Radios in 192 ambulances across Nassau County, including the Franklin Square-Munson and Elmont fire departments, will be upgraded with new radio equipment to meet a federal radio mandate to improve communication between ambulances and police.
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By Jackie Nash
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3/20/12
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There is a lot to like about County Executive Edward Mangano’s police precinct reduction plan that was passed by the Legislature last week.
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3/15/12
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A robbery occurred on March 11 at 11:15 p.m., in Elmont, according to the Nassau County Police Department.
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3/14/12
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In a contentious meeting on Monday, the Nassau County Legislature voted 10 to 9 along party lines to implement a new Community Policing Plan, in which four of the county’s eight police precincts will be closed over the next seven months and replaced with “community policing centers.”
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By Aaron Axelson and Brian Croce
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3/7/12
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A Franklin Square man was arrested for burglary on Feb. 29 at 6:53 a.m. in Franklin Square, according to the 5th Precinct.
According to detectives, police officers from the 5th Precinct responded to a burglary call at Sleepy’s, located at 1080 Hempstead Turnpike, and when officers arrived, they were informed by a witness that a man had entered the rear of the store.
Police said that Vincent Piccinonno, 55, was found inside of the business, and was placed under arrest without incident. Piccinonno was charged with third-degree burglary, and was arraigned on March 1 at the First District Court in Hempstead.
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3/6/12
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In a contentious meeting on Monday, the Nassau County Legislature voted 10 to 9 along party lines to implement a new Community Policing Plan, in which four of the county’s eight police precincts will be closed over the next seven months and replaced with “community policing centers.”
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By Aaron Axelson, aaxelson@liherald.com
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3/6/12
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Nassau County Deputy Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter fielded a litany of questions about the police department’s proposed realignment plan, which would merge the county’s eight precincts into four, during a March 6 meeting of the South Merrick Community Civic Association.
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By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com
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3/1/12
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Three top Nassau County Police Department commanding officers were indicted on March 1 for misconduct and conspiracy after they attempted to cover up a crime allegedly committed by the son of an influential South Shore accountant with deep ties to the department, Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said last Thursday.
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By AARON AXELSON, SCOTT BRINTON
and DEIRDRE KRASULA, aaxelson@liherald.com
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3/1/12
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Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice was expected to indict three top-ranking Nassau County Police Department officers on Thursday stemming from the alleged mishandling of a burglary investigation at Kennedy High School in Bellmore in 2009.
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3/1/12
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Nassau County police have arrested 70 burglars in the first seven weeks of 2012, a marked increase from recent years, said Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano at a press conference last Thursday.
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By Aaron Axelson
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2/23/12
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