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