Suffolk County officials on Tuesday announced the "SCPD Data Transparency Hub," where residents can access data on information such as traffic stops and hate crimes. County Executive Steve Bellone said publishing the data is about accountability. Newsday's Cecilia Dowd reports.


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After prosecutors said Jor'Dynn Duncan was tortured to death, records and sources show Emily Kelly was the mother of two kids who died in past 30 years.

LI woman accused of killing 7-year-old linked with other children who died

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Federal authorities said Justin Poon, of West Hempstead, obtained nude videos of underage teen girls and young women whom he would blackmail and whose videos he would sell on the internet.

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The Amityville police chief confirmed his department is investigating an incident involving a juvenile at the high school after a parent claimed their child had been targeted.

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Michal Pacek waived extradition in New Jersey to face six outstanding warrants in Suffolk County on charges of bail jumping and criminal contempt.

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The 21-year-old defendant pleaded guilty earlier this year to second-degree murder for slapping, punching, shaking and smothering the newborn after his wife left for work in the morning, prosecutors said.

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Suffolk County Police released audio of Shannan Gilbert's 911 call made on May 10, 2010.

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Melanie Smith, a registered nurse from Suffolk County, says for the past three years her accused stalker has shown up at her parents' home, sent unsolicited gifts and threatened to kill her. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn has more.

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Smithtown Councilman Thomas Lohmann pleaded not guilty to assaulting fellow councilman and Deputy Supervisor Thomas J. McCarthy. NewsdayTV's Jill Wagner reports.

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The Long Island Cemetery Preservation Group gathered to clean and repair the headstones at Old Baptist Cemetery in Coram, which is the resting place of many Revolutionary War veterans. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

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