Editor’s Note: The following was provided by the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 15
As the nation watches the reports about the recent Connecticut elementary school shooting, many people may find themselves feeling anxious, worried, saddened or otherwise concerned. While adults may know how to express these feelings, often they do not know how to talk with children about such a tragedy.
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12/19/12
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Bellmore-Merrick parents and school officials said they are mourning the 26 people killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School last week, with the mass murder in Newtown, Conn., prompting local administrators to examine security procedures at the 19 schools across the Bellmores and Merricks.
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By Julie Mansmann
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12/19/12
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Nassau County Police officials are investigating a robbery at a North Merrick business last weekend.
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By Julie Mansmann
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11/28/12
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The line of mourners who paid homage to slain Nassau County police officer Arthur Lopez during a wake at Empire Hose Company in Merrick on Friday included New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who arrived at Newbridge Road Park in Bellmore from New York City via police helicopter before he was whisked to the firehouse in a motorcade.
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By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com
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10/26/12
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Darrell Fuller has been charged with the killing of Nassau County police officer Arthur Lopez. Fuller, 33, of Queens, is also charged with the killing of civilian Raymond Facey. Fuller faces life in …
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By Deirdre Krasula
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10/25/12
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The Merrick Fire Department is expecting thousands of mourners at a wake at Empire Hose Company for slain Nassau County police officer Arthur Lopez of Babylon Village, who was gunned down on Tuesday morning in Queens after he pulled over an ex-convict who had served time for attempted murder and drug sale.
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By Scott Brinton and Deirdre Krasula
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10/25/12
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The hunt for the man wanted in the fatal shooting of Nassau County police officer Arthur Lopez is allegedly over. Darrell Fuller, 33, was allegedly captured late Tuesday evening in Queens. Fuller …
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By Deirdre Krasula
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10/23/12
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The man wanted in the fatal shooting of Nassau County police officer Arthur Lopez is still on the loose. Lopez, 29, was shot and killed late Tuesday morning when he pulled over a vehicle he believed …
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Deirdre Krasula
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10/23/12
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A Nassau County police officer was shot on the Cross Island Parkway around 11 a.m. this morning. The unidentified officer was transported to North Shore Long Island Jewish Hospital where he was …
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10/23/12
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A Woodmere man was arrested on Wednesday and charged with attempting to lure young girls into his car in the Bellmore area on multiple occasions, police said.
First Squad detectives from the Nassau County Police Department reported that Michael Chemick, 23, asked teenaged girls to get in his car in the afternoon on Sept. 26 and Oct. 15. The victims are both under age 16.
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By Julie Mansmann, jmansmann@liherald.com
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10/18/12
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