Homelessness and vandalism were two of the issues that were discussed at an inaugural police precinct-community council meeting last week in Baldwin, according to those who attended.
The meeting, …
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By Adrienne Lyons
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1/20/16
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Nassau County is looking for a new home for the Police Department’s 7th Precinct. The current facility, at Merrick Road and Neptune Avenue in Seaford, has been deemed outdated, and plans for a new building are in the works.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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1/6/16
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A 67-year old employee of Roosevelt Field mall was shot and seriously wounded Dec. 22 when, during a robbery at the mall’s Tourneau store, a gunman struggled with store security and a stray bullet hit the employee, who was uninvolved in the robbery. According to witnesses, police put the mall on lockdown for an hour, keeping thousands of people inside stores throughout the mall until the scene was proven to be safe.
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By Rossana Weitekamp and Rebecca Anderson
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12/22/15
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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 are seeking four men who attacked another man in Wantagh last month. The incident occurred at about 3:50 a.m. on Nov. 15 at Park Avenue and Beech Street.
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12/2/15
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A discussion last week among local business owners and a panel of elected officials and representatives of the Long Island Rail Road and the Nassau County Police Department, focusing on the impact of renovations and other problems at the Wantagh LIRR station, often grew heated.
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11/24/15
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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 Seaford woman was killed in one-car accident on the Wantagh State Parkway Thursday morning.
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10/1/15
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Police are searching for the man who robbed a bank in Wantagh on Wednesday.
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10/1/15
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A Bethpage woman was killed in a two-car accident in Wantagh last weekend.
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8/18/15
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