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http://nassaunews.org/news/2007/05/looking_inside_hempstead_and_g_1.html

Hempstead, NY, a town with a population of 56,554 that is 74 percent of its residents being non-white, according to citytowninfo.com, has a reputation as a home to crime, and to fugitives. From sex offenders to gangs, this town doesn’t sound all to welcoming. But is this reputation true, and if it is, what is the biggest threat to the community?

The major type of crime that is reported in
Hempstead is larceny according to Inspector Vincent Neefus of the Hempstead Police Department. “Larceny is our biggest concern,” said Neefus. “But this year it was down 24 percent for the first quarter, most of our crime is down a lot recently.”

But despite that the decline in larceny in
Hempstead doesn’t mean that the statistics look good compared to other villages. “Twenty-four percent here is good in Hempstead, but not in Garden City,” Neefus told Nassau News.

Neefus also said that some of the larceny and motor-vehicle theft reported in
Hempstead is due to insurance fraud or false reports.

“If people lose their cell phone in the mall or some other place they’ll come to
Hempstead to report that they lost it here. The insurance company is more likely to believe that they lost it here,” said Neefus. “Also, with motor vehicle theft, people will come from New York City and will come into Hempstead and say they parked on a main street and now their car is gone. It’s really insurance fraud because they’ve already sold the car and now they’re filing a claim with the insurance company.”

While gang crime is present in
Hempstead, it is hard to measure how prevalent it actually is.

“Gang activity is hard to measure because people don’t walk around with a gang symbol on their backs when they are committing crimes,” said Neefus. “Gang related crimes are hard to put you finger on.”

When asked about the 26 registered sex offenders that are currently living in the area according to citydata.com, (a ratio of 1 offender for 2175
Hempstead residents), Neefus replied that Hempstead gets a lot of criminals who committed their crimes in other towns.

Hempstead is a dumping ground. These people need a place to live and go to social services. It is easier for them [social services] to find affordable rentals here,” said Neefus. “There is an overflow of people, some who, for example, might have committed their crimes in Suffolk County, but social services is unable to house people securely there.”

Though Neefus did say that problems like this depend on a case by case basis, “if you commit a crime in Garden City, and are wealthy, you can most likely go back and be a sex offender in Garden City. If you are an alien and already living on the edge of society, then you are most likely going to be housed in a place that you can afford to live.”

As far as sexual assaults go in
Hempstead the village is doing pretty well. “Sexual assaults are few and far between. They are down 83 percent from this year to the last,” said Neefus.

So it appears that
Hempstead’s reputation, while being founded in some truth, isn’t as bad as it seems.

Now compare
Hempstead to one of the other towns that sandwiches Hofstra, Garden City, a village that has a population of about 21,672, with 94.2 percent of its residents being classified as white, according to citytowninfo.com.

The major crimes and highest arrest rates in Garden City are that of larceny, burglary, D.W.I., and Aggravated Unlicensed driving offenses. The town currently has no registered sex offenders according to citydata.com.

And, according to the 2006 Garden City Police Department Annual Report, there were only five assaults and no forcible rapes or murder-manslaughters reported to the FBI in 2006. In total, 324 crimes were reported, with 270 of those being larceny.

Anyone can see the huge gap between the two towns. But why? And why are certain types of crime in Garden City so prevalent? According to Inspector Jackson of the Garden City police, this town has a low crime rate because they practice “proactive policing.”

“I don’t like to compare two departments.
Hempstead is a good department and they do their job well. The low rate in serious crime here is due to a highly visible patrol force, we are very proactive and we like it that way,” Jackson told Nassau News. “We have a highly efficient traffic enforcement program and a highly proactive patrol program. So we feel that if anyone comes into town thinking about doing something wrong, seeing us will make them think twice.”

http://www.city-data.com/city/Hempstead-New-York.html

Races in Hempstead:

  • Black (52.5%)
  • Hispanic (31.8%)
  • Other race (15.2%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (13.2%)
  • Two or more races (4.7%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Asian Indian (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races

Spitzer s fall lifts Paterson to governor s post -- Newsday com

Paterson, who is legally blind and grew up in Hempstead, will become only the nation's third black governor since Reconstruction. Only one other New York governor, in 1913, has left amid scandal, and Spitzer's

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Nassau legislature votes to stockpile emergency supplies -- Newsday com

The Town of Hempstead would have been a more central location, Legis. David Denenberg of Merrick and Legis. Jeffery Toback of Oceanside said in voting against the proposal.

