Precinct merger completed

The Nassau County Police Department’s 4th and 5th precincts officially merged on Sept. 14. The merger was initially scheduled for Sept. 1 but was delayed to allow for the installment of trailers that will house additional manpower, vehicles and equipment at 4th Precinct headquarters in Hewlett.

The 5th Precinct building on Dutch Broadway in Elmont will be converted into what county officials are calling a “community policing center.” The precinct served Elmont, Franklin Square, Garden City South, Lakeview, Lynbrook, Malverne, South Floral Park, Valley Stream and West Hempstead.

The merger is the second to take place in a countywide plan Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano has said will save the county $20 million. The 2nd and 8th precincts were consolidated in May and the 7th and 1st precincts are scheduled to be combined in November.