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Friday, June 3, 2016
Vol. 4, No. 23
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Roslyn neighborhood caught in standoff Town Clerk Wink unable to return home for night B y N oah M anskar Steven Liebman’s house was usually quiet like the rest of his Roslyn neighborhood, said North Hempstead Town Clerk Wayne Wink, one of his neighbors. “He really kept to himself,” Wink said. “I never really saw him outside of the house.” But police surrounded it and a helicopter flew overhead last Tuesday as Liebman, 50, was locked in a standoff with police after Nassau County Sheriff’s Department officers thought he had a gun.
Liebman surrendered to police about eight hours later, and police determined he was armed only with a BB gun. “I think it was more an inconvenience than it was a risk to people’s safety,” Wink said. Liebman pleaded not guilty last Wednesday to charges of second-degree menacing and second-degree obstructing government administration. His next court appearance is set for July 13. Sheriff’s officers approached Liebman’s house at 17 Tatterson St. to serve him eviction papers around 3 p.m. Tuesday, police spokesman
Detective Lt. Richard LeBrun said. They saw Liebman inside allegedly pointing what looked like a rifle, retreated and called Nassau County police at 3:25 p.m., police said. Police responded with a large presence that included a SWAT team, a helicopter, a mobile command center, hostage negotiators, detectives and between 60 and 80 officers, according to police and witnesses. Police broke down the door of the house adjacent to Liebman’s at 1121 Old NorthContinued on Page 73
E.W. grads rally behind other suspended teacher Photo/karen rubin
The Town of North Hempstead marked Memorial Day last Saturday with a fireworks show at North Hempstead Beach Park in Port Washington
Fundraiser collects nearly $4,200 for Christine Perinelli B y N oah M anskar East Williston school district alumni are rallying to support another beloved teacher who has been suspended from the classroom. 2011 Wheatley School graduate Randi Fuchs has raised $4,200 since last Thurs-
day to support eighth-grade science teacher Christine Perinelli, who is serving a 90-day suspension without pay after being found guilty of disciplinary charges in April. “It’s unfortunate that it was picked apart so much to the point where she almost lost her job, and that’s why I think there’s this huge wave of help
coming her way because she supported us for so long not only as a teacher, but because she’s been a parent figure,” said Fuchs, a Roslyn Heights native who lives in Boston. Perinelli has taught at Wheatley since 1995 and has been named teacher of the year twice, her family said in a stateContinued on Page 86
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