Nassau County Police Commissioner Lawrence W. Mulvey has announced that on Nov. 25 and Nov. 27, additional DWI patrols will aggressively seek out alcohol- and drug-impaired drivers on the county’s … more

I've recently written a series of articles chronicling what it's like to be arrested for drunk driving in Nassau County. Though I've had the participation of the district attorney's office, Nassau County police and a number of defense attorneys, as well as input from many readers, one voice has been noticeably absent. Until now. more

Frank Carney, a 16-year-old from Bellmore, was arrested on Nov. 6 and charged with committing a hate crime in Merrick, police said. According to authorities, a dark Nissan pulled up in front of a 22-year-old man walking on Alice Avenue in Merrick. Two people got out of the car, one armed with a knife, and began to chase the man, yelling anti-gay slurs. more

Anthony Badalamenti, the personal trainer accused of severely beating his girlfriend's 6-year-old son with a belt in their Merrick apartment last October, was given the maximum sentence of seven years in prison last week. Jessica Muniz, the boy's mother, was sentenced to two years, according to the District Attorney's Office. Badalamenti, 31, was convicted by a jury of three counts of second-degree assault, two misdemeanor counts of fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, and endangering the welfare of a child. Muniz, 30, pleaded guilty to the same charges. more

On Oct. 19, Nassau County legislators voted to enact two amendments that will tighten the reins on convicted sex offenders. The first gives the Probation Department the power to request that the court direct the highest level offenders, Level 3, to wear GPS tracking ankle bracelets while on probation to better monitor their whereabouts. The second provision bars registered sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of their victims' homes or workplaces, within 1,000 feet of schools or within 500 feet of parks. The new law will take effect 120 days after it is signed by the County Executive, which must take place within 30 days of the law's passage in the Legislature. more

A North Bellmore man was arrested and charged with possessing stolen guns and illegal drugs in the trunk of his car, which was parked in front of his home on Littleneck Avenue on Monday afternoon, police said. After Bureau of Special Operations officers noticed Pulgiano, 25, allegedly placing two rifles in the trunk, they also found a shotgun, a 9mm rifle, a .45-caliber handgun (reported stolen from Florida), several bags of cocaine, two bags of marijuana, a scale and small plastic bags. Pulgiano was charged with several counts of criminal possession of stolen property and controlled substances. He was to be arraigned on Tuesday in First District Court in Hempstead. more

A man posing as a county worker conned an elderly couple last Tuesday afternoon to gain access to their North Bellmore home and stole jewelry inside, police said. This "distraction burglary" took place at a home on Carley Court at about 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 20. A man described to be in his 50s with a walkie-talkie on his belt and wearing a blue baseball cap with "county" on it approached an 88-year-old man who was in his garage, convincing the homeowner that he needed to go into his backyard to inspect a neighbor's fence, according to police. While he distracted the elderly man and his wife, another man who police believe was his cohort, entered their home and allegedly burglarized it, police said. When the 81-year wife became suspicious and demanded to see the subject's identification, the man told her he would go get it, but never came back. It was then that she went into her bedroom and discovered that the jewelry was missing, according to Nassau County Police. more

Police charged Leonidas Cotsifas, 50, of Bethpage with attempted murder and several other crimes on Thursday afternoon after he allegedly struck a 71-year-old man on the head with a paving stone in his Nassau Street home in Bellmore, critically injuring him. more

A man with a purple bandana masking his face and wielding a handgun held up the BP gas station at 2425 Merrick Road in Bellmore early Tuesday morning, Sept. 29, police said. No one was hurt in the incident, which occurred just after 2 a.m. The man held the gas station's clerk at gunpoint and demanded that he hand over his cell phone and cash from the station's register. The robber also took 10 packs of Newport cigarettes from a counter cabinet, and then ran off, police said. The robber is described as a 5-foot-10 male of unknown race and average build, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and the purple bandana. Anyone with information about the indicident is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain confidential. more

Nassau County police are asking the public for help in identifying the driver of an SUV that struck and injured a man crossing Bellmore Avenue last Friday night, and then drove off. The 19-year-old victim was crossing the street in front of the offices of Bellmore Pediatric Medical Associates at 2053 Bellmore Ave., just south of Oak Street, at around 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 25, according to Sgt. Stephen Fitzgerald. more