Nassau County District Attorney Denis Dillon announced that the DA's Technology Crime Unit arrested Abner Melendez, 34, of Meacham Avenue, Elmont on Wednesday, Oct.12 at approximately 4:30 p.m. Melendez is accused of having sexually explicit conversations with a person who he believed was a 14-year-old female. In addition, Melendez is accused of agreeing to meet the "14-year-old female" for the purposes of engaging in sexual activity. FULL STORY

An audit of Hempstead's Sanitary District #6 has found that the district's refuse collectors routinely work about 25 hours a week or less, but are paid full-time salaries, Nassau County Comptroller Howard Weitzman said. The audit also found that financial controls in the district were nearly non-existent, with no timekeeping for the district's 200-plus employees and no competitive bidding for goods and services purchased. FULL STORY