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On a recent Thursday at the Nassau County Police Academy in North Massapequa, recruits practiced arresting a suspect during a felony car stop, in which the vehicle that was pulled over had reportedly been used in a crime.

An arresting lesson in Nassau County police work

A Signal 15 comes in over the radio: A stolen vehicle used in a felony — perhaps a bank robbery, maybe a kidnapping — has been pulled over. Officers must quickly assess the situation: Is the vehicle occupant armed? Hostile? Ready to run? more

By Scott Brinton | 5/6/21

The Volkswagen Passat, center, that hit a 13-year-old boy in North Lawrence on May 2.

Teen hit by car in North Lawrence

A 13-year-old boy was struck by a gray and blue Volkswagen Passat as he was crossing the street in front of 271 Burnside Ave. in North Lawrence at 4:30 p.m. on May 2, Nassau County police said. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/3/21

Queens resident Douglas Beale was arrested in the parking lot of the Verizon store in North Lawrence for allegedly menacing another man with a gun on May 1.

Queens man arrested for alleged menacing in North Lawrence

Nassau County police arrested a Queens man for allegedly menacing another man in the parking lot of the Verizon store at 369 Rockaway Turnpike in North Lawrence at 5:20 p.n. on May 1. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/2/21

Inwood resident Julio Portillo was charged with multiple counts of driving while intoxicated after allegedly leaving the scene of an accident in Lawrence on April 13.

Inwood man charged with DWI

Nassau County police arrested an Inwood resident at 10:40 p.m. on April 13 for driving while intoxicated after the man allegedly left the scene of a vehicular accident at 679 Rockaway Turnpike in Lawrence. more

By Jeff Bessen | 4/14/21

Five Men have been arrested in connection with the murder of Rockaway resident Nazareth Claure, whose body was found by New York City in the trunk of a car on the Nassau Expressway in Inwood on April 14.

Four arrested in alleged murder of Nazareth Claure

A car pursuit that began in Far Rockaway and ended in Inwood on April 13 has culminated in the arrest of five people for the alleged murder of Nazareth Claure, 31, a Rockaway resident who previously lived in Hewlett. more

By Jeff Bessen | 4/14/21

Christopher Landburg-Parker of Brooklyn was arrested in Inwood on April 6.

Brooklyn man arrested in Inwood for allegedly resisting arrest

A Brooklyn man was arrested in Inwood for allegedly resisting arrest on April 6. According to detectives, Fourth Precinct police observed Christopher Landburg-Parker, 34, of Brooklyn, was driving … more

By Matthew Ferremi | 4/6/21

Far Rockaway resident Nickolus Porter is one of two men charged in an alleged robbery of two other men in Inwood on April 1.

Two charged in alleged Inwood robbery

A car accident involving two vehicles and four men ignited an alleged assault and robbery in Inwood on April 1. more

By Jeff Bessen | 4/2/21

The Nassau County District Attorney's Office, Nassau County Police Department and several federal agencies recently broke up a multi-million-dollar cocaine-dealing ring.

Forty indicted in cocaine-dealing operation that included two day-care centers

Forty people have been indicted in a widespread, multi-million-dollar cocaine-dealing ring that operated out of Hempstead and Rosedale — including at two unlicensed day-care … more

By Scott Brinton | 3/15/21

Far Rockaway resident Miguel Torres allegedly assaulted an Inwood man in his home on March 10.

Far Rockaway man charged in Inwood assault

Four people tried to subdue a Far Rockaway man who allegedly slashed one of them after an alleged attempted robbery in Inwood on March 10, Nassau police said. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/11/21

Widnise Occelin was arrested after allegedly assaulting a Nassau police officer in Inwood on Feb. 25.

Nassau police officer assaulted in Inwood

A woman said to be homeless allegedly assaulted a Nassau police officer in Inwood on Feb. 25, police said. more

By Jeff Bessen | 2/26/21

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