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Nassau County Police Department Lt. Richard Lebrun spoke to the media outside the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence, where Harold B. Sermeno, 17, was found shot dead on Dec. 18.
MS-13 member pleads guilty to Far Rockaway and Lawrence murders
A member of the street gang MS-13, Yonathan Sanchez, 23, a/k/a Turbo, pleaded guilty before Judge Tammy Robbins on March 13 to two counts of murder second-degree for a pair of December 2018 murders. Sanchez is expected to be sentenced to 34 years to life in prison on April 21. more
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The Burger King on Rockaway Turnpike in North Lawrence was the scene of an attempted robbery at gunpoint on March 12.
Attempted gunpoint robbery at North Lawrence Burger King
A woman allegedly walked up to the drive-thru of the Burger King at 665 Rockaway Tpke., in North Lawrence, at 11:43 p.m. on March 12, wearing a scarf to cover her face and demanded money at gunpoint, according to Nassau police. more
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The five indicted men who are alleged to be part of a ring of thieves that originated from Chile and robbed homes across Nassau County.
Five men indicted for burglaries across Nassau County
The Nassau County Police Department announced the indictment of five men from Chile for allegedly committing several burglaries across the county, including a home in Hewlett Harbor, in February and March. more
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Woodmere-based accountant Kenneth Erdheim was charged with falsifying tax returns for 267 clients.
Woodmere accountant charged with tax fraud
Kenneth Erdheim, a Woodmere-based accountant and his accounting firm, was charged with criminal tax fraud second-degree for allegedly submitting false New York sate tax returns for 267 clients, according to the Nassau County District Attorney’s office. more
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The Brandeis School in Lawrence is being sued for negligence relating to an incident of alleged sexual abuse by a former teacher that ended roughly 16 years ago.
Former Brandeis English teacher accused of sexual abuse
An Atlantic Beach resident who formerly taught English at The Brandeis School in Lawrence has been accused of sexually abusing a student for five years beginning when he was just 13, according to a court petition filed on Feb. 24. more
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Hewlett Harbor Mayor Mark Weiss addressed residents at the Seawane Country Club in October about recent criminal activity in the village. With him were, from left, 4th Precinct Commanding Officer Joseph Barbieri, village Trustee Tom Cohen and Sgt. Leslie Moulds.
Upscale Five Towns homes targeted in burglaries
A home on Seawane Drive in the Village of Hewlett Harbor along with residences on the North Shore were the targets of what Nassau police is a burglary pattern over the last three months that saw three people arrested in January as part of a Chilean crime ring. more
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Police retrieved a bottle filled with an unknown liquid coated with a sticky substance on the outside that the defendants allegedly used to steal mail in Atlantic Beach village.
Bronx residents indicted for alleged Atlantic Beach mail theft
Two Bronx residents were indicted for allegedly stealing mail from mailboxes in Atlantic Beach village. Yoli Gomez Osoria, 27, and Andrea Rose Gomez, 28, were arraigned before Judge Robert Bogle on Jan. 23. more
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Legislator Howard Kopel said Republican lawmakers are calling for a state probe into a $710,000 scam perpetrated at the Nassau County Comptroller's office recently.
GOP lawmakers call for state probe into $710K scam at comptroller's office
Nassau Republican legislators called Friday for state and county investigations into the office of County Comptroller Jack Schnirman, who only a week ago said at a news conference that a phishing … more
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Cedarhurst resident Daniel Russo is alleged to have illegally distributed opioids and filing fraudulent tax returns. Above, his pharmacy in Far Rockaway.
Alleged drug distribution for Far Rockaway pharmacist, Cedarhurst resident
Daniel Russo, a Cedarhurst resident who works as a pharmacist in Far Rockaway, was indicted on conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute oxycodone, distribution and possession of oxycodone, distribution of oxycodone by a pharmacist without a legitimate prescription and filing false tax returns in Brooklyn federal court on Jan. 23. more
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Woodmere resident Geoffrey Girnun pleaded guilty to stealing government money and will make restitution in the amount of $225,000.
Woodmere resident pleads guilty to $225,000 theft
Woodmere resident and former Stony Brook University associate professor Geoffrey Girnun pleaded guilty on Jan. 14 to one count theft of government funds as part of a plea deal. He stole $225,000 in federal and state money that was earmarked for cancer research. more
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