New Hyde Park, NY|News|
Man Taken Into Custody After Approaching Several Children, Offering Them Candy: Police
Frias Bader is charged with endangering the welfare of a child and second-degree harassment, police said.

I'm happy to join the Patch family as editor on Nassau County's South Shore. I have extensive broadcasting experience on Long Island and the five boroughs. My byline has also been featured on some websites, including local news in New York.
Feel free to reach me with a story idea or tip. You can connect at jerry.barmash@patch.com Thanks for reading!
Frias Bader is charged with endangering the welfare of a child and second-degree harassment, police said.

Anthony Gianatiempo was arraigned on Wednesday, police said.
The Perseids Meteor Shower can be viewed on the evenings of Tuesday, August 12 and Wednesday, August 13.
"This is what effective partnership in government looks like," Mayor Sam Nahmias said.
The 2025-2026 local charity will be announced next month by the Plainview-Old Bethpage Chamber of Commerce.
The collaboration focuses on helping young breast cancer patients and women with metastatic disease.
The accident blocked a lane early Wednesday afterooon.
The supermarket is located at the Plainedge Plaza shopping center in Bethpage.
The 13th Annual Lifeguard Memorial Swim takes place at the Riverside Boulevard beach.
Anyone with information on the men is asked to call Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS.
The driver left the keys in the car while he went into a Parts Authority store on Rockaway Turnpike, police said.
The driver of the light-colored SUV fled the scene, police said.
"It was great to see our federal, state and local partners sharing information," Rep. Andrew Garbarino said.
The low-lying Meadowbrook Parkway at Merrick Road and the Wantagh Parkway at Bay Parkway will receive upgrades through 2026.
"Speed and alcohol are a deadly combination," said Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly.
Keith McAllister died last month after getting sucked into the scanner at Open MRI Nassau in Westbury.
He made the announcement during a Town Board meeting on Tuesday.
Three semiautomatic pistols and one ghost gun were allegedly trafficked into Nassau County from Pennsylvania, prosecutors said.
It was not known if anyone was hurt, police said.
The Holocaust Museum and Tolerance Center opened in 1994.