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County Legislators debated the Police Precinct Efficiency Initiative for nearly four hours on Monday.

In a contentious meeting on Monday, the Nassau County Legislature voted 10 to 9 along party lines to implement a new Community Policing Plan, in which four of the county’s eight police precincts will be closed over the next seven months and replaced with “community policing centers.” more

By Aaron Axelson and Brian Croce | 3/7/12

Vote to close precincts passes, 10-9

In a contentious meeting on Monday, the Nassau County Legislature voted 10 to 9 along party lines to implement a new Community Policing Plan, in which four of the county’s eight police precincts will be closed over the next seven months and replaced with “community policing centers.” more

By Aaron Axelson, aaxelson@liherald.com | 3/6/12

Former Second Deputy Commissioner William Flanagan

Top cops indicted for conspiracy, misconduct

Three top Nassau County Police Department commanding officers were indicted on March 1 for misconduct and conspiracy after they attempted to cover up a crime allegedly committed by the son of an influential South Shore accountant with deep ties to the department, Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said last Thursday. more

By AARON AXELSON, SCOTT BRINTON and DEIRDRE KRASULA, aaxelson@liherald.com | 3/1/12

Police brass to be indicted over alleged mishandling of Kennedy High burglary

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice was expected to indict three top-ranking Nassau County Police Department officers on Thursday stemming from the alleged mishandling of a burglary investigation at Kennedy High School in Bellmore in 2009. more

3/1/12

Car windows smashed in Merrick

The Nassau County Police Department confirmed that several cars had their windows smashed in overnight in Merrick. more

2/22/12

Nassau County Legislator Dave Denenberg, from left, Police Benevolent Association officers Robert Rettinger and Wayne Hartmann, and North and Central Merrick Civic Association Vice President Francine Goldstein and President Claudia Borecky during a Feb. 16 community meeting at the North Merrick Public Library.

Civic group takes on county policing plan

Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg and the North and Central Merrick Civic Association co-hosted a community meeting at the North Merrick Public Library on Feb. 16 to discuss the county’s plan to close four police precincts. more

By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com | 2/17/12

Regina Adolphus, left, of West Hempstead, and Tommi Smith, of Elmont, showed their disapproval of the police department’s realignment plan.

Police commissioner proposes revised precincts

The Nassau County Legislature’s Public Safety Committee approved the Police Department’s revamped Police Precinct Efficiency Initiative along party lines, 4-3, at a Feb. 13 public hearing. The full Legislature will vote on the plan on Monday, Feb. 27. It must pass with a majority vote. more

By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com | 2/15/12

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

By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com | 1/12/12

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 older homeowners

A string of December burglaries across Nassau County targeted older men and women, according to authorities. more

By Aaron Axelson, AAxelson@liherald.com | 1/3/12

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

By Jackie Nash, jnash@liherald.com | 12/13/11