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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“It’s total devastation — countless cars are ruined, the boardwalk is ruined, people’s homes,” Sgt. Eric Cregeen told me the day after Hurricane Sandy . . .
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11/2/17
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Authorities reportedly discovered human remains in the woods between Freeport and Merrick on Saturday morning.
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By Nadya Nataly and Scott Brinton
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10/27/17
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Human remains were found at Cow Meadow Park in Freeport on Wednesday, according to the FBI’s Long Island Gang Task Force and Nassau County police. The discovery follows another recent case in which a Freeport High School teen was found dead in nearby Roosevelt, likely the victim of the notorious El Salvadoran gang MS-13.
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By Nadya Nataly
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10/25/17
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A West Hempstead man was arrested after he surrendered to police for a robbery in Garden City Park last month.
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8/2/17
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New York State Troopers closed the Southern State Parkway’s westbound entrance at Exit 17 on July 26 after bags containing a "foul smell" were discovered by Department of Transportation workers. …
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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7/27/17
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Information about water discoloration, rates and infrastructure, as well as updates on police activity in West Hempstead, were part of a biannual meeting organized by the West Hempstead Community Support Association at West Hempstead High School on June 19.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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6/29/17
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A Brooklyn man was arrested on June 2 after attempting to cash several checks at TD Banks in West Hempstead, Garden City and Hempstead using fraudulent identification, Nassau County police reported.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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6/2/17
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