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The man who faked his own death as part of a life insurance scam in the ocean off Jones Beach two years ago was sentenced on April 24 to 2 1/3 to 7 years in prison, according to the Nassau County … more

By Michael Ganci | 5/8/14

This photograph, with the words “Jimmy’s baby picture” written on it, was found on a bulletin board at a Town of Hempstead facility in Levittown. Officials are now investigating the posting as a possible hate crime.

D.A. probes racial incident as hate crime

Officials at the Town of Hempstead and Nassau County district attorney’s office are investigating what they described as a racially charged incident at a town Highway Department facility in … more

By Julie Mansmann | 5/7/14

A threatening message was found on the wall of a boy's bathroom in Wantagh High School on May 1.

Threat clears Wantagh middle and high schools

The Wantagh High School and Middle School complex was evacuated Thursday morning after a threat was found in a school bathroom, according to district officials. more

By Michael Ganci | 5/1/14

Hempstead Town investigates racist incident

Hempstead Town officials said they are investigating a racist notice posted at a Town Highway Department facility in Levittown… more

By Julie Mansmann | 4/29/14

You've got to be carefully taught

There has been a recent spate of hateful incidents in Nassau County and elsewhere that make it clear that we still have a long way to go to teach ignorant adults and youths that racism, homophobia, sexism, bullying and all other forms of intolerance are offensive and unacceptable, and definitely not funny. more

4/24/14

The man responsible for the two incidents has not been identified.

Cops searching for identity thief

Cops are looking for the man who allegedly used a fake credit card to make fraudulent purchases exceeding $1,800 at CVS locations in Wantagh and Bellmore. On Sunday, Feb. 16 at approximately 6:17 … more

By Michael Ganci | 4/17/14

Medics capture burglary suspect

Wantagh Fire Chief Ken Kelly and the Fire Department’s Rescue Squad No. 2 caught a burglar who rammed his vehicle into a Wantagh gas station on purpose last week, fire officials said. Rescue 2 … more

By Michael Ganci | 4/15/14

Joseph Barbieri, commanding officer, 7th Precinct.

Police: More heroin use means more burglaries

An increase in heroin use is contributing to an uptick in burglaries throughout the 7th Precinct, police said at a recent community forum in Seaford. Opiate addiction, in particular heroin but also … more

By Laura Schofer and Michael Ganci | 4/15/14

Nassau County Police Department officers said that Jimmy Henry, a 29-year-old Merrick Post Office employee from Freeport, sold cannabis to Jennie Pappas, 24, of Wantagh, on Wednesday from out of a mail truck in the parking lot of the Merrick Post Office.

Cops: Merrick Post Office employee sold pot at work

A Merrick Post Office worker Wednesday sold cannabis to a woman from out of a mail truck in the parking lot of Merrick’s Post Office, according to police. more

4/10/14

Jonathan Roth, 23, of Massapequa, helped his dad pull off the scam, authorities said.

Son gets year in jail for dad's fake death scam

A Massapequa man was sentenced to a year in prison Tuesday after helping his father fake his own death off Jones Beach as part of an insurance scam. more

By: Michael Ganci | 3/5/14

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