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Satoya L. Mccoy and Rashawn R. Williams, both of Far Rockaway, are charged with several counts for alleged criminal possession of a firearm.

Police arrest two in Inwood for gun possession

Multiple gunshots in the area of Bayview and Walcott avenues in Inwood at 12:30 a.m., on May 16 drew the attention of two officers from the Nassau County Police Department’s Bureau of Special Operation conducting crime prevention enforcement in the Five Towns. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/16/22

An emailed bomb threat to the Marion & Aaron Gural JCC led to a police investigation with the bomb squad at the Harrison-Kerr Family Campus in Lawrence on May 15.

Gural JCC in Lawrence received email bomb threat, Nassau police investigating

The Marion & Aaron Gural JCC confirmed in an email that the organization received a bomb threat by email to its general JCC email box in the afternoon of May 154. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/15/22

North Lawrence resident Rodolfo Novello was charged with the attempted murder of two women after allegedly stabbing them multiple times on May 13.

North Lawrence man charged with attempted murder

Nassau County police arrested a North Lawrence man on May 13 for the attempted murder of two women in a house on Caryl Drive. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/13/22

Hewlett resident Keith Pooler was convicted of the June 2020 murder of Andre Garry the Nassau County District Attorney's office said.

Hewlett man convicted of murder

Hewlett resident Keith Pooler was convicted of murder on May 13, after fatally stabbing a man in June 2020. more

By Lisa Margaria | 5/13/22

Identified only as 'John Doe' a man allegedly damaged a Lotto machine at the Sunoco gas station in Inwood on May 6.

‘John Doe’ arrested for damaging Inwood Sunoco market

After allegedly threatening a mini market employee with a jagged piece of glass, a man grabbed the employee’s cell phone and ripped the Lotto computer from the store counter causing roughly $2,000 worth of damage to the machine, police said. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/6/22

Inwood resident Caleek Killingbeck was charged with possession of a firearm after a verbal dispute with another man in Cedarhurst on April 19.

Inwood man arrested for gun possession in Cedarhurst

After a car stop in Cedarhurst, Nassau County police arrested an Inwood resident for possession of a firearm at 7:25 p.m. on April 19, police said. more

By Jeff Bessen | 4/21/22

The Gural JCC partnered with the Sid Jacobson JCC to donate clothing and supplies to St. Michael’s Ukrainian Church in Uniondale that were then shipped to Ukraine.

Five Towners collect money, send supplies to besieged Ukrainians

A call from one boyhood friend to another in the first weeks of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in early March, sparked a quick collection of $20,000 that helped buy portable anesthesia machines and pulse oximeters that were sent to the Regional Clinic Licarnya in Kharkiv. more

By Jeff Bessen | 4/14/22

Queens resident Ingmar Connell allegedly robbed or burglarized businesses and a government department in the Five Towns in February and March.

Queens man charged with multiple Five Towns thefts

From Feb. 5 to March 22, four businesses and one government department were either allegedly robbed or burglarized by a Queens man who was arrested by Nassau County police on April 4. more

By Jeff Bessen | 4/5/22

Police arrested Christopher Picone for allegedly scamming up to 15 people who paid in advance for snow blowing that was never done.

Alledged Five Towns scammer arrested

Christopher Picone, who allegedly scammed several Five Towns during the winter, was arrested on March 25, police said. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/25/22

Two swastikas were etched on a metal plate in a hallway of Lawrence Elementary School at the Broadway Campus in Lawrence.

Swastikas found in Lawrence school

The Lawrence School District reported that two swastikas were etched on a metal plate in a hallway of the elementary school portion of the Broadway campus that also houses the middle school. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/10/22

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