Police say the man removed sacramental items from the altar.
He was caught in a traffic stop on Merrick Road on Thursday, Nassau police say.
While no people were home when a fire broke out in Wantagh Friday morning, a dog living in the house was pulled to safety, officials say.
A Queens teen was pronounced dead Sunday evening after a motorcycle crash in Wantagh, police say.
Reports of smoke in a Seaford home were handled without injury Monday, fire officials say.
A Seaford man was stranded in a stretch of woods Friday after losing his model airplane among the trees, police said.
A man and woman are facing narcotics and weapons charges Friday after police found hundreds of grams of assorted drugs in a Wantagh home: PD
Three people were displaced by a fire Friday night that left their Seaford home unfit for living in, fire officials say.
A Hempstead man who pleaded guilty to Fentanyl and dogfighting charges was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in jail, per prosecutors.
A 50-foot yacht was stranded in Oyster Bay Saturday night and had to be pulled back to the marina, officials say.
"After no sharks or other dangerous marine life" were observed for an hour, swimming was reauthorized but restricted, state says.
As a precaution, the person was taken to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow to be treated, Newsday reported.
Fire marshals said the incident occurred Thursday afternoon at a marina on Beacon Road.
A Lindenhurst man is facing assault charges Monday after he hit another man in the head with a metal bat during an argument, police say.
The man was hospitalized after hitting the side door of an SUV, Nassau County Police say.
Firefighters were called to a Seaford Harbor home at 5:14 a.m. Friday to battle a fire that put three people out of their home.
The man was last seen leaving his home Tuesday night, police say.
The man was reported missing just before midnight Thursday morning, police say.
The woman was pronounced dead by hospital staff, police say.
The fire broke out just before 9 p.m. Saturday, department officials say.
The fire marshal says the fire drew assistance from Levittown and Bethpage fire departments.
Police say they found several guns while investigating an Austin Avenue residence.
Police said they believed some of the substances to be ketamine, MDMA, methamphetamine, along with paraphernalia.
The fire broke out just after 10 a.m. Friday, fire authorities say.
Police say the crash happened at 4:44 a.m. Friday morning.
Police say the blaze broke out just before 9 a.m. Tuesday.
The crash took place Thursday just after noon.
Police say the woman had been reported missing at 5:30 a.m. Monday morning.
Passengers on a fishing boat and a jet ski were brought to safety during the holiday weekend, police said.
Many of those arrested were for speeding or changing lanes unsafely, state police said.
The building was found on Thursday night with a "heavy volume of fire in the building," a Wantagh Fire Department spokesperson said.
The woman was detained by Immigration and Custom Enforcement agents after it was determined that she was in the U.S. illegally, police said.
The victim is listed in stable condition, police said.
A racial slur was also spotted at Wantagh Park on Friday, police said.
It happened Sunday night in Seaford, police said.
The child was airlifted to a nearby hospital, police said.
A woman in the water reported a bite by unknown wildlife, which officials suspect was from a shark species.
One person, Kyle Thomas, was arrested for displaying a firearm at officers, police said.
Joseph Anderson faces charges that include criminal contempt, assault, driving while intoxicated and menacing, police said.
The man was shouting at children on elementary school grounds during their sporting events, police say.
The girl was last seen leaving her home on Saturday and could be headed to Valley Stream, Manhattan, or Delaware, police said.