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.
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Sari Zeidler and Deirdre Krasula
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6/17/10
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While driving down a dark street you see flashing lights in your rearview mirror. It’s definitely not a patrol car, and it doesn’t appear to be the typical model used as an unmarked police vehicle.
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6/14/10
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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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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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A retired New York City Police officer was overwhelmed by fear in his home on Saturday, and started firing a gun in his house, according to police.
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by Matthew Hampton
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10/15/09
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Nassau County’s 5th Police Precinct is a complicated swath of the South Shore. Stretching from the Queens border to West Hempstead and from the southern reaches of Floral Park to South Valley Stream, the area is a mix of everything from thickly commercial to sleepy residential.
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Matt Hampton
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10/8/09
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An 85-year-old Elmont senior citizen was victimized by someone claiming to be a repair man in a brazen robbery last week. The
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Matt Hampton
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9/24/09
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Police announced early last week that an arrest has been made in a stabbing that took place on Elmont Memorial High School property in early September.
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Matt Hampton
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9/24/09
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