Rockville Centre police reported that extra enforcement over the Thanksgiving holiday — one of the busiest times of the year for local establishments — kept incidents in the village to a minimum. The department had extra officers and extra patrols in the central business district, near the licensed bars and restaurants. more

The Rockville Centre Police Department responded to a pair of crimes that occurred on the morning of Nov. 30. At 3 a.m., a robbery was reported at the north parking lot of Morgan Day’s Field. An unknown Hispanic man allegedly entered the car of a 29-year-old and held the victim at gunpoint, demanding cash from his pocket. The perpetrator fled the scene with the money. No injuries were reported. Later on, at 5 a.m., police personnel received a report of a burglary on Linden Street. According to the report, the resident discovered that someone had forced open the side door of his house and that an unknown amount of money was stolen inside. more

Rockville Centre police reported that extra enforcement on Wednesday evening — one of the busiest nights of the year for local establishments — kept incidents in the village to a minimum. The department had extra officers and extra patrols in the central business district, near the licensed bars and restaurants. more

Two Rockville Centre police officers were injured in a scuffle as they arrested a 39-year-old Freeport man in an Allen Road home on Monday night. more

The building at 2 Lincoln Ave. was evacuated on Tuesday afternoon when Rockville Centre Building Department officials determined that the structure was in imminent danger of collapse following the failure of columns in the parking garage underneath the building. more

The Rockville Centre Police Department reminds parents and teenagers that all state and local laws will be strictly enforced on Halloween night, Sunday, Oct. 31 and on the night preceding Halloween, as well. Crimes against people or property, impeding pedestrian or vehicular traffic and other violations will not be tolerated. more

The Rockville Centre Police Department collected hundreds of pills and other medications at its headquarters on Maple Avenue as part of the national Prescription Drug Take-Back Day across the country on Sept. 25. more

Four clerks in four local stores were charged with the Sale of Alcohol to a Person Under the Age of 21 in a sting conducted by officers from the Rockville Centre Police Department and Nassau County’s First Precinct on Sept. 23. more

The Confide Counseling Center honored officers from the Rockville Centre and Nassau County police departments at its ninth annual Criminal Justice Awards, a luncheon ceremony on Sept. 17 at the Maple Avenue firehouse. more

Rockville Centre Police Officer Stephen Reidy was named “Cop of the Month” by the Rockville Centre Police Department for alert police work that led to the arrest of two men on auto theft and other charges. more