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NYC Correction Officer Charged In L I Rapes Robberies - News Story - WNBC New York

grand jury indictment charging him with various crimes in Hempstead between April 2005 and September 2007. They include six counts of kidnapping, five counts of robbery, four counts of sex abuse and two counts of rape.

(wnbc.com)

For population 25 years and over in Hempstead

  • High school or higher: 66.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
  • Unemployed: 7.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hempstead village

  • Never married: 45.6%
  • Now married: 37.3%
  • Separated: 5.1%
  • Widowed: 5.8%
  • Divorced: 6.2%

According to our research there were 26 registered sex offenders living in Hempstead, New York in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Hempstead to the number of sex offenders is 2028 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this village is near the state average.

Latitude: 40.70 N, Longitude: 73.62 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -4,631 (-8.2%)
Workers who live and work in this village: 4,085 (17.2%)


People in group quarters in Hempstead

  • 3427 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 1001 people in nursing homes
  • 149 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 94 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 28 people in religious group quarters
  • 16 people in other group homes
  • 15 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 8 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 3 people in other nonhousehold living situations

http://www.topix.com/forum/source/newsday/TTVJMAR1NQF2LU7VT

Pedestrian finds man's stabbed body in in Hempstead

Nassau County police say a pedestrian passing by the lot early Sunday morning saw the man lying on the ground and called for help.

yan

Richmond, VA

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Sunday Feb 17

Thanks for the enunciation (correct spelling?) They should just call him Jose Half Breed

Deals For Killers

Greenvale, NY

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Sunday Feb 17

Maybe DA Rice will send the killer a letter asking him to promise not to do it again. Drug dealers are killers too. They just make a profit.

Megan

Lindenhurst, NY

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Sunday Feb 17

**** thanks....I think it's great that you teach us how to pronounce victim's name. Great journalism.

El Sid

Bronx, NY

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#4

Sunday Feb 17

New Jersey has it's Newark. New York has it's Hempstead.

Hardscrabble

AOL

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Sunday Feb 17

What's with the pronunciation key from Loseday?

I just figure it's Hose A or Hose B.

Heywood

East Meadow, NY

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Sunday Feb 17

I'm sure this guy is here legally from "North Carolina " !!! LOL Great reporting AGAIN newsrag.

Still get in trouble

West Islip, NY

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Sunday Feb 17

Give me a break with the pronuciation. What the **** is that all about!!

Huh

Bellmore, NY

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#9

Sunday Feb 17

How is this news? Is anyone surprised? this is an hourly event in Hempstead, what next reporting on dogs taking dumps?

baaaawaahahhahah a

Woodbury, NY

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#10

Sunday Feb 17

Another dead illegal.....baawwaaahaahahahah ahahaahaaaaaaaaa

Hicksvillian

AOL

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#12

Sunday Feb 17

The crime in Hempstead is getting way out of control. This is the third homicide that they have had in the last month, and I believe that none have been solved yet.

News Flash

Syosset, NY

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Sunday Feb 17

Hempstead has now gone 5 consecutive minutes without a murder in da hood. Nice going, Hempstead! Give it up for da brudders!

elvis

Bronx, NY

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#14

Sunday Feb 17

Great place to buy a co-op apartment. I like the bums in the Home Depot parking lot.

Jimbo Dolan

East Northport, NY

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Sunday Feb 17

Shocking!! No witnesses, another shocking moment in Hempstead crime history. Everyone wants the police around, nobody wants to talk to them.

Ex LIer and Vet

Hoolehua, HI

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Sunday Feb 17

Come on, law enforcement: Crimes like this have to be no-brainers. Even growing up on LI in the 50's and 60's, Hempstead town was nowhere to be hanging out after dark. Probably never saw a movie at the Rivoli Theater because of this! Sure have seen lots of violent crime over the past few years thereabouts; at least, on Friday and Saturday nights, wouldn't some kind of a roving patrol presence (foot and auto) help to deter/prevent/catch some of the perps in progress. If you want to catch a fox.....

