Nassau County has faced unprecedented issues over the past year, with the loss of more than 3,000 residents to the novel coronavirus and renewed calls for police reform. But through it all, County …
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By Melissa Koenig
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3/25/21
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For the first time in Nassau Police Department history, a Black woman has been promoted to the position of chief of support.
Lorna Atmore, a 25-year member of NCPD, was promoted to the chief of …
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By Matthew Ferremi
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3/5/21
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Ron Walsh, a high-ranking veteran Nassau County police officer, was to be sworn in Friday as Long Beach’s new top cop after a farewell ceremony at Nassau police headquarters.
Instead, …
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By James Bernstein
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1/14/21
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Nassau County officials swore in 185 cadets at the Police Academy in Massapequa Park Friday morning — one of the largest classes to enter the county’s rigorous, seven-month officer …
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By Scott Brinton
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12/11/20
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First Squad detectives from the Nassau County Police Department reported the arrest of three people from Hempstead on Dec. 5 after an incident in Wantagh at 8:40 a.m. the day before.
A 911 call …
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12/10/20
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In September 2019, New York City Police Department Detective Chris Panetta, 42, and his wife, Nassau County probation officer and college professor Michelle Panetta, 34, created Beyond the Badge NY, …
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By JD Freda
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10/16/20
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Black women were front and center at the latest Black Lives Matter protest outside the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola on Sept. 24.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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9/28/20
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Last September, Chris and Michelle Panetta took on an important task. Chris, 42, a New York City Police detective, and Michelle, 34, a Nassau County probation officer, sought to put an end to police …
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By J.D. Freda
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8/27/20
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Policing is a community service provided by a paramilitary organization. There are about 800,000 police officers across the U.S., and regardless of color or creed, we are all blue.
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By Brian Wells
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8/21/20
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The actions of the four Minneapolis police officers who caused the tragic death of George Floyd on Memorial Day were barbaric and shameful, and go against everything we as a society stand for.
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By Bil Gaylor
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8/21/20
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