Police Blotter

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.

Cops: Sex offender forced himself into teen's car
Posted: Dec. 20, 2009
A Level 3 registered sex offender who served 17 years in maximum-security Sing Sing prison for rape and sexual abuse was arrested after he forced his way into a 17-year-old girl's car as she parked at the Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library.

Central Islip mom charged with leaving kids in car
Posted: Dec. 17, 2009
Nassau County police said a passerby reported that two children had been left unattended Wednesday night in a Dodge Neon in the Macy's parking lot. Officers found a boy, 11, and girl, 1, in the vehicle.
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Two charged in August South Floral Park shooting
Posted: Dec. 16, 2009
Fifth Squad Detectives arrest two individuals involved in August 10th shooting near the corner of Marguerite Avenue and Tennessee Avenue.

Valley Stream jeweler survives robbery shootout
Posted: Dec. 11, 2009
The gunman fled without any jewelry, and police soon arrested the couple and a lookout stationed outside the store, officials said.

Brooklyn man arrested in Plainview heroin bust
Posted: Dec. 2, 2009
Narcotics sting nets one. Police seize "two clear plastic bags containing a tan powder believed to be heroin."

Discarded cigarette leads to arrest in Mineola burglary
Posted: Dec. 2, 2009
Saliva left on a discarded cigarette at the scene of a February burglary in Mineola led detectives to an ex-con who stole power tools and guns, Nassau County police said Tuesday.

Teen charged in string of Nassau robberies
Posted: Dec. 2, 2009
Police said Jose Morales was a busy man in October and November, committing or trying to commit at least six robberies on Long Island.

Lawrence man arrested in theft of $25G in bonds
Posted: Dec. 2, 2009
Man is suspected in the theft of the bonds from his 73-year-old landlady.

Cops: Discarded cigarette leads to burglary suspect
Posted: Dec. 1, 2009
Crime Scene Investigators extract DNA from cigarette matching it to sample obtained from suspect.

Nassau cops: 75 impaired drivers nabbed during holiday weekend
Posted: Dec. 1, 2009
5 day state funded initiative "Stop DWI Holiday Enforcement" takes impaired drivers off the road.

Woodmere woman charged with leaving her toddler in car
Posted: Nov. 30, 2009
Child left unattended for at least 60 minutes while pregnant mother shops.

Cops: Three charged in Jericho street robbery
Posted: Nov. 30, 2009
Teen taken for wallet and cell phone in early morning robbery. Suspects nabbed short while later.

School custodian suspended after Bethpage heroin bust
Posted: Nov. 20, 2009
A Plainview-Old Bethpage school custodian charged with heroin possession after a bust in a Bethpage parking lot has been suspended, the district said Thursday.

Cops: Pair went on shopping spree with stolen credit card
Posted: Nov. 16, 2009
Brooklyn duo go on $18,000 Roosevelt Field shopping spree with stolen credit car. Charges include grand larceny and identity theft.