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Federal prosecutors have turned over more than 80,000 pages of evidence to Rep. George Santos' legal team. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports. 

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Shayna Staton of Central Islip was found shot to death in her home. No arrest has been made. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports. 

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The Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act provides sentencing relief to incarcerated defendants who suffered a documented history of abuse that factored into their criminal behavior.

LI defendant seeks prison sentence reduction under domestic violence act

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Matthew Leshinsky, 23, of Farmingville was charged with second-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and other crimes in a 15-count indictment, Suffolk DA Ray Tierney said.

Suffolk DA: Man indicted in charges of operating meth lab in Ronkonkoma

The town had cited the homeowner for allegedly operating a pool business at the house after a bucket of chlorine exploded there.

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Anthony Clarke of Queens was headed to his job when officers spotted the .32 caliber revolver inside the backpack's front pocket during a routine X-ray machine scan at a Terminal 5 security checkpoint, according to the criminal complaint and TSA officials.

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Santos has pleaded not guilty to a 13-count federal indictment alleging he orchestrated a series of schemes while running for Congress.

Prosecutors say they've turned over 80,000-plus pages of evidence in Santos' criminal case

Sewell, 51, the first woman to hold the top spot in the NYPD, wept openly following a promotions ceremony at the police academy in Queens on Friday.

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State Supreme Court Justice John B. Collins said it was "haunting" to watch surveillance video showing David Cruz repeatedly punch Jake Scott outside Tailgaters Sports Bar.

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Family members of Ray Wishropp spoke Thursday at the sentencing of Gabriel Wilson, who was ordered to serve 50 years to life in prison. Wilson was convicted of second-degree murder and other charges in the 2021 shooting spree at a West Hempstead Stop & Shop that killed Wishropp and severely injured two other employees. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

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Jordan Solomon was sentenced for a DWI crash last March that killed Stanley Christopher Soobrian, a father of four. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

Jordan Solomon sentenced in fatal DWI crash

NCPD homicide captain Stephen Fitzpatrick on Friday said Jacob Alvarenga Mejia, 28, was arrested and charged for allegedly stabbing to death one of three men attempting to steal the rims from his SUV at his Bellerose home on May 13.

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Janell Funderburke, 20, who is accused of shooting Suffolk County Police Officer Michael Lafauci in Coram, appeared in court Thursday in Riverhead to be arraigned on a 13-count indictment. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

Attorney: Defendant 'did not intend to kill' SCPD officer

A federal judge on Wednesday in Central Islip sentenced hip-hop artist Willie Junior Maxwell II, better known as Fetty Wap, to 6 years in prison at his drug trafficking sentencing. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

'I hurt my family, I hurt my children and I hurt myself'

Former FDNY firefighter Joseph Norris pleaded guilty Tuesday to driving drunk in the wrong direction on the Sunken Meadow Parkway in 2020 before crashing into a car driven by Anthony Mariano, a Queens teacher, killing him instantly. 

Former FDNY firefighter pleads guilty to DWI killing of Queens teacher

Nicholas D'Agostino, 20, plead not guilty to charges related to a fatal shooting on a LIRR train in Ronkonkoma in 2022. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports. 

Yonkers man charged in fatal LIRR shooting

Suffolk County police officer Michael LaFauci, who was shot by suspect Janell Funderburke in Coram on May 11, left Stony Brook University Hospital on Thursday, NewsdayTV Cecilia Dowd reports.

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Janell Funderburke is accused of shooting Suffolk County Police Officer Michael Lafauci in Coram Thursday. In court Friday prosecutors said the shooting was caught on the officer's body camera and said the defendant's face is identifiable on that footage. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports. 

'I'm sorry': Cop shooting suspect in court

Suffolk police commissioner Rodney Harrison said officers were conducting surveillance outside a home on Norfleet Lane related to a prior robbery, when the cop was shot by an alleged Bloods gang member. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

Suffolk County police officer shot in Coram is in stable condition

The Holbrook man convicted of driving drunk into a group of Boy Scouts and killing a seventh-grader is seeking to overturn his conviction. Andrew McMorris' parents and Thomas Murphy's attorney spoke outside of the Brooklyn Appellate Courthouse on Thursday. 

Conviction appeal: 'We have 100% confidence in the DA's office'

The lawmaker pleaded not guilty to fraud, money laundering, theft charges in Central Islip Federal Court on Wednesday. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports. 

Mad scene at court as Santos pleads not guilty

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