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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'

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'

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Letitia James provided tips for Long Islanders who may have had data compromised in a cyberattack on PJ&A, a transcription provider used by Northwell. 

Northwell patients should watch out for potential identity fraud, AG says

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The charges stem from a hit-and-run crash Aug. 7 that killed Lydia Ciminelli, 72, of Lake Ronkonkoma.

East Northport woman charged with fatal hit-and-run in August

Adrees Omar, 25, was taken into custody after a standoff at a home that lasted more than eight hours, officials said.

Police: Woodbury man who chased naked girl, barricaded himself, faces charges

Tully Lovisa will serve no jail time for what federal prosecutors said was a scheme that scammed mostly elderly and vulnerable victims.

Judge sentences ringleader of mass mailing scheme to 'gift' of no jail time

Floyd McNeil, 27, of Hempstead, was found guilty of fatally shooting one man and injuring another in November 2020 at Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Freeport.

Jury convicts Bloods member for 2020 fatal shooting in Freeport

John Howell, 40, refused to allow responding officers into the home or the 56-year-old female occupant to leave, police said.

Police capture Hicksville man after long standoff

LI cliques, once required to seek approval from El Salvador for murders and other criminal activities, have become less dependent on direction from Salvadoran leaders.

LI's MS-13 cliques more 'Americanized' after gang crackdown in El Salvador, officials say

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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

Shaquela Titley of Deer Park was sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty manslaughter and attempted murder. Titley's attorney said she accepted responsibility for the horrific crime. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

Deer Park woman sentenced to 30 years in fatal stabbing

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