“It’s total devastation — countless cars are ruined, the boardwalk is ruined, people’s homes,” Sgt. Eric Cregeen told me the day after Hurricane Sandy . . .
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11/2/17
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A prisoner from the Nassau County Correctional Facility who appeared before a Long Beach City Court judge on March 13 attempted to escape from police after his hearing.
Kahiem Prince Jerry, 18, …
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By Bridget Downes
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3/30/17
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Marcus Tinker, a member of the Christian Light Baptist Church, was with fellow members of the North Park Neighborhood Watch on one of their regular community walks last Friday at about 10:40 …
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By Matthew Ern
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11/11/15
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A 10-foot basking shark ran ashore while still alive between New York and Pennsylvania Avenues Wednesday afternoon, but died shortly thereafter, said Lt. Eric Cregeen, the Long Beach Police Department’s public information officer.
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By Kieran Lynch
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7/12/13
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A bus carrying 12 children between the ages of 9 and 14 collided with a van at the intersection of East Pine Street and Long Beach Boulevard Wednesday morning, sending one child to the hospital, …
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By Kieran Lynch
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7/3/13
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A Long Beach police officer tussled with man who approached him with a samurai sword last Sunday in a “threatening manner” after police responded to a call for a disturbance at an apartment …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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9/7/12
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Long Beach police are investigating a shooting after a man was admitted to Long Beach Medical Center on Monday with a gunshot wound.
Sgt. Eric Cregeen, a spokesman for the Police Department, said …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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9/6/12
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An elderly Long Beach woman was struck and killed by a car on a rainy afternoon on Tuesday as she crossed East Park Avenue.
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By Vanessa Canner
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9/5/12
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“I woke up this morning and I went into his room and I grabbed his pillow and I hugged it and I just sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to him, because I know he’s still with me,” Christopher Cuzzo’s father, Chris Cuzzo Sr., told the crowd at a candlelight ceremony for his late son on Tuesday. “I think about him every day, and I’ll always hold him here in my heart.”
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By Vanessa Canner
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7/11/12
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The two girls who were wanted for grand larceny following a theft at a Long Beach nail salon in May were arrested and charged with grand larceny after police sought the media’s help in identifying the subjects.
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By Vanessa Canner
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7/6/12
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