The Great American

Tulsa, OK

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Monday Feb 18

Ex LIer and Vet wrote:

Come on, law enforcement: Crimes like this have to be no-brainers. Even growing up on LI in the 50's and 60's, Hempstead town was nowhere to be hanging out after dark. Probably never saw a movie at the Rivoli Theater because of this! Sure have seen lots of violent crime over the past few years thereabouts; at least, on Friday and Saturday nights, wouldn't some kind of a roving patrol presence (foot and auto) help to deter/prevent/catch some of the perps in progress. If you want to catch a fox.....

Good idea but this is America we need crime to make us scared. Foot patrols and patrol cars would make a lot of sense but the police have a union too. We will not protect and serve if we have to prevent crime.

Vanessa

Floral Park, NY

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Monday Feb 18

There is nothing lower than scum than people who actually take the time to write nasty, mean comments like this. The victim was my cousin, and if you had anything in your heart other than sh**, you wouldn't ridicule the situation like this. He WAS legal, and that is far from the point of the matter. My family lost someone and that's what it comes down to. And I am not even going to go down to your level, cause you people are really not worth it. Without the bispanic community, all you "people" would not have it so good.

Lali

AOL

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Wednesday Feb 20

RIP Toño! You will always be remembered.
I can't believe this, I had met him 2 years ago. Acuatlly lived at my house and now he's gone, why? It's just not right!

I know you people are very mean, someone just died and you have nothing else to do but write mean comments. It doesn't matter if he was or wasn't legal, he was a human being that's all that matters, and is no longer with us.

it sounds evil

Oceanside, NY

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Wednesday Feb 20

The body was found adjacent to 666 Fulton Ave.

http://www.bestplaces.net/zip-code/Hempstead_NY-CRIME-53633139050.aspx

Hempstead, NY, violent crime, on a scale from 1 (low crime) to 10, is 5. Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. The US average is 3.

Hempstead, NY, property crime, on a scale from 1 (low) to 10, is 4. Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims. The US average is 3.

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http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/da/newsreleases/archive/2005/09-29-05.html

September 29, 2005

DILLON TEAMS UP WITH HEMPSTEAD POLICE DEPARTMENT TO COMBAT CRIME

Nassau County District Attorney Denis Dillon announced today the results of an ongoing effort between his office and the Hempstead Police Department to combat crime in the Village of Hempstead.

As part of an Enhanced Patrol Project that began in January of 2004, the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office has been funding overtime for uniformed members of the Hempstead Police Department’s Community Policing Unit to work in the early morning hours. The value of this initiative is its flexibility to assign police officers where and when they are needed most in the community.

The Nassau County District Attorney’s Office uses forfeiture funds to pay for this project. The DA’s Civil Forfeiture Unit ensures that those who commit crimes do not profit from their illegal activities. The proceeds and instrumentalities of criminal activities are seized and used to fund operations such as the Hempstead Enhanced Patrol Project. The intensified patrols from November 29, 2004 until September 23, 2005 have resulted in the following:

134 Custodial Arrests

113 Appearance Tickets Issued

459 VTL Summonses Issued

152 Field Interviews Conducted

30 Gang Members Arrested - Bloods, MS-13, SWP, CRIP, Outlaw, 18th Street, Latin Kings

4 Guns Seized

22 Knives Seized

More than 20 pounds of Marijuana Seized

Over 2 ½ pounds of Cocaine Seized

3 Machetes Seized

2 Baseball Bats Seized

2 Pellet Guns Seized

Gang Paraphernalia Seized

According to Dillon, "These arrests and seizures would not have happened if it were not for this program. In 2004, we used $73,259.06 in forfeiture funds to pay for the Enhanced Patrol Project and in 2005 we expect to spend in excess of $75,000. The additional policing in targeted areas and during specific times helps to disrupt criminal activity."

"This is another example of a coordinated effort between the Nassau DA’s Office and the Hempstead Police Department that is allowing us to have a positive impact on gang violence and gang activity within our community," said Hempstead Police Chief James Russo.

"The utilization of forfeiture funds for projects such as this are key in combating crime," Dillon continued. "My office has taken through forfeiture the largest amount of money under the New York State Forfeiture Law. We will continue to aggressively go after anyone committing a crime in Nassau County and the proceeds from that crime in order to put the money back into the community."

