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

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

Audit: NCPD overtime went well over budget

The county comptroller released an audit last week stating that the Nassau County Police Department exceeded its overtime budget by $96.2 million over a six-year period due to systemic under-budgeting, overly optimistic savings projections and slipshod record-keeping. more

By Nick Ciccone | 5/4/16

Nassau County Comptroller, George Maragos

Nassau Police overtime audit reveals management issues

An audit of Nassau County Police Departmentovertime expenditures revealed systemic issues of under-budgeting, reliance on overly optimistic savings from management initiatives, complex precinct overtime rules and inadequate recordkeeping technology, Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos’s office announced Monday. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 4/26/16

Jacqueline Goettisheim is a crossing guard employed by Lynbrook and is not affected by the county budget. She is stationed on the corner of Hempstead and Davison avenues.

School crossing guard budget down

According to information received from the Nassau County Police Department, nearly three-quarters of a million dollars has been sliced out of the county’s budget for school crossing guards since 2010. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 4/26/16

Ruben Sajous of East Meadow, left, and Jermaine Jones of Lakeview

More food delivery worker robberies, this time in Lakeview

Nassau police reported the arrest of an Old Bethpage man for a robbery that occurred on Monday, March 28 at 11:18 p.m. in Lakeview. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 3/29/16

Convict linked to Nassau County robberies

A Roosevelt man arrested for a West Hempstead robbery in 2014 was charged in connection with an additional five robberies and two attempts on Thursday that took place between May and September 2014 in West Hempstead, Merrick, Elmont, Mineola and Bethpage. more

By Nick Ciccone | 3/24/16

The W. H. Community Support Association arranged the meeting, attended by over 200 residents, police and politicians.

Police, politicians meet with residents

The West Hempstead Community Support Association held its biannual meeting last Wednesday, where Sergeant Ed Grim from Nassau County Police’s 5th Precinct, and several Town of Hempstead politicians, spoke to residents about crime and gave residents an opportunity to voice concerns and have them addressed. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 3/23/16

Police, politicians meet with W.H. residents

The West Hempstead Community Support Association held its biannual meeting last Wednesday, where Sergeant Ed Grim from Nassau County Police’s 5th Precinct, and several Town of Hempstead politicians, spoke to residents about crime and gave residents an opportunity to voice concerns and have them addressed. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 3/23/16

Nassau County Police released these sketches of two men who robbed a West Hempstead homeowner at gunpoint last Friday afternoon.

Three men sought in armed robbery

Nassau County police are seeking the public’s help in identifying three men connected to an armed robbery in West Hempstead last Friday afternoon, and released sketches of two of the men today. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 1/19/16

Robbery at McDonald's in West Hempstead

Nassau County Police are investigating a robbery that occurred on yesterday afternoon at a McDonald's on Hempstead Turnpike. more

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