There were no injuries, fire officials said.
The Wantagh Fire Department responded to a fire that started on the second floor of a single-family home at 40 Ring Lane on Saturday. According to Wantagh Assistant Fire Chief James Bloomfield, the fire started when people were in the house. "No one was hurt," he said. "We are still investigating what started the fire." Fire departments from Levittown and North Bellmore were on the scene.
A look at recent crime in the area.
The following arrest information was supplied by the Nassau County Police Department; it does not indicate a conviction. Bellmore East Meadow Receive updates to this story and other breaking news in your inbox or smartphone by signing up for our newsletter here Merrick Seaford Wantagh
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The following arrest information was supplied by the Nassau County Police Department; it does not indicate a conviction.
Bellmore East Meadow Levittown Merrick Seaford Wantagh
9:22 am on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Wow Donald you saw them sitting there for their entire 12 hours of their tour? You must have alot of free time on your hands. I'm sure you never ever shoot the breeze with your co workers or take a meal hour. You must be the ultimate employee. more ›
The Eighth Precinct was absorbed by the Second Precinct this week, starting Ed Mangano's policing plan.
The first realignment in Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano's police precinct restructuring took effect this week after the Eighth Precinct in Levittown was absorbed by the Second Precinct in Woodbury. The former Eighth Precinct is now the county's first community policing center. According to Newsday [paid link]: For much of last week, moving trucks shuttled cardboard boxes of investigative files and personnel records from the Eighth to the Second. "The realignment went well and was completed [Sunday], slightly ahead of schedule," First Deputy Commissioner of the Nassau County Police Department Tom Krumpter told Patch. "The department is phasing in the realignments over the next nine months so that we can address any issues and make …
Police say the 49-year-old has been missing since 4 a.m. Tuesday.
Police say they have found a 49-year-old Levittown woman who went missing earlier Tuesday. According to police, Lily Feng was declared missing at 4 a.m. Tuesday. Police sent out an alert at 5:54 p.m. Tuesday that she was found. No further details were released.
The man did not have any weapons on him, according to police.
As previously reported by Patch, police have taken a man who barricaded himself inside of a Carriage Lane home into custody. Kenneth Lack, commanding officer for the Nassau County Police Department Public Information Office, told press at 2:45 p.m. Monday that the suspect has been taken into custody. Lack said the suspect is at the Nassau University Medical Center for evaluation. According to police, Second Precinct police officers responded to a home on Carriage Lane to check on the welfare of a resident at approximately 8 a.m. Upon arrival, the 62-year-old male resident refused to open the door for police or to exit the home. Believing the male was a danger to himself and others, Crisis Negotiation, Emergency Services Unit and the Bureau…
9:25 am on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Great job Nassau Police! Amazing you guys still can do a fine job with Ed Mangano cutting 120 cops from patrol! more ›
District was taking safety precautions at Summit Lane and Division Avenue schools.
Update: 4:26 p.m. April 30, 2012 We have a separate story written on the man being taken into custody written. Here's the link: http://levittown-ny.patch.com/articles/police-take-barricaded-man-into-custody Update: 2:58 p.m. April 30, 2012. Kenneth Lack, commanding officer for the Nassau County Police Department Public Information Office, has confirmed that the suspect has been taken into custody and will be brought to the Nassau University Medical Center for evaluation. Update: 2:03 p.m. April 30, 2012. According to Levittown School District officials, the lockout has been lifted at Summit Lane Elementary School and Division Avenue High School. According to a Nassau County Police public information officer, the hostage situation which …
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The defendant allegedly fled the scene of an accident before being stopped by state troopers.
A Levittown man was arrested Thursday night on the Wantagh State Parkway and charged with driving while intoxicated (DWI) after allegedly fleeing the scene of an accident. According to New York State Police, at 11:51 p.m., troopers from the State Police Farmingdale Station were dispatched to a report of an accident involving a black Ford Mustang on the Ocean Parkway near the Wantagh Parkway. The vehicle left the accident scene and was traveling northbound on the Wantagh Parkway when troopers stopped the vehicle, police said. While interviewing the vehicle operator, James Titone, 24, of Levittown, troopers detected a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage. Titone failed sobriety tests and was subsequently arrested for DWI, police said. Titone…
Negotiations between police union officials and the county have been successful throughout the last month.
Less than one month after Nassau County announced its decision to merge eight police precincts into four, police union officials claimed that public safety was being put at risk. They are singing a different tune, however, after recent negotiations with the county. Jim Carver, president of the Nassau County Police Benevolent Association (PBA), told Patch that the union and county came to a deal that will keep patrol units where they currently serve. Patrol units will now be assigned to one of the four corresponding community policing centers or one of the four precincts. The original plan called for all patrols to be stationed out of the four precincts. "Eighth Precinct cops, even though they're going to merging with the Second Precinct, …
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10:04 pm on Sunday, April 22, 2012
Mangano has cut all special patrols to fill those 177 cars. He has cut POP, Heroin taskforce, Hwy units, Narcotics...etc Less cops on the street. Its all smoke and mirrors folks! more ›
The accused defendant was transferred to a local hospital for observation.
Nassau County Police are charging a Hicksville man for an alleged assault at a Mallard Road home Tuesday. Police allege that they found the defendant, Michael Goettelman, 39, breaking and damaging items inside a Mallard Road home Tuesday while holding a knife. They arrested the defendant at the scene. Police also allege that Goettelman later repeatedly kicked the door of the holding cell he was held in. They allege that he eventually kicked the door open and that the door allegedly struck a police officer above his right eye. The officer was treated and released at a local hospital for a laceration that required several stitches. Goettelman was also transferred to a local hospital for observation. Police are charging Goettelman with …
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11:04 am on Sunday, May 13, 2012
Very scary! Glad no one was hurt! more ›