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After phony utility workers scammed Wantagh and Seaford homeowners, Hempstead Town leaders and New York American Water officials called for residents to watch out for fake water department employees and offered local folks safety tips.
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By Julie Mansmann
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1/13/17
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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.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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12/27/16
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Nassau County police said that three Hispanic men robbed a Wantagh home on Monday after posing as “water department” workers.
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By Rebecca Anderson
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12/21/16
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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.
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By Scott Brinton
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12/17/16
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Although fake news is a big issue for today’s media, particularly in the aftermath of the presidential campaign, it has been a problem in the journalism world for more than 100 years. “There are records of fake news going back as far as Lincoln that were used to [try to] derail his election,” said Dr. Cliff Jernigan, an associate professor and chairman of Hofstra University’s Department of Journalism, Media Studies and Public Relations.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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12/7/16
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Nassau County police are investigating the suspicious death of a woman whose body was found on Nov. 23 12:48 p.m. in Baldwin.
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By Scott Brinton, Daine Taylor and Laura Schofer
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11/23/16
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Two men posed as police officers to rob an East Meadow father and son of $4,000, News 12 was reporting early Wednesday morning.
The robbery took place on Little Whaleneck Road. The suspect were …
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By Stephany Reyes
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10/26/16
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A number of Democrats and Republicans called on Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano and Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto to resign on Thursday following their arrests on federal corruption …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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10/20/16
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An Elmont man was arrested and charged on Oct. 11 in connection with a dozen burglaries and attempted burglaries across central Nassau County, including at locations in Merrick, Elmont, Floral Park, …
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By Scott Brinton, Rosanna Weitekamp and Daine Taylor
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10/12/16
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A Merrick family doctor is vowing to fight charges that he illegally distributed the addictive pain medication oxycodone to patients, two of whom died after overdosing on the narcotic, according to federal prosecutors. He pleaded not guilty in federal court on Aug. 30.
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By Scott Brinton
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9/2/16
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