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UNIONDALE: Gun buyback is Saturday
Another round of Nassau County's gun buyback program, which pays donors anonymously for turning in illegal firearms, is set for a Uniondale church Saturday, authorities said Monday.
"No personal information is required, no forms need to be signed, and no video or audio footage will be recorded," District Attorney Kathleen Rice said in a news release.
Holding the event at local churches fosters an environment of trust, she said.
The operation, run jointly by Nassau County police and the district attorney's office, pays individuals $200 for each illegal gun. Guns can be brought to the Uniondale Tabernacle of Joy Church at 1070 Brookside Ave. from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
Since introducing the program in December 2008, agencies have collected 1,609 weapons, according to the county. Saturday marks the seventh collection in the program.
For more information on the gun buyback effort, call 516-382-0152.
- Gary Dymski
PLAINVIEW: Club-wielding cyclist sought
Nassau County police said they're looking for a man who, while riding a bicycle Sunday afternoon in Plainview, struck a woman in the face with a plastic golf club and tried to rob her.
Second Squad detectives said the victim, a 50-year-old woman, was walking on Wilson Place about 3 p.m. when the man, riding a BMX-style bike, hit her across the face with the plastic club. The man then tried unsuccessfully to grab the woman's purse before riding off, police said.
The woman was treated at an area hospital for cuts and scrapes, police said. Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers, 800-244-8477. All calls will be kept confidential.
- Gary Dymski
SOUTHAMPTON: DWI charge in failure to stop
Southampton Town police said a Hampton Bays man who failed to stop for a police officer directing traffic at a railroad-crossing gate Sunday night on Ponquogue Avenue in Tiana was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated.
Luis Rojas, 34, disregarded the directions of an officer directing traffic at 9:40 p.m. at the grade-level Long Island Rail Road crossing after the gates malfunctioned, police said.
Rojas was stopped a short distance later and found to be intoxicated, police said. He was scheduled for arraignment Monday.
- John Valenti
Remembering 9/11: Where things stand now As we remember those we lost on 9/11, we're looking at the ongoing battle to secure long term protection for first responders and the latest twists and turns in the cases of the accused terrorists.
Remembering 9/11: Where things stand now As we remember those we lost on 9/11, we're looking at the ongoing battle to secure long term protection for first responders and the latest twists and turns in the cases of the accused terrorists.
