Part six in a series.
Happening upon this seemingly abandoned lot might leave you with the feeling that you're about to witness a late-night drug deal, but in fact, you would have stumbled on one of the places that heroin dealers and addicts fear most.
It's the heart of the Nassau County Police Department's Heroin Task Force. Much of what happens here is kept under wraps. Police asked that the address be kept confidential. The following is what authorities can share.
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Sari Zeidler and Deirdre Krasula
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6/2/10
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A man reported missing on Wednesday was last seen in East Meadow, Nassau police said. According to a Silver Alert issued on Thursday morning, police are searching for Michal …
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Mike Caputo
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5/13/10
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Burglaries
- A residence on Dewey Place in East Meadow had an attempted burglary on April 27. Attempted entry was made by smashing a side window with a brick causing an alarm to …
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5/8/10
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Neighborhood crime briefs for the issue of April 22-28.
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4/23/10
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Heroin addicts describe their first high as the ultimate escape, a 20-hour fix starting with a pleasure rush that races from the tip of the tongue throughout the body and steadily progresses toward hallucinations that transfix a user in a state of semiconscious euphoria.
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4/23/10
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With fewer than 50 people in attendance at a community forum at East Meadow High School last week, a Nassau County Police Department detective unveiled statistics showing that heroin use continues to …
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Mike Caputo
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4/15/10
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