Monday, May 21, 2012
Plainview, Bethpage firefighters assist victims; traffic tied up.
A mother and child were freed from their overturned vehicle following a crash Sunday evening on the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway, just south of the Old Country Road exit. Firefighters from Plainview and Bethpage and Nassau County Highway Patrol units responded to the 6:50 p.m. crash on the southbound side of state Rte. 135, just south of Old Country Road. Inside the wreckage, they discovered a mother and her child trapped. Firefighters treated the injured at the scene, and then transported them to Nassau University Medical Center. Firefighters described their injuries as "non-life threatening." Traffic was backed up for some time as firefighters righted the flipped vehicle and secured the roadway.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Ceremony honored "Nassau's Finest" who made the supreme sacrifice.
Fallen Nassau County Police Department officers were honored during a solemn ceremony Thursday in Mineola. Police and county officials recognized all deceased members of the department, which coincided with Police Week in Nassau County. The event featured a placement of floral tributes for all 32 NCPD members who made the supreme sacrifice. The Nassau County Police Memorial, which was first dedicated on May 12, 1982, features a massive stone monolith that displays two Bronze plaques. "These were the men and women you wanted as your friend, neighbor and most importantly police officers," said Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano during Thursday's memorial service, referring to those officers who were lost in the line of duty. "It is my…
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
Crimes/Crashes Nearby: Patch reports on recent crimes and emergencies in the Plainview area.
The Bethpage Fire Department along with Nassau Police responded to a violent collison of two vans last week in Hicksville. The crash on South Broadway and Hazel Street May 11 in Hicksville left one man heavily pinned in the wreckage. Firefighters used a winch to pull one of the vans away from the other, then employed hydraulic tools to free the trapped driver. The 64 year old man was transported to Nassau University Medical Center in serious condition. The second driver was also treated at NUMC. Lynbrook Two men broke into a new convertible at a Lynbrook car dealership early Friday morning but fled after they set off the car's alarm. According to police, the pair returned an hour later and set fire to the same car. Police are reporting …
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S Broadway & Hazel St, Hicksville, NY
Scene of violent crash
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Venditto vows to examine Oyster Bay policies going forward in wake of ex-Yankee's arrest on child molestation charges.
Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto expressed "shock" at the arrest of former Yankee and town employee Rusty Torres, saying he found the sexual abuse charges "deeply disturbing," and vowed to address town hiring policies as the case goes forward. In an exclusive interview with Patch following Tuesday morning's Town Board meeting, Venditto said an extensive background check was done on Torres before he was hired in 2002 by both the Nassau County Civil Service Commission as well as in a separate investigation by the Town of Oyster Bay. Going forward, Venditto said the town will examine its hiring practices and make changes if necessary. "As we learn more (about the case) if there are lessons to be learned from this and things to be done in …
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Town of Oyster Bay
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Oyster Bay leaders have not answered key questions about ex-Yankee they've employed for 10 years.
The Oyster Bay Town Board meets in public Tuesday for the first time since Rusty Torres, the town's longtime employee, was charged with molesting an 8-year-old child. Among the lingering questions in the Torres scandal is whether the town did a background check on Torres before hiring him in 2002 as the town's baseball coach. Torres is a convicted felon who served five years probation for a cocaine-related conviction dating to 1985. The town has also not clarified its hiring practices regarding other potential convicted felons. In his decade-long role as the town's baseball coach, Torres was in contact with thousands of children, town and police officials said. The former major leaguer served as a hitting coach for numerous youth baseball …
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Town of Oyster Bay
54 Audrey Ave, Oyster Bay, NY
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
Week in Review; May 6-12: The case involving the former Yankee dominated the news this week.
A major story broke this past week involving former Yankee Rusty Torres who, while employed as a youth baseball instructor by the Town of Oyster Bay, is accused of molesting an 8-year-old girl in Plainview. Week in Review: Torres Scandal: The former major leaguer was charged in two separate incidents involving the same child. Town Employee for 10 Years: As the week progressed, new facts emerged, notably that the 63-year-old North Massapequa man was employed full time by the town at a salary of $83,000 annually. He has been on the town payroll for 10 years in that position, despite the fact that Torres earlier served 5-years probation for a 1985 felony drug conviction. Spectacular Car Fire: A two car collision Saturday ignited a fully …
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Sunnyside Blvd & N Service Rd, Plainview, NY
Scene of Saturday's car fire.
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Saturday, May 12, 2012
Three people suffer minor injuries after collision at Sunnyside Boulevard near the LIE Saturday.
A Saturday morning crash on Sunnyside Boulevard ignited a spectacular car fire and left three people with minor injuries, Plainview firefighters said. Plainview firefighters responded to the collision at the intersection of Sunnyside Boulvard and the Long Island Expressway service road and found one of the vehicles fully involved in flames. Firefighters quickly put down the inferno. No one was in the car when it burst into flames. Three people in the cars suffered minor injuries and were being evaluated at the scene by paramedics, firefighters said. The roadways were closed for about 40 minutes. Receive updates to this story and other breaking news in your inbox or smartphone by signing up for our newsletter http://plainview.patch.com/…
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Sunnyside Blvd & N Service Rd, Plainview, NY
General vicinity of the car fire.
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Patch reports on recent crimes in the area; four burglaries, including two on same street.
The following arrest information was supplied by the Second Precinct of the Nassau County Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Four new burglaries were reported in the area in the past week. In Syosset, a Panasonic system was taken from a Fams Court home. In Jericho, a perpetrator entered through a rear door on Knoll Lane and took with them jewelry and cash. In Hicksville, police reported two burglaries on Kraemer Street at the same time. An intruder entered the first home through a rear window but took nothing. Another Kraemer Street home reported assorted jewelry being stolen. The Second Precinct reported the following crimes: The following arrest information was supplied by the …
Friday, May 11, 2012
Farmingdale departments called out; at least two people reported hurt.
Firefighters from Farmingdale and elsewhere fought a huge blaze Friday morning at Zorn's in Bethpage. Two people were reported injured. No further details were immediately available but Patch will update as more information comes in. Let Patch save you time. Get great local information delivered right to your inbox or smartphone everyday with our free newsletter. Simple, fast sign-up here.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Felony complaint revealed; police reach out to leaders of athletic leagues and school districts where he coached.
Rusty Torres, accused of molesting an 8-year-old girl in Plainview on two occasions, spent 10 years working in his position for the Town of Oyster Bay and coached thousands of Long Island children, town officials and police said. That chilling fact has Nassau County Police fearful that other children may have been victimized by the former New York Yankee, whose indictment contains specific and disturbing details of the accusations leveled against him. The so-called "felony complaint" describes explicit details of Torres exposing himself to the child and having her touch him inappropriately. (See attached PDF file; Warning: graphic content.) In addition, Torres was hired by the town in May, 2002, despite having served five years probation …
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