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James Burke: From beat cop to top cop
BY PAUL LAROCCOpaul.larocco@newsday.comIn 1979, James Burke became a teenage witness in one of Long Island 's most notorious murder cases: the suffocation of 13-year-old John Pius in Smithtown .The experience helped focus him on a career in law enforceme Read more »
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Letter: Suffolk voters have no DA choice
People say that term limits, as in the case of Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota , are not needed because if we don't like the elected official, we can vote them out ["First, settle the Suffolk term limit issue," Editorial, Feb. 16]. When I w Read more »
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Spota sues over Suffolk term limit law
Suffolk District Attorney Thomas Spota , who is term-limited and will not be able to seek re-election next year, has filed a lawsuit in State Supreme Court challenging the legality of the county's term limit law.Spota, a Democrat , is joined in the suit Read more »
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Suffolk DA creates vehicular crimes unit
Suffolk District Attorney Thomas Spota has established a vehicular crimes unit, largely in response to the growing number of people driving under the influence of prescription drugs.The unit has three prosecutors, headed by Assistant District Attorney Pa Read more »
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Levy's campaign funds disbursed
Steve Levy 's $4 million campaign fund is no more. Suffolk DA Thomas Spota 's office has sent the last $865,000 unclaimed by donors to 33 nonprofits and charities. The largest awards: $50,000 each to the county Legal Aid Society , Disabled American Veter Read more »
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Term-limit exceptionalism, Long Island-style
County's district attorney Thomas Spota filed a lawsuit with two other elected officials arguing the county's term limits don't apply to them. Spota, a Democrat who used to be a Republican, is term-limited and the Wall Street Journal notes he's running without from Capital New York Read more »
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Spota Challenges County Term Limit Law
Criminal Court on Thursday, June 30, 2011, in Riverhead, N.Y. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek) Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota has filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of the county’s term limit law. The county’s sheriff and clerk joined the Democrat from Long Island Press Read more »
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Suffolk Authorities Back Cuomo On DNA Expansion
County district attorney Thomas Spota said Friday that DNA has helped the county solve many crimes – including in the case where a taxi cab driver was severely beaten and robbed in Huntington. “The defendant left a water bottle, and, from the water bottle, from CBS New York Read more »
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DA: Gun Shop Owner Possessed Illegal Weapons in His E. Patchogue Garage
after police found hundreds of weapons, including illegal machine guns, in his garage, Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota said Thursday. Brian Andersen, 67, is charged with 16 counts of criminal possession of a weapon, as well as a count of criminal from Patchogue Patch Read more »
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2 Long Islanders Charged With Driving Under Influence Of Prescription Drugs In Fatal Wrecks
YORK (CBSNewYork) – Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota has announced the indictment of two people on charges of causing fatal car crashes while under the influence of prescription medications. Prosecutors said a toxicology report showed Kinalis from CBS New York Read more »
