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Daniel Coppola, 50, has been charged in the murders of his former spouse, Kelly Coppola, 50, and her boyfriend, Kenneth Pohlman, Jr., 53. The two victims were remembered by Pohlman's father, who said the pair "were in love."

Double homicide in St. James

Daniel Coppola, of St. James, pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder at his Friday arraignment. He was charged with gunning down his ex-wife and her boyfriend in their home with what Suffolk County prosecutors say was a planned attack. 

'I saw bullet holes yesterday in my brother's house'

Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney announced the arrests of five different criminal networks trafficking guns and drugs. 

Drug, gun trafficking rings 'operating from Brooklyn to Montauk' busted

Police arrested an 18-year-old woman Tuesday after they say she tried to flee the scene of a North Babylon crash.

Cops: Pedestrian who tried to help seriously injured

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MTA police arrested a 51-year-old Bay Shore man on misdemeanor assault and other charges in the July 13 incident.

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Jennifer Summers of Brentwood says she was pushed off an LIRR train by an unruly passenger. Summers says the railroad didn't do enough to protect her, but the MTA confirmed a man was arrested in connection with the incident. NewsdayTV's Alfonso Castillo reports.

'I can't even get on the platform now'

Ubay Muhammad, of Bridgeport, was sentenced in Nassau County Supreme Court on Monday for the attack in Hempstead Village in November 2022.

Connecticut man gets 20 years in prison for attacking, kidnapping estranged wife on LI

Kemper, 53, of Staten Island, confirmed his retirement but wouldn't comment about what his future plans might be.

NYPD Transit Chief to leave the department in late September, documents show

The man committed the shootings as the divorced couple's 15-year-old daughter sat in his car outside the house, police said.

LI man fatally shoots ex-wife, her boyfriend in St. James home, police say

The William Floyd District said it "decertified" the driver, 71, as soon as he was arrested.

DA: LI school bus driver indicted in child porn case

The bulk of the hate crimes in 2023 involving bias against religion were classified as anti-Jewish incidents.

Hate crimes increase since pandemic, report says

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Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly announced on Wednesday charges against the Long Beach man, saying, "He would package up high-powered weapons in duffel bags and even diaper boxes" for sale in front of his home.

'Brazenly sold them out in the open'

An 18-year-old was arrested for possessing a 14-inch knife and wearing a mask as he walked on a Levittown street, apparently the first arrest for allegedly violating Nassau's controversial mask ban.

Mask-ban arrest could be first of its kind since Nassau law

Nassau police have identified the victims in the Syosset murder-suicide. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

4 dead found in home, one outside

Newsday special writer Anthony DeStefano and retired FBI Agent Gregg McCrary share their insights into the Gilgo Beach serial killer case. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports. 

'They like to torture these victims'

The Suffolk County DA will pursue homicide charges against a Centerport woman charged with a wrong-way, drug-impaired crash that killed her 9-year-old son on the Southern State Parkway Thursday. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

'Most tragic case I've been involved in'

Former Long Island Congressman George Santos pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft inside Central Islip federal court on Monday. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. 

'He's not above the law'

Peter Galantino, 63, of Hempstead, was sentenced for fatally kicking a 4-pound Yorkie named Mocha.

Sentencing day in animal cruelty case

The judge ruled Tuesday that his trial next month will be anonymous. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

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The alleged drunken driver who crashed into a Deer Park nail salon, killing three employees and a customer, bought liquor and drove around the area for about five hours before the crash.

  Timeline of events in fatal Long Island nail salon crash

Attorney Michael J. Brown said his client, Daniel Tomasky, 42, acted in self-defense during the altercation. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'His wife, his child and himself were all threatened'

Ann Marie Drago was sentenced to five years probation in the death of anti-gang activist Evelyn Rodriquez. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

'We didn't get the justice we were looking for'

Entertainer Justin Timberlake pleaded not guilty to DWI as a Sag Harbor judge suspended his New York State driving privileges. 

Judge suspends NY driving privileges of Justin Timberlake 

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