"Using forfeiture funds for projects such as this is only part of my approach to combating crime in Nassau County," said Dillon. "My approach has always been two pronged. First, I believe in swift and certain punishment to deter people from committing serious crimes. Secondly, I am continuing to take proceeds from various criminal activities and many private sources to fund programs teaching young people at risk the cardinal virtues of prudence, justice, temperance and fortitude., and all the natural virtues related to those Cardinal virtues."

"Based on our success so far, we will continue to fund this Enhanced Patrol Project in 2005 and into 2006," Dillon concluded.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe8gPs0A1-I

A noose was hung in the Mens' locker room to send a message of hate and terror to Chief Dixon of the Hempstead Police Department. The Grand Council of Guardians support NOBLE, Long Island chapter in speaking out against this.

http://neighborhoods.realtor.com/NY/New-york/New-hempstead/417289/Crime-stats

Property Crime :

Very Low

Violent Crime :

Very Low

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As part of the village of Hempstead's crackdown on crime, 14 men were arrested Wednesday night for soliciting prostitutes on a troubled block, officials said.

The men were not identified but will be arraigned in village court at a later date on charges of solicitation, a violation, police chief Joseph Wing said.

The arrests came from an undercover sting on Jackson Street between Terrace and Hilton avenues, long a known spot for prostitutes, Wing said.

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"The residents asked us to do something about the prostitution problem," he said, and noted that 11 of the arrested men lived outside of Hempstead. "The majority of the people committing these acts are coming from the outside."

Mayor Wayne J. Hall hailed the arrests as a move toward securing the community. "Crime prevention and the safety and security of our residents are (a) top priority for the Village," Hall said in a statement. "These arrests are a step in the right direction and will certainly send a strong message to other offenders."

The village has increased undercover police coverage in the Terrace Avenue area, with a recent sting operation that led to the arrests of more than a dozen people for drug-related infractions.

Wing said the arrested men, if convicted, might have the option of attending rehabilitation, counseling and classes on sexually transmitted diseases.

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Hempstead man knifed in home invasion

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A Hempstead man was attacked and badly wounded with a knife during a home invasion Thursday morning at his Terrace Avenue apartment, the Nassau police said.

The victim was in his apartment at 9:05 a.m. when a man entered his apartment and began to assault him, then took a knife from his book bag and stabbed the resident in the torso and leg, the police said. The attacker then ran off.

The victim was taken to Winthrop University Hospital, where he was admitted in critical condition.

Detectives ask anyone with information regarding this incident to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.

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http://www.newsday.com/services/newspaper/printedition/sunday/longisland/ny-lidrug095607513mar09,0,3996256.story

Campaign seeks repeal of Rockefeller drug laws

March 9, 2008

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Josie Green, 66, showed up yesterday at a Hempstead Village forum on reforming the state's drug laws because she is tired of the fallout from the drug trade in her community.

"I've seen families fall apart, mothers sent away and grandmothers left to care for kids, and young people given unjustly long sentences," said Green, who lives in the village. "It's a bad situation, and to this day, it isn't any better."

The forum was part of the "Drop the Rock" campaign, a statewide effort to repeal the Rockefeller drug laws. Along with about 50 others - community organizers, residents and pastors - Green called yesterday for the repeal of the drug laws, among the toughest in the country.

Named for then-Gov. Nelson Rockefeller, the laws date to 1973 and impose minimum sentences of 15 years to life for possessing more than 2 ounces of heroin or cocaine.

More than 90 percent of those behind bars under the Rockefeller statutes are members of minority groups, according to the Correctional Association of New York, a criminal justice policy group.

Hempstead village Mayor Wayne Hall said the laws have had a "terrible effect on the black and Latino community." He praised the Terrace Bedell Initiative, a second-chance program by the Nassau district attorney that offers nonviolent drug dealers a one-time pass if they go straight.

In 2004, the State Legislature reduced the minimum sentences for the most serious felony drug offenses and increased the weight thresholds for the most serious possession offenses.

Yet those changes didn't go far enough, advocates say. Drop the Rock organizers want the state to restore sentencing discretion to trial judges on all drug cases, retroactive sentencing reform, shorter sentence lengths for drug offenses and expanded funding for drug treatment and job and education training.

Supporters of the laws argue that giving drug dealers long sentences and taking them out of neighborhoods allows communities to be rebuilt.

The New York State Commission on Sentencing Reform is reviewing the punishments for drugs and other crimes and is expected to make recommendations to Gov. Eliot Spitzer this year.

