Nassau County police have arrested a Freeport teenager in connection with the murder of a Freeport High School student from Roosevelt last year. Authorities believe the killing was related to the El …
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By Scott Brinton and Nadya Nataly
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5/30/18
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Members of the El Salvadoran gang MS-13, or Mara Salvatrucha, have threatened Nassau County and Village of Hempstead police officers, according to County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder.
The threats follow the extradition from Maryland this week of Miguel Angel Corea Diaz, known on the street as “the Reaper,” an MS-13 kingpin who is the gang’s highest-ranking member on the East Coast.
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By Nadya Nataly, Christina Daly and Scott Brinton
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4/20/18
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Elise Damas, director of the Pathway to Citizenship Long Island Program at the Central American Refugee Center in Hempstead, says she is really worried about the possible end to the Temporary Protected Status program for El Salvadorans, Hondurans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Guatemalans because it could lead to a rise in crime.
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By Ronny Reyes
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4/12/18
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Two Wantagh men were arrested today for dealing in millions of dollars in counterfeit cell phones and other fake goods — after a four-month joint federal and local investigation.
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By Eden Laikin
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3/29/18
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On March 27, Nassau County introduced a task force that plans to promote preparedness for potential threats to schools and other public buildings.
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By James Mattone
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3/27/18
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A Seaford High School teacher is under investigation for accidently projecting a picture of a sexual organ to students in his class.
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By James Mattone
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3/20/18
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A Wantagh homeowner found two swastikas carved into the sidewalk in front of her home on Brent Drive yesterday, according to Nassau police. Detectives are investigating it as a bias incident.
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By Eden Laikin
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2/28/18
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Sunday that he was seeking $11.5 million for more after-school and vocational training programs for young people in “high-risk” communities, to prevent them from joining the notorious El Salvadoran gang MS-13.
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By Scott Brinton
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12/18/17
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There is a frightening image of the typical MS-13 member that many Long Islanders carry with them — that of a shirtless, muscled, tattooed, sneering . . .
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11/9/17
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FBI officials have confirmed the identities of the murder victims found on Oct. 25 at Cow Meadow Park, at the end of South Main Street in Freeport, and in the woods between Commercial Street in Freeport and Babylon Turnpike in Merrick on Oct. 27.
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By Nadya Nataly
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11/7/17
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