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THE PULSE OF THE PENINSULA
Vol. 91, No. 1
HEALTH, WELLNESS EX CONGRESSMAN SUNY TO INVESTIGATE TAKES TO WEB AT 96 MURRAY APPOINTMENT AND BEAUTY PAGES 25-28
3rd pct. reports crime rise
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First increase since 3rd and 6th merger B y N oah M anskar Crime in the area Nassau County’s Third Police Precinct now covers has increased this year for the first time since 2012, the year of its merger with the Sixth Precinct. Police data shows the Third Precinct has seen a total of 7,965 crime reports as of Dec. 27, about 2.2 percent higher than 2014’s year-end total of 7,796. Crime rose more sharply in the first two years following its merger with the Sixth Precinct, statistics show. The total number of reported crimes dropped below pre-merger levels last year, and 2015’s total is still below that mark despite the increase. On the other hand, major crimes such as murder, felony assault and burglary have seen a slower decline. The Third and Sixth Precincts had a total of 8,972 crimes reported in 2010, according to the police department’s annual Strat-Com statistics reports. That number — which reContinued on Page 40
Cast members in rehearsal for Levels’ production of the classic comedy, You Can’t Take It With You. L-R: Alex Mousazadeh, Daisy Korman, Gabby Henderson, Phoebe Gordon, Simona Fine, Joy Chang, Rebecca Hirschhorn (standing and eating), Kate Smolens, Max Cruz. See story on Page 34.
Town officials call for 6th pct. return Bosworth, Wink call on county to undo merger of Third and Sixth precincts B y M att G rech Town of North Hempstead officials are calling on Nassau County to reinstate the Sixth Precinct in Manhasset as a fully operational precinct, echoing a letter sent to Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano by the umbrella group representing Manhasset civic associations earlier in December.
North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth called on county officials to undo the merger of the Third and Sixth precincts in 2012 in a letter to Mangano and other county officials on Dec. 24, citing increased threats to public safety and previous changes to county precinct plans. “Knowing that the First and Seventh precinct merger never went through in the wake of Superstorm Sandy and that the Fourth and Fifth Precincts were separated after their merger, it makes sense to undo this ill-conceived
merger as well,” Bosworth said in the letter. She said she was concerned about a reduced a police presence during an “era of increasing prescription drug use and related crimes, home invasions and robberies.” “In February 2012, I expressed my grave concern… about the County Executive’s plan calling for the elimination of four out of the eight thenoperating police precincts, including the Sixth Precinct in Manhasset,” Bosworth said. “As I listen to my constituents now, almost four years later, I hear
that my concerns were wellfounded.” Bosworth said “while the Third Precinct does its best to protect and serve the residents, there are some facts that are disturbing.” She said that promises of returning a POP unit, or problemoriented police, were not met until recently, and special patrol officers have yet to return to the Third Precinct’s North Subdivision. Bosworth added that with recent world events, the need to increase the police presence is Continued on Page 40
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