Tag: Syosset
Ex-NYPD Cop Sentenced for Fatal Hit-and-run of Girl in Levittown
Michael Elardo was sentenced Tuesday to 1 ⅓ to 4 years in prison for leaving the scene of an accident.
Long Island Fall Festivals and Street Fairs 2014
A comprehensive listing of 75 festivals on LI through November.
Herricks Distraction Burglary Suspect Nabbed
A Maryland man was arrested last week for allegedly posing as a utility worker to distract an elderly woman while he burglarized her Herricks...
Syosset Man Admits to $30M Ponzi Scheme
A Syosset Ponzi schemer has admitted to bilking more than $30 million from 200 Wall Street investors in a paving stone company and instead...
Ex-NYPD Cop Admits to Fatal Hit-and-run of Girl in Levittown
A retired New York City police officer has admitted to killing a 13-year-old girl with mental disabilities in a hit-and-run crash in Levittown two...
Woodbury Man Drowns in Public Pool
Nassau County police have identified a 44-year-old man who drowned in a public pool in his hometown of Woodbury over the weekend.
Jonathan Sobel was...
Ex-NYPD Cop from Copiague Admits to $10M in Burglaries
An ex-New York City Police detective admitted to his role in a burglary ring that stole more than $10 million in cash and property...
Utilties, Cops Warn of Distraction Burglaries, Collections Scams
Police released sketches of suspects posing as National Grid employees during burglaries and PSEG Long Island warned customers that scammers are calling and emailing victims while posing as the utility’s collections agents.
New York 23rd State to Legalize Medical Marijuana
The Compassionate Care Act, once signed into law, would allow health practitioners to prescribe marijuana to patients with cancer or other life-threatening conditions by the end of next year—but no smoking.
Long Island School Budgets Mostly Pass
A Syosset school board member called their 1.33 percent tax hike “our lowest budget-to-budget increase in 20 years.”