The Nassau County Police Department’s 7th Precinct headquarters will not be relocated to Cedar Creek Park. That was the message repeated by Acting Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter and County Legislator Steve Rhoads at a community meeting on Jan. 19 at Wantagh High School. more

A 45-year-old Virginia man was arrested and charged with burglarizing a Clubhouse Road home in south Merrick on Saturday. Nassau County Police said he attempted to steal a safe. more

Maureen Beccaris has been an officer in the Nassau County Police Department’s 1st Precinct for 26 years, but for the last six months, she said, she came to work every day not knowing where she would be the next week. She explained that her office’s supplies and papers were still in boxes, waiting to be moved to Seaford when the scheduled merger of the 1st and 7th precincts took place.But when Beccaris returned to work after a weekend of visiting colleges with her daughter two weeks ago, her coworkers greeted her with news that the 1st Precinct in Baldwin would remain open. After months of uncertainty, she said, the mood in the station house shifted to a sense of relief. more

Maureen Beccaris has been an officer in the Nassau County Police Department’s 1st Precinct for 26 years, but for the past six months, she said, she came to work every day not knowing where she would be the next week. She explained that her office’s supplies and papers were still in boxes, waiting to be moved to Seaford when the scheduled merger of the 1st and 7th precincts took place. more

The Nassau County Police Department’s 1st Precinct, in Baldwin, will remain open for the near future, and possibly for good. Police officials announced on Monday that they were postponing the closure, attributing the revision of their plans to the effects Hurricane Sandy had on the South Shore. more

A currently unidentified person or persons burglarized four cars in relatively close proximity to one another in south Merrick last Wednesday night and Thursday morning. more

Nassau County Legislator Dave Denenberg, a Democrat from Merrick, recently hosted a meeting to address public safety in the Bellmore-Merrick area, at which officers of the 1st and 7th precincts, the Problem Oriented Police Unit and the Auxiliary Police spoke to residents about recent crime in the community –– and how to better protect themselves. more

The 7th Precinct reported a string of three burglaries in Merrick on Nov. 12 between 7 and 9:50 p.m. more

At the June 29 South Merrick Community Civic Association meeting, Merrick School District Assistant Superintendent for Business and Technology Dr. Christine Grucci discussed a pesky problem plaguing schools after hours — teenagers. more

Police are offering a $5,000 reward for tips leading to the arrest and conviction of vandals who damaged up to 95 cars this weekend, police said at a Monday news conference. more