Levittown schools lockout ends after three hour police investigation of hit-and-run near Wisdom Lane
The Nassau County Police Department reported a hit-and-run in Levittown and are investigating the incident, locking out the entire Levittown School District.
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By James Mattone
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5/8/18
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The Nassau County Police Department is investigating a man's alleged attempt to lure Wantagh-area children into his car with candy.
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By James Mattone
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5/5/18
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Contractor who allegedly committed fraud here, arrested for fraud in Texas
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By Eden Laikin
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5/3/18
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Nassau Officials name their aggressive campaign to rid the county of the Opioid Epidemic — Operation Natalie, in remembrance of Natalie Ciappa who died at a Seaford house party in 2008.
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By Eden Laikin
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4/24/18
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Members of the El Salvadoran gang MS-13, or Mara Salvatrucha, have threatened Nassau County and Village of Hempstead police officers, according to County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder.
The threats follow the extradition from Maryland this week of Miguel Angel Corea Diaz, known on the street as “the Reaper,” an MS-13 kingpin who is the gang’s highest-ranking member on the East Coast.
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By Nadya Nataly, Christina Daly and Scott Brinton
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4/20/18
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Elise Damas, director of the Pathway to Citizenship Long Island Program at the Central American Refugee Center in Hempstead, says she is really worried about the possible end to the Temporary Protected Status program for El Salvadorans, Hondurans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Guatemalans because it could lead to a rise in crime.
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By Ronny Reyes
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4/12/18
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Nassau police say they have seen a 38 percent drop in drug overdose deaths countywide since late February, when they began an aggressive, five-pronged approach to tackling the opioid epidemic. Non-fatal overdoses, meanwhile, are down 23 percent, police said.
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By Eden Laikin
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4/12/18
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Part four in an ongoing series. Read parts [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7] here.
Elaine Duke, former Department of Homeland Security secretary, and current Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen …
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By Ronny Reyes
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4/5/18
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Two Wantagh men were arrested today for dealing in millions of dollars in counterfeit cell phones and other fake goods — after a four-month joint federal and local investigation.
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By Eden Laikin
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3/29/18
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Over the past year and a half, the incidence of hate crimes has skyrocketed across the nation, and Long Island. Just a few weeks ago, swastikas were scrawled on sidewalks . . .
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3/16/18
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