Police Blotter

Califano was 'a sweetheart of a man'
Posted: Feb. 6, 2011
Remembering fallen officer Michael Califano - Newsday coverage.

Crash kills Nassau cop during traffic stop
Posted: Feb. 5, 2011
Newsday coverage - Highway Patrol Officer was fatally injured in the line of duty.

Officer saves woman from Levittown fire
Posted: Feb. 1, 2011
66 year old woman pulled from a burning building by a Nassau County Police Officer. Newsday Coverage.

Cops make arrest in nightclub shooting
Posted: Jan. 30, 2011
Police chase down assailant, make arrest in West Hempstead melee.

Two arrested in string of drive-by purse snatchings
Posted: Jan. 23, 2011
Two people jailed this weekend have been linked to eight drive-by purse snatchings in Nassau County over the last six days, police said this morning.
Also: News 12 Video Coverage (WMV)
Also: News 12 Video Coverage (RM)

2 may be linked to string of purse snatchings
Posted: Jan. 18, 2011
Police say two may also be linked to a string of robberies that targeted women in their driveways and on street.
Also: News 12 Video Coverage (WMV)
Also: News 12 Video Coverage (RM)

43 motorists charged with DWI in holiday crackdown
Posted: Nov. 26, 2010
Thirty motorists were arrested on charges of drinking and driving during a span of 15 hours on Thanksgiving Eve and the morning of Thanksgiving Day, Nassau County police said yesterday.

Police: 911 call from bathroom foils Woodbury robbery
Posted: Nov. 20, 2010
Four New York City men, one posing as a flower deliveryman, burst into a Woodbury home with guns and a Taser on Friday, tying up a 61-year-old woman and snatching money and jewelry before police foiled the robbery attempt, Nassau police said.
Also: News 12 Video Coverage (WMV)
Also: News 12 Video Coverage (RM)

Police search for duo responsible for purse snatching
Posted: Nov. 18, 2010
Police say a pair of purse snatchers is robbing Nassau County women right outside their homes.
Also: News 12 Video Coverage (WMV)
Also: News 12 Video Coverage (RM)

'Click it or Ticket' campaign kicks off
Posted: Nov. 15, 2010
Police said they're hoping the campaign will help cut down on the real cost of non-compliance - injuries and fatalities from not being belted.

Bayville teen pleads not guilty in nail salon burglary
Posted: Nov. 6, 2010
A Locust Valley High School senior was arrested Friday night in connection with a burglary at a Bayville nail salon, Nassau County police said.

7 hospitalized after Island Park nursing home fire
Posted: Nov. 3, 2010
Cutting through thick black smoke and fending off scorching heat, the six Nassau police officers and an army of firefighters were short on time as they raced up stairs to rescue residents of an Island Park nursing home from an early morning fire.

Nassau police on lookout for Halloween weekend vandals
Posted: Oct. 29, 2010
Nassau County police will be on the lookout for vandals interested in turning a night of trick-or-treating fun into a night of mayhem.

Police search for man approaching teens in Elmont
Posted: Oct. 21, 2010
Police say two teens have been approached by a strange car in the Elmont area on two different occasions.
Also: News 12 Video Coverage (WMV)
Also: News 12 Video Coverage (RM)

Police seek suspect in 'knock, knock' burglaries
Posted: Oct. 18, 2010
Police are searching for a suspect who they say was caught on camera knocking on the front door of a Bellmore home before trying to break in.
Also: News 12 Video Coverage (WMV)
Also: News 12 Video Coverage (RM)