<p>Hicksville resident Oscar Argueta was sentenced on Wednesday to 4 to 12 years for&nbsp;aggravated vehicular homicide, vehicular manslaughter and assault in the death of David Popoola. NewsdayTV&#39;s Ken Buffa reports.</p>


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Police officers found the body in an ambulance from Marquis Ambulette in Inwood, the NYPD says.

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Police bodycam video shows Amandeep Singh, who pleaded guilty to killing two Roslyn teens in a wrong-way drunken crash, talking to Nassau police moments after the collision in May 2023.

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Amandeep Singh pleaded guilty Friday to causing the crash that took the lives of two young tennis stars from Roslyn. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports.

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Luigi Mangione, 26, pleaded not guilty Monday in Manhattan Supreme Court to federal murder and stalking charges. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

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Luigi Mangione landed at MacArthur Airport on his way to New York City to face murder charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson after waiving extradition Thursday. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

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Ex-LI teacher is facing new child pornography charges after investigators found negatives of nude photographs he took of a former student. 

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A settlement was reached in a lawsuit against the Bay Shore school district in an alleged sexual assault case involving former teacher Thomas Bernagozzi.

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Mark Small was arraigned Tuesday in the death of his girlfriend. Marivel Estevez was found with gunshot wounds to her head and torso, in July in the luxury Mineola apartment building where she lived and worked. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports. 

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