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U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice, at lectern, led the Long Island congressional delegation and many other elected and appointed officials in showing a united front against anti-Semitism on Jan. 3.

Rabbis, elected officials speak out on recent anti-Semitic incidents

There have been 13 anti-Semitic incidents in New York since Dec. 8. On that Sunday, a Queens man verbally abused and physically threatened three Jewish people in the North Lawrence Costco, including … more

By Jeff Bessen and Nakeem Grant | 1/9/20

Maria Campione, of Island Park, was arrested for allegedly breaking into Hewlett Elementary School, above, on New Year’s Day.

Island Park woman arrested for allegedly breaking into Hewlett Elementary School

Updated Jan. 2 at 1:45 p.m. An Island Park woman was arrested at 10:20 p.m. on Jan. 1 for allegedly breaking into Hewlett Elementary School at 1570 Broadway in Hewlett on New Year’s Day, Nassau police said. more

By Jeff Bessen | 1/2/20

Monsey residents gathered to show support for the hamlet’s Orthodox community on Sunday.

Multiple violent attacks across New York leave Jews ‘utterly terrified'

The Five Towns voiced solidarity with the Jewish community in Monsey this week, following Saturday evening’s knife assault at a Chanukah party in the Rockland County hamlet. more

By Ed Weintrob | 12/30/19

Two Bronx residents were arrested near the Atlantic Beach Post Office, above, for allegedly stealing mail from mailboxes on Christmas Day.

Two Bronx residents arrested for allegedly stealing mail in Atlantic Beach

Nassau County police arrested two Bronx residents on Christmas Day at 2:20 a.m. for allegedly stealing mail from mailboxes in Atlantic Beach village. more

By Jeff Bessen | 12/26/19

Nassau County police and Ring have teams up to allow residents to access the app for free.

Porch pirates are back and Nassau County has them

Between Nov. 16 and 22, there were four reported thefts of delivered packages outside homes in Cedarhurst, Lawrence, North Woodmere and Woodmere, according to Nassau County police. more

By Jeff Bessen and Matthew Ferremi | 12/12/19

Nassau police arrested a Queens man for harassing two men and a child who threatened and yelled religious slurs at them in the Costco in North Lawrence on Dec. 8.

Queens man yells religious slurs in North Lawrence Costco

A Queens man was arrested for the alleged harassment of two men and a child at the Costco on Rockaway Turnpike in North Lawrence on Dec. 8, police said. more

By Jeff Bessen and Matthew Ferremi | 12/10/19

Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas commended the strength of the Kaplan and Levin families after the sentencing of Rahmel Watkins and Zakiyyah Steward on Dec. 3. To Singas’s left was Joel Kaplan and prosecutor Katie Zizza.

Prison sentences meted out for fatal Lawrence crash

Updated Dec. 3 at 1:35 p.m. Brooklyn residents Rahmel Watkins and Zakiyyah Steward were sentenced on Dec. 3 for their roles in the 2018 April car crash that killed Elisheva Kaplan and Yisroel Levin on the Nassau Expressway in Lawrence. more

By Matthew Ferremi | 12/3/19

Rahmel Watkins, left, was sentenced to 18 years in prison and Zakiyyah Steward, was sentenced to 3 to 9 years for their roles in the April 2018 fatal Lawrence crash.

Rahmel Watkins sentenced to 18 years to life and Zakiyyah Steward 3 to 9 for fatal Lawrence crash in April 2018

Brooklyn residents Rahmel Watkins and Zakiyyah Steward were sentenced on Dec. 3 for their roles in the 2018 April car crash that killed Elisheva Kaplan and Yisroel Levin on the Nassau Expressway in Lawrence. more

By Mathew Ferremi | 12/3/19

Nassau police arrested an Amityville for allegedly driving while intoxicated with a minor in a car in Hewlett on Nov. 25.

Amityville man arrested in Hewlett for allegedly driving while intoxicated

An Amityville man was arrested for allegedly driving while intoxicated with a child in a car in Hewlett at 6 p.m. on Nov. 25, according to Nassau police. more

By Jeff Bessen | 11/26/19

Jeffrey Yohai, a Five Towns native, was sentenced to 9 years in prison and ordered to pay 6.7 million in restitution on Nov. 8 for a series of fraudulent schemes.

Five Towns native Jeffrey Yohai sentenced to 9 years for series of schemes

Five Towns native Jeffrey Yohai, the son of former Hewlett Harbor Trustee Michael Yohai, was sentenced to nine years in prison and ordered to pay $6.7 million in restitution on Nov. 8 for a series of schemes that bilked more than $13 million from people, including one that took $3 million from Oscar-winning actor Dustin Hoffman. more

By Jeff Bessen | 11/22/19

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