Public Interest

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.

Cops seek help in Lakeview shooting
Posted: Aug. 14, 2010
Police ask that anyone with information call Crime Stoppers at 800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.

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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Concern over plan to merge Nassau police precincts
Posted: Aug. 10, 2010
More than 100 mostly angry and confused community leaders fill North Hempstead Town Hall, upset about Nassau Executive Edward Manganos plans to merge two police precincts.

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: Two Nassau banks robbed within two hours
Posted: Jul. 26, 2010
Detectives urge anyone with information about either crime to call Crime Stoppers at 800-244-TIPS. All callers will be kept anonymous.

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.