Elmont, NY

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• Wanted: Identity theft; theft at store

  Crime Stoppers and the Nassau County Police Department are looking for a suspect wanted in connection with an identity theft incident at an Elmont drugstore. According to police, at 8:40 a.m. on April 20, a man allegedly made a fraudulent purchase using   Read more »

• Cops: Armed man robs Elmont backyard gathering

  An armed man robbed partygoers gathered in a backyard in Elmont early Sunday, Nassau County police said.Five men were in the backyard of a Cameron Street home shortly before 1 a.m. when an armed man came into the yard and demanded property from the victi   Read more »

• Cops: Man charged in string of burglaries on Floral Park street

  An Elmont man arrested early Sunday after he broke into a barber shop in Floral Park has been charged in connection with a string of recent burglaries on the same street, Nassau County police said.After police received a call at 1:17 a.m. Sunday reportin   Read more »

• Elmont to host 2nd annual film festival

  The Elmont community will host its second annual film festival on Wednesday.The Elmont Chamber of Commerce will host the Elmont Film Festival at the Elmont Public Librarys theater, 700 Hempstead Turnpike, from 1 to 9 p.m. Admission is free.The festival w   Read more »

• Queens man accused of robbing teens in Elmont

  Nassau County Robbery Squad detectives said Saturday morning that Thomas Little, 21, of 115-24 Myrtle Ave., Jamaica, has been arrested in connection with the Thursday afternoon street robberies of two teens in Elmont. In addition, Little -- and another m   Read more »

Around the web

• Nassau Police Seeking Masked Suspect in Elmont Robbery

  Island, NY) Nassau County Police are looking for a male suspect involved in a robbery at 5am this morning in Elmont. The victim, a 40-year-old man, was walking on Hill Avenue when he was approached by a male suspect brandishing a black handgun and demanding   from NewsLI.com Read more »

• NYRA: Triple Crown winners headed to Saratoga Race Course

  by jockey Mike Smith, battles Oxbow, with jockey Gary Stevens up, around the fourth turn in the Belmont Stakes horse race in Elmont, N.Y., Saturday, June 8, 2013. Palace Malice won the race, Oxbow finished second. Both horses will train at Saratoga Race Course   from Daily Freeman Read more »

• Horse Racing: Preview of the 2013 Mother Goose Stakes; Animal Kingdom Flops in Final Career Start

  weekend’s Horse Racing Race of the Week takes us back to Belmont Park in Elmont, NY for the 2013 Mother Goose Stakes. The one and one eighth mile event drew a short field of five with the gorgeous Dreaming of Julia installed as the prohibitive 1-2 favorite.   from isportsweb Read more »

• Horse Racing: Palace Malice Wins 2013 Belmont Stakes; Scrambles Three Year Old Division Picture

  stretch and went on to win Horse Racing’s third jewel of the Triple Crown series, the 2013 Belmont Stakes, by 3 ¼ lengths in Elmont, NY this past Saturday. Oxbow, the 2013 Preakness winner, stayed on well to hold second while 2013 Kentucky Derby winner Orb,   from isportsweb Read more »

• Derby, Preakness Winners Favorites for Belmont Stakes

  crowd of approximately 60,000 is expected for Saturday's final leg of horse racing's Triple Crown at Belmont Park in Elmont, NY. Heavy rains in the New York City area have created uncertain track conditions, though the weather forecast is for mostly sunny   from Benzinga.com Read more »