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As the hours tick down to Black Friday, the most-hyped shopping day of the year, the big question is more about safety than spending. Complete Story...
Most drivers who don't like their car either trade it in or sell it. Police on New York's Long Island said a teenager set his BMW on fire "simply because he hated the car." Nassau County police didn't offer additional details on the alleged motive.
Nassau County police said a congregant at a Long Island church disregarded at least one of its commandments: Thou shalt not steal. Police said the 46-year-old woman reached over a pew and took cash from a purse while its owner knelt Sunday at Our Lady of Hope Roman Catholic Church in Westbury. Police said an usher saw the theft, and officers stopped the woman as she left the church.
A Nassau County judge on Wednesday temporarily froze the assets of Bernard Madoff's brother after he was accused in a lawsuit of losing nearly a half million dollars in a trust he administered.
Relatives of a worker trampled to death in a crush of post-Thanksgiving bargain-hunters at a New York Wal-Mart have filed court papers indicating they intend to sue Nassau County and its police department.
A Long Island woman has been charged with altering a stolen Social Security check's face value from $801 to $6,801 and withdrawing the extra money. Nassau County detectives say the Uniondale woman etched a 6 onto the check to increase its value by $6,000. They say she deposited the forged U.S. Department of the Treasury check into her credit union account in Elmont and withdrew funds against it.
Motorists charged with drunken driving will no longer be depicted on Nassau County's internet "Wall of Shame" in light of a judge's ruling that posting the arrests on a Web site violates due process.
New York's Nassau County once was such a bedrock Republican stronghold that nearly 16,000 admirers of President Nixon gathered in 1972 at the newly opened Nassau County Coliseum for a GOP rally.
Nassau County police have arrested a Queens man for damaging a Long Island car wash — with his car. Authorities said the man was unhappy with the service he got at the Elmont car wash on Sunday afternoon.
It was a hit-and-run of an entirely different persuasion. A late-night burglar plowed a vehicle into a suburban Radio Shack store — then drove away with five flat-screen televisions and a laptop computer, Nassau County police said Monday.
A house burglar was arrested at a court on Wednesday when he showed up for another case, police said. The man kicked in the back door of a home on Aug. 8 and entered but ran off when a teenage girl who was lying on a couch saw him and started screaming, Nassau County police said.
A crazed attacker broke into a Long Island man's home, beat him with a karaoke machine and bit off his ear, police said. Doctors were unable to reattach the ear of the victim, but his injuries were not considered life threatening, said Nassau County police Officer Mary Verna.
In recession economy, students look to funeral careers - They're Banking on You DyingExcerpt: If nothing is certain but death and taxes, then funeral service may be the closest thing to a recession-proof career in these uncertain times.
Elderly bicyclist catches fire, dies (Article with short video)Excerpt: An elderly man who was apparently smoking a cigarette while riding his bicycle home died Thursday after his clothes caught fire on a residential Bethpage street, officials said.
Concern on doctor contracts that limit patient commentsExcerpt: Doctors and legal experts on Long Island and beyond have expressed concern at an emerging trend of doctors requiring patients to sign legal contracts prohibiting them from discussing their care online.
County Sues Strip Club as Billboard Battle EscalatesExcerpt: The Platinum Club in Rosedale describes itself a first class adult entertainment lounge, but residents living near their billboard in the Five Towns section of Nassau County are offended by the club's giant outdoor advertisement featuring a scantily clad woman.
Security guard accused of stabbing teen after screening of 'My Bloody Valentine'--Mug shot of security guard on link page.-- Excerpt: A security guard stabbed a teenager who refused to leave the lobby of a Valley Stream multiplex after a showing of "My Bloody Valentine 3-D,"cops said Monday.
Nassau County Man Has Two Cars Stolen From HimMANHASSET, N.Y. (AP) -- Police on Long Island say a man had two cars stolen from him in one night. Detectives say the victim told police that while he was dining at a restaurant in Manhasset someone took the keys from the valet station and stole his Mercedes.
Wal-Mart crowd unruly long before tramplingNEW YORK — He took his last breath on the floor at Wal-Mart, between the soda machines and a device that gives change for cans and plastic.
One Woman's Christmas Nightmare Is Her Teenage Son's Christmas DreamExcerpt: Linda Santisteban, a 50-year-old mother of three in Rosedale, Queens, already has her Christmas tree set up this year. Decorated with tinsel and bows and bright, shiny balls, it is perched in her living-room window, the picture of yuletide cheer.
Wal-mart Black Friday horror--Father of the man who was trampled to death speaks.--
Black Friday Shopping Bill Would Protect Shoppers, StaffExcerpt: Seeking to avoid a repetition of the Black Friday tragedy in which a Wal-Mart employee was crushed to death as a throng of shoppers walked over him in their haste to buy holiday sale items, City Councilmember James Gennaro announced plans to protect store employees and s …
What's The Matter With Us?Excerpt: Whew, I am so glad to be human. I was listening to the news the other day about a herd of animals that trampled over one of its kind trying to get to some food. Even though the animal was lying there, dead, the others were determined to keep going for their target.
Strip club's risque sign troubles residentsExcerpt: Saying it is too risque for their neighborhood, concerned residents are outraged over a large advertisement for a strip club on the border of Queens and Nassau County.
$2M sought in store stampede--Also, short video interview of woman who was at the store when the tragedy happened.--
Mourning a Good Friend, and Trying to Make Sense of a StampedePicture of man killed at Walmart within article.
On Friday, November 28, 2008 in Nassau County, New York, a Walmart employee was killed. Overly eager shoppers trampled the 34 year old man as well as injuring others and impeding police and employees from rendering aid.
.DWI Wall of Shame will float around Internet for yearsEven though Nassau County (New York) Executive Thomas Suozzi says he will purge the county's DWI database in response to a judge's ruling that it violated a defendant's rights, odds are that the information about that defendant's arrest will be floating around the Internet for ye …
Clinton: West Nile, foreclosures tied?Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton called on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Friday to examine a possible connection between foreclosures and the West Nile virus.
Gotti 'son' rats out judges, officialsBesides ratting out members of the Mafia, John Gotti's "adopted son" fingered three crooked judges and corrupt officials in Nassau County, the Daily News has learned.
No Halloween for you, perverts!Authorities in Nassau and Suffolk counties will be keeping close tabs Wednesday on some of Long Island's scariest characters - convicted sex offenders who have preyed on young children.
Property Taxes in America: Who's Got It Worst?With all the buzz surrounding the declining housing market these days, there are still places in America where the property taxes are as high as Pete Doherty on a typical Tuesday evening.
Social Host Law Claims First Victim On Long IslandA woman accused of allowing her 18-year-old son to drink at her birthday party is the first person to be arrested by the county police under a new law. Karen Dittmer was arrested under the Social Host Law, which was enacted July 17, Nassau County police said Monday.
Cars set on fire in InwoodTwo cars were set on fire early Monday morning at Bayview Avenue near Gates Avenue in Inwood, damaging two other cars and a nearby building, Nassau police said.
Severed Leg Washes Onto N.Y. BeachCOVE NECK, N.Y. (AP) - A severed human leg, stuffed inside a plastic bag, was found Wednesday on the shore of Long Island Sound near the compound of billionaire James Dolan, police said.
Nassau DA to probe Simon attackNassau prosecutors opened a preliminary probe Friday into whether Islander Chris Simon committed a crime when he struck a Rangers player in the face with his hockey stick, a spokesman said.
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