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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Five people were arrested last Saturday night after a fight broke out at The Beach House on West Beech Street. The brawl occurred after hundreds of dollars in cash allegedly went missing from the …
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By Matthew Ern
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10/8/15
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On Sunday, a steel beam recovered from the wreckage of the World Trade Center was dedicated at a ceremony attended by about 200 people at the VFW Plaza, on West Park Avenue at Grand Boulevard.
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By Matthew Ern
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9/17/15
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More than 200 firearms were taken off the streets at a recent gun buyback in Long Beach that was held by the Long Beach Police Department, in conjunction with Nassau County Executive Edward P. …
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By Matthew Ern
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8/27/15
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A cement truck in the West End malfunctioned earlier this morning, spewing cement onto the street and damaging at least one nearby vehicle.
Police dismissed rumors that had been spreading on …
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By Matthew Ern
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8/19/15
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The Long Beach Police Department, in conjunction with Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano, Acting District Attorney Madeline Singas and Acting Police Commissioner Tom Krumpter, will host a gun …
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By Matthew Ern
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8/13/15
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Three days after a Brooklyn man drowned in rough waters while lifeguards were off duty, Long Beach’s chief of lifeguards, Paul Gillespie, closed the ocean to swimmers on Tuesday, citing even …
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By Anthony Rifilato and Matthew Ern
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8/6/15
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Two men who entered the water at National Boulevard beach on Saturday after lifeguards went off-duty triggered a massive search and rescue operation when one of the men went missing after he was …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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8/1/15
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Nassau County Legislator Denise Ford and Nassau County Presiding Officer Norma L. Gonsalves announced last week that they had secured $500,000 in funding to bring the ShotSpotter Gunshot Detection …
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By Matthew Ern
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7/30/15
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Long Beach police arrested Carlos Puca, 29, of Long Beach, in the early morning hours of July 20 and charged him with two felony counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to …
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7/23/15
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