Crime & Safety

Incidents Nearby: Person Struck by Train, Man Rescued from Apartment Fire

A Brooklyn-bound train struck an unidentified man Saturday night as it was approaching the Lawrence train station, according to an MTA spokesperson.

A Woodmere Fire Department volunteer made his way through two to three feet of debris Saturday to rescue an elderly man from his burning apartment, according to the chief of the department.

An Oceanside woman was arrested Feb. 21 for allegedly using forged prescriptions to obtain Vicodin pills from the CVS Pharmacy in West Hempstead.


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