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David Serrant was sentenced to 29 years on Aug. 30 for firing a gun at a Freeport police officer in 2018.

Freeport man sentenced to 29 years for shooting at police officer

A Freeport man was sentenced to 29 years in prison on Aug. 30 for shooting at a Freeport police officer during a foot chase in February 2018. more

By Mohamed Farghaly | 8/30/22

Lonnie Poindexter was arrested by Nassau County Police officers in October 2021, indicted by a grand jury on charges of dogfighting on June 24, and arraigned on Aug. 4.

Freeport man indicted, arraigned on dogfighting charges

Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly has announced that a Freeport man who allegedly bred and sold pit bulls for use in dogfighting has been indicted by a Nassau County grand jury. more

8/11/22

Mohamed Farghaly/Herald Volunteer Cynthia Egido with a four-legged friend outside the shelter.

Miracle rescue by Bobbi and the Strays

A West Hempstead man was detained on July 21 for allegedly abandoning his critically malnourished dog outside a Freeport animal shelter. According to Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. … more

By Mohamed Farghaly | 7/28/22

Manganos get more time to appeal conviction

Former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, and his wife, Linda, have been granted a few more weeks of freedom from jail while they continue to appeal their sentences. The Manganos were scheduled … more

By James Bernstein | 7/21/22

Copiague man arrested in Freeport

The Nassau County First Squad reports the arrest of a Copiague man for an incident that occurred on July 11 at 10:20 p.m. in Freeport. more

7/15/22

Former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano is now on the hook for $10.6 million in restitution to two Connecticut insurance companies.

Mangano ordered to pay more than $10 million in fraud case

Former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, sentenced to a 12-year prison term in a bribery scandal, is now on the hook for $10.6 million in restitution to two Connecticut insurance … more

By James Bernstein | 7/15/22

A shooting incident at Martin Luther King Jr. Park killed one man and injured another in Freeport.

Gang members indicted in Freeport park shooting

Two alleged gang members have been indicted in the 2020 murder of a 21-year-old man outside a Freeport park restroom. more

Staff Report | 7/13/22

Shamont Hoousendove, 37, of Independence Ave. in Freeport, was arraigned in December for a Sept. 13 robbery in Carle Place.

Freeporters arrested in two major robberies

The Nassau County Police Department recently updated its information concerning arrests for three bank robberies that occurred in Carle Place, Merrick, and Baldwin. Men from Freeport were arrested for the Carle Place and Baldwin robberies. A Uniondale man who was arrested for the Baldwin robbery had previously been arrested for the bank robbery in Merrick. more

3/3/22

Fourth person arrested in connection with Sept. 10 homicide in Freeport

A fourth person has been arrested in connection with the Sept. 10 murder of James T. Diamond, 28, which occurred near South Bay Avenue in Freeport. more

11/4/21

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

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