Two Valley Stream convenience stores were robbed by a man with a large knife last weekend, and the robberies, at a 7-Eleven on North Central Avenue early Saturday morning and a Valero gas station on …
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By Micah Danney
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1/19/16
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In May, President Obama signed an executive order to demilitarize the police, banning the Pentagon from issuing surplus military hardware — including rifles, grenade launchers and armored vehicles — to police departments nationwide. His decision was a response to the shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., by a police officer the previous August.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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12/9/15
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Nassau County Police have arrested a man and charged him with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a man inside a home on East Hawthorne Avenue in Valley Stream early Friday morning.
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By Nicholas Ciccone
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11/9/15
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A man who was wandering around and got stuck in the storm drains under Valley Stream was rescued this morning by a task force of over 100 responders from the Nassau County Police, several fire departments and EMS personnel. Emergency responders said they believe the man is homeless and may suffer from mental illness.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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10/14/15
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A 20-year-old man suffered multiple injuries on Sunday after another man allegedly drove into him at a West Merrick Road gas station, according to Nassau County police.
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By Micah Danney mdanney@liherald.com
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8/17/15
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A man was arrested at the Green Acres Mall on June 14 after he was observed by store security in Kohl’s department store with a screwdriver, allegedly with the intent to pry open a cash register, police said.
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By Micah Danney
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7/1/15
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The number of property crimes and violent crimes dropped in Valley Stream from 2013 to 2014, according to Nassau County Police Department statistics. Crimes in both categories have declined over the …
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By Brendan Murray
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6/24/15
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Nassau County police issued an advisory on Thursday warning the public of a suspicious man reported to have approached girls in Valley Stream, Lynbrook and Lakeview.
The incident in Valley Stream …
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By Micah Danney
mdanney@liherald.com
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5/13/15
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Nassau County police issued an advisory on Thursday warning the public of a suspicious man reported to have approached girls in Valley Stream, Lynbrook and Lakeview.
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By Micah Danney
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5/7/15
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The commanding officer of the 5th Precinct, James Bartscherer, and several of his officers held a community forum at the Gateway Christian Center in Valley Stream on April 30, telling the small group …
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By Micah Danney
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5/6/15
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