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	Police commissioners of Nassau and Suffolk counties met with Newsday to go over the 2022 crime trends. A takeaway: Violent crimes have been on the decrease, but property thefts are on the rise &mdash; don&#39;t forget to lock your car doors! NewsdayTV&rsquo;s Steve Langford reports.
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The StarChase vehicle-mounted GPS launcher allows police to track cars without the need for a high-speed chase. Old Westbury police are the first on Long Island to get the equipment. Chief Stuart Cameron describes the technology.

Police get vehicle-mounted GPS trackers

An alleged MS-13 gang member was charged in connection with two fatal shootings. Gerson Hernandez pleaded not guilty to murder and gang assault at his arraignment Tuesday in Mineola. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

'We believe this to be retaliation'

Jonathan Nunez was sentenced to 16 years in prison for stabbing Sgt. Christopher Racioppo in 2021. The Suffolk County police officer nearly died. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports. 

Man who stabbed Suffolk police officer sentenced to 16 years 

Angela Pollina on Friday was found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of 8-year-old Thomas Valva. Pollina forced Thomas and his brother to sleep on the concrete floor of an unheated garage in the dead of winter. Thomas died of hypothermia. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

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Jordan Solomon, of Jericho, was driving 100 mph with nearly three times the legal limit of alcohol in his system when he crashed into a motorcyclist in March 2022, killing a father of four, Nassau County prosecutors said.

DA: Jericho man pleads guilty in DWI crash that killed motorcyclist

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A big chunk of the large overtime was for tamping down subway crime and the effects have been measurable, noted Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell.

NYPD commissioner: Current OT spending from subway initiative not sustainable

Jonnathan Zhicaypincay, 19, pleaded guilty in September to aggravated vehicular homicide and second-degree manslaughter in connection with the death of Luis Trujillo, along with driving while drunk and high.

Bay Shore man sentenced in death of pedestrian he struck while driving drunk, high on drugs

A Roslyn Heights venture capital firm was the victim of a cybersecurity breach that compromised data, including Social Security numbers, according to a government filing.

LI venture capital firm hacked, exposing data

The cylinder-shaped dart, coated on top with a powerful adhesive, sticks to a fleeing vehicle, allowing police to track it without the need for a high-speed chase, Old Westbury Police Chief Stuart Cameron says.

Old Westbury police using GPS darts to track down speeding cars

John Mann IV was sentenced to 20 years in prison for beating a friend to death with a baseball bat when they were both 16, later burying and digging up the remains to move them to a neighbor's yard.

Defendant pleads guilty in 2019 death of missing Long Island teen

With a long sentence, the judge tells defendant he "removed" him from society to protect others; but Calderon tells judge the "death penalty would have been better."

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Angela Pollina was convicted Friday of killing 8-year-old Thomas Valva by exiling him to the unheated garage of their Center Moriches home on a 19-degree night and failing to help the autistic child as he froze to death. 

Inside the courtroom as Angela Pollina hears her fate

The jury in the murder trial of Center Moriches-based Angela Pollina, who is accused in the hypothermia death of 8-year-old Thomas Valva, has returned a verdict.

Watch live: Verdict reached in murder trial of Angela Pollina, charged in Thomas Valva's death

Jurors in the trial of Angela Pollina began deliberating on Thursday in Riverhead. The prosecutor said Pollina "didn't care one iota" about Thomas Valva. Pollina's attorney told jurors his client wasn't responsible for Valva's death. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

Jury begins deliberations in Angela Pollina's murder trial

Suffolk Police Commissioner Rodney K. Harrison announced on Thursday that the digital forensics unit will dedicate more resources to investigate the sharing of sexually explicit photographs online.

New focus on investigating revenge porn, sextortion and child pornography

Suffolk County police have offered a reward for information that leads to the driver who fatally hit a Huntington Station woman on Saturday.

Reward offered in Huntington Station hit-run

At the Riverhead courthouse Wednesday, Angela Pollina admitted that she agreed with Michael Valva in 2020 to exile 8-year-old Thomas Valva and his brother to the garage on the night before Thomas died from hypothermia, under cross-examination at her murder trial. She continued to try to blame the ex-NYPD officer for his son's death. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

Pollina faces cross-examination by prosecutors

Angela Pollina testified in her own defense Tuesday. She admitted to putting the Valva boys in the garage but pinned the blame for Thomas Valva's death on Michael Valva. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

Pollina: 'Yes, I was evil'

Jurors in the trial of Angela Pollina saw videos of Thomas and Anthony Valva in the garage. The jury also saw text messages between Pollina and Michael Valva. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports. 

Jurors see videos of Thomas and Anthony Valva in the garage

Police have released surveillance footage of a recent catalytic converter theft in Merrick and are asking for the public's help with any information they might have to help the investigation.

Surveillance footage related to a recent catalytic converter theft in Merrick

Thomas Valva told a Child Protective Services worker that he and his brother Anthony were forced to sleep in a garage and to go to the bathroom in the back yard of their home, Thomas' school psychologist testified.

Frustrations toward CPS on display at Pollina murder trial

Andrew D. Avilla. was charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of a woman whose body was found on Valentine's Day behind a South Hempstead auto parts store.

Second-degree murder charges for Andrew D. Avilla

Thomas and Anthony Valva's teachers described the boys as always hungry, always cold and injured. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

 'I never saw him again.'

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