In what turned out to be a horrible hoax, Malverne and Nassau County police responded to a call for “shots fired” and a possible hostage situation in Malverne on Friday, Dec. 5, prompting a team of hostage negotiators, emergency services workers and the Bureau of Special Operations to rush to the scene. The police investigated the scene, located on Alnwick Street, for over three hours before determining the situation was a hoax and the area was safe.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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12/8/14
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Two years after the Nassau County Police Department’s 4th and 5th precincts merged in the interest of saving money, officials have agreed to reopen the former 5th Precinct in Elmont.
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By Brendan Murray
bmurray@liherald.com
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11/5/14
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A former Nassau County Police detective who faced criminal charges for his role in preventing the arrest of a Merrick teenager whose father was a personal friend and financial benefactor of a police foundation pleaded guilty to official misconduct on Monday.
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By Julie Mansmann
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2/25/14
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Elissa L. Stallkamp, of Malverne, was charged with assaulting a police officer who had searched her at the Malverne Police Department after her arrest for violating a Family Court order.
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By Emily Webb
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1/14/14
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Nassau County Police Commissioner Thomas Dale resigned from his position on the morning of Dec. 12 in the wake of an investigation by District Attorney Kathleen Rice’s office regarding a …
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By John Maher
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12/12/13
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The Nassau County Police Department is investigating a hit-and-run car accident that killed a pedestrian crossing the street in Hempstead on Dec. 1.
According to detectives, Jeremias Chavarria, …
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By Emily Webb
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12/11/13
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A Nassau County police officer says she was verbally abused and illegally arrested by two fellow cops outside a West Hempstead store on Nov. 29.
Officer Dolores Sharpe, who has served in the …
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By Emily Webb
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12/11/13
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Nassau County Police arrested a Brooklyn woman on Nov. 19 after stealing prescription drugs from a Malverne pharmacy.
On Aug. 27, according to detectives, Shivashti Mahabir, 45, of 1196 E. 46th …
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By Emily Webb
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11/26/13
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Nassau County police are currently investigating a fatal shooting in Hempstead that left a teenager dead late Wednesday night.
Though police officials have yet to identify the body of the “male …
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By Emily Webb
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9/13/13
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In his column last week, “Look at the facts: The police consolidation plan works,” Alfonse D’Amato stated only one fact.
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5/10/13
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