Two arrested in string of East Rock robberies The Fourth Squad reports the arrest of two men for robberies that occurred last weekend in East Rockaway. According to detectives, Nicholas … more

Two arrested for grand larceny in Lynbrook The Fifth Squad reports two arrests for Grand Larceny that occurred on Oct. 23 at 12:21 a.m. in Lynbrook. According to detectives, the two … more

Susan Williams, the former Rockville Centre resident accused of trying to hire a hit man to kill her estranged husband last February, arrived at the Nassau County district courthouse in Mineola on Monday for a preliminary court hearing before Judge Norman St. George. more

Patricia Bregel, 35, of Lynbrook, has been sentenced to two to six years in prison by Nassau County Judge Alan Honorof for her involvement in the death of East Rockaway man Timothy Motherway in March of 2009, according to the Nassau County D.A.'s office. Bregel, who pleaded guilty to drunk driving and manslaughter after she caused the crash that killed Motherway, according to Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice. more

People in Crime Watch items having been arrested and charged with violations or crimes are only suspected of committing those acts of which they are accused. They are all presumed to be innocent of those charges until and unless found guilty in a court of law. more

Police Officer Joseph Cosenza of the Lynbrook Police Department was honored recently with the 2010 Town of Hempstead Police Service Award. The Town recognized law enforcement professionals from the Nassau County Police Department and village police departments within the town at its annual ceremony. more

The Nassau County Robbery Squad is investigating a bank robbery that took place last Friday at 8:55 a.m. at Astoria Federal Savings Bank in East Rockaway. According to detectives, two men, one armed with a black automatic pistol, entered the bank, at 464 Atlantic Ave. One man held bank personnel at gunpoint while another vaulted the counter and removed currency from three teller stations. After demanding access to the bank vault, which he was told employees could not open, the second man forced a teller to open the ATM safe, where he removed more money. The suspeects then fled in an unknown direction. more

Lynbrook police arrested Robert King, 19, of Tredwell Avenue in Lynbrook, in connection with the robbery of a stationery store in Lynbrook on Aug. 26. The robber was described as wearing a pink jumpsuit and a blond wig and carrying an off-white woman’s handbag. Police say the store clerk noticed the man’s dark hair underneath the wig. more

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, District Attorney Kathleen Rice and Police Commissioner Lawrence Mulvey unveiled the county's latest weapon to combat drunken driving this past w more

A man attempted to rob the Bank of America in Lynbrook on June 22 but left the bank before getting any money, police said. more