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Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice is taking a tough-as-nails approach to nabbing heroin dealers.

Part six in a series. Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice made a name for herself with her tough-as-nails prosecution of drunken drivers. Now, as the use of heroin has spread on Long Island, it's little surprise that the headstrong D.A. is taking a hard line. more

Sari Zeidler and Deirdre Krasula | 6/17/10

Lakeview shooting kills one man, injures two others

A Hempstead man was shot to death at a house party in Lakeview on Saturday, Nassau County police reported. Officers found 25-year-old Bryan Coardes shot to death, … more

6/14/10

50 cent heroin: Confiscated bags of heroin stamped with the name "50 cents" after popular rap artist 50 Cent.

Nassau Police Dept's heroin squad –– out of the public eye

Part six in a series. Happening upon this seemingly abandoned lot might leave you with the feeling that you're about to witness a late-night drug deal, but in fact, you would have stumbled on one of the places that heroin dealers and addicts fear most. It's the heart of the Nassau County Police Department's Heroin Task Force. Much of what happens here is kept under wraps. Police asked that the address be kept confidential. The following is what authorities can share. more

Sari Zeidler and Deirdre Krasula | 6/2/10

Crime Watch

Burglary – Residence A house on Hopatgong Avenue in Lakeview was burglarized between 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 30 and 1:15 p.m. on Sunday, April 4. The burglar(s) broke into … more

4/14/10

W.H. pair charged with theft, criminal mischief

Two young men from West Hempstead were arrested last week after stealing items from cars and intentionally damaging property while fleeing from law enforcement officers, Nassau … more

4/14/10

Sharrief Yelverton, of West Hempstead, was arrested after allegedly biting a guard at a Nassau jail.

W.H. man arrested following altercation with guard at Nassau jail

Authorities said a former inmate attacked a corrections officer at the Nassau County Correctional Center in East Meadow, and bit him in the process. Sharrief … more

4/8/10

Athelson Kelson, a former cop who was sentenced for committing three robberies in Nassau County, including one in West Hempstead, is also known as the "Bling Bandit."

Former cop sentenced in three local robberies

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced last week that a retired New York City police officer was given five years in prison for the robbery of three Nassau County … more

Matt Hampton | 4/8/10

The Best Yet Market on Dogwood Avenue was vandalized on March 30 when two teens spray-painted a swastika on a bathroom stall.

Swastika spray-painted in market across from West Hempstead JCC

A well-known supermarket on Dogwood Avenue on the border of West Hempstead and Franklin Square was the scene of vandalism early last week, when two teenagers painted a swastika on … more

Matt Hampton | 4/8/10

Rudy Carter, originally of Lakeview, fled the state 30 years ago, evading jail time for a rape conviction.

After 30 years on the run, Lakeview rapist Rudy Carter faces Nassau County judge

Rudy Carter was on the run for almost three decades. He skipped town as a Nassau County jury convicted him of first-degree rape and sexual abuse, managing for so many years to … more

Lee Landor | 3/31/10

Police arrested Joseph Wright, 18, in the parking lot of the Courtesy Hotel in West Hempstead and charged him with criminal mischief and resisting arrest, among other things.

Three charged with assaulting cops at Courtesy Hotel

Two women were arrested last week for assaulting three police officers who were trying to arrest a man in West Hempstead, Nassau County police said. According to … more

Lee Landor | 3/25/10

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