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Defense attorney John Scarpa, left, with defendant Reginald

LI defense lawyer's witness-bribery trial begins

John Scarpa and his assistant were accused last year of conspiring to get an imprisoned witness to give false testimony to get a man acquitted of charges that he killed two people.

Crime Alleged MS-13 gang member held in fatal shooting
An alleged MS-13 gang member who authorities said confessed to fatally shooting his classmate outside the victim's East Patchogue home last year was ordered held without bail at his arraignment.
Crime Officials: Janitor's drug ring had California ties
The Freeport man who prosecutors said did drug deals from his janitor job at Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County as part of a narcotics ring with California ties has admitted selling heroin.
Crime Lawyers give closing statements in MS-13 trial
The victim was believed to be a member of the bitter rival 18th Street gang because he wore the No. 18 football jersey of Peyton Manning favored by that gang's members.
Suffolk Defense wants Sini removed from Rodriguez case
The attorney for the defendant AnnMarie Drago argued that the Suffolk District Attorney's relationship with Evelyn Rodriguez makes it inappropriate for his office to prosecute the case.
Crime Cops: Teen charged in fatal shooting of 17-year-old
A teen was arrested and charged with the July fatal shooting of a 17-year-old whose father found his son's body outside their home, police said.
Crime Coach arrested after cops say he punched player
An intramural basketball coach was arraigned on assault and child endangerment charges after Nassau County police said he assaulted a young boy during a basketball clinic at the Sid Jacobson Jewish Center in Greenvale.
Crime Cops: Man exposed himself to girls near park
Police are canvassing a Uniondale neighborhood, seeking the identity of a man who they said exposed himself to two young ...
Crime Police investigating third 7-Eleven robbery
The man entered the convenience store on Little East Neck Road with what appeared to be a handgun around 9:40 p.m., police said. The suspect also stole cigarettes and an unknown amount of cash.
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Keith Bush was a 17-year-old junior at Bellport High School when Suffolk authorities charged him with killing Sherese Watson, 14, after ...
Crime Cops: Masked man robs 7-Eleven at gunpoint
Police said the man, completely masked and gloved, entered the 7-Eleven at 56 Lowell Ave. in Islip Terrace, displayed what appeared to be a handgun, and demanded cash from an employee at the counter around 2:15 a.m.