Police Blotter

Residents on alert after string of burglaries
Posted: Feb. 10, 2010
Many Nassau County residents are on high alert due to an increase in home robberies throughout the area.
Also: News 12 Media Coverage (WMV)

Three teens accused of mugging woman in Williston Park
Posted: Feb. 9, 2010
Woman robbed of handbag on Hillside Avenue. Three arrested and face jail time.

Cops: Two arrested in Elmont cell phone robberies
Posted: Feb. 8, 2010
The detectives, acting on radio notification, saw the vehicle on Biltmore Avenue and Hempstead Turnpike, where they stopped it.

2 teens arrested in robbery of school kids in Uniondale
Posted: Feb. 5, 2010
Cash, video games and cell phone taken in Davis Ave. incident.

Third man charged in Carle Place, Westbury robberies
Posted: Feb. 5, 2010
Police arrest last man wanted. All are charged.

Police arrest 1 after Jericho van chase
Posted: Feb. 4, 2010
At some point during the chase, police opened fire on the van, striking the windshield. Police eventually cornered the driver on the front lawn of a home and arrested him.
Also: News 12 Media Coverage (WMV)

Atlantic Beach couple bilked woman out of $6,500, police say
Posted: Feb. 4, 2010
Husband and wife are facing charges of grand larceny after bilking an investor out in a house-flipping transaction.

Cops: Driver rammed cop cars, tried to run over officer
Posted: Feb. 4, 2010
Newsday coverage of Jericho van chase.

Police Dog Catches New Hyde Park Burglar
Posted: Feb. 2, 2010
Canine Unit catches Burglar at New Hyde Park School. Long Island Press Coverage.

Nassau authorities take 173 illegal guns off the streets
Posted: Feb. 2, 2010
A gun buyback program run by the Nassau County police department and the Nassau district attorney's office Saturday at a church in Rockville Centre was responsible for taking 173 illegal but operable handguns off the streets, police said.

Queens man charged in Elmont cell phone robberies
Posted: Feb. 1, 2010
Second Street robbery yields one arrest. Police looking for two others.

Man Pulled Over for Texting in Massapequa Park, Arrested for Heroin
Posted: Jan. 29, 2010
7th Precinct Officers stop a man for texting while driving, and find heroin. Long Island Press coverage.

20 Years Later, Scars Remain from Crash of Flight 52
Posted: Jan. 28, 2010
Evoking Avianca. Long Island Press Coverage

Cops: Woodbury aide sexually assaulted co-worker
Posted: Jan. 27, 2010
 

Syosset Teen Arrested for Xanax, Adderall Possession
Posted: Jan. 21, 2010
The school’s dean reported the incident to police, and following an investigation, The teen was arrested and charged with one count of criminal possession of a controlled substance.