They’re called “pharm parties,” short for pharmacy parties. A group of teenagers –– perhaps as young as 12 and 13 years old –– methodically swipe opiate-based pain killers like Oxycontin and Oxycodone from their parents’ and grandparents’ medicine cabinets, dump the pills into a big bowl when no adult is looking and take turns rolling a die. Whatever number comes up, that’s the number of pills a teen must ingest.
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By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com
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1/12/12
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A Queens man was arrested on Jan. 2 for hurling glass bottles filled with flaming gasoline at four locations in Queens and at the home of his brother-in-law in Elmont on New Year’s Day, according to the New York City Police Department.
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By Jackie Nash, jnash@liherald.com
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1/5/12
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An Elmont woman and her daughter were injured on Dec. 12 at 9:09 p.m. when a driver, who was fleeing from police, crashed into their vehicle in Elmont, according to Nassau County 5th Precinct detectives.
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By Jackie Nash, jnash@liherald.com
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12/14/11
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A corrections officer from Elmont was killed in a car crash at 12:01 a.m. today while driving westbound on the Southern State Parkway, near Peninsula Boulevard.
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By Jackie Nash, jnash@liherald.com
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12/13/11
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Three local men were arrested last week for grand larceny after allegedly using counterfeit currency in Bethpage on Dec. 6, at 3:30 a.m.
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By Jackie Nash, jnash@liherald.com
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12/11/11
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Two Elmont men were arrested yesterday after one of the men stuck a gun in his victim's mouth, then pistol-whipped him with it, according to Nassau County Police.
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By Jackie Nash
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12/4/11
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A group of shoplifters stole $582 in merchandise from a CVS store located on Dutch Broadway in Elmont on Nov. 4, shortly after 2:30 p.m., according to Nassau County's 5th Precinct detectives.
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By Jackie Nash
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11/25/11
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An Elmont woman was struck and killed by a van on Nov. 17 while walking on Meacham Avenue, near G Street.
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By Jackie Nash
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11/18/11
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Nassau County police are looking for a man who reportedly stole a 2004 Honda from a 19-year-old man and his 17-year-old male friend after they stopped at the Elmont Delicatessen — located at 237-01 Linden Blvd. in Elmont — on Nov. 13.
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By Jackie Nash
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11/14/11
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“The precinct is just a building,” according to Katie Grilli-Robles, spokeswoman for Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano. Closing two of the county’s eight police precincts, …
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Lee Landor
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10/19/11
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