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Former Nassau County Police detective Alan Sharpe pleaded guilty to misconduct on Monday.

A former Nassau County Police detective who faced criminal charges for his role in preventing the arrest of a Merrick teenager whose father was a personal friend and financial benefactor of a police foundation pleaded guilty to official misconduct on Monday. more

By Julie Mansmann | 2/25/14

Michael Myers, 21, of Seaford, was arrested Monday.

Seaford Man Charged with Burglary

A Seaford man was among five arrested Monday in connection with a Massapequa Park burglary, detectives said. more

By: Michael Ganci | 2/14/14

New scam hitting stores

Nassau County Legislator Kevan Abrahams (D-Freeport), in conjunction with the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce, would like to inform local retailers of a credit card scam recently attempted at … more

2/6/14

Insults, old as the ages, scrawled on walls

Are we seeing things or are we seeing something? Police are looking for the person or persons who wrote anti-Semitic epithets . . . more

1/31/14

Duo charged in bank robbery spree

After a month-long bank-robbing spree in five Nassau County and as many as three Suffolk County communities, the Nassau and Suffolk county police departments report the arrest of two men they allege are responsible at a Melville apartment complex on Jan. 29. more

By John Maher | 1/30/14

Police are looking for the public's help in identifying an unknown subject in connection with oil truck robberies.

Police search for oil truck bandit

Crime Stoppers and the Nassau County Police Department are seeking the public’s help in identifying the subject pictured in the composite sketch. The subject is wanted in connection with multiple … more

1/28/14

Michael Costanza, 60, a Merrick resident, retired LIRR transportation manager and a commissioner of the North Merrick Fire Department, was convicted of fraud and conspiracy to commit fraud for making false statements to the federal Railroad Retirement Board claiming that he had become disabled on the job. Costanza drew tens of thousands of dollars in disability payments.

N. Merrick F.D. commish convicted in LIRR fraud case

A federal jury Thursday convicted Michael Costanza, 60, of Merrick, a retired Long Island Rail Road transportation manager and North Merrick Fire Department commissioner, of fraud and conspiracy to commit fraud. Costanza now faces a maximum of 55 years in prison. more

10/14/13

District Attorney says Rockville Centre man ripped off Camp ANCHOR

A Rockville Centre man was arrested last week and charged with stealing more than $1.6 million from two nonprofits that raise money for special-needs children, and two women for whom he acted as … more

By Alex Costello | 10/9/13

A 2009 national survey on drug use found that prescription drugs are the second-most abused type of drug in the U.S.

Prescription drugs are a problem

Prescription drug abuse in the United States has spiked dramatically in the past few years, and Nassau County is no exception. Illegal use of prescription drugs has become so widespread across the … more

By John Maher | 10/2/13

State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., center, says a new law targets 'bath salts," which are not bath salts at all, but are drugs used to get high.

Senator: New law targets bath salts

New York State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., a Republican from Merrick, announced this past week that legislation he supported to stop the sale and use of deadly bath salt-type drugs has been signed into law by Governor Cuomo. more

9/19/13

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