Public Interest

Mangano to use $20M for public safety projects
Posted: Apr. 1, 2010
County Exec to shift funds to go towards new 911 call center.

Woman bound, gagged in Valley Stream home invasion
Posted: Apr. 1, 2010
Detectives asked that anyone with information contact Crime Stoppers at 800-244-TIPS.

Tampered Jell-O pudding mix packages turn up on LI
Posted: Mar. 27, 2010
Tampered packages were discovered this week in stores in Brookhaven, Smithtown, Huntington and Woodbury. Investigators declined to identify the specific stores by name, but police sources said that all the tampered products were found at Stop & Shop stores.
Also: News 12 Media Coverage (WMV)

Child safety advocates call for anti-cyberbullying laws
Posted: Mar. 27, 2010
Child safety advocates called for anti-bullying legislation - New York is one of 11 states without any laws on cyberbullying - as well as education for parents at a Melville conference on the topic Friday.
Also: News 12 Media Coverage (WMV)

Police issue Silver Alert for Oceanside man
Posted: Mar. 27, 2010
The man was last seen at an Oceanside Starbucks.

Nassau County Police launches Facebook page
Posted: Mar. 26, 2010
Looking for a new Facebook friend? You may want to give the Nassau County Police Department a try.

High rate of heart problems in Ground Zero cops
Posted: Mar. 22, 2010
Findings are first to possibly link work at Ground Zero to cardiovascular problems.

Nassau's 911 system to get upgrade after nor'easter
Posted: Mar. 16, 2010
The problem wasn't too few call takers, but too few work stations where they could answer phones, County Executive Edward Mangano said.

Storm-related calls swamp Nassau's 911 system
Posted: Mar. 15, 2010
Mangano said the 911 system handles an average of 2,200 calls daily. Saturday that soared to about 10,000.

NYC Agrees to Settement in WTC Health Cases
Posted: Mar. 12, 2010
Thousands of police officers, firefighters and construction workers who put in time at the 16-acre site in lower Manhattan had filed lawsuits against the city, claiming it sent them to ground zero without proper protective equipment.
Also: News 12 Media Coverage (WMV)

Nassau's 911 center gets solar roof from state
Posted: Mar. 11, 2010
The solar cells will generate 80 kilowatts, reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 93,548 pounds annually and save the county $1 million in energy costs annually, officials said

Survey: Teen alcohol, marijuana use rising again
Posted: Mar. 5, 2010
Local substance-abuse experts agreed that those trends are evident on Long Island, which has seen more attention paid to the sharp upswing in heroin and opiate pill use.

Silver alert issued for Valley Stream woman
Posted: Mar. 1, 2010
Anyone with information is urged to call the Missing Persons unit at 516-573-7347.

Nassau to launch 'Too Good for Drugs' program
Posted: Mar. 1, 2010
Two day training initiative to take place at the Nassau County Police Academy.

Judge: Doctor faked drug habit to avoid jail
Posted: Feb. 26, 2010
On more then one occasion, doctor tested clean for opiates and marijuana.