Dino Tomassetti on Monday pleaded not guilty in the Christmas Day shootings of his parents, Rocco and Vincenza Tomassetti, in their Hewlett harbor home. Tomassetti's parents and ex-girlfriend, who attended the Mineola arraignment, are standing by him. Newsday's Cecilia Dowd reports.


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Prosecutors said a gas station robbery is intrinsically intertwined with the killings. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'I don't think there was a whole lot of thought behind this dismembering'

Police are still searching the woods in Manorville in connection to the Gilgo killings. 

Manorville search connected to Gilgo killings continues  

Jeffrey Mackey and Alexis Nieves have been arrested on additional charges for their alleged roles in the murders, NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

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Suffolk and NY State Police have expanded their search to North Sea as part of their Gilgo investigation. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

Gilgo investigation continues for a fourth day  

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Authorities also seized 193 vehicles during the operation at the Robert F. Kennedy, Willis Avenue, Third Avenue and George Washington bridges and the Queens-Midtown, Lincoln and Holland tunnels.

56 arrested in crackdown on toll evaders, ghost vehicles, officials say

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The alleged election interference from a hush money deal is a central tenet of the prosecution's case against former President Trump.

'What have we done?': Lawyer recalls 2016 election night after brokering alleged hush money deal with Trump

Jonathan Cannon, 58, of Miller Place, and another defendant face federal wire fraud charges.

LI man charged in alleged $8M COVID-era PPE scam

Isis Navarro Reyes is accused of buying the drugs from Central and South America, then hawking them on TikTok.

Shirley woman charged with selling misbranded Ozempic, other weight-loss drugs on black market

A father, son and daughter died in the crash, and a 6-year-old step-grandaughter was severely injured and succumbed six days later. 

Lindenhurst man pleads guilty in high-speed crash that killed 4

Steven Brown and Amanda Wallace have been accused of helping the alleged killers scatter the victims' remains.

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Clancy got into the two homes of the women by climbing through a window, authorities said.

Man pleads guilty to invading homes of 2 women in their 70s, sexually assaulting them

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A 5-week-old infant was in need of life support after having been punched, smothered and violently shook, prosecutors said. His father, Vincent DiStasi, 31, has been charged in these crimes. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

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The search for human remains continued Thursday in the Manorville area that sources say is connected to the Gilgo killings investigation. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

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NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports from Manorville as police search a wooded area. The search is in connection with the Gilgo Beach homicide investigation, officials say.

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Rachel Lodice, 21, from Jericho, on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to multiple charges after allegedly causing a fatal crash in Massapequa and driving off in a public safety vehicle that had stopped to help the victims, police said. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

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The case of Theresa Sexton's son Terry Long, who was shot and killed nearly two years ago, has gone unsolved. On Tuesday at the Suffolk County Police Department's media room in Yaphank, Sexton asked the public to help find justice for her son's killing. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports. 

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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.

Update: Lawsuit against Bay Shore school district

Former CFO of the Schechter School of Long Island got the maximum sentence for stealing $8.4M in school funds. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

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A man's life was saved in Coram on Wednesday when his wallet protected him from a bullet. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

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Michael Brown, Heuermann's Defense Attorney, said he won't be rushed to go to trial. Heuermann's next court appearance is June 18. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

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The children, a 1-year-old boy and 3-year-old girl, were crying in the car when someone saw and called the police. 

Queens mom accused of leaving kids in car while shopping at LI mall

John "Junior" Gotti's wife and daughter pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor assault after a fight at a high school basketball game in Oyster Bay. 

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Thomas Valva died on Jan. 17, 2020, after his father, then-NYPD Officer Michael Valva, and the father's fiancee, Angela Pollina, forced him and his brother to spend the night in their unheated Center Moriches garage.

Thomas Valva, 8, died of hypothermia

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