Patrick Ryder, a 1976 alumnus of St. Raymond’s Parochial School in East Rockaway and a 1980 graduate of Lynbrook High School, has been named Nassau County’s top cop.
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By Brian Stieglitz
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2/1/17
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The missing person squad of the Nassau County Police Department is searching for a teenager who went missing on Jan. 1 at 5 p.m.
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1/3/17
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A fatal heroin overdose in Malverne on Dec. 22, and a non-fatal overdose in Valley Stream the next day, led Nassau police to the arrest of four people for the sale and possession of heroin on Monday, Dec. 26 in Port Washington, Valley Stream and Woodside, Queens.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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12/27/16
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Police are searching for an armed suspect who reportedly robbed The Barn on Hempstead Avenue in Lynbrook on Dec. 1.
According to Fifth Squad detectives, at 1:23 p.m., a male white suspect, in his …
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By Mary Malloy
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12/7/16
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The Nassau County Police Department’s recent revamping of its use-of-force policy is a proactive and welcome move by the county at a time of . . .
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7/20/16
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A revamped set of guidelines regarding use of force by the Nassau County Police Department went into effect on July 8, with an emphasis on de-escalating situations in order to avoid force and more comprehensive review and tracking of physical contact between officers and members of the public.
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By Micah Danney
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7/13/16
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Nassau County’s serial knife-wielding robber has expanded his pattern of terror to Queens, according to New York City Police Department officials.
Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce and an NYPD …
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By Steve Smirti
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6/8/16
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The county comptroller released an audit last week stating that the Nassau County Police Department exceeded its overtime budget by $96.2 million over a six-year period due to systemic under-budgeting, overly optimistic savings projections and slipshod record-keeping.
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By Nick Ciccone
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5/4/16
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An audit of Nassau County Police Departmentovertime expenditures revealed systemic issues of under-budgeting, reliance on overly optimistic savings from management initiatives, complex precinct overtime rules and inadequate recordkeeping technology, Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos’s office announced Monday.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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4/26/16
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According to information received from the Nassau County Police Department, nearly three-quarters of a million dollars has been sliced out of the county’s budget for school crossing guards since 2010.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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4/26/16
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