News in Valley Stream

Valley Stream woman sentenced for July 2025 wrong-way DWI crash in Hempstead
A Valley Stream woman has been sentenced to up to six years in prison for a drunken wrong-way car crash on Hempstead Avenue in July 2025 that injured the teenage driver and passenger of another vehicle. Kelyse Land pleaded guilty on July 20 at Nassau County court to aggravated…

Queens man indicted, five others charged in large-scale narcotics bust in Nassau
Six people were indicted for their suspected roles in a large-scale narcotics trafficking conspiracy that brought deadly drugs including fentanyl and xylazine, or “Tranq,” to communities throughout Nassau, county and state officials announced on Wednesday, Sept. 9. Nassau County…

Former NYPD officer from Valley Stream indicted after alleged March hit-and-run
A former NYPD officer from Valley Stream has been indicted on conspiracy, assault, tampering with physical evidence and other charges for a March 2026 hit-and-run collision that nearly killed a 22-year-old woman who was crossing the street, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz…