Nassau County Assistant District Attorney Teresa Corrigan visited West Hempstead High School students on Wednesday, Oct. 26 to present “Not My Child,” a program about the struggles of …
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11/2/11
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Having been found guilty of criminally negligent homicide in June, Oceanside resident Evan Potts was sentenced on Tuesday by Nassau County Judge Phillip Grella to five years’ probation for the 2009 …
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By Chris Engelhardt
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10/5/11
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Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced on Thursday that a Merrick man who stabbed an 8-year-old boy in the back at a Westbury arcade has been sentenced to 14 years in prison.
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9/8/11
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Merrick resident Evan Sachs has pleaded guilty to attempted murder and assault after he stabbed an 8-year-old boy inside a Dave & Buster’s restaurant in Wetsbury on Oct. 8, 2010, according to the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office.
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By David Weingrad
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7/20/11
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Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said that the owner of an Oceanside landscaping company has been charged with mixing garden mulch with hazardous waste products — including …
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3/30/11
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After 30 years on the run, convicted rapist Rudy Carter is heading to prison.
Nassau County Court Judge George Peck sentenced Carter to two to six years in prison on Monday, 30 years after he …
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By Lee Landor
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2/9/11
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Robert Zafonte, longtime president of the East Meadow Civic Association, surrendered to authorities on Monday as scheduled at the Nassau County Courthouse in Mineola.
Zafonte, 65, was …
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by Mike Caputo
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2/9/11
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Leonidas Cotsifas was sentenced on Tuesday to 45 years in prison for a series of crimes he committed in Bellmore in October 2009. His charges included assault and burglary.
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By Deirdre Krasula
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1/25/11
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A recent rash of drivers going the wrong way on Long Island’s major highways has left government and law enforcement officials perplexed.
One thing is certain: alcohol is a major contributing …
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1/17/11
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East Meadow resident Jay Hoffman was sentenced on Monday in Suffolk County for facilitating a Ponzi scheme. According to prosecutors, he stole millions of dollars from family, friends and other …
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1/6/11
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