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Cops: Driver of white van attempts to lure teens
Nassau County Police are warning young people to be on the lookout for a white van after three teens were approached in separate incidents by the driver over the past week in the North Merrick-North Bellmore and East Meadow areas. The teens were asked whether they wanted a ride. The teens ran home and informed their parents, who called police. Authorities said the teens did the right thing by running away and letting police know. more
The Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center, headed by Executive Director Wendy Tepfer, hosted a forum on Wednesday, “The Dangers In Your Medicine Cabinet,” which looked at the prescription-drug abuse epidemic now plaguing New York, including Nassau County.
Bellmore-Merrick Parent Center confronts Nassau’s pill epidemic
They’re called “pharm parties,” short for pharmacy parties. A group of teenagers –– perhaps as young as 12 and 13 years old –– methodically swipe opiate-based pain killers like Oxycontin and Oxycodone from their parents’ and grandparents’ medicine cabinets, dump the pills into a big bowl when no adult is looking and take turns rolling a die. Whatever number comes up, that’s the number of pills a teen must ingest. more
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The woman believed to have attempted to burglarize at least seven homes, including one in Bellmore and one in Merrick, was described as Hispanic or light-skinned black, in her 20s, 5-foot-8, with large, bulging eyes and medium build, wearing a knit hat, blue jacket, blue jeans and black boots.
Burglars use deception to steal from W.H. homeowner
A string of December burglaries across Nassau County targeted older men and women, according to authorities. more
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Nassau County corrections officer Frank Milano, 36, of Elmont, was driving while off-duty along the Southern State Parkway near Peninsula Boulevard, pictured above, when his car veered off the highway and hit a tree, according to New York State Police.
Dec. 14 update: Elmont corrections officer killed in crash
A corrections officer from Elmont was killed in a car crash at 12:01 a.m. today while driving westbound on the Southern State Parkway, near Peninsula Boulevard. more
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W.H. man arrested on drug charges, woman charged in fatal W.H. car accident
W.H. man arrested on drug chargesDetectives with the Nassau County Police Department’s Narcotics/Vice Squad arrested a 24-year-old West Hempstead man on drug charges last week. Police … more
Police are offering a reward for information leading to this man.
Police offer reward for information in robbery
The Nassau County Police Department is seeking information about the robbery of a West Hempstead Bank last month. A black man said to be in his 40s entered the Roslyn Savings Bank at 50 Hempstead … more
Laroy Floyd was arrested and charged for allegedly assaulting two police officers.
W.H. man arrested for allegedly assaulting police officers
Detectives with the Nassau County Police Department’s Fifth Squad arrested a West Hempstead man last week after he allegedly assaulted two police officers. On Friday, Nov. 25, an employee of … more
Crime Watch for Malverne, West Hempstead and Lakeview
Burglary arrestDetectives with the Nassau County Police Department’s Fifth Squad report the arrest of 16-year-old James Wells-Jones for a burglary that occurred in Lakeview on Nov. 3 at 2:10 … more
Pair arrested in West Hempstead for stealing tools
Detectives with the Fifth Squad arrested two men who stole landscaping tools from a truck parked in a lot located at 330 Hempstead Ave. in West Hempstead. According to police, Leo Williams, 53, of … more
Nassau County officials have proposed shuttering two precincts and realigning the remaining six to save money and improve efficiency in the department.
Cop-out? Cash-strapped county considers precinct closures
“The precinct is just a building,” according to Katie Grilli-Robles, spokeswoman for Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano. Closing two of the county’s eight police precincts, … more
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