For the first time in Nassau Police Department history, a Black woman has been promoted to the position of chief of support.
Lorna Atmore, a 25-year member of NCPD, was promoted to the chief of …
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By Matthew Ferremi
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3/5/21
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After months of planning, the Inwood/Lawrence Police Athletic League program is ready to get under way at the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence, with two new youth programs.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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2/17/21
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Ron Walsh, a high-ranking veteran Nassau County police officer, was to be sworn in Friday as Long Beach’s new top cop after a farewell ceremony at Nassau police headquarters.
Instead, …
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By James Bernstein
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1/14/21
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The reestablished Police Athletic League program at the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence received an initial financial donation from Nassau County as County Executive Laura Curran and Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder donated $25,000 on Dec. 23 from the county’s asset forfeiture money.
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By Jeff Bessen
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12/24/20
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Nassau County officials swore in 185 cadets at the Police Academy in Massapequa Park Friday morning — one of the largest classes to enter the county’s rigorous, seven-month officer …
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By Scott Brinton
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12/11/20
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Kosher Response, a charitable program founded by Hewlett resident Gabriel Boxer in response to the coronavirus pandemic, donated 2,400 individual bottles of hand sanitizer to the Nassau County Police Department at police headquarters in Mineola on Oct. 1.
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By Jeff Bessen
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10/1/20
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Black women were front and center at the latest Black Lives Matter protest outside the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola on Sept. 24.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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9/28/20
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Policing is a community service provided by a paramilitary organization. There are about 800,000 police officers across the U.S., and regardless of color or creed, we are all blue.
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By Brian Wells
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8/21/20
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The actions of the four Minneapolis police officers who caused the tragic death of George Floyd on Memorial Day were barbaric and shameful, and go against everything we as a society stand for.
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By Bil Gaylor
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8/21/20
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Looking to reap the benefits of improved relations between police officers and local residents, the Five Towns Community Center, in Lawrence, is partnering with the Nassau County Police …
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By Matthew Ferremi
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8/20/20
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