Nassau Police arrested 74-year-old Anthony Heaton, of Wantagh, for alleged murder on March 16.
According to detectives, police responded to a residence on Oakland Avenue for a welfare check. …
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By Charles Shaw
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3/18/24
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On Jan. 27, a New York City police lieutenant and an officer were trying to disperse a disorderly crowd outside a migrant shelter in Midtown Manhattan when they were viciously attacked by several people. After the melee, seven suspected assailants were arrested. Three were charged with felony assault and robbery. Of the seven, only one, who had a previous record of disorderly conduct, was held in lieu of $15,000 bail. All of the others were set free.
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By Howard Kopel
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2/23/24
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Four men are suspected of stealing several items, including credit cards from an unlocked vehicle in the driveway of a home on Kimberly Court in Wantagh at 2:30 p.m. on July 25.
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By Jeff Bessen
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7/25/23
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Willem Specht, a Wantagh resident, was indicted on July 25 for allegedly driving drunk and killing a pedestrian in a Woodbury diner parking lot in January.
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By Jeff Bessen
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7/25/23
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Two women jumped into a gray Toyota Rav 4 sports utility vehicle in the parking lot of a the Wantagh McDonald’s right after the own got out of it to go into the fast food eatery near 1:30 a.m. on July 17, police said.
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By Jeff Bessen
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7/17/23
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Eleven people were murdered Oct. 27, 2018, in the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, just for being Jewish. It was the event that changed synagogue life forever, according to Ian Brecher, executive vice president of the Oceanside Jewish Center.
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By Mallory Wilson
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7/9/23
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Late last month, graffiti containing hate messages was found at Estella Park in Seaford. Police identified it as a criminal mischief incident — but no one has been charged yet.
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By Michael Malaszczyk
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7/2/23
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U.S. Rep. George Santos was arrested this morning, turning himself in on a 13-count indictment accusing him of wire fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds, and making materially false statements to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he serves.
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STAFF REPORT
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5/10/23
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Patrick Carey probably thought he could get away with posting false pornographic images of women he knew online, since there are no laws specifically addressing such “deepfake” images.
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By Michael Malaszczyk
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4/30/23
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Who is Trevor Noah? That was the collective cry across those audiences who loved mixing comedy with news — especially those who tuned into Jon Stewart every night on Comedy Central for “The Daily Show.”
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By Michael Hinman
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3/2/23
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