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Nassau County Executive Laura Curran is calling for an independent investigation into an arrest in Freeport on Tuesday.

Officials call for probe into Freeport man’s arrest

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran has asked for an independent investigation after three Freeport Police officers pulled a suspect over a fence and tackled him to the ground while attempting to … more

By Nadya Nataly | 12/5/19

The Freeport Police Department would potentially have to work an additional 2,000 hours per year to comply with the criminal discovery law that will take effect in January, according to village officials.

Freeport Police Department prepares for new evidence law

Village of Freeport officials are expressing concern about a new state law set to take effect in January that will require the village to immediately turn over all evidence in criminal cases to the Nassau County district attorney’s office. more

By Nadya Nataly | 11/14/19

Freeport Police near Freeport High School on Friday afternoon at Lexington and Park avenues after an incident in which two teens were stabbed.

Two teens stabbed after school in Freeport

Two Freeport High School students were stabbed in a fight after school let out Friday afternoon, according to Freeport police. more

By Nadya Nataly | 11/9/19

Police: Two women arrested for shoplifting in Freeport

The Nassau County Police Department, First Squad detectives arrested two women allegedly involved in a shoplifting incident at Ebony Beauty Supply at 171 W. Merrick Road in Freeport that occurred on Oct. 13 at 3:15 p.m. more

10/31/19

Francis McQuade challenges Madeline Singas for Nassau County District Attorney

Incumbent Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas is running for her second four-term. Long Beach resident Francis McQuade opposes her. more

By Jeff Bessen | 10/24/19

Police surrounded the crime scene after a brawl at an Oceanside strip mall left 16-year-old Khaseen Morris dead.

Long Beach teens indicted for gang assault

At least five Long Beach teens have been indicted by a Nassau County grand jury on Tuesday for second-degree gang assault charges in connection with a brawl that left an Oceanside student … more

By Darwin Yanes | 10/8/19

A Sportsman Avenue house collapsed Monday, officials said, because of strong winds.

House under construction collapses in Freeport

A house that was under construction in Freeport collapsed Monday, officials said, because of strong winds.The framework of the two-story building, located on Sportsman Avenue, collapsed at around … more

10/8/19

MS-13 gang member gets 23 to life for murder of Freeport High student

A member of MS-13’s Hollywood clique pleaded guilty to murdering 15-year-old Angel Soler, a one-time Freeport High School student, in July 2017 and was sentenced to 23 years to life in prison on … more

By Scott Brinton and Nadya Nataly | 10/7/19

The chief greeted each of the officers with a handshake or a hug as he walked by followed by his family.

Freeport's Bermudez’s final walk as chief of the FPD

Freeport Chief of Police Miguel Bermudez got rousing cheers on Sept. 26 as he walked out of the Freeport Police Department Headquarters for one last time. Bermudez retired from the FPD after 33 years of service. more

By Nadya Nataly | 10/3/19

Protesters in front of J.W. Dodd Middle School, in Freeport, demanded that the license of any teacher who commits a racist act be revoked. Their calls came after an unidentified Freeport teacher asked her students to write funny captions underneath photos of post-Reconstruction sharecroppers who had previously been slaves.

Protesters: Freeport teacher should be fired

Freeport parents, clergy members and neighboring Long Islanders rallied in front of J.W. Dodd Middle School on Pine Street in Freeport on Tuesday, demanding that the Freeport School District fire an eighth-grade social studies teacher who required students to write humorous captions under photographs of former slaves. more

By Nadya Nataly | 10/2/19

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