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The Nassau County Legislature’s Public Safety Committee approved the Police Department’s revamped Police Precinct Efficiency Initiative along party lines, 4-3, at a Feb. 13 public hearing. The full Legislature will vote on the plan on Monday, Feb. 27. It must pass with a majority vote.
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By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com
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2/15/12
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A Nassau County Public Safety Committee vote on a proposal to convert four of eight police precincts into community policing centers was postponed when shouting matches broke out between legislators on Monday.
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Aaron Axelson
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2/8/12
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According to the Nassau County district attorney's office, a jury will likely be selected on Feb. 13 for the trial of former Nassau County legislators Roger Corbin and Patrick Williams, who were indicted by the D.A.'s office in July 2010 on corruption, larceny and bribery charges for their alleged involvement in multiple bid-rigging and bribery schemes in the New Cassel Redevelopment Project.
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By Jackie Nash
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2/8/12
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Kevin Brennan, a New York City police officer and a 2001 Mepham High School graduate, was shot in the head while chasing a suspect in a Brooklyn housing development at around 9 p.m. on Jan. 31, but survived and is now in stable condition, according to a New York City Police Department spokesperson.
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By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com
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2/7/12
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Teenagers walking in Merrick, Bellmore and East Meadow were recently approached by men in vehicles.
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1/14/12
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Nassau County Police are warning young people to be on the lookout for a white van after three teens were approached in separate incidents by the driver over the past week in the North Merrick-North Bellmore and East Meadow areas. The teens were asked whether they wanted a ride. The teens ran home and informed their parents, who called police.
Authorities said the teens did the right thing by running away and letting police know.
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1/14/12
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A string of December burglaries across Nassau County targeted older men and women, according to authorities.
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By Aaron Axelson, AAxelson@liherald.com
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1/3/12
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Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano announced the formation of an independent Forensic Advisory Board on Dec. 15, following a disparaging review of the Nassau County Police Department’s Forensic Evidence Bureau (FEB) released by the New York State Inspector General in November.
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Aaron Axelson
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12/21/11
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A Merrick man was arrested by New York State Police on Dec. 19 after he was pulled over for cell-phone use while driving on the Southern State Parkway. In the end, police wound up charging him with felony driving while intoxicated.
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By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com
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12/21/11
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Te-Amo, a stationery and gift card store on Merrick Avenue in North Merrick, was robbed last Wednesday, according to police.
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David Weingrad
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12/19/11
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