Elise Damas, director of the Pathway to Citizenship Long Island Program at the Central American Refugee Center in Hempstead, says she is really worried about the possible end to the Temporary Protected Status program for El Salvadorans, Hondurans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Guatemalans because it could lead to a rise in crime.
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By Ronny Reyes
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4/12/18
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Part four in an ongoing series. Read parts [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7] here.
Elaine Duke, former Department of Homeland Security secretary, and current Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen …
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By Ronny Reyes
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4/5/18
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Federal investigators from the U.S. Postal Service were at a home at Alder Road and Bellmore Avenue on Tuesday morning, where numerous bags were seized.
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By Erik Hawkins
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4/3/18
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Over the past year and a half, the incidence of hate crimes has skyrocketed across the nation, and Long Island. Just a few weeks ago, swastikas were scrawled on sidewalks . . .
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3/16/18
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The North Bellmore 7-Eleven on Jerusalem Avenue was robbed at gunpoint early Wednesday morning, and police are searching for the suspect.
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3/14/18
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Opening arguments were heard on Wednesday in the corruption trial of Former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano and former Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto.
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By Erik Hawkins
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3/11/18
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Nassau County police identified Massapequa as a hot spot for opioid overdoses, using the department’s new OD Maps software, Commissioner Patrick Ryder announced on March 1.
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By James Mattone
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3/2/18
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The owner of the Puppy Store, in Merrick, was arrested Friday by county SPCA detectives on animal cruelty charges.
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By Erik Hawkins
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3/2/18
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Richard “Rob” Walker, former chief deputy to then County Executive Ed Mangano, pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal charges of obstruction of justice and making false statements to FBI agents. He was released on $200,000 surety bond, for which he and his wife put up their Hicksville home.
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By Eden Laikin
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2/22/18
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A Merrick man was arrested for allegedly punching a man and running over another with his car in Farmingdale on Feb. 18.
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2/21/18
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