Crime

Fifth Squad Detectives have arrested three men for criminal possession of stolen property after a car chase in West Hempstead. On January 20 at approximately 3:20 p.m., Nassau County officers from the Fifth Squad spotted […]

A Dix Hills man was arrested for exposing and touching himself near a Uniondale school. On January 17 at 2:40 p.m., Willian Portillo Melara was sitting inside his white Honda Pilot, parked on Dale Place […]

By Hank Russell An Illinois man has been arrested for grand larceny after he fraudulently obtained money from a Nassau County law firm last year. According to detectives from the Nassau County Fraud and Forgery […]

An East Meadow man pleaded guilty to spray-painting antisemitic phrases on fences and in front of a local Jewish center last April. Sebastian Patino Caceres, 23, pleaded guilty on January 16 before Judge Robert Schwartz […]

A Patchogue man pleaded guilty to mutilating and hiding the corpse of a woman after she died of an overdose. On June 18, 2024, law enforcement was alerted that Yvette Leonard, 56, of Patchogue, was […]

Three men were arrested selling a controlled substance over a one-month period. According to Nassau County Narcotics/Vice Squad Detectives, after an extensive investigation they conducted with the assistance of the Floral Park Police Department and […]

A man was arraigned on murder and weapons charges for allegedly stabbing his mother to death at her Massapequa apartment on Christmas Eve. On December 24, 2024, at approximately 6:30 p.m., 57-year-old Josefina Ramirez Montero, […]

A former Patchogue attorney was indicted for allegedly stealing money from clients connecting to two real estate transactions. Daniel Fier was hired to represent a seller in a real estate transaction in January 2022. In […]

By Hank Russell A hearing for accused Gilgo Beach killer Rex Heuermann has been pushed back two weeks, from January 15 to January 29. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office made the announcement. No other […]

Detectives with Nassau County’s Fourth Squad are investigating an early-morning attempted burglary in Atlantic Beach. On January 12 at 6:04 a.m., the homeowner of a residence on Troy Avenue was awoken by an unknown subject […]