Police Blotter

2 officers hurt in East Meadow larceny arrest
Posted: Aug. 17, 2009
An East Meadow man injured two police officers as they arrested him on a larceny charge. Newsday Coverage

Man charged with DWI; 3 children and teen were in car
Posted: Aug. 16, 2009
Paterson said there were 9,480 accidents in New York involving intoxicated drivers in 2007.

2 charged with stealing power tools in East Meadow
Posted: Aug. 13, 2009
One man was arrested at the store, Nassau County police said, the other shortly after.

14 criminals charged with violating parole
Posted: Aug. 12, 2009
The violations included drug possession, motor vehicle violations.

Gunshot detection system leads to fireworks arrest
Posted: Aug. 5, 2009
16 year old charged with fireworks violation and was in possession of a handgun.

Cops: Ice cream man was selling drugs in Westbury
Posted: Aug. 4, 2009
Mister Softee was offering more than just sugar cones and ice cream in Westbury.

ShotSpotter leads cops to shooting scene again
Posted: Aug. 3, 2009
The department's new ShotSpotter system uses microphones on rooftops to immediately relay data to police headquarters.

Far Rockaway man charged in Uniondale abduction
Posted: Jul. 31, 2009
Police bring incident to a successful conclusion.

Cops: Three charged in robbery of man with tot
Posted: Jul. 29, 2009
3 charged in Valley Stream armed robbery.

Cops nab suspected Baldwin burglars
Posted: Jul. 29, 2009
Late night crime spree leads to arrest.

Heroin deaths on the rise in Nassau
Posted: Jul. 28, 2009
"This year alone, there have been more deaths from heroine overdoses in Nassau County than there have been for drunk driving and homicide combined,"

Cops: Two Uniondale men tried to hide gun
Posted: Jul. 27, 2009
Both were charged with criminal possession of a weapon, criminal trespass and tampering with physical evidence.

Merrick teacher pleads not guilty in rape of girl, 15
Posted: Jul. 24, 2009
 

Cops: Police checkpoint leads to two drug arrests
Posted: Jul. 13, 2009
 

Two Nassau cops rescue couple from fire
Posted: Jul. 13, 2009
Elderly couple rescued from Farmingdale home.