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Cops: Mom allegedly sold drugs
Police arrested an East Meadow woman on Saturday and charged her with selling drugs in her Jeep Cherokee, with her 2-year-old child in the back seat. more
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Police arrested two young women and one young man at Newbridge Road Park in Bellmore after authorities say they stole various items from the Rite Aid Pharmacy in Bellmore. Police said they found Christopher Castillo to be in possession of a drug believed to be heroin.
Alleged larceny leads to arrest at Newbridge Park
At 3:40 p.m. on Feb. 5, a 911 call was placed from the Rite Aid Pharmacy on Merrick Road in Bellmore. Two young women had allegedly stolen items from the store, authorities said. Nicole Castillo, 21, of Bellmore and Nicole Hughes, 22, of East Meadow, got into a 1998 Chrysler Sebring driven by Christopher Castillo, 23, of North Bellmore. more
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Assemblyman David McDonough, right, chairman of the Assembly Minority Task Force on Crime in Our Communities, met with 20 lawmakers, law-enforcement officials, drug-treatment specialists and educators at the Levittown Library on Thursday to discuss Nassau’s growing heroin epidemic. Among the officials was Assemblyman Thomas McKevitt.
Heroin, a scourge that crosses all lines
"This isn’t cocaine. This isn’t a Saturday-Sunday drug. It’s 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year," Bill Flanagan, the Nassau County Police Department’s second deputy commissioner, told the assembly of 20 elected leaders, law enforcement officials, drug-treatment specialists and educators at Levittown Public Library on Thursday. more
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Heroin task force to meet Jan. 21
Members of the Assembly Minority Task Force on Crime in Our Communities will hold a public forum with Nassau County police, prosecutors, elected officials and educators on Thursday, Jan. 21, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Levittown Library. The task force will tackle the growing use of heroin in Nassau County and will discuss programs and technology that are available to combat the sale and distribution of this illegal drug. more
'Gym Bandit' pleads guilty
Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced today that Sean Gluck, a serial purse-snatcher with two prior theft convictions, has pleaded guilty to burglary and grand larceny charges after going on his third crime spree in as many years. Gluck will receive three to six years in prison in exchange for his plea. more
Police respond to Facebook threat at MAMS
Police responded to Merrick Avenue Middle School this morning at around 9:30 a.m. to investigate a threat made on Facebook that authorities called "fictitous." more
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At a news conference last week, Lenny Rosado, left, joined by State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., center, and Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg, warned would-be drunk drivers that "the party's over" with Leandra's Law now in effect. The law was named for Leandra Rosado, Lenny's daughter, who died in an accident with a drunken driver last summer. Under the new statute, anyone who drives drunk with a child in the vehicle can be charged with a felony.
Leandra's Law takes effect
State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., a Republican from Merrick, Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg, a Democrat from Long Beach, and Lenny Rosado were joined at a news conference last week by state and local officials to remind Long Islanders that Leandra's Law took effect on Friday, making drunken driving with a child a felony offense in New York. more
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Keeping safe during the holidays
Nassau County Legislator Dave Denenberg, a Democrat from Merrick, is advising residents to protect themselves while holiday shopping. "Holiday shopping should be fun, not a time when you become a victim," Denenberg said. "By following a few simple precautions, you can protect yourself from thieves and carjackers." more
A series of suspicious fires at Calhoun High have brought fire and police officials to the school in recent weeks.
Calhoun fires 'suspicious'
A recent string of fires at Calhoun High School in North Merrick has prompted an arson investigation, officials say. According to Vincent McManus, division supervisor at the Nassau County Fire Marshal's Office, there have been six suspicious fires at the school since Nov. 19, three of which the North Merrick Fire Department responded to. more
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North Bellmore and Bellmore firefighters, with two other departments, battled the blaze at the landmark eatery starting about 1 a.m. on Monday morning.
Arson caused landmark Bellmore restaurant blaze, investigators say
Arson is the cause of a roaring fire that gutted the former landmark Bellmore restaurant, Smithville Café, early Monday morning, police and fire investigators say. more
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