A Suffolk County attorney reportedly withdrew more than $185,000 in personal injury settlement funds awarded to her client from Bellmore, according law enforcement officials. They alleged that she …
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By Julie Mansmann
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4/9/15
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Nassau County police patrols will be increased around synagogues, churches and other house of worship for the upcoming Passover and Easter holiday, officials announced on Tuesday.
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By Jeff Bessen
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4/1/15
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The Nassau County Police Department has issued a lockout order to one North Bellmore elementary school because of an active investigation in the area. Martin Avenue Elementary School, located at …
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By Julie Mansmann
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3/25/15
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Sixteen- and 17-year-old New Yorkers who commit crimes are charged as adults. It’s a fact that many people are unaware of . . .
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3/19/15
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In his State of the County speech Wednesday night in East Meadow, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano painted a bright picture of Nassau’s present and future, touting his administration’s efforts to attract young people and families to the county, spur growth in the private sector, downsize government and hold down taxes.
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By Brian Racow
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3/13/15
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A Suffolk County Police Department officer, who is a lifelong North Bellmore resident and commissioner of the North Bellmore Fire District, was shot twice –– once in the neck and once in the hip –– during a traffic stop in Huntington Station close to midnight on March 11, according to Suffolk police officials.
On March 15, the decorated officer returned home from the hospital.
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By Scott Brinton and Julie Mansmann
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3/12/15
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The numbers from the U.S. Justice Department are sobering: from 1995 to 2013, more than 10,000 women in college were raped.
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3/4/15
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Authorities are searching for two men who were allegedly involved in an attempted robbery at a North Bellmore business. Crime Stoppers and the Nassau County Police Department are seeking …
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By Julie Mansmann
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2/18/15
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Madeline Singas, Nassau County’s new acting district attorney, stopped by Herald Community Newspapers’ Garden City office last Thursday for a discussion with editors and reporters about the views, goals and strategies she brings to the job. The conversation touched on topics from gun violence to illegal drugs, police practices, public corruption and what Singas sees as the need for “smart prosecution,” from crime-prevention strategies to alternatives to jailing young, non-violent offenders.
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By Brian Racow
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2/12/15
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Dave Denenberg, a longtime Nassau County legislator from Merrick accused by his former law firm of over-billing a corporate client for millions of dollars, pleaded guilty to eight counts of mail fraud Wednesday morning in Central Islip federal court.
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By Brian Racow and Scott Brinton
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1/21/15
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