When President Trump touted his efforts to eradicate the El Salvadoran gang MS-13 at a May 23 forum in Bethpage, he said that the threat gang members pose can be solved with immigration law reform.
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5/31/18
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Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder inducted a room full of residents to the Community Council task force on April 9. The council is comprised of individuals who “have a finger on the …
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By Alyssa Seidman
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5/3/18
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Members of the El Salvadoran gang MS-13, or Mara Salvatrucha, have threatened Nassau County and Village of Hempstead police officers, according to County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder.
The threats follow the extradition from Maryland this week of Miguel Angel Corea Diaz, known on the street as “the Reaper,” an MS-13 kingpin who is the gang’s highest-ranking member on the East Coast.
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By Nadya Nataly, Christina Daly and Scott Brinton
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4/20/18
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Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder has officially kicked into gear his Community Council, a police task force with a subdivision in each of the county’s 19 legislative districts.
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By Brian Stieglitz and Eden Laikin
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4/19/18
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Current and retired members of the Rockville Centre Police Department bid farewell to Charles Gennario, whose eight-year stint as the village’s police commissioner officially ended last month, during a surprise ceremony.
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By Ben Strack
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4/5/18
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Patrick Ryder, Nassau County’s recently installed police commissioner, can still remember the moment that he decided he wanted to become a police officer.
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By Mike Smollins
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3/29/18
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The Village of Rockville Centre announced on Wednesday that Lt. James Vafeades would take over as its police department’s commissioner. The move comes after village officials decided not to reappoint Charles Gennario, who served in that role for the last eight years.
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By Ben Strack
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3/22/18
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The Nassau County Legislature unanimously confirmed Patrick Ryder as the county police commissioner on Monday, after a round of questioning about late-breaking sexual harassment allegations and his outside work training foreign governments in law enforcement techniques.
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By Erik Hawkins
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3/1/18
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The village is searching for a new police commissioner after deciding not to reappoint Charles Gennario, who has served four consecutive two-year terms in the position.
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By Ben Strack
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2/23/18
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Marinela Casas is the first Latina woman to serve as a Nassau County Police Department assistant commissioner. The 43-year-old doesn’t take the distinction lightly.
“If you’re asking me …
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By Nadya Nataly
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2/22/18
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