Police Blotter

MS-13 members charged with series of violent crimes
Posted: Apr. 17, 2010
The charges were the result of a coordinated effort by the FBI, the Nassau County Police Department and the Nassau County district attorney's office.
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Cops: Uniondale man stole more than $180G from bank accounts
Posted: Apr. 14, 2010
A 26-year-old Uniondale man who performed unauthorized online bank transfers to steal more than $180,000 from other accounts was arrested Tuesday and charged with identity theft, grand larceny and fraud, police said.

Cops to target drivers who pass stopped school buses
Posted: Apr. 12, 2010
The stepped up enforcement, financed by a state grant, is part of a statewide initiative called the Governor's Traffic Safety Committee Operation Safe Stop.

Police fatally shoot pit bull during Elmont arrest
Posted: Apr. 10, 2010
Nassau police shot and killed a pit bull in Elmont they said a man let out to attack them as they responded to a domestic abuse call.
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Quaalude ring busted after 3-year investigation
Posted: Apr. 7, 2010
Second Precinct Officers arrest leads to a massive Quaalude distribution network Tuesday night, arresting 21 people accused of manufacturing and distributing the drug on both coasts, including from a luxury Fifth Avenue Manhattan apartment, officials said Wednesday.
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Cops: Son tried to suffocate Bethpage man
Posted: Apr. 5, 2010
A 40-year-old man faces an attempted murder charge after he tried to suffocate his Bethpage father and then robbed him before fleeing, police said Monday.

DNA from burglary leads police to Queens man
Posted: Apr. 2, 2010
Police said DNA evidence obtained from the scene of a January burglary led them to arrest a Queens man Thursday in a string of five burglaries dating back to February 2009.

E. Northport Couple Facing Charges Over Jell-O Box Tampering
Posted: Mar. 29, 2010
Authorities said they reviewed surveillance videos and followed up on leads to make the arrests.
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Tip leads police to Levittown arsenal
Posted: Mar. 27, 2010
Police confiscated multiple illegal firearms, including assault-type rifles, as well as knives, anti-ballistic vests and vials of a substance authorities say could be steroids.
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2 men arrested in string of Nassau County burglaries
Posted: Mar. 27, 2010
Nassau police arrested two West Hempstead men in a string of burglaries in the county over the past several months.

Brooklyn man charged with Nassau bank robberies
Posted: Mar. 27, 2010
Man who robbed banks in Wantagh and Plainview is caught.

Justin Bieber's manager arrested on LI
Posted: Mar. 24, 2010
The manager of teenage pop star Justin Bieber was arrested Wednesday on reckless endangerment and nuisance charges in connection with last year's near-riot at Roosevelt Field Mall.
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Dix Hills Video Game Bandit Busted in Massapequa
Posted: Mar. 22, 2010
A 27-year-old Dix Hills man was arrested Friday after Nassau County police thwarted his burglary of a video game store in Massapequa and linked him to another in Merrick, police said.

Woodbury Man Arrested for Multiple Burglaries
Posted: Mar. 21, 2010
A Woodbury man was arrested in connection with several burglaries committed in Plainview and Old Bethpage.

Cops: 2 women attack 3 police officers making arrest
Posted: Mar. 19, 2010
Dispute turns violent as officers attempt to calm dispute at West Hempstead Hotel.