Holding candles and reciting prayers along with members of the clergy in Malverne, hundreds of people gathered for a vigil to pray for Malvernite and NYPD Det. Steven McDonald at the Charles Reese Memorial Park in the village on Jan. 9. McDonald, who had a heart attack on Jan. 6, is still in critical condition at North Shore University Hospital in Nassau County.
McDonald reportedly died Jan. 10 at North Shore Hosptial while still on life support. He was 59 years old.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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1/10/17
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A fatal heroin overdose in Malverne on Dec. 22, and a non-fatal overdose in Valley Stream the next day, led Nassau police to the arrest of four people for the sale and possession of heroin on Monday, Dec. 26 in Port Washington, Valley Stream and Woodside, Queens.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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12/27/16
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Two members of the Rockville Centre Police Department have retired. After more than half a century of combined service, Sgt. Thomas Landrigan and police officer Michael Vickery are leaving the …
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by Peter Belfiore and Brian Kacharaba
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11/23/16
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The Nassau County Police Department’s recent revamping of its use-of-force policy is a proactive and welcome move by the county at a time of . . .
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7/20/16
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A revamped set of guidelines regarding use of force by the Nassau County Police Department went into effect on July 8, with an emphasis on de-escalating situations in order to avoid force and more comprehensive review and tracking of physical contact between officers and members of the public.
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By Micah Danney
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7/13/16
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As his kitchen television silently aired CNN’s footage of the chaos the day after five white Dallas police officers were killed by a black sniper during a peaceful demonstration, Malvernite and New York City Police Detective Steven McDonald was listening to a speech by Robert F. Kennedy, made nearly 50 years ago, on the day after the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s assassination.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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7/12/16
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Nassau County’s serial knife-wielding robber has expanded his pattern of terror to Queens, according to New York City Police Department officials.
Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce and an NYPD …
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By Steve Smirti
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6/8/16
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The Nassau County Police Department has recently come under fire for being hundreds of millions of dollars over budgeted overtime costs, as well as inadequately reporting extra hours worked. …
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By Alex Costello
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5/4/16
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The county comptroller released an audit last week stating that the Nassau County Police Department exceeded its overtime budget by $96.2 million over a six-year period due to systemic under-budgeting, overly optimistic savings projections and slipshod record-keeping.
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By Nick Ciccone
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5/4/16
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An audit of Nassau County Police Departmentovertime expenditures revealed systemic issues of under-budgeting, reliance on overly optimistic savings from management initiatives, complex precinct overtime rules and inadequate recordkeeping technology, Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos’s office announced Monday.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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4/26/16
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