Man And Woman Face Charges For Allegedly Squatting In Uniondale Home
Dwayne L. Williams, 40, of Hempstead, and Pamela D Council, 40, of Winston Salem, North Carolina were discovered living in a vacant home.
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Dwayne L. Williams, 40, of Hempstead, and Pamela D Council, 40, of Winston Salem, North Carolina were discovered living in a vacant home.
A home invasion turned into a nerve-wracking experience for a Uniondale teenager on Friday; when two men broke into her home she hid and called for help.
According to court papers filed by the family's lawyer, the pending suit alleges "wrongful death, civil rights and negligence actions against the County of Nassau and its police officers and possibly other defendants to be named after discovery," reported Newsday.
English Thomas of Uniondale was sentenced Monday for his conviction on murder and other charges. Sandra Hackley was killed in April 2010 at her Yonkers home.
A police officer in Nassau County was struck and wounded by a man fleeing a traffic stop Friday night, according to a published report.
Worshippers exchanged hugs Wednesday as they arrived for Andrea Rebello's funeral at St. Teresa of Avila Church in Sleepy Hollow.
While critics have questioned the actions of the Nassau County police officer who accidentally killed a 21-year-old Hofstra University student, police union officials have called him "a great cop who did the right thing."
Graduation day was bittersweet for students at Hofstra University Sunday, as students carried heavy hearts for a classmate who was shot and killed in a violent home invasion.
Bomb-sniffing dogs and state troopers are on hand. There are officers on horseback and motorcycle along the route and police helicopters are also keeping an eye on things from the sky.
Police say they are on the look out for two teenagers who broke into a cemetery in Uniondale and caused damage Monday night.
A 20-year-old high school student was charged Wednesday evening with stabbing a fellow student in a school lunchroom on Long Island.
The Islanders are skating off to Brooklyn in 2015, leaving cash-strapped Nassau County once again on the hot seat to come up with a critically needed plan to save its coliseum.
Mangano believes that a new smaller venue would be more competitive for concerts, minor league sports, and family shows.
A woman struck and killed a man who was lying in the road early Saturday in Nassau County.
Following Sandy, many angry residents descended upon the Hicksville headquarters of LIPA to protest the utility's response to the storm.
One of the largest gun buybacks in Nassau County history was held Saturday morning, and police believe the large turnout had to do with the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Newtown, Conn.
Neighbors in Uniondale, Long Island, were on edge Saturday after two pit bulls got loose and chased a group of children.
Emergency service officers eventually tranquilized the dogs using a dart, police said. The pit bulls then were returned home and then removed by the Town of Hempstead Animal Control.
Three accused thieves, who allegedly stole church audio equipment, were arrested while trying to sell the goods to a Long Island music store -- while church leaders were inside the same location.
With the New York Islanders heading to Barclays Center in Brooklyn in 2015, the search is on for a replacement for the decaying Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Authorities said four Hofstra University men's basketball players have made admissions of guilt after being arrested on burglary charges
Bottlenecks and red tape made getting back on line nearly impossible for the powerless across Nassau and Suffolk counties.
With the hockey team's announcement it is packing up its sticks and pucks in 2015, the field appears to have widened greatly on the possibilities for developing one of the last large parcels of prime real estate in the heart of Long Island.
A new type of exam is making the rounds in subjects where students aren't used to being put to the test.
Nassau County detectives said that 48-year-old Jose Sorto of East Meadow surrendered to authorities on Saturday night, and he has been charged with two counts of leaving the scene of an incident.
