On June 28, Charles Parsley of Old Mill Court was sentenced at the U.S. Eastern District Court to fifteen additional years in federal prison for distributing narcotics and the possession of a … more

A recent rash of graffiti appeared in Rockville Centre over the past several weeks, starting in the downtown area and spreading to residential neighborhoods. The frequency of the graffiti has … more

With the hearing to allow Village Car Service to operate in the Village of Rockville Centre set for May 13, taxis are a hot issue locally. The Rockville Centre Village Code sets strict … more

It was no laughing matter when Rockville Centre resident Robert Schiavelli was issued tickets on Feb. 12 and 13 for disturbing the peace with his loud laughter. Schiavelli was given two … more

Kevin Coyle, 18, of Rockville Centre, has been arrested in connection with an incident on June 18 in which a group of five to eight youths allegedly beat up a 43-year-old man on Roxen Road, sending … more

Nassau County and village police arrested two teenagers from Rockville Centre in connection with an incident shortly before midnight on June 18 in which a group of five to eight youths allegedly beat up a 43-year-old man on Roxen Road, sending him to the hospital with serious injuries. more

The Rockville Centre doctor who was arrested more than a year ago for illegally selling drug prescriptions and pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor last month was sentenced on April 18 to three years’ probation. more

Though the Nassau County Police Department has noted an increase in burglaries in the first two months of 2012, Rockville Centre police have seen a trend in the opposite direction. more

Police are looking for two or more men who pulled off two robberies — one at gunpoint — in Rockville Centre within an hour of each other early on Sept. 23. more

“Hostage negotiators responding. They request that you do not enter the room the hostage is in.” Lt. Christopher Romance of the Rockville Centre Police Department spoke with a calm authority as he relayed the message to his officers. “Suspect is a white male, he has two female hostages.” Six men, including Mayor Francis Murray and Police Commissioner Charles Gennario, stood outside Mercy Medical Center’s St. Anne’s building, taking careful note of what was going on in the hospital. Had the situation been real, there would likely have been a number of news helicopters overhead and significantly more officers present. more