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'Long Island Shark Man' charged with capturing a great white off Cape Cod

Stefanou led an excursion last October that caught "Aaron the Shark," a great white that had been tagged and monitored by authorities.

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Man charged with attacking ICE agent following shooting of man with 5-year-old in car

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Only in NewsdayRape, kidnapping charges dropped against defendant in missing LI girl case who died in custody

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Gunman sentenced for fatal shooting at LI hotel

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Former LI teacher sentenced to 3 years for soliciting nude images from underage girls

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LI man charged with having child sexual abuse material

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LI mother declared competent to stand trial in crash that killed 9-year-old son

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2 LIers charged in auto insurance fraud crackdown

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Police: LI man recruited women for sex work while working at motel

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Only in NewsdayBody of 7-year-old exhumed as criminal probe continues, source and family attorney say

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Only in NewsdaySuffolk prosecutor testifies in alleged DWI case

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Newsday Investigates7-year-old was absent or late in half the school days in the months before her death

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Woman charged with DWI after car crashes into ambulance

Ex-LI PTA treasurer pleads guilty to stealing $50G from group to use on personal expenses

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LI teen pleads guilty in fatal stabbing of 15-year-old at house party

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Man sentenced for fatal stabbing of mother-in-law after birthday party

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LI man admits supplying drugs to 13-year-old girl in exchange for sex, prosecutors say

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Gilgo Beach killings

Only in NewsdayProsecutors: Man killed woman formerly tied to Gilgo probe after she tried to break up his marriage

Andrew Dykes was indicted on a single count of murder in the death of Tanya Jackson, but has not been charged in the death of the child that they had together, whose body was found along with Jackson's.

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MORE ON THIS TOPICSuspect in killing of 'Gilgo Beach victim No. 3' asks judge to drop murder charge Judge orders new DNA test for suspect in 'Peaches' case Attorney: Suspect in killing of Gilgo Beach victim once known as 'Peaches' had 'nothing to do with it'

New York State should not delay DNA techniques, key Gilgo case figures say

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Only in NewsdayFormer LI court officer talks about Gilgo Beach serial killer's chilling admissions

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Only in NewsdaySearch for DNA link to 'Asian Doe' shows progress in Flushing, Tierney says

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LI police fired after internal investigation

LI police were fired after videos showed them kicking a handcuffed man and lying about a crash, newly obtained records reveal. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

MORE ON THIS TOPICLI police fired after videos show them kicking handcuffed man, lying about crash, records reveal