"We have the public on our side. They want meaningful reform," Caitlin Dunklee, coordinator for the campaign, said at the forum. "Under this administration, we think we can bring pressure to bear. We are optimistic."

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Cops: Officer may have targeted Hispanic women

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The New York City correction officer indicted in the rape and robbery of several women at gunpoint in Hempstead may have carefully selected Hispanic women to prey upon, police say they are probing - because those women may be more likely to be undocumented and less likely to report the crime.

Ricardo Walters, 42, of 132 Martin Ave. in Hempstead, who was arrested last September when one of his alleged victims flagged down a Hempstead police officer during an attack on Jerusalem Avenue, may have gambled on the premise that his victims were in the country illegally, police said. All but one of his known alleged victims are Hispanic, and most are undocumented.

"We want to get the word out we believe many of the victims in this case were largely targeted because they were Latino or Hispanic, possibly under the notion that, as undocumented, they may not be forthright and come forward as a victim," Nassau Police Commissioner Lawrence Mulvey said Friday at a news conference.

Nassau police do not ask if a crime victim is in the country illegally, a spokeswoman said.

Walters' attorney, Dennis Lemke of Mineola, said he will move to dismiss the case next week when Walters, who is being held without bail at the Nassau jail, is arraigned in court Wednesday.

"Two victims could not identify my client in a lineup," Lemke said. "There's no DNA, no statements or admissions."

Police said they connected five cases because they found common criminal methods in the attacks: Walters robbed, then raped or tried to rape each of the women, they said.

A Nassau County grand jury indicted Walters on 21 counts in all. There are six counts of kidnapping, five counts of first-degree robbery, four counts of first-degree sex abuse, three counts of first-degree criminal sexual act, two counts of first-degree rape and one count of predatory sexual assault.

The charges stem from sexually motivated attacks in which police say Walters brandished a gun and robbed women of cash, as little as $11 and as much as $300, then raped or tried to rape them.

"When it's someone who's sworn to protect the public, taking advantage of his position, the fact that he is legally allowed to carry a gun and then uses that gun to victimize innocent and defenseless people, it's despicable," said Det. Lt. Richard Zito, commander of the Special Victims Squad.

Walters is an 11-year veteran correction officer who worked at Rikers Island.

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Safety a theme in Hempstead mayor's address

In his State of the Village speech yesterday, Hempstead Mayor Wayne Hall highlighted strides gained financially and in combating the open-air drug market on Terrace Avenue but also reminded residents "to remain ...

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tiredofit

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Feb 10, 2008

Hempstead has a "stable outlook" rating??? Is this article for real? The "outsiders" have messed up the village???Hempstead hasn't been "safe, clean, or decent" to live in since the mid 60's. And DA Rice, why has the "crackdown on Terrace Avenue" only begun recently when it has been a hell hole for years? Like all of a sudden these people have noticed that Hempstead is a wasteland.

Bangkok Bill

Bangkok, Thailand

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Feb 10, 2008

What a joke.

tiredofit

Roswell, GA

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Feb 10, 2008

These officials are about 40 years late deciding it's time to take Hempstead back. What a pity. I grew up there. In the 50's and early 60's it was a great place--residential areas, schools, shopping.

Build Up

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Feb 10, 2008

Change it's municipality to 'City' and develop every square block of it.

Problem Solved

The old business and shopping core of Nassau County is restored, people want to go in there again, and Hempstead City's finances fly green off the charts.

Make it happen, or keep your slum.

Black Sambo

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Feb 10, 2008

tiredofit wrote:

These officials are about 40 years late deciding it's time to take Hempstead back. What a pity. I grew up there. In the 50's and early 60's it was a great place--residential areas, schools, shopping.

They could start by getting white people to run it.

Disgusted

Freeport, NY

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Feb 10, 2008

Do Nassau County tax payers even realize that we are paying police at an overtime rate to patrol Terrace Ave 24/7. Hempstead PD is not paying for this, Nassau County residents are. Thats right. Crime will be down, but at a price...to all of us. Whats next Rice. Will we also have to pay to have more security guards at Hempstead High School.

Eric

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Feb 10, 2008

Which outside group(s) were blamed? Certainly they must've blamed Bush, the Republicans, white people, the wealthy folk in neighboring Garden City, and probably a host of others as well.
I'm certain that there was no mention or "responsibility" anywhere in that speech.

Southbound

West Islip, NY

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Feb 10, 2008

"Improving the quality of life for Village of Hempstead residents is directly tied to improving the village's financial situation," Hall said.

Mayor, you can't fix Hempstead's problems with money.
Money can't buy morals, or instill a work ethic, or make people responsible and accountable for their actions. Upbringing. That's the answer. Get more Dad's to stay with their families, have fewer children, and be more careful in raising each child.
It starts with self-respect, and that can't be bought.

oh well

Huntington, NY

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Feb 10, 2008

Disgusted wrote:

Do Nassau County tax payers even realize that we are paying police at an overtime rate to patrol Terrace Ave 24/7. Hempstead PD is not paying for this, Nassau County residents are. Thats right. Crime will be down, but at a price...to all of us. Whats next Rice. Will we also have to pay to have more security guards at Hempstead High School.

Hempstead Village Police patrol terrace with assist of Nassau detectives, a service the village pays extra for. Get you facts straight.

JUST THE FACTS

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Feb 10, 2008

Overtime pay for police officers involved in this initiative is being paid for by the District Attorney’s forfeiture fund. Forfeiture monies are funds collected by the District Attorney from defendants convicted of crimes.

http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/da/New...

US Citizen

Baldwin, NY

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Feb 10, 2008

I would rather walk the streets in Iraq at night than to walk the streets of Hempstead. It would be much safer.

Soul

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Feb 10, 2008

Build Up wrote:

Change it's municipality to 'City' and develop every square block of it.
Problem Solved
The old business and shopping core of Nassau County is restored, people want to go in there again, and Hempstead City's finances fly green off the charts.
Make it happen, or keep your slum.

You can do with every you wnat to Hempstead as far as most Long Islanders are concern Hempstead is a Toxic waste land, with the help of the Mayor & DA Rice. "Promise not to deal Drugs again and we let you go" This for repeat offenders also..Want a Disgrace, all while Shootings, Murder,Robbery,and Gangs are common place in Hempstead!!! A first class Gretto with their help!

Marty

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Feb 10, 2008

oh well wrote:


Hempstead Village Police patrol terrace with assist of Nassau detectives, a service the village pays extra for. Get you facts straight.

Nassau Tax payers are also paying for this. Hempstead does NOT pay for it all! I'm told Nassau's General Tax Fund is helping to pay for it under a special programs section. The DA's forfeiture is also being used. Why does one area get to use so much of it? Other parts of Nassau's crime problems could use the funds also. Doesnt seem fair

Wake Up

Massapequa, NY

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#16

Feb 10, 2008

Hey newsday why didn't you ask Mrs. Dingle about her Drug dealing son.or don't you even care

tiredofit

Alpharetta, GA

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#17

Feb 10, 2008

Southbound wrote:

"Improving the quality of life for Village of Hempstead residents is directly tied to improving the village's financial situation," Hall said.
Mayor, you can't fix Hempstead's problems with money.
Money can't buy morals, or instill a work ethic, or make people responsible and accountable for their actions. Upbringing. That's the answer. Get more Dad's to stay with their families, have fewer children, and be more careful in raising each child.
It starts with self-respect, and that can't be bought.

Well said!!!! You have stated a truth that not one politician in America will ever be honest enough or courageous enough to say. This applies to any city or down that has gone down the tubes with the shift of demographics.

tiredofit

Alpharetta, GA

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#18

Feb 10, 2008

down=town

bemused

Naperville, IL

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#19

Feb 11, 2008

Outsider's I guess gangs from Garden City are responsible for all the crime in Hempstead!

Syco

Glen Oaks, NY

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#20

Feb 11, 2008

US Citizen wrote:

I would rather walk the streets in Iraq at night than to walk the streets of Hempstead. It would be much safer.

That makes 2 of us!

whynot

Bangkok, Thailand

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#21

Feb 11, 2008

bemused wrote:

Outsider's I guess gangs from Garden City are responsible for all the crime in Hempstead!

How can they tell they all look alike,maybe they smell different.

Mei 23

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#22

Tuesday Feb 12

It is funny as I am lookin through these comments, that none of you guys even live in the village. Mayor Hall took over 33 months ago, after the previous mayor was screwing Hempstead up even more for 16 straight Years!! We all know that Hempstead needs ALOT more work, but how can you change all the bad years around in just 33 months? What mayor Hall has done is just a start. Think about this if you don't have stable finances, how are you going to start moving towards making a place better. Maybe we can ask to county to help, but you guys might say thats unfair. Yes we do need to concentrate on Terrace Ave, thats probably where your children from garden city and surrounding go to buy their drugs...

http://www.einnews.com/templates/news.php?wid=159713140

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1779442173034261146&q=hempstead+crime&total=7&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=3

A noose was hung inside the Hempstead Police Dept,Nassau County, NYS to send a message to it's Black Chief Wille Dixon and many organizations protested this hate crime committed in a Police Station

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/longislandlife/ny-blotr5604193mar09,0,3189596.story

Reports from county or village police, Feb. 10-16.

Carle Place

A navigation system was stolen from an auto on Old Country Road Feb. 10.

Great Neck Estates

A New Jersey man, 42, was stopped Feb. 15 for driving while using a cell phone. He also was charged with driving with a suspended license. He was issued an appearance ticket and released.

Great Neck Plaza

An Ipswich Avenue apartment was burglarized Feb. 13; jewelry was taken.

Manhasset

Ray-Ban sunglasses were stolen Feb. 15 from Lord & Taylor on Northern Boulevard.

Mineola

Two autos were broken into on Jericho Turnpike Feb. 11. A radio was taken from one vehicle, tools from the other.

Money, a printer and clothing were stolen from a Roosevelt Place house Feb. 11.

Cash and jewelry were taken from a Raff Avenue house Feb. 14.

New Cassel

A navigation system and a stereo were taken from a vehicle on Wright Street Feb. 12.

New Hyde Park

A wallet and jewelry were taken from a locker at LA Fitness on Marcus Avenue Feb. 11.

Old Westbury

A Glen Head man, 51, was arrested Feb. 14 on Glen Cove Road and charged with driving while intoxicated.

A Westbury man, 34, was arrested Feb. 15 on Jericho Turnpike. He was charged with driving while intoxicated.

http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/1445119.php?

Crime Down on Long Island

MELVILLE, NY (AP) -- Officials say major crime is down across Long Island and, in one county, has reached its lowest level in more than four decades.


LISTEN: Long Island Bureau Chief Mike Xirinachs reports.

Suffolk and Nassau county officials attribute the decline to improved policing techniques and demographic shifts.

Nassau County officials say major crime dropped 12.6 percent to the lowest point in 41 years. Police Sgt. Anthony LaRocca says overall crime is down 5.88 percent.

Suffolk Police Commissioner Richard Dormer says major crime is down 4

http://www.divorceandcriminallaw.com/DrugCrimes.html

The penal law (criminal law) in New York prohibits illegal drug or controlled substance possession, drug or controlled substance sale, the use of drugs, controlled substances and the use or possession of drug paraphernalia.

There are several penal law (criminal law) felonies, misdemeanors and violations that can fall under the category of drug crimes. A list of some offenses is set forth below:

  • Criminal possession of marijuana;
  • Criminal sale of marijuana;
  • Criminal possession of a controlled substance;
  • Criminal sale of a controlled substance;
  • Criminal possession of a hypodermic instrument;
  • Criminal injection of a narcotic drug;
  • Criminal use of drug paraphernalia;
  • Criminal possession of precursors of controlled substances; and
  • Criminal sale of a prescription for a controlled substance.

These charges include the possession and sale of narcotics, controlled substances and marijuana, and the cultivation, distribution, importation, trafficking and transportation of narcotics such as heroin and cocaine, controlled substances and marijuana.

Charges for drug crimes follow the same procedure as all other felonies and misdemeanors. For the court to accept a plea bargain the court usually requires the accused to complete a drug and alcohol program to try to assist the defendant in eliminating any drug habits.

The charges for drug crimes get more severe depending on the amount of drugs possessed. If the defendant possesses more than a certain amount of drugs the law presumes that the defendant possessed the drugs with the intent to sell them and the defendant is charged with a more severe crime. Up until very recently sentencing for possession of large amounts of controlled substances was statutorily imposed by the “Rockefeller Law”, which law required severe jail terms with the maximum being life imprisonment. There is a new complicated sentencing structure for drug crimes depending on the amount of the drugs and the past record of the defendant.

The following is a chart of sentences for felony drug crimes since the abolition of the Rockefeller Law:

New Sentencing Chart for Drug Offenses
Under Rockefeller Drug Law Reform

Class Felony

Determinate Sentence Term

Post-Release Supervision

Probation Permitted

A-I First Offense

8 – 20

5

No

A-I Prior Non-Violent

12 – 24

5

No

A-I Prior Violent

15 – 30

5

No

A-II First Offense

3 – 10

5

Yes/Life1

A-II Prior Non-Violent

6 – 14

5

Yes/Life1

A-II Prior Violent

8 – 17

5

No

B First Offense

1 – 9

1 – 2

Yes/251

B Sale Near School

2 – 9

1 – 2

Yes/251

B Prior Non-Violent

3½– 12

1½ – 3

Yes/Life1

B Prior Violent

6 – 15

1½ – 3

No

C First Offense

1 – 5½

1 – 2

Yes/5

C Prior Non-Violent

2 – 8

1½ – 3

No

C Prior Violent

3½ – 9

1½ – 3

No

D First Offense

1 – 2½

1

Yes/5

D Prior Non-Violent

1½ – 4

1 – 2

No

D Prior Violent

2½ – 4½

1 – 2

No

E First Offense

1 – 1½

1

Yes/5

E Prior Non-Violent

1½ – 2

1 – 2

No

E Prior Violent

2 – 2½

1 – 2

No

1 Requires recommendation of DA and material assistance in prosecution of drug offense.

There are several programs available to drug crime defendants that reduce or eliminate the need for jail based on successful completion of the program. The attorney for the defendant must get the defendant pre-approved for most of the available programs.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=9ClPJakXPfc

A Nassau County employee found an 18-inch noose at a public works garage in South Hempstead yesterday, the third reported in two days on municipal property, police said.

The 6:45 a.m. discovery came on the same day Town of Hempstead officials held a news conference outside Town Hall after two nooses were reported Wednesday in a Hempstead town-owned garage in Roosevelt.

Hours after the most recent noose was found hanging on a chain-link fence, Hempstead officials and black clergy members sang "We Shall Overcome" at the news conference attended by about 150 people.

http://www.nsopr.gov/

Name The current listing is in ascending order by Name.ST County City/Town Zip Code BONILLA, OSCAR
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11550 BRINSON, ANTONIO
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11550 BURNETT, SHAUN
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11550 BURNETT, SHAWN
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11550 CATAPANO, PETER
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11550 CORNELL, JODY
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11501 DONALDSON, JOHN L
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11550 DONOFREO, PAUL
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11550 DOYLE, JOE
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11550 FALEN, JERMAINE
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11550 FARLEN, JERMAINE
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11550 FARLON, JERMAINE
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11550 FLIPPEN, CHARLES A
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11550 GAMBINO, WENDELL
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11550 GASTON, HENRY
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11550 GOUIN, EMOGENE
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11550 GOUIN, EMOGENE C
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11550 GRAYSON, PHIL
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11550 GRAYSON, PHILLIP
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11550 LEWIS, DAVID
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11550 LEWIS, DAVID D
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11550 LEWIS, DAVID J
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11550 LOCKETT, BOBBY
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11550 LYLES, WENDELL
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11550 MAYO, ELWOOD
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11550 MCCULLOUGH, BRODERICK
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11550 MCQUEEN, WENDELL
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11550 MILLER, JOHNNY E
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11550 MILLER, JUSTIN E
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11550 MINCY, SHERMAN L
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11550 MONTEZA, OSCAR
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11550 NEWSOME, CHERYL
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11550 NEWSOME, SHERYL
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11550 ORTIZ, OSCAR
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11550 P, WENDELL
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11550 PATTERSON, WENDELL
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11550 PEAK, HARRISON
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11501 PEAK, JODY
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11501 PEAK, MATTHEW
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11501 PEREIRA, COMPTON
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11550 POWELL, JERMAINE
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11550 RANDALL, KENNETH
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11550 REID, CHARLES S
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11550 ROKER, LEROY
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11550 SCHOEFER, MICHAEL
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11550 TUCKER, RODNEY
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11550 WASHINGTON, MAURICE
NY NASSAU HEMPSTEAD 11550

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