Updated: 5:15 p.m., Sept. 9, 2011: An eastbound Long Island Rail Road train struck and killed a New Jersey man at the Merrick train station just before 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, according to LIRR spokesman Aaron Donovan. Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Nassau County police were on hand to investigate with LIRR officials.
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By Scott Brinton and David Weingrad
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9/7/11
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An Elmont woman was arrested at her home on Sept. 4, at 10:30 a.m., for stealing a dog from a Westbury home.
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By Jackie Nash
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9/6/11
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Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice and County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced on Aug. 22 that 22 county residents — two of whom are Franklin Square residents, and two of whom are from Elmont — were arrested in a sweep targeting convicted drunk drivers who attempted to bypass required ignition interlock devices in their vehicles.
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By Jackie Nash
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8/30/11
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The Dunkin’ Donuts at 238-19 Linden Blvd. in Elmont was robbed on Aug. 22, at 1:23 a.m., by an unknown, 34-year-old black man, according to 5th Precinct detectives.
According to police, after the man made a purchase and was handing the cashier change, he displayed a handgun and demanded money. The cashier then surrendered an unknown amount of U.S. currency and the subject fled on foot in an unknown direction. No injuries were reported. The man was described as 5’4,” weighing approximately 130 pounds.
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8/25/11
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The dog days are over. That is the case, at least, for two Elmont men who are currently behind bars and facing several felony animal cruelty charges.
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By Jackie Nash
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8/5/11
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Nassau County arrested an 23-year-old Elmont man on July 10 for a burglary in Elmont on June 21, and another in Hicksville in 2010.
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By Jackie Nash
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7/21/11
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Three robberies of Chinese food deliverymen beginning late last month — in Lakeview, Elmont and Baldwin — appeared to fit a pattern, according to police.
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By Chris Connolly
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7/19/11
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Two local men were arrested in Elmont on June 22, at 4 a.m., after assaulting a man at his home on 237th Street.
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By Jackie Nash
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6/23/11
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A school bus traveling along Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont on June 7 hit two parked vehicles — one of which was a black Chrysler — according to witnesses near the turnpike.
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By Jackie Nash
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6/14/11
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The family of an Elmont man who was arrested for criminal contempt on June 11 after police found several injured dogs in his home, and who, according to police, is suspected of running a dog-fighting operation, says he is innocent, and claim that family members have been targeted by police for several years.
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By Jackie Nash
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6/14/11
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