Authorities broke up a large-scale illegal vehicle rally at Green Acres Mall in Valley Stream, resulting in one arrest, 40 summonses, and two vehicles impounded, police said. The incident occurred at 9:40 p.

"We're always going to let people know there is help in there," Nassau Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said.

Authorities say the scam involved people using fraudulently obtained gift cards through computers to buy and resell merchandise.

The former detective's lawyer cast doubt on the prosecution's witnesses, saying they had all been convicted of crimes.

They said Rosario waged war on the Genovese mob on behalf of his alleged Bonanno family handlers after a deal for the two crime syndicates to split the proceeds from an illegal gambling den called the Gran Caffe fell apart – and then allegedly lied to the feds about his illicit moonlighting gig.

A massive wildfire that erupted Saturday afternoon, March 8 at the edge of the Hamptons has burned through over two miles of land, destroyed two structures, and sent one firefighter to the hospital, officials said.

More than 100 different fire departments from both Nassau and Suffolk County and the National Guard battled the flames from the brush fires that started around 1 p.m. Saturday along Sunrise Highway.

The senior – who suffers from a cognitive disorder – was visibly bruised up inside her Woodmere home when her legal guardian questioned the caretaker, Merlyn Fredericks, 36, the morning of Feb. 19, according to Nassau County Police.