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A single-engine prop plane was suspended a foot off the ground by power lines it crashed into in front of a Clarendon Drive home on Sunday. The pilot and passengers were unharmed.

Plane crash leaves pilot, passengers unscathed

The Cessna 172 likely plunged quietly in the night, with the fuel in its single, propeller-driven engine having run out after it made six attempts to land in Sunday’s deep fog. GPS placed the … more

By Peter Belfiore | 4/18/19

Nassau District Attorney Madeline Singas outlined the charges on April 17 against six alleged MS-13 gang members who allegedly murdered two individuals in December. On her right was John Ryan, the chief Queens assistant district attorney, and on her left was Thomas DePaola, the Nassau deputy chief of detectives and assistant chief.

Six indicted for two alleged December murders in Far Rockaway and Lawrence

Six alleged MS-13 members have been indicted for their alleged role in two murders that took place in Far Rockaway and Lawrence last December. more

By Matthew Ferremi | 4/17/19

Valley Stream resident and former Lawrence Woodmere Academy teacher Daniel McMenamin pleaded guilty and is expected to be sentenced to 10 years probation.

Valley Stream resident Daniel McMenamin pleads guilty to sexual assault

Daniel McMenamin, a Valley Stream resident who taught at the Lawrence Woodmere Academy in Woodmere, pleaded guilty to one count of rape second-degree and one count of criminal sex act on April 8. more

By Jeff Bessen | 4/8/19

Police looking for man who stole phone in Valley Stream

Nassau County police are currently looking for a male suspect who allegedly stole a phone in Valley Stream on April 3 at 3:44 p.m. According to detectives, a 38-year-old male victim was talking to … more

By Melissa Koenig | 4/4/19

Former Town Councilman Edward Ambrosino outside of court after pleading guilty to one count of federal tax evasion on Wednesday.

Ambrosino pleads guilty to tax evasion, resigns

Edward Ambrosino, a Republican from Valley Stream, who had served as a Hempstead Town councilman since 2003, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to one count of federal tax evasion and resigned from his seat … more

By Peter Belfiore and Melissa Koenig | 4/3/19

Town Councilman Edward Ambrosino pleaded guilty on Wednesday to federal tax evasion charges.

Hempstead Councilman Ed Ambrosino pleads guilty to tax evasion

Hempstead Town Councilman Edward Ambrosino, a Republican from Valley Stream, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to federal tax evasion charges. Ambrosino was arrested in 2017 and charged with eight … more

By Peter Belfiore and Melissa Koenig | 4/3/19

Nassau Commissioner of Shared Services, Melissa Gallucci, on the lectern, spoke on the joint bid for law enforcement vehicles with County Executive George Latimer of Westchester, left, and County Executive Steve Bellone of Suffolk, right.

Three counties, big savings for new police vehicles

The Shared Services initiative, across the three counties, allows for the counties’ towns and villages to cooperatively purchase police vehicles at a discounted rate. more

3/28/19

Dana King Jr. in 2015. The Valley Streamer was arrested in connection to a deadly vehicular crash in Hempstead.

High-speed car chase, deadly crash leads to arrest of former Falcons hoops star

A former star player for Valley Stream South High School’s basketball team was arrested and charged with manslaughter after an alleged verbal dispute led to a high-speed car chase and deadly crash … more

By Peter Belfiore | 3/20/19

A deteriorated steering wheel had to be wrapped with electrical tape.

PBA: Curran ignored requests for new squad cars

Even before leaving their squad cars, Nassau County cops are exposed to dangerous conditions, the Police Benevolent Association said. On March 5, union officials said dozens of police vehicles are … more

3/14/19

Former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano's attorney Kevin Keating addressed reporters outside federal court in Central Islip after Mangano and his wife, Linda, were found guilty of multiple corruption charges at their second trial.

Manganos found guilty on multiple corruption charges

Former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano and his wife, Linda, were found guilty on a number of charges Friday morning following a second trial on federal charges that they abused their positions for personal benefit. more

By Anthony O'Reilly | 3/8/19

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