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Nassau County Police officers from the 1st and 7th precincts spoke about how residents can deter crimes at a public safety meeting on June 21 at Wantagh Public Library. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 6/30/16

Authorities rescue 400 animals from Bellmore home

More than 400 animals –– many exotic, some endangered –– were removed by officials from the Bellmore home of Gary Gruber, according to the Society for the Prevention of Animal Cruelty and the … more

By Scott Brinton | 6/22/16

Surveillance footage of the knife-point robber hitting a Subway sandwich shop in Bayside.

Serial knife robber moves into Queens

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 … more

By Steve Smirti | 6/8/16

The suspect in this surveillance footage has been linked to multiple knife-point robberies in Queens, Nassau and Suffolk.

'Person of interest' being investigated in connection with knifepoint robbery spree

Nassau County police arrested a man in Floral Park Wednesday afternoon, officials said, who is being investigated in connection with numerous knifepoint robberies across the county since at least January. more

By Nick Ciccone | 6/8/16

Dean Skelos, shielded by police officers and family members, was swarmed by reporters as he left court on May 12. He was sentenced to five years in prison and must pay a $500,000 fine. His son, Adam, was given a sentence of 6 1/2 years.

Sins of the father and son

At his sentencing hearing on May 12, Adam Skelos acknowledged what many in Rockville Centre have been saying since he and his father, Dean, were convicted of corruption in December: He ruined his … more

By Alex Costello | 5/18/16

Dean Skelos, shielded by police officers and family members, was swarmed by reporters as he left court on May 12. He was sentenced to 5 years and jail and has to pay a $500,000 fine.

Dean Skelos sentenced to 5 years

Former State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who was convicted of federal corruption charges in December, was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday, May 12. He was also fined $500,000. more

By Alex Costello | 5/12/16

A Naloxone Hydrochloride injection, better known as Narcan, reverses a heroin overdose by blocking opioid receptors in the brain.

Fighting the heroin battle

Long Island, and Nassau County specifically, has been facing a drug crisis for the last decade. With narcotics pervasive in the streets in large quantities and at cheap prices, people of all ages are taking to drugs. more

By Rebecca Anderson | 5/11/16

Lift limits on child sex abuse claims

There is a bill now being considered in the State Senate’s Codes Committee that deserves public support. It would eliminate the statute of limitations that now prevents victims who are 23 or older from filing claims of sexual abuse . . . more

4/28/16

Police commissioner Thomas Krumpter, left, County Executive Edward Mangano and District Attorney Madeline Singas at a press conference on Monday. Ben Strack/Herald

Seven arrested on drug charges

Seven drug suppliers were arrested last week for their roles in allegedly distributing 10,000 individual doses of heroin per week throughout the South Shore communities of Merrick, Freeport, … more

By Ben Strack | 4/27/16

Police investigate attempted child luring in Wantagh

Nassau County Police say a man tried to lure a pair of 10-year-old girls into his car on Monday night in Wantagh. more

3/30/16

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