Crime Report: Nassau Cop Shot, Attorney Disbarred, Local Bank Skimmed

A Nassau County police officer was shot on Dec. 30 near Hempstead Turnpike in the East Meadow Shopping Plaza.

According to Det. Lt. Kevin Smith, there was a physical altercation between a male, described to be white and in his 40s, and a First Precinct officer after the cop approached the man's vehicle. During the struggle, several rounds were fired, Smith said, and one struck the officer in the left femur. For the full story, click

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• A local real estate attorney was banned from practicing law in New York state after he offered a $250 bribe to a Hempstead Town official in March of 2010. For the full story, click
• A Locust Valley electric company pleaded guilty Thursday for failing to pay six employees the state-required prevailing wage they were entitled for various projects including one at . For the full story, click
• An East Meadow Citibank was one of three Nassau Citibanks that two men are accused of skimming, according to Garden City police. For the full story, click
• A Valley Stream man was arrested on Dec. 19 for allegedly driving while impaired, which led to a deadly crash, according to the Nassau County Homicide Squad. For the full story, click
• Edward H. Smith, 45, of East Meadow, was arrested on Dec. 17 for shoplifting while at the Stop & Shop on Long Beach Road in Oceanside.
• Sometime between 12:30 and 5:30 a.m. on Dec. 29, items were stolen from an unlocked vehicle that was left parked on Lloyd Court in East Meadow.