Massapequa Park

Officer Geoffrey Breitkopf (Photo/Nassau County Police)

L.I. Suspect’s Father Says Death Of Son & Officer Breitkopf Was Preventable

On Tuesday, David Digeronimo, the suspect’s father, spoke to CBS 2′s Jennifer McLogan and said he told police to “put the guns away.”

2011/03/15

Nassau PBA President: Civilian Shouting ‘Gun’ Led To Friendly Fire Shooting Death

Nassau County PBA President James Carver said someone at the scene yelled ‘gun’ when he saw Officer Geoffrey Breitkopf with a rifle.

2011/03/14

Nassau Police ‘Not Prepared To Say’ What Led To Shooting Death Of Officer

Officer Geoffrey Breitkopf was fatally shot by an MTA officer after a confrontation with a knife-wielding man inside a Long Island home on Saturday.

2011/03/13

Nassau County Cop Fatally Shot In Massapequa Park

A Nassau County police officer was shot and killed in Massapequa Park Saturday night in what may have been a tragic case of friendly fire.

2011/03/12

Demonstrators for and against hearings into Islamic radicalization showed up at Massapequa, L.I. district office of Congressman Peter King (Photo/Mona Rivera)

‘Pray-In’ Held Outside Rep. King’s Office Ahead Of Hearings On Radical Islam

About 200 noisy but peaceful protesters — split about evenly “for” and “against” — chanted outside the district office of Long Island Congressman Peter King who plans hearings on radical Islam next month.

2011/02/22

Our Lady Of Lourdes Church (credit: CBS 2)

More Exposed To Hepatitis A Risk At NY Church

Health officials will return to Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Massapequa Park on Friday, offering vaccines to anyone who may have been exposed.

2011/01/07

Officials Administer Hepatitis Vaccinations At L.I. Church

It’s not what you normally think about on your way to church. But on Tuesday parishioners were returning to pray for good health and to receive injections after being exposed to a potentially dangerous virus.

2011/01/04