Police Blotter

Cops: Teens rob, beat man in Wantagh and vandalize his car
Posted: Jan. 20, 2010
2 arrested and charged with multiple offenses including robbery. Victim was treated for his injuries at NUMC.
Also: News 12 Media Coverage (WMV)

Four men, teen charged in car thefts in Oceanside
Posted: Jan. 20, 2010
Nassau Police said the group had two vehicles, both stolen, and were in the area looking to scrap the two cars for cash.

Cops: Freeport man arrested in Roosevelt stabbing
Posted: Jan. 20, 2010
Witnesses subdued the assailant until police arrived. The victim is in stable condition.

Cops: Couple sold heroin with daughter in backseat
Posted: Jan. 18, 2010
Westbury couple charged with sale and possession. Their daughter was released to her grandmother.

Nassau police seeking fake NYPD cop
Posted: Jan. 16, 2010
WESTBURY - Nassau police are looking for a cop impersonator they say terrorized residents twice in one day.
Also: News 12 Coverage (WMV)

Cops: Freeport man, 23, charged with hate crime
Posted: Jan. 14, 2010
Investigation yields second arrest in Merrick incident.

Man arrested as part of ring in Home Depot thefts
Posted: Jan. 14, 2010
Fed arrests man believed to be involved with credit card scheme that reaches throughout Northeast.

Cops: 4 officers injured; rescue woman from blazing home
Posted: Jan. 12, 2010
Four Nassau County Police Officers suffered smoke inhalation Monday when they rescued a Westbury woman from the second floor of her burning home, Nassau police said.
Also: News 12 Coverage (WMV)

Armed men on foot spark Bethpage lockdown
Posted: Jan. 8, 2010
Police say three men are in custody after they allegedly tried to flee police in Bethpage, which prompted the lockdown of a hospital and school.
Also: News Coverage (Real Media File)
Also: News Coverage (WMV)

Cops: Teacher made inappropriate comments in student's journal
Posted: Jan. 7, 2010
Police charged the H.B. Thompson Middle School English teacher, Ian Edrich, with child endangerment in connection with "comments from the teacher to the student."

Cops nab suspect in Plainview bank robbery
Posted: Jan. 5, 2010
Hicksville man passes note demanding cash and gets arrested outside his Edward Avenue home.

2 arrested in Hicksville robbery attempt
Posted: Jan. 3, 2010
Nassau police arrested two teenagers early Sunday after a failed robbery attempt in the parking lot of a Hicksville Target store.

Queens man accused of Freeport kidnap, robbery.
Posted: Jan. 2, 2010
Nassau Police arrest suspect on Fletcher Avenue in North Valley Stream.

2 men first LIers charged under Leandra's Law
Posted: Dec. 30, 2009
Leandra's Law makes it a felony for anyone to drive while intoxicated or under the influence of drugs with children 15 years old or younger in the car. That had been a misdemeanor that could be reduced to a traffic violation.

Hempstead Man Pulls Knife On Cop
Posted: Dec. 26, 2009
A Hempstead man was arrested on Christmas for pulling a knife on a Nassau cop.