Human remains were found at Cow Meadow Park in Freeport on Wednesday, according to the FBI’s Long Island Gang Task Force and Nassau County police. The discovery follows another recent case in which a Freeport High School teen was found dead in nearby Roosevelt, likely the victim of the notorious El Salvadoran gang MS-13.
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By Nadya Nataly
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10/25/17
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A Valley Stream man was arrested by Nassau County Fourth Squad detectives for burglaries of a Lawrence eatery on Aug. 30 and Sept. 4.
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By Jeff Bessen
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10/18/17
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A new petition drafted by Richard Tinyes is circulating on social media, because Robert Golub — the man convicted of murdering and mutilating Tinyes’s 13-year-old daughter, Kelly Ann, a little more than 28 years ago — is due to appear before the parole board in November.
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By Nick Ciccone
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10/11/17
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Nassau County police arrested a Maryland woman on Sept. 28 in connection with the murder of Julio Cesar Gonzales-Espantzay — a 19-year-old Valley Stream man whose body was discovered in the Massapequa Preserve, near Seaview and Ocean avenues, on March 23.
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By Nick Ciccone
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10/4/17
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Nassau County police said that they have arrested three Far Rockaway residents who allegedly robbed three banks, including two in the Five Towns, in July and August.
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By Jeff Bessen
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10/4/17
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The death toll was climbing steadily on Monday, less than 24 hours after a lone gunman opened fire with an assault weapon from the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas during country music star Jason Aldean's performance at the Route 91 Harvest Festival.
In the crowd at the Aldean concert was Peter Meehan, 24, of Rockville Centre, who flew to Las Vegas last Thursday to attend the three-day music festival with his girlfriend.
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By Ben Strack, Jeffrey Bessen and Scott Brinton
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10/2/17
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Roughly two months after the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Manhattan reversed New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s corruption conviction, a federal appeals panel overturned those of former State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, on Tuesday.
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By Ben Strack
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9/26/17
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Some 15 cars have had their tires stolen since 2015 in North Valley Stream, according to the Nassau County Police Department. The most recent tire theft occurred on the night of Aug. 20 on Val Park …
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By Melissa Koenig
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9/20/17
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Nassau County police arrested a Brooklyn man on Aug. 31 for stealing oil in Valley Stream and reselling it.
According to a release by the Nassau County Police Department, Melvin Howell, 49, was …
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8/31/17
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Nassau County police have arrested two men four weeks apart in connection with the murder of a 19-year-old Valley Stream man, whose body was discovered in March, according to a Tuesday night news release.
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By Nick Ciccone
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8/16/17
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