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Brooklyn resident Dwayne Gordon allegedly resisted arrest twice and was driving with fraudulent license plates in Lawrence on July 30.

Stopping the car Dwayne Gordon was driving was easy, arresting Gordon became problematic as the Brooklyn man allegedly resisted arrest twice after a traffic stop near the Nassau Expressway and Rockaway Turnpike in Lawrence on July 30. more

By Jeff Bessen | 7/30/21

Far Rockaway resident Jamel Thompson was one of two men arrested after a police car stop in Inwood in July 14.

Inwood traffic stop yields gun find

Two men were arrested and one was charged with possession of a weapon after Nassau County’s Bureau of Special Operations made a traffic stop in Inwood at 3:15 p.m. on July 14, police said. more

By Jeff Bessen | 7/15/21

Nassau police arreseted a Yonkers man for allegedly trying to scam a Five Towns resident out of $6,000.

Yonkers man charged in Five Towns elder scam

A Yonkers man who allegedly tried to scam a Five Towns resident out of $6,000 was arrested by Nassau County police on June 28, police said. more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/29/21

Vally Stream resident Elmer Gutierrez pleaded guilty to a pair of 2018 murders in Far Rockaway and Lawrence as part of a gang of MS-13 members.

Valley Stream resident pleads guilty in Lawrence and Far Rockaway murders

Elmer Gutierrez, a known MS-13 street gang member, pleaded guilty on June 23 for taking part in the December 2018 murder of two young men in Far Rockaway and Lawrence. Gutierrez, 21, also known as … more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/24/21

Lawrence resident Joseph Borgen was allegedly assaulted by pro-Palestinian men who hurled anti-Semitic remarks and fireworks in Times Square on May 20.

Two men arrested in assault of Lawrence man

Lawrence resident Joseph Borgen was identified as the person who was allegedly assaulted and pepper-sprayed by men in Times Square on May 20, who also made anti-Semitic remarks, NYPD reported. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/21/21

Hewlett native Nazareth Claure's alleged killers were indicted on May 11.

Four Queens men indicted in Hewlett native’s death

Four Queens men were indicted on murder charges and other crimes for the beating death of Nazareth Claure, 31, a one-time Hewlett resident who was killed on April 11, and three days later her remains were found in the trunk of a car during a NYPD police traffic stop in Inwood. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/14/21

Cedarhurst resident Bradley Goldberg was charged with multiple counts of harassment. His alleged targets are Jewish people, including rabbis and Nassau police.

Cedarhurst resident charged with harassment

A Cedarhurst resident who has allegedly made repeated “threats to life” against several Jewish people, including a number of rabbis and members of the Nassau County Police Department was arrested by 4th Precinct officers on patrol at 1:50 a.m. on May 11, police said. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/13/21

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

Former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano briefly left the federal courthouse in Central Islip between opening arguments in his corruption trial.

Opening statements heard in Mangano/Veditto corruption trial

Opening arguments were heard on Wednesday in the corruption trial of Former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano and former Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto. more

By Erik Hawkins | 3/11/18

More than $4,000 was alleged to have been stolen from Woodmere group residents’ bank accounts by Leslie Vega, above.

Brooklyn woman stole $4,000 from Woodmere group home residents

A Brooklyn woman employed at AHRC in Woodmere for six days in November 2012, allegedly withdrew money from several TD Banks, including the one in Cedarhurst, through accounts belonging to the group home residents, police said. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/16/15

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