Suffolk County Police Chief Stuart Cameron on Monday discusses events leading to the arrest of Rakeem Holland, 27, of Bellport, on charges including sex trafficking, promoting prostitution and criminal sale of a controlled substance. 


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Suffolk County police announced Daniel Forsberg of Sayville was charged with allegedly possessing more than 100 images of child pornography, NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

Police: Cache of child porn in Sayville

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 

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Christian Castillo, 20, may be in the area of Brentwood or Bay Shore and should "1,000%" be considered a danger to the public, Suffolk's top cop says.

Police offer reward for man wanted for injuring officer during investigation

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Julie DeVuono will be arraigned April 12 on the upgraded charges, which include felony counts for forgery of a government document and offering a false instrument as well as misdemeanor conspiracy.

Papers: Nurse practitioner charged in alleged $1.5M vaccine card scheme indicted on upgraded charges

Daniel Forsberg, 23