On the 90th anniversary of what was once known as Armistice Day, members of the Rockville Centre community paused to give thanks and honor the courage and sacrifice of the men and women in the country's armed services. more

Four men have been charged in a series of robberies in Valley Stream. more

Rockville Centre and Nassau County police are investigating a cluster of burglaries that took place in occupied homes within an eighth of a mile in the early hours of Wednesday morning. more

Residents of Lakeview were on edge last week after Nassau County police announced that three men had assaulted two other men walking on Woodfield Road on Nov. 1, possibly because one victim was a cross-dresser. more

ArrestsChristopher Huggins, 33, of Long Beach was arrested and charged with criminal sale and possession of crack cocaine on Sycamore Court on Oct. 26. Brent Porges, 31, of Long Beach was arrested … more

Two men wearing hockey masks robbed a couple in North Valley Stream last Saturday morning, police say. more

The Lynbrook Police Department has launched a bike patrol to bolster its presence in the community and advance its mission of eliminating crime and keeping residents safe. Police Officer Jaycee Indiviglio recently completed law enforcement bicycle patrol training at the National Bicycle Law Enforcement Academy (NBLEA), graduating number one in a class of 17 police officers. more

A man posing as a county worker conned an elderly couple last Tuesday afternoon to gain access to their North Bellmore home and stole jewelry inside, police said. This "distraction burglary" took place at a home on Carley Court at about 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 20. A man described to be in his 50s with a walkie-talkie on his belt and wearing a blue baseball cap with "county" on it approached an 88-year-old man who was in his garage, convincing the homeowner that he needed to go into his backyard to inspect a neighbor's fence, according to police. While he distracted the elderly man and his wife, another man who police believe was his cohort, entered their home and allegedly burglarized it, police said. When the 81-year wife became suspicious and demanded to see the subject's identification, the man told her he would go get it, but never came back. It was then that she went into her bedroom and discovered that the jewelry was missing, according to Nassau County Police. more

Rockville Centre police say they’re on alert after a rash of recent residential and commercial burglaries which may indicate that the “burglary season” has come early this year. … more

In response to a story, “Two village officers injured during arrest,” (Oct. 29-Nov. 4), Laura Dennis, referring to herself as "the girlfriend” of her alleged assailant, James Fowler, wrote in an e-mail and an online posting on the Herald’s Web site that information contained in the police report — and the Herald article based on it — was incorrect. Saying the story was “concocted” by police, she accused officers of using racial profiling and excessive force in making the arrest. more