Crime & Safety

Crime Report: East Meadow Man Charged with Manslaughter, Home Depot Theft

The following arrest information was supplied by the Nassau County Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

An East Meadow man after an off-duty New York City Police officer from Massapequa was killed in a three-vehicle crash on the Southern State Parkway early Sunday morning.

Jonathan Lopez, 20, of East Meadow, was arrested and charged with vehicular manslaughter in the second degree, driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, speeding and two counts of assault in the third degree, police said.

Other Crime News

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  • At 9:06 a.m. on Sept. 6, a shoplifter stole more than $700 worth of goods from in East Meadow.
  • On Sept. 7, at 4 p.m., a laptop was stolen from a vehicle that was parked on Front Street, and the computer was not recovered.
  • A vehicle parked on East Meadow Avenue had its tire damaged on Sept. 5 at approximately 7 a.m.
  • Sometime between 6 p.m. on Sept. 2 and 11 p.m. on Sept. 5, vehicles parked in a driveway on Bellmore Avenue were damaged. Empty alcohol cans and bottles were found in the yard.
  • A home on Gates Avenue in East Meadow has damage to the front door, and police say the incident occurred between 10 p.m. on Sept. 10 and 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 11.


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