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Shirley mother Jennifer Nelson is facing multiple felony charges for attempted murder, assault and reckless endangerment

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Suffolk County District Attorney says 74-year-old Michael Nicholoulias has been under police surveillance police since Nov. 10, and is now facing 14 charges stemming from multiple graffiti incidents around Montauk. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports. 

'Defendant was being followed by members of our law enforcement team'

An ex-Babylon High School teacher has been sentenced for having sex with a student. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports.

'It shouldn't happen at school'

Accused Gilgo killer Rex Heuermann's estranged wife appeared in courtroom. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

Estranged wife shows up in court

Samuel Miele, a 27-year-old former campaign fundraiser for Rep. George Santos, pleaded guilty to wire fraud Tuesday in Central Islip court. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'It definitely doesn't help his case'

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Two men walking in Huntington Station were transported to a hospital with serious injuries after they were the victims of a late-night assault by a group of assailants, according to Suffolk police.

Suffolk cops searching for men who assaulted pair in Huntington Station

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The pepper-spray assault on the conductor occurred on a platform at the Rosedale station on the LIRR's Atlantic Branch line, authorities said.

LIRR conductor attacked with pepper spray

John Courtien, 57, of Freeport, allegedly set fire to a Rockville Centre home's front door and a pair of vehicles early Tuesday as a couple slept inside, Nassau County police said.

LI man arrested for arson after lighting vehicles including Porsche, front door fire

Michael Nicholoulias, who was under surveillance for antisemitic graffiti in Montauk, was being followed by police when he painted another swastika at a local beach, officials said.

Man charged in rash of antisemitic graffiti found on East End

The new allegations are contained in an amended complaint to a lawsuit filed in 2022 by Petito's parents against Roberta and Christopher Laundrie.

Brian Laundrie told his parents Gabby Petito was 'gone' and he needed a lawyer, new court filings show

Suffolk police responded to a home on New York Avenue for a report of a man barricaded inside.

Man surrenders after standoff across from Walt Whitman Shops

Detectives are again offering a reward for information leading to the arrest of the driver who struck and killed a man walking on the LIE.

Police seeking clues in year-old fatal hit-and-run case

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Suffolk Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr. visited a prison in El Salvador to understand the connection between MS-13 and the leadership there. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'We have quite a few gangs in Suffolk County'

Erica Rimmer, mother of shooting victim Luis Cameron Rimmer-Hernandez, criticized a Suffolk County judge Monday for offering a plea deal three years below the maximum sentence to the teenager convicted of murdering her son in 2021.

'We have a lifelong sentence of heartache and pain' 

Suffolk Police Commissoner Rodney Harrison is expected to stay on until sometime in mid-December. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

'He got it done'

Amandeep Singh, the alleged wrong-way drunken driver charged in the May 3 death of two Roslyn teens rejected a plea offer from Nassau prosecutors.

Driver in fatal crash rejects plea

Congressman pleads not guilty to new fraud charges as judge sets trial date for next September. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

A wave and a kiss for the media

A mistrial was declared Monday in the Ann Marie Drago trial. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Jury was 'hopelessly deadlocked'

The Suffolk DA's task force will investigate the claims of new witnesses who may be linked to Rex Heuermann. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

4 potential witnesses in Gilgo killings come forward

A stolen car smashed into a South Floral Park home Tuesday morning. The two occupants, a mother and son, escaped without injury. 

Cameras capture car crashing into home 

Investigators zero in on Valerie Mack, Karen Vergata and other victims in Rex Heuermann case. NewsdayTV's Anthony M. DeStefano reports.

Police commissioner: Investigation 'looking good'

As Rep. George Santos has been indicted on new charges alleging he filed fraudulent fundraising reports to obtain financial support for his congressional campaign and stole thousands of dollars from his campaign contributors by charging their credit cards without authoritization, some LI reps have started a motion to remove him from Congress. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

LI GOP reps initiate motion to remove George Santos from Congress

An Elwood man was fatally shot in his home on Tuesday night, after Suffolk police officers responded to a 911 call when the man charged at the officers with two fencing swords. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports. 

Elwood man shot dead after confronting police with fencing swords 

Carlos Sanchez-Benitez, 44, faces multiple charges for allegedly driving while intoxicated and causing a head-on collision that killed his passenger, his brother Jose Ruben Sanchez-Benitez, 62, on July 16.

Wyandanch man indicted in crash that killed his brother

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