Crime & Safety
Crimes Nearby: Police Find Gun Possibly Linked to Garden City Shooting
Notable crime news and arrests this week.
Two Girls from Bayside Reported Missing
Two teenagers from Bayside have been missing since Oct. 3 after having last been seen leaving a house in Kew Gardens, police said.
Police Search for Missing Rego Park Boy
Police said they are still looking for an autistic Rego Park boy who has been missing for more than a week. And a law firm is offering $5,000 for his return.
Police divers found a handgun near the bank of Sandy Beach State Park in Cold Spring Wednesday and officials believe it's the weapon Sang Ho Kim, of Fresh Meadows, used to kill and seriously injure two employees at a lighting company in East Garden City Sept. 25. Read more here.
Find out what's happening in Bayside-Douglastonwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
The family of a 13-year-old Valley Stream girl murdered by a neighbor in 1989 have started a petition to keep her killer behind bars. Read more here.
Find out what's happening in Bayside-Douglastonwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
A Lynbrook man will spend up to 14 years in jail after driving drunk and striking an elderly couple on their way to dinner, according to the Nassau County District Attorney's office Thursday. Read more here.
Nassau County Police have arrested a Mineola resident on charges of breaking into a home on Thursday, Oct. 10. According to detectives at 12:15 p.m., Mathew Long, 18, allegedly entered a home on Fairfield Avenue in Mineola through a side window in an attempt to steal video games from a friend who lived at the home. Read more here.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.