NYPD Det. Steven McDonald, a Malverne resident who became known nationwide for his messages of forgiveness and peace after being shot in Central Park in 1986, has died, the New York City Police Department reported Jan. 10.
more
By Rossana Weitekamp
|
1/10/17
|
Holding candles and reciting prayers along with members of the clergy in Malverne, hundreds of people gathered for a vigil to pray for Malvernite and NYPD Det. Steven McDonald at the Charles Reese Memorial Park in the village on Jan. 9. McDonald, who had a heart attack on Jan. 6, is still in critical condition at North Shore University Hospital in Nassau County.
McDonald reportedly died Jan. 10 at North Shore Hosptial while still on life support. He was 59 years old.
more
By Rossana Weitekamp
|
1/10/17
|
A fatal heroin overdose in Malverne on Dec. 22, and a non-fatal overdose in Valley Stream the next day, led Nassau police to the arrest of four people for the sale and possession of heroin on Monday, Dec. 26 in Port Washington, Valley Stream and Woodside, Queens.
more
By Rossana Weitekamp
|
12/27/16
|
In June 2001, an 11-year old boy left his home in Santa Tecla, a picturesque city of more than 133,000 in El Salvador, to start a new life in the United States with his family in Freeport. So began a …
more
By Laura Schofer
|
12/22/16
|
Nassau County police are searching for two suspects who are wanted in connection with a string of larcenies on Dec. 7.
According to authorities, a man and a woman entered three boutiques in …
more
By Brian Kacharaba
|
12/21/16
|
An unidentified man was found shot at the AL Mini Mart, at 91 Ocean Ave. in Valley Stream, on Dec. 16 around 10:40 p.m., according to officials at the Nassau County Police Department’s 5th Precinct.
more
By Scott Brinton
|
12/17/16
|
Nassau County police have charged a homeless man with a Rockville Centre bank robbery.
Authorities arrested Patrick Smith, 55, on Dec. 13 and charged him with third-degree robbery.
According …
more
By Brian Kacharaba
|
12/14/16
|
“The thin blue line got a bit thicker this week,” said Police Commissioner Charles Gennario at a village board meeting held on Dec. 5. “And I want to thank you for that.”
That is because …
more
By Peter Belfiore
|
12/14/16
|
Police are still searching for the man who robbed the Capital One Bank at 77 Lincoln Ave. in Rockville Centre on Dec. 2.
According to officials, the man entered the bank at 12:53 p.m. and demanded …
more
By Brian Kacharaba and Peter Belfiore
|
12/7/16
|
Nassau County police are investigating the suspicious death of a woman whose body was found on Nov. 23 12:48 p.m. in Baldwin.
more
By Scott Brinton, Daine Taylor and Laura Schofer
|
11/23/16
|