Police Blotter

Gun buyback program held in Roosevelt
Posted: Oct. 18, 2010
Authorities say the program has been a huge success, allowing them get more than 1,500 weapons off the streets over the past two years.
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Police: Hate-crime charges in assault on Nassau BOCES bus
Posted: Oct. 15, 2010
A 14-year-old's daily school bus ride escalated from a commute filled with anti-gay taunts to a ride of terror, police say.
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Fourth teen arrested in anti-gay attack on bus
Posted: Oct. 15, 2010
Nassau police said teens attacked other teen, taunted him with remarks about sexual orientation.

Nassau to offer $200 for guns in firearms buyback
Posted: Oct. 13, 2010
Nassau County's eighth handgun buyback program is scheduled for Saturday at the Iglesia Pentecostal De Jesucristo Refugio Eterno Church in Roosevelt.
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Massapequa Activists Oppose Police Restructuring Plan
Posted: Oct. 8, 2010
Fearful that a restructuring of the Nassau County Police Department 's Problem Oriented Police Unit (POP) could lead to an uptick in area crime, several Massapequa activists attended a County Legislature hearing on the proposal Wednesday.

Cops: Man menaced officer in Oyster Bay, then attacked cop at hospital
Posted: Oct. 5, 2010
An East Norwich man was arrested after menacing a police officer with a baseball bat early Monday.

Cops: Bayville man served teens alcohol, violated social host law
Posted: Oct. 5, 2010
A Bayville man was charged with a violation of the social host law after he provided beer at a party for his 17-year-old son and a 16-year-old guest had to be transported to the hospital for alcohol poisoning, police said.
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Cops: Hicksville woman in stolen car rams police cruiser
Posted: Sep. 20, 2010
A 47-year-old Hicksville woman faces driving while intoxicated and grand larceny charges and assorted traffic infractions after police said she attempted to leave the scene of an accident in a stolen car Saturday and struck a police car.
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Police warn Nassau residents about rash of car break-ins
Posted: Sep. 15, 2010
Police are warning residents in Nassau today after a thief was caught on camera breaking into cars.
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Police warn Hempstead residents of rash of armed robberies
Posted: Sep. 10, 2010
Police are warning residents in Hempstead to be extra careful after a recent rash of robberies by a group men carrying a machete.
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After 4 arrests, LI police warn of ATM thieves
Posted: Sep. 3, 2010
After four men are arrested and charged with stealing credit card information from ATMs, county officials ask consumers to be on the alert
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Nassau officials to push ahead with 'Operation Gateway'
Posted: Sep. 2, 2010
OYSTER BAY - Nassau County officials say they are continuing with "Operation Gateway," which is aimed at identifying and limiting any criminal or terrorist activity on New York's waterways.
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Nassau police to targets aggressive drivers for two weeks
Posted: Aug. 30, 2010
Nassau County police will be getting some help in targeting aggressive drivers, thanks to a grant from the state's Traffic Safety Committee
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Study: 1 in 12 Americans admit drunk driving
Posted: Aug. 28, 2010
One in five, or 20% of the 6,999 people surveyed, said they had driven in the past year.

Man charged in Lynbrook cross-dresser robbery
Posted: Aug. 28, 2010
A man who police said donned a blond wig, pink jumpsuit and a handbag to disguise himself as a woman was arraigned on armed robbery charges Saturday in Hempstead.