Donald Trump’s supporters steadily streamed into Grumman Studios on the afternoon of April 6 until more than 10,000 of them filled the venue, where war planes were once built. As they did, they walked past roughly 200 protesters who had gathered in what Nassau County police were calling a “free-speech zone,” a comparatively small, rectangular area cordoned off with aluminum barricades.
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By Scott Brinton
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4/7/16
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About 60 people attended a community forum on Monday held by the Nassau County Police Department’s 5th Precinct to address what is being done to curb crime in its coverage area. One of the concerns repeatedly expressed by residents was whether the precinct has enough resources to do its job.
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By Nick Ciccone
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3/30/16
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Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano delivered his State of the County address to a crowd of more than 400 government officials and supporters on March 15 at the Museum of American Armor at Old Bethpage. He emphasized the need for greater transparency, saying, “as one of the most transparent counties, we have learned over the years that our system can further improve.”
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By Stephany Reyes
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3/17/16
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A 14 year-old Elmont boy has been missing since Tuesday afternoon, police said.
According to the Missing Persons Squad, Joshua Mayes was last seen leaving his home on Hendrickson Avenue in Elmont …
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3/15/16
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A Linden, N.J. man was arrested for the fatal hit-and-run of an off-duty NYPD officer from Valley Stream that occurred on the New Jersey Turnpike early on Sunday.
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By Nick Ciccone
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3/1/16
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An off-duty NYPD officer from Valley Stream was killed early on Sunday when he got out of his car after colliding with another vehicle on the New Jersey Turnpike and was struck by a passing vehicle, New Jersey State Police said.
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By Nick Ciccone
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2/29/16
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A West Babylon man caused a three-car collision in Freeport as he fled from police after menacing a driver on the Southern State Parkway in North Valley Stream on Tuesday night, police said.
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By Micah Danney mdanney@liherald.com
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2/17/16
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Village of Valley Stream officials met with Nassau County Police Department members and County Leg. Bill Gaylor on Jan. 28 to discuss how to “further the cooperative efforts between Village Hall and the police in staying on top of crime in our area,” according to Mayor Ed Fare.
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By Micah Danney
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2/3/16
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On Feb. 1, an Elmont family experienced an almost unimaginable tragedy. Gabrielle Christina Johnson, a 12-year-old seventh-grader at Elmont High School, stood on the corner of Village Avenue and …
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By Steve Smirti
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2/1/16
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A jury in Suffolk County needed only two hours to convict a Huntington Station man of shooting Suffolk police officer Mark Collins, of North Bellmore, during a traffic stop last March, according to a representative of the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office.
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By Scott Brinton and Julie Mansmann
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1/27/16
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