When Elmont students were producing a video advocating more police presence at community events last November, several residents were already working with Nassau County police officials to increase …
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By Melissa Koenig
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1/14/21
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Nassau County police have arrested a Far Rockaway man for allegedly slashing a man with a sharp object in Franklin Square on Dec. 8 at 5:10 p.m.
According to detectives, a 48-year-old man saw a …
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By Melissa Koenig
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1/7/21
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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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Elmont residents were able to get all the supplies their children would need for the new school year at the New Jerusalem Cathedral Inc.’s 10th annual “Backpack and Food Giveaway” …
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By Melissa Koenig
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9/16/20
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Nassau County police are searching for two suspects involved in a shooting on Sept. 6.
According to detectives, there was a disturbance between a few individuals leaving a house party near the …
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By Melissa Koenig
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9/6/20
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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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A Black Lives Matter protest in Franklin Square became contentious on Aug. 5, when police officers threatened to arrest demonstrators — and even this reporter — for “obstructing …
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By Melissa Koenig
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8/11/20
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The Nassau County Police Department blared their car sirens as they paraded in front of Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital in Oceanside to thank their health-care workers on Wednesday …
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By Nakeem Grant
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5/13/20
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Police officers are using increasingly sophisticated technology to monitor our every move. While the police know more about us than ever before, we know very little about the police departments that are paid to protect us.
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By Susan Gottehrer
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1/24/20
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We all know that America has a serious gun violence problem. While mass shootings have become chillingly common, I believe we are on the verge of a seismic shift in how we respond to them.
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By Laura Curran
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9/27/19
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