A nurse who worked at the Nassau County jail is facing felony charges following her arrest Thursday after investigators uncovered a conspiracy in which she used her job with Armor Correctional Health …
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By Julie Mansmann
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2/5/16
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Problem-oriented police are back, and the Nassau County Police Department and Nassau County Legislator Norma Gonsalves want everyone to know it. Gonsalves, an East Meadowite and the presiding …
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By Adrienne Lyons
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2/3/16
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Nassau County Police Department officials are asking for the public’s help in identifying two individuals that they believe are connected to crimes in East Meadow and beyond. Crime Stoppers …
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By Julie Mansmann
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2/3/16
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On Feb. 1, an Elmont family experienced an almost unimaginable tragedy. Gabrielle Christina Johnson, a 12-year-old seventh-grader at Elmont High School, stood on the corner of Village Avenue and …
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By Steve Smirti
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2/1/16
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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 and Julie Mansmann
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1/29/16
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A Huntington man burglarized an East Meadow home last week, according to Nassau County Police Department officials. Rony Compere, 43, was apprehended at the scene of the alleged crime on Francis …
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By Julie Mansmann
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1/29/16
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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 leaders are working together to deal with a problem that’s affecting East Meadow, the state and the entire nation: homelessness. County Legislator Norma Gonsalves, an East …
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By Julie Mansmann
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12/3/15
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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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Police are searching for a man they say robbed a Mandee clothing store at 1976 Hempstead Turnpike in the East Meadow Plaza at gunpoint last Monday, and then tied up two employees and two customers before fleeing.
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By David Weingrad
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10/6/15
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