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Police: Unlicensed Tow Truck Driver Put Up Own Signs, Towed Cars

An unlicensed tow truck driver stood accused this weekend of illegally towing cars on Long Island.

2013/04/27

Nassau County Kids Fest

Tightened Patrols In Nassau County After Would-Be Child Abductions

Police in Nassau County have increased patrols and heightened security in Merrick, after an alarming number of stranger danger incidents.

2013/04/27

A wedding at the Waterview Club in Bayville (file / credit: Waterview Club)

Nassau D.A. Investigating Closure Of Bayville Catering Hall

The Nassau County District Attorney’s office is now reviewing the accusations against a Long Island caterer after a waterfront venue was shut down without notice.

2013/04/24

Greenfield Cemetery in Uniondale, N.Y. - April 23, 2013 (credit: Sophia Hall / WCBS 880)

Police Seek Cemetery Vandals On Long Island

Police say they are on the look out for two teenagers who broke into a cemetery in Uniondale and caused damage Monday night.

2013/04/23

Crews begin replanting trees on Searingtown and Shelter Rock Roads on April 23, 2013 (credit: Mona Rivera/1010 WINS)

Nassau County Begins Replanting Trees Destroyed In Superstorm Sandy

The first batch is going in Tuesday along Searingtown Road and Shelter Rock Road in North Hills where hundreds of trees were downed and destroyed.

2013/04/23

Alligators Found In Suffolk County (credit: Suffolk County SPCA Facebook)

Four Gators Found In Suffolk County Ahead Of Illegal Reptile Turn-In Event

A New York man enjoying his morning cup of coffee Friday stumbled upon four alligators near a Long Island boat ramp.

2013/04/21

Handcuff (credit: clipart.com)

L.I. High School Student Accused Of Stabbing Classmate In Lunchroom

A 20-year-old high school student was charged Wednesday evening with stabbing a fellow student in a school lunchroom on Long Island.

2013/04/17

Lloyd Williams was sentenced to 25 years to life for killing a man while driving drunk and high. (credit: CBS 2)

Maximum Sentence For Convicted Drunk, Drugged Driver On Long Island

A jury found Lloyd Williams guilty, handing down a rare depraved indifference murder conviction for a fatal DWI crash in Nassau County in June 2011.

2013/04/17

Hundreds of pear and cherry trees were cut down along Long Island's North Shore. (credit: CBS 2)

Hundreds Of Trees Chopped Down Across Nassau To Be Replanted

Many who cherish the annual flowering trees along the North Shore have voiced their suspicions that the trees were needlessly axed.

2013/04/17

An Amtrak police special operations unit stands by outside of Penn Station on April 16, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Days After Boston Bombings, Security Remains High Across Tri-State

New Yorkers are on high alert, reporting more than 135 suspicious packages to the NYPD since the Boston bombings on Monday.

2013/04/17

Officials in Nassau County meet to discuss safety measures for the upcoming Long Island Marathon on Wednesday, April 17, 2013. (credit: Mona Rivera/1010 WINS)

Nassau County Police Discuss Security For Upcoming Long Island Marathon

Dozens of state and county officials as well as race organizers met for about an hour Wednesday on how to improve safety measures.

2013/04/17

Nassau County police cruiser (file/credit: Sophia Hall/WCBS 880)

Nassau County PBA Blames Police Precinct Merger For Crime Spike

The plan to merge police precincts was intended to save Nassau County $20 million, but the PBA said all it has done is increase major crimes.

2013/04/17

Long Island gym teacher Aaron Kozlowski, 31, was charged with looking at porn and fondling himself, and being caught by students doing so. (Credit: Nassau County Police)

Police: Students Caught L.I. Gym Teacher Looking At Porn

A Long Island physical education teacher was released without bail Saturday, on charges that he watched porn during school hours and got caught by four students.

2013/04/13

James Ryan (credit: Nassau County Police Department)

DA: Charges Upgraded Against Driver In L.I.E. Crash That Killed Nassau County Cop

James Ryan, 26, was arraigned Wednesday on new charges including aggravated vehicular homicide, manslaughter, aggravated vehicular assault, criminally negligent homicide and driving while intoxicated, among others.

2013/04/10

East Meadow welcome sign (credit: East Meadow Chamber of Commerce)

Residents React To Swastikas In East Meadow

Painful and hurtful are how residents of East Meadow characterize the finding of swastikas drawn on the sidewalk here on Andrea Road and Sherwood Roads.

2013/04/08

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