Three men were arrested on Sunday for an attempted burglary in Oceanside. According to police, three men broke into a home on New Street in Oceanside at approximately 10:30 p.m. through the rear … more

Patricia Bregel, 35, of Lynbrook, has been sentenced to two to six years in prison by Nassau County Judge Alan Honorof for her involvement in the death of East Rockaway man Timothy Motherway in March of 2009, according to the Nassau County D.A.'s office. Bregel, who pleaded guilty to drunk driving and manslaughter after she caused the crash that killed Motherway, according to Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice. more

People in Crime Watch items having been arrested and charged with violations or crimes are only suspected of committing those acts of which they are accused. They are all presumed to be innocent of those charges until and unless found guilty in a court of law. more

Police Officer Joseph Cosenza of the Lynbrook Police Department was honored recently with the 2010 Town of Hempstead Police Service Award. The Town recognized law enforcement professionals from the Nassau County Police Department and village police departments within the town at its annual ceremony. more

The Nassau County Robbery Squad is investigating a bank robbery that took place last Friday at 8:55 a.m. at Astoria Federal Savings Bank in East Rockaway. According to detectives, two men, one armed with a black automatic pistol, entered the bank, at 464 Atlantic Ave. One man held bank personnel at gunpoint while another vaulted the counter and removed currency from three teller stations. After demanding access to the bank vault, which he was told employees could not open, the second man forced a teller to open the ATM safe, where he removed more money. The suspeects then fled in an unknown direction. more

Lynbrook police arrested Robert King, 19, of Tredwell Avenue in Lynbrook, in connection with the robbery of a stationery store in Lynbrook on Aug. 26. The robber was described as wearing a pink jumpsuit and a blond wig and carrying an off-white woman’s handbag. Police say the store clerk noticed the man’s dark hair underneath the wig. more

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, District Attorney Kathleen Rice and Police Commissioner Lawrence Mulvey unveiled the county's latest weapon to combat drunken driving this past w more

Nassau County Police cordoned off the Waldbaum’s shopping center on Merrick Road in Merrick on Saturday, around 5 p.m., after a suspicious suitcase was left unattended in the middle of the parking lot amid shopping carts and cars. more

Part six in a series. Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice made a name for herself with her tough-as-nails prosecution of drunken drivers. Now, as the use of heroin has spread on Long Island, it's little surprise that the headstrong D.A. is taking a hard line. more

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. more