Eight Local Residents Charged in Warrant Sweep

Eight barrier island residents were arrested when Long Beach and Nassau police department joined forces in a open warrants sweep last week.

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On March 29 Long Beach detectives in conjunction with the Nassau County Police and Probation Departments conducted Operation Impact Warrant sweeps, a county-wide initiative that targeted subject of active arrest warrants, according to a press release from the Long Beach Police Department.

LBPD detectives made five arrests, four for Long Beach City Court warrants and one arrest for possession of an illegal handgun and illegal narcotics during the course of the sweep.

• Maureen Keene, 57, of Long Beach was arrested and charged with an open bench warrant at Florida Street on March 29.
  
  
• Alexander Friganza, 29, of East Atlantic Beach was arrested and charged with an open bench warrant at Troy Avenue in East Atlantic Beach on March. 29. 

• Wilbert Sanchez, 26, of Long Beach was arrested and charged with an open bench warrant at West Fulton Street on March 29.

• Anthony Diaz, 29, of Long Beach was arrested and charged with an open bench warrant at East Chester Street on March 29.

• Calvin Taylor, 26, of Long Beach was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a narcotic drug with intent to sell, criminal possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of marijuana, and criminal possession of a weapon on Birch Court on March 29. 

The NCPD executed executed three arrest warrants of Long Beach residents wanted for offenses occurring in other areas of Nassau County.

• Diana Zeron, 22, of Long Beach was arrested and charge with an open warrant. 

• Ricky-Joshua Benny, 20, of Long Beach  was arrested and charge with an open warrant.

• Betsy Rodriguez, 41, of Long Beach was arrested and charge with an open warrant. 

LBPD Commissioner Michael Tangney touted Operation Impact Warrant as "a very successful joint operation which emphasis our recent commitment to Intelligence Led Policing,” he said in a statement.

According to the LBPD, the department recently completed the first phase of implementing an Intelligence Led Policing model under Det. Lt Stefan Chernaski, commanding officer of detectives.

"Intelligence Led Policing is a cooperative, data driven model that is a natural partner to our current Community Policing model,” Chernanski stated.

The LBPD already utilizes Intelligence Led Policing and the contingent that assisted with the warrant sweep were members of Nassau's Criminal Intelligence Rapid Response Team under the leadership of NCPD Lt. James Watson, according to the LBPD.

“The LBPD will continue to build upon our law enforcement partnerships, share intelligence and make our community even safer,” Tangney said.

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