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In May, President Obama signed an executive order to demilitarize the police, banning the Pentagon from issuing surplus military hardware — including rifles, grenade launchers and armored vehicles — to police departments nationwide. His decision was a response to the shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., by a police officer the previous August.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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12/9/15
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Randolph Holder, the NYPD Housing Bureau officer who was killed on Tuesday by a suspect he was chasing, was a third-generation policeman described as passionate about his job and well respected by his colleagues.
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By Vanessa Parker
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10/23/15
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A man who was wandering around and got stuck in the storm drains under Valley Stream was rescued this morning by a task force of over 100 responders from the Nassau County Police, several fire departments and EMS personnel. Emergency responders said they believe the man is homeless and may suffer from mental illness.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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10/14/15
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People typically get upset when they’re late for work, but Hewlett resident Paul Raphael was lucky that his 7:22 a.m. Long Island Rail Road train last Dec. 19 was 20 minutes late.
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By Jeff Bessen
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9/23/15
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Nassau County Crime Stoppers and police are asking for help from the public to identify a man who allegedly burglarized the Pacific Fuel Oil Corp., located at 202 Prospect Ave. in Cedarhurst at 4:45 a.m. on April 22.
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By Jeff Bessen
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8/18/15
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It is the cluster of buses parking on his street that upsets Henry Schwartz of 395 Summit Ave. in Cedarhurst. Danit Zerykier’s screen on the front door of her Summit Avenue home got slashed and she feels felt her safety has been threatened.
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By Vanessa Parker
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7/29/15
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Nassau County police are asking the public to identify a man who is alleged to have robbed nine businesses between Feb. 9 and July 14 of this year at knifepoint, including the first one in North Woodmere and a half dozen in Valley Stream. The others were in Elmont and Franklin Square.
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By Jeff Bessen
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7/15/15
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It’s hard to see so many people in so much pain, especially when they’re mourning one of our neighbors. It’s even harder when they’re mourning the death of someone so young, who had his whole life ahead of him.
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5/14/15
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What’s the biggest concern on Long Island today? Sure, property taxes and quality education are always on everyone’s mind, but right now the heroin epidemic that is threatening members of our community . . .
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5/7/15
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North Woodmere residents say that their quality of life has been affected by a string of car break-ins which have occurred during the early morning hours for the past several months dating to last summer.
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By Vanessa Parker
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5/6/15
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