As thousands of police and civilians stood waiting on Fifth Avenue, and more than 100 SUVs, police cars, ambulances and motorcycles lined the street on a Friday morning in the heart of bustling midtown Manhattan, only one thing was missing. Noise.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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1/13/17
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NYPD Det. Steven McDonald, a Malverne resident who became known nationwide for his messages of forgiveness and peace after being shot in Central Park in 1986, has died, the New York City Police Department reported Jan. 10.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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1/10/17
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Holding candles and reciting prayers along with members of the clergy in Malverne, hundreds of people gathered for a vigil to pray for Malvernite and NYPD Det. Steven McDonald at the Charles Reese Memorial Park in the village on Jan. 9. McDonald, who had a heart attack on Jan. 6, is still in critical condition at North Shore University Hospital in Nassau County.
McDonald reportedly died Jan. 10 at North Shore Hosptial while still on life support. He was 59 years old.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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1/10/17
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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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In June 2001, an 11-year old boy left his home in Santa Tecla, a picturesque city of more than 133,000 in El Salvador, to start a new life in the United States with his family in Freeport. So began a …
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By Laura Schofer
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12/22/16
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An unidentified man was found shot at the AL Mini Mart, at 91 Ocean Ave. in Valley Stream, on Dec. 16 around 10:40 p.m., according to officials at the Nassau County Police Department’s 5th Precinct.
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By Scott Brinton
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12/17/16
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A Merrick man has filed a complaint with Internal Affairs at the Nassau County Police Department, alleging he was beaten by an officer last weekend while trying to see his dying mother in the hospital.
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By Erik Hawkins
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12/7/16
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The Nassau County Police are investigating the death of a pedestrian who was struck while crossing Sunrise Highway early Sunday morning.
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11/28/16
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Nassau County police are investigating the suspicious death of a woman whose body was found on Nov. 23 12:48 p.m. in Baldwin.
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By Scott Brinton, Daine Taylor and Laura Schofer
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11/23/16
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Three Merrick men and one East Meadow man were arrested and charged last week with heroin dealing in Merrick and Bellmore in September, according to Nassau County police.
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By Scott Brinton and Daine Taylor
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10/3/16
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