A 14 year-old Elmont boy has been missing since Tuesday afternoon, police said.
According to the Missing Persons Squad, Joshua Mayes was last seen leaving his home on Hendrickson Avenue in Elmont …
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3/15/16
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Nassau County is still searching for a home for the Police Department’s 7th Precinct headquarters. The station now in use, at the corner of Merrick Road and Neptune Avenue in Seaford, is considered outdated.
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By Rebecca Anderson
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2/16/16
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On Feb. 1, an Elmont family experienced an almost unimaginable tragedy. Gabrielle Christina Johnson, a 12-year-old seventh-grader at Elmont High School, stood on the corner of Village Avenue and …
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By Steve Smirti
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2/1/16
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Nassau County is looking for a new home for the Police Department’s 7th Precinct. The current facility, at Merrick Road and Neptune Avenue in Seaford, has been deemed outdated, and plans for a new building are in the works.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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1/6/16
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In May, President Obama signed an executive order to demilitarize the police, banning the Pentagon from issuing surplus military hardware — including rifles, grenade launchers and armored vehicles — to police departments nationwide. His decision was a response to the shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., by a police officer the previous August.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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12/9/15
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A man who was wandering around and got stuck in the storm drains under Valley Stream was rescued this morning by a task force of over 100 responders from the Nassau County Police, several fire departments and EMS personnel. Emergency responders said they believe the man is homeless and may suffer from mental illness.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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10/14/15
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Nassau County Police officers told a handful of residents that they can be a major crime deterrent at a community policing forum on July 8 at the Wantagh Public Library.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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7/15/15
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It’s hard to see so many people in so much pain, especially when they’re mourning one of our neighbors. It’s even harder when they’re mourning the death of someone so young, who had his whole life ahead of him.
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5/14/15
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The officer who saved a 16-year-old boy who threatened to jump off a Wantagh Parkway overpass on June 4 is retiring.
Angela Amato of the Nassau County Police Department’s 7th Precinct rushed to …
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By Michael Ganci
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6/30/14
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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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