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The raid of Ace Auto Recycling Inc., in December, netted hundreds of catalytic converters, millions of dollars in cash and bank accounts, and equipment used to extract the lucrative precious metals from the converters.

Large-scale criminal enterprise or ‘American success story’?

Alan Pawelsky, 28, and his brother Andrew, 25, are facing an 81-count indictment for their involvement, along with co-conspirator Jovaine Clarke, 29, in an alleged large-scale black-market catalytic … more

By Karina Kovac | 5/21/23

After catalytic converter bust, we’ll breathe easier

If you think breathing on the streets of a large city is difficult now, imagine what it was like 50 years ago, when vehicles guzzling lead-based gasoline spewed poison from their tailpipes . . . more

12/22/22

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Police looking for O’side cell phone thief

Police are looking for a man who stole a cell phone from a person at Bed Bath & Beyond in Oceanside. more

8/5/15

Employment Law

Q: I own a small business and recently read about a bill Governor Cuomo signed into law eliminating the requirement for me to notify my employees about their rate of pay, allowances, pay day, … more

By Max Sicherman | 2/6/15

Increase in car thefts prompts alert from police

A recent rash of vehicle thefts prompted an alert from Thomas Krumpter, acting Commissioner of the Nassau County Police, last week. Between Sept. 15, when a 2001 black Lincoln Navigator was stolen while parked on Long Beach Rd. in Oceanside, until Oct. 8, at least nine cars had been reported stolen in Nassau County. Most of the thefts were of luxury cars equipped with push-button starts that had been left unlocked, police said. more

By Tom Jordan | 10/15/14

Car thefts on the rise; what you can do

Acting Commissioner of Police Thomas C. Krumpter wants to alert the public that the police have seen an increase in luxury cars and SUVs stolen in Nassau County over the past few weeks. Luxury … more

10/9/14

Oceanside resident Nathan Levner was arrested on May 30 for stealing from a couple he was representing in the purchase of a new home.

Oceanside attorney arrested for stealing clients' money

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced on May 30 that an Oceanside man has been arrested and charged with stealing $10,000 from a couple he was representing in the purchase of a new … more

6/5/13

Alexander Membreno was arrested for grand larceny after pawning silver religious items stolen from the Oceanside Jewish Center.

Super arrested in O’side theft

The Oceanside Jewish Center building superintendent was arrested on March 4 and charged with the theft of more than $22,000 worth of silver religious artifacts that were kept with the torahs in the … more

Howard Schwach | 3/12/13

Criminal Law

Q: I own a mid-sized company and have reason to believe that one of my employees is stealing from me by manipulating payroll. I’d like to quietly fire him before things get out of hand but … more

By Michael A. Scotto | 2/18/13

LIRR workers were charged with stealing more than $250,000 worth of copper wire from the company and selling it as scrap.

17 charged in LIRR copper-wire theft

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice has charged 17 people with stealing more than $250,000 worth of copper wire belonging to the Long Island Railroad and selling it to a scrap yard, she … more

By Aaron Axelson | 1/25/13

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