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Friday, July 8, 2022
Vol. 7, No. 27
Port WashingtonTimes LIVING 50+
PEACEFUL TRANSFER OF POWER IN MANORHAVEN
DEMS EYE ABORTION, GUN BILLS
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Nassau on pace to surpass major crimes in 2022
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Significant incidents increased by 75% during first three months of this year BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z More than 5,200 major crime incidents occurred throughout Nassau County in 2021, a total that is on pace to be surpassed this year, according to police statistics from the first three months of 2022. A total of 5,230 major crimes were reported throughout Nassau last year, with 3,201 being grand larceny incidents, according to numbers obtained by Blank Slate Media from a Freedom of Information Law request submitted to the Nassau County Police Department, Aside from grand larceny, the list of major crimes includes murder, rape, criminal sexual acts, sexual abuse, commercial robberies, other robberies, assault felonies, residential burglaries, other burglaries and stolen vehicles. More than 16,000 “other crimes” were reported throughout the county in 2021, according to the statistics. While grand larceny accounted for more than 60% of the county’s reported major crimes last year, more than 1,000 assault felonies and misdemeanor incidents were reported in 2021. A total of 10 murders, 11 sexual abuse instances, 10 criminal sexual acts and 19 rapes were also reported in 2021, according to the county police. Additionally, more than 640 burglaries were reported, nearly 300 of
which were residential, along with more than 320 robberies. The police department’s numbers also showed that 560 stolen vehicles were reported. Major crimes increased by 75% during the first three months of the year compared to last year, according to numbers recently posted on the police department’s website, The police department reported 1,662 major crimes were committed throughout Nassau from Jan. 1-March 31, an increase of 950 crimes during the same time frame last year and on pace for more than 6,000 major crimes reported for the entire year. In Nassau’s 3rd and 6th precincts, which make up a majority of North Shore communities, 645 major crimes occurred during the three-month span this year, compared to 333 last year, an increase of 93%. The 3rd Precinct, located in Williston Park, serves the communities of Albertson, Bellerose Terrace, Bellerose Village, Carle Place, East Garden City, East Meadow, East Williston, Floral Park Center, Garden City Park, Herricks, Mineola, New Cassel, New Hyde Park, North New Hyde Park, Roslyn Heights, Salisbury, Searingtown, Stewart Manor, Uniondale, Westbury, and Williston Park. The 6th Precinct, located in Manhasset, serves the communities of Continued on Page 39
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE PORT WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
Manorhaven Elementary students experienced various aspects of Korean culture before the school year ended.
Port nurse to get nation’s highest civilian honor BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z Northwell Health nurse and Port Washington resident Sandra Lindsay, the first U.S. citizen to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, will be a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom next week, White House officials an-
nounced on Friday. Lindsay, who works in the intensive care unit at New Hyde Park’s Long Island Jewish Medical Center, received the first Pfizer vaccination in December 2020. She will be presented with the nation’s highest civilian honor as
part of a group that includes gymnast Simone Biles, actor Denzel Washington, former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and former U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson, among others. Lindsay expressed her gratitude for being recognized by President Joe Continued on Page 38
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