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Former Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota, left,

Witness: Burke's fury sparked by prisoner's 'pervert' insult

An insult from Christopher Loeb led then-Suffolk Police Chief James Burke to punch him in a 2012 precinct beating, a witness said.

1:15 Witness describes moment when car struck Boy Scout
Daniel Blunnie's voice quivered as he described the crash that killed 12-year-old Andrew McMorris.
Suffolk ends Aventura tax breaks after fed bust
The Industrial Development Agency halted the 12-year property-tax reduction that it gave to Aventura Technologies in 2015.
1:03 Child abuse victims find support, information at forum
The event provided details about the New York Child Victims Act, which extends the time for victims to file criminal complaints or lawsuits.
Cops: Woman driving drunk with kids crashes into tree
A Middle Island woman crashed into a tree in Coram with her two young children in the car, police said.
1:15 WATCH NOW Mother of Boy Scout: 'Almost as if he knew his time on this earth was short'
The mother of 12-year-old Shoreham boy Andrew McMorris, who died after being hit by an alleged drunken driver during a Boy Scout hike ...
+ FOR OUR SUBSCRIBERS Power on Trial: A brutal beating described
If often seems as if jurors in the trial of Thomas Spota and Christopher McPartland are getting two trials in one.
1:02 Transgender homicide victims remembered at solemn event
Thirty people in the transgender community have been murdered this year in the United States, which represents an "epidemic," a community advocate said.
Ex-detective testifies he put family in hotel due to concerns about Burke case
Ex-detective Kenneth Bombace told jurors he feared that he or his family would face criminal charges if he testified truthfully to a grand jury about Christopher Loeb's 2012 beating.
DA: Owner of concrete company charged with illegal dumping
The Farmingville man illegally dumped solid waste onto the Suffolk County nature Preserve, officials said.
+ FOR OUR SUBSCRIBERS Power on Trial: Cops describe department in turmoil
"There was kind of the haves and have nots," an ex-Suffolk detective said when asked about the intelligence unit.