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Vol. 11, No. 26
Major crimes down 1% First 5 months contrast with ‘22 BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y Major crimes in Nassau County as of May 29 have dropped by 1.07% compared to the same period last year, according to statistics provided by the Police Department. The Nassau Police Department said on its website that 2,776 major crimes occurred from Jan. 1-May 29 this year, a 1.07% decrease. The website does not show a comparison between 2021 and 2022 when yearend crime statistics showed a 41% increase in major crimes. The list of major crimes includes murder, rape, criminal sexual acts, sexual abuse, grand larceny, commercial robberies, other robberies, assault felonies, residential burglaries, other burglaries and stolen vehicles. A total of 8,443 “other crimes” were reported by the department through the same time period, a 13.65% increase from last year. Nassau has reported five murders, two sexual abuse incidents, one criminal sexual act and three rapes so far this year. By comparison, a total of two murders, six sexual abuse incidents, two criminal sexual acts and four rapes were reported last year during the same time period, according to the statistics. Stolen vehicles were reported 281 times so far this year, a 40.84% Continued on Page 42
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ROSLYN SCHOOL DISTRICT
Roslyn High School graduating seniors return to their elementary schools for the 2023 Senior Walk. See story on page 2.
Alleged drunk driver pleads not guilty Singh indicted on charges related to collision that killed 2 Roslyn teens BY C A M E RY N O A K ES
wrong side of the road at 95 mph with a blood alcohol count of 0.15 four The alleged drunk driver involved hours after his arrest and cocaine in in the car crash that killed two Ros- his system, Nassau County District Atlyn teenagers in early May pleaded torney Anne Donnelly said in a press not guilty Monday morning to the conference following his arraignment 15-count indictment he faces for his Monday. The speed limit posted in the area of the collision is 40 mph. role in the wrong-way driving crash. He faces a series of charges in the Roslyn resident Amandeep Singh, 34, was allegedly driving on the vehicular crash that killed young ten-
nis star Drew Hassenbein and Ethan Falkowitz. Two other teenagers on the Roslyn Boys Varsity Tennis team were in the car and injured. “Four bright, athletic teenagers with their whole life ahead of them,” Donnelly said. The Nassau County DA has added two more charges to Singh’s indictment to include two additional mis-
demeanor assault charges, according to court documents unsealed Monday morning. Singh was charged with multiple offenses, including aggravated vehicular homicide, assault, driving while intoxicated, driving while impaired by the combined influence of alcohol and a drug, reckless driving and a felony Continued on Page 42
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