(Bellmore, NY) Crime Stoppers and the Nassau County Police Department are seeking the public’s help in identifying the pictured subject in connection with a Petit Larceny which occurred in Bellmore, New York.

On Saturday, November 30, 2013, at approximately 4:45 P.M., the subject shown below was observed inside Arbys located at 2820 Sunrise Highway, Bellmore. While present in the store the subject stole a Canon Powershot ELPH 330 camera valued at $200.00 from a victim’s coat, and exited the store in an unknown direction.

According to police, on Saturday, November 30, 2013, at approximately 4:45 P.M., the subject shown below was observed inside Arbys located at 2820 Sunrise Highway, Bellmore where the subject stole a Canon Powershot ELPH 330 camera valued at $200.00.

Crime Stoppers is asking anyone who can identify the subject, or with any information about this crime to call our toll free hotline:
1-800-244-TIPS (8477)

Crime Stoppers offers up to a $5,000 cash reward for information leading to an arrest. You do not have to reveal your identity to help solve this crime. All calls will remain anonymous.

(Long Island, NY) Students from Hofstra University’s Political Science and Public Policy program recently joined Assemblymen Chad Lupinacci (R,C,WF,I-Huntington Station) and Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) for a real-world lesson in state government. The students were accompanied by Dr. Rosanna Perotti, the Chair of Hofstra’s Political Science Department.

“It was an honor to meet with this special group of young people and provide them the opportunity to see the Assembly in session,” said Lupinacci. “As a Hofstra University alum and adjunct professor, it gives me great pleasure to show students that with dedication and hard work, anything is possible. I know my colleagues provide a top-notch education, and providing the students with a chance to see state government up close simply drives home the lessons learned in the classroom. Again, it was a pleasure to meet these young students and I want to thank Dr. Perotti for providing me the opportunity to speak to them.”

(NEW YORK) Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today issued the following statement on the Smartphone Theft Prevention Act introduced in the U.S Senate by Senator Amy Klobuchar:

“For the past eight months, the Secure Our Smartphone Initiative has been challenging carriers and manufacturers to install technology to end the epidemic of violent smartphone thefts plaguing our communities. I applaud Senator Klobuchar for taking the lead in introducing federal legislation that would require the industry to stop dragging its feet and join us in protecting consumers. Senator Klobuchar’s bold action to change the way the smartphone industry does business will help make our communities safer and help save lives.”

Launched earlier this year, the S.O.S. Initiative is an international coalition of prosecutors, police chiefs, state and city comptrollers, and public safety activists co-chaired by Attorney General Schneiderman, San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón and London Mayor Boris Johnson. Members of the initiative are committed to pressing the industry to find an effective way to combat the rise of often violent robberies involving smartphones.

Even as most types of property crime are falling, in communities worldwide, the theft of smartphones has spiked dramatically. In the United States, one in three thefts involves a mobile communications device, making it the number one property crime in America. Consumer Reports estimates that 1.6 million Americans were victimized by smartphone thieves in 2012.

For more information on efforts by Attorney General Schneiderman, District Attorney Gascón and Mayor Johnson to combat “Apple Picking,” visit the San Francisco District Attorney’s website, the New York State Attorney General’s website or the London Mayor’s website.

Learn how to Build and Cultivate Relationships with Individual Donors

(Queens, NY) Queens Council on the Arts invites you to learn how to build and cultivate relationships with individual donors. Good fundraising is all about cultivating relationships to build deep connections. In the current economic climate where government and foundation support are growing increasingly competitive, fundraising from individuals is more important than ever.

This two-part interactive workshop with fundraising consultant Dara Silverman is designed to help participants learn how to strengthen and grow their base of individual relationships for themselves, their arts organization, or art project – today and for years to come. Topics include the development cycle, how individual artists fund-raise, tracking current and prospective donors, making an individual donor plan and practicing making asks. The first ten individuals to register for both workshops will have the opportunity to create and submit fundraising plans for review by the facilitator during the second session of the workshop.

Wednesday March 12 and April 9, 2014 from 6-8pm

Queens Council on the Arts
37-11 35th Ave (Entrance on 37th St)
Astoria, NY 11101

• Admission $10. Members FREE
• RSVP for Part I on Wed, March 12, 6-8pm
• RSVP for Part II on Wed, April 9, 6-8pm

ABOUT
Dara Silverman is a consultant, organizer and trainer who has worked to build movements for economic, racial and gender justice over the past 20 years. She was the Executive Director of Jews for Racial and Economic Justice (JFREJ) from 2004-2009. Dara has extensive experience developing and planning campaigns, grassroots and individual donor fundraising, strategic planning, and board development. She is a trainer for the Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training (GIFT), and countless individual activists and artists.

Build Your Own Business (BYOB) workshop series is an annual series of arts management training and professional development services through interactive workshops designed to promote artistic and professional growth. BYOB is supported in part by The National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, the Queens Delegation NYC Council, especially James Van Bramer, Peter F. Vallone, Jr., Leroy Comrie, Karen Koslowitz, and Mark Weprin; the Lily Auchincloss Foundation and individual supporters.

Queens Council on the Arts is the borough-wide arts council of Queens. The mission of the Queens Council on Arts is to foster, and develop the arts in Queens County and to support individual artists and arts organizations in presenting their cultural diversity for the benefit of the community.

To register for a BYOB workshop or learn more about QCA’s programs, visit www.queenscouncilarts.org

(Cedarhurst, N.Y.) Crime Stoppers and the Nassau County Police Department are seeking the public’s help with identifying the unknown male subject pictured above. The subject is wanted in connection with a Grand Larceny that occurred in Cedarhurst, New York.

According to police, the man shown in the surveillance image is one of two subjects wanted in connection with a Grand Larceny that occurred in Cedarhurst, New York. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest.

On Monday December 23rd, 2013 at approximately 2:15 AM on Cedarwood Drive in Cedarhurst, the unknown subject pictured above along with another subject entered an unlocked vehicle in a driveway. The subjects took cash, sunglasses, and an electronic device. The subjects fled in an unknown direction by unknown means. The subjects are described as two male blacks with stocky builds.

Crime Stoppers is asking anyone who can identify the subject, or anyone with any information about this case to call our toll free hotline:
1-800-244-TIPS (8477)

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.

(Huntington Station, NY) Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man who robbed someone in a store at the Walt Whitman Mall in Huntington Station last month.

According to police, on January 13 at 4 p.m. a man in the Apple Store, located at 160 Walt Whitman Road, felt an unknown man put his hand into the victim’s jacket pocket in an attempt to steal the victim’s wallet. The two struggled and the suspect, who is shown in the surveillance image, gained control of the wallet that contained cash. The man fled the mall in a 2008 white Toyota Camry.

According to police, the man shown in surveillance images struggled with a victim at the Apple store, gained control of his wallet containing cash and fled the mall in a 2008 white Toyota Camry. The man was described as black, in his 30s to 40s, 5 feet 10 inches tall to 6 feet tall, 170 pounds and a goatee.

The man was described as black, in his 30s to 40s, 5 feet 10 inches tall to 6 feet tall and 170 pounds. He also had a goatee.

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000.00 for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.

(Long Island, NY) Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man who burglarized a Lake Ronkonkoma store last month.

According to police, the man shown in surveillance images broke into The Barn in Lake Ronkonkoma. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest.

According to police, the man shown in surveillance images broke into ‘The Barn’, located at 370 Hawkins Ave., sometime during the overnight hours on January 26. The man stole a cash register and cigarettes. The suspect wore all black with a green face mask or scarf.

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.

(Garden City, NY) The The Nassau County Police Department reports the details of a serious vehicular accident which occurred on Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 5:54 P.M. in East Garden City.

According to Third Squad detectives, a male victim, 54, while crossing Commercial Avenue was struck by a dark pickup truck with a cab and a two tone bottom. A male white in his 50’s, average height with a thin build wearing a black jacket and a red hat exited the car and covered the victim with a blanket before fleeing the scene without identifying himself.

According to Third Squad detectives, a male victim, 54, while crossing Commercial Avenue was struck by a dark pickup truck with a cab and a two tone bottom. The driver fled the scene without identifying himself after covering the victim with a blanket. File photo by Christopher Boyle.

The aided suffered a severe head laceration and a fractured pelvis. He was transported to an area hospital where he is listed in serious condition.

Detectives ask anyone with information regarding this crime to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.

(Freeport, NY) The Nassau County Police Department reports an arrest for child pornography which occurred on Tuesday, February 11, 2014.

According to detectives, Adam Hayes Shilow, 34, of 210 St. George Street, Eunice, Louisiana was found to be communicating and exchanging sexual text messages via a cell phone texting app called “Tango” with a female victim, 12 years of age, who resides in Freeport.

The Nassau County Police Department Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force detectives began an investigation in November 2013 and a joint investigation by Nassau County Police, The Attorney Generals High Technology Crime Unit, St. Landry Parish Sherriff’s Office, Eunice Police Department and Homeland Security Investigations led to the arrest of this suspect on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 in Louisiana.

Shilow was arrested by Louisiana State Police. He is a Level 1 sex offender and is charged with Louisiana State charges which include Indecent Pornography Involving Juveniles, Indecent Behavior Involving Juveniles, Computer Aided Solicitation of a Minor and Unlawful Use of Social Networking.

The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty. Defendants are entitled to a fair trial with the burden on the prosecution to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

• Heavy, wet snow continues to fall across the PSEG Long Island service territory this morning.
• As of 6:15 a.m. ET, PSEG Long Island is reporting that 66 of its approximately 1.1 million customers are currently without service.
• The single outage is currently affecting 66 customers in Levittown. Crews have been dispatched and restoration is expected soon.
• While snow usually isn’t an issue for utilities, the possibility of sleet, freezing rain and gusting winds can increase the likelihood of downed wires and resulting power outages. Vehicles striking utility poles can also cause wires to come down.
• Accumulation of ice and heavy snow may weigh down power lines and as a result cause power lines to come down. PSEG Long Island urges its customers to be cautious if they see downed lines. Downed wires may appear dead but should always be considered “live.” Do not approach or drive over a downed line and do not touch anything that it might be in contact with.
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