Police Blotter

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.

Pink-jumpsuited man tries to hold up Lynbrook store
Posted: Aug. 27, 2010
A man in a pink jumpsuit carrying an off-white handbag walked into a stationery store in Lynbrook Thursday afternoon, flashed a handgun - and announced he was robbing the place, police said.

Cops: Drug Dealer Rammed Police Car in Attempted Escape
Posted: Aug. 19, 2010
An alleged West Babylon drug dealer rammed his car into a Nassau County police car while trying to avoid being arrested in Farmingdale on Wednesday night, police said.

DWI ignition interlock law going into effect
Posted: Aug. 13, 2010
Beginning Sunday, a new state law goes into effect requiring drivers convicted of DWI to have an ignition interlock system installed in their cars.
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Nassau police begin crackdown on aggressive drivers
Posted: Aug. 10, 2010
Nassau police are cracking down on aggressive drivers today.
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Nassau holds gun buyback program
Posted: Aug. 8, 2010
Nassau County held a gun buyback event in Uniondale today, offering $200 for each illegal gun without asking any questions.
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Massapequa man arrested in connection with robbery spree
Posted: Aug. 7, 2010
A Massapequa man arrested Friday in connection with one attempted robbery, and was later linked to five other robberies since May.

2 LIers may face attempted assault on cop charge
Posted: Aug. 6, 2010
Two Long Island men may be charged with attempted assault on a police officer after they rammed two police cars and almost hit an officer in an attempt to escape from Nassau County narcotics detectives in Williston Park Thursday, police said.

Cops: Fidgety would-be bank robber caught in Wantagh
Posted: Jul. 26, 2010
Alert tellers contact 911 and police apprehend the suspect.

Cops: Massapequa parents left children, 2 to 9, in car unattended
Posted: Jul. 24, 2010
Massapequa parents face child endangerment charges after they went inside a Marshalls on Friday night and left their four children unattended in the car, police said.

5 Nassau cops treated for injuries in two confrontations
Posted: Jul. 18, 2010
Suspects scuffled with police trying to make arrests in two separate confrontations in Westbury and Hempstead early Sunday, sending five officers to the hospital, Nassau County police said.