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Steven McDonald in his Malverne home last week. Thirty years ago, McDonald was shot and left paralyzed by a group of teens in Central Park.

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. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 7/12/16

53-year Merrick F.D. volunteer dies at 71

Jeffrey B. Wortmann, a 53-year volunteer for the Merrick Fire Department who trained many of the department’s current leaders, died on Nov. 22 after a long illness. Wortmann, who had been named an honorary chief of the department, was 71. more

By Scott Brinton | 12/3/15

CCRB finds excessive and unnecessary use of force

The New York City Citizens Complain Review Board [CCRB] has found that NYPD officer James Frascatore, 38, did use excessive force when he tackled former tennis pro James Blake, 35, outside of the … more

By Barbra Rubin-Perry | 10/14/15

James Frascatore, Oceanside resident and NYC police officer, is under investigation for an incident where he tackled tennis player James Blak

NY cop, O’side resident, under investigation

Oceanside resident and New York City Police officer James Frascatore has been accused of using excessive force on retired tennis player James Blake. On Sept. 9, Blake, who is biracial, was … more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 9/16/15

A blue ribbon was tied outside of Village Hall in honor of the murdered NYPD officers.

Village honors police

Blue ribbons have been tied around the village to honor New York City Police officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu, who were killed on Dec. 20. The village recognized Katherine Nadel of Mormile … more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 1/7/15

We can all just get along

Intolerance seems like an uncomplicated issue: Most rational people would agree it has no place in civil society. Yet it persists . . . more

10/23/14

Sharpton's rants aside, the NYPD is doing a great job

Bill Bratton, the commissioner of the New York City Police Department, has decades of professional experience in law enforcement. He is decorated and well recognized in the field . . . more

8/20/14

West End burglar gets 16 years to life

The man behind a rash of home burglaries that had West End residents on edge four years ago, and who had left behind DNA evidence at the scene of the break-ins, was sentenced to 16 years to life in … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 2/25/14

Kevin Brennan’s Mepham High School yearbook photo from 2001.

Man who shot Mepham grad sentenced to life

A Brooklyn man who shot a Mepham High School graduate in the head and killed another woman was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 2012 incidents, Kings County District Attorney Charles Hynes said. more

By Julie Mansmann | 7/30/13

It took a jury less than two hours on Wednesday to convict Joseph Moss, 42, of two counts of second-degree burglary.

West End burglar facing 25 years to life

The man behind a rash of home burglaries that had West End residents on edge three years ago is facing 25 years to life in prison. Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said that it took … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 3/7/13

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