New York Police Department Officer Jonathan Diller, a Franklin Square native, was shot and killed in Far Rockaway during a traffic stop on March 25.
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By Nicole Wagner
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3/28/24
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Five people were stabbed to death, another person is critical and two NYPD police officers were slashed before the alleged attacked was shot by police and died in an incident at a multi-family home on Beach 22nd St. in Far Rockaway on Dec. 3.
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By Jeff Bessen
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12/3/23
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It’s been 22 years since our world changed forever when our nation was attacked. But for so many like Susan Hutchins, it still feels like Sept. 11, 2001 — the day she lost her son, West Hempstead’s Kevin Nathaniel Colbert, in the South Tower of the World Trade Center.
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By Michael Hinman
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9/18/23
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If there was a common theme in Anthony D’Esposito’s career, it would be progression.
From police officer to New York Police Department detective. An 18-year-old volunteer firefighter to fire …
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By Ana Borruto
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1/26/23
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During the holiday season, while everyone was enjoying family time, a break from work, and some good food, the East Meadow Fire Department rushed to answer a record number of calls. The volunteer …
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By Mallory Wilson
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1/5/23
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It was a heated Monday night New York Rangers game on Nov. 28. The kind that Brianna Fernandez, an avid Rangers fan, would tune in to watch with her late father in front of the television.
This …
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By Juan Lasso
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12/8/22
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An East Rockaway man was arrested on Thursday after allegedly threatening to shoot people at a children's hospital in Queens.
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By Mike Smollins
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2/19/22
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Candles lit up Memorial Park last Thursday as residents, police officers and elected officials gathered in East Rockaway to mourn the loss of two slain NYPD officers.
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By Mike Smollins
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2/3/22
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FBI agents entered the No Limits Auto Body on Austin Boulevard in Island Park Oct. 1.
A person with direct knowledge of the case said the agents were at the shop in connection with the arrest that day of former NYPD officer Michael Perri, 32, of East Islip, on bribery charges. Peri retired from the NYPD in 2020. The FBI and New York Police Department jointly conducted an investigation into the case.
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By Tom Carrozza
tcarrozza@liherald.com
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10/14/21
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FDNY firefighters and NYPD officers went head-to-head in a lacrosse game at Greis Park’s new turf field on Aug. 21 to benefit the Brian Moore Fund, which was created in the memory of a police officer who was killed in the line of duty in 2015. In all, $7,500 was raised.
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8/25/21
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