Nassau Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder spoke at a news conference in Hempstead on Friday about New York State and Nassau County Police deploying one patrol car each across the Village of Hempstead over the next month to address a recent uptick in gang-related homicides. 

 


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John Merrone, 54, of Tennessee, withdrew his original not guilty plea and admitted to all five counts of aggravated sexual abuse, sexual abuse and abusive sexual contact for his attack on the 21-year-old woman.

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Ten people are facing charges for allegedly running illegal massage parlors in Suffolk and Queens. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa has more.

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Suffolk County officials Monday warned of scammers, preying primarily on the elderly, who direct people to liquidate their life savings to buy gold bars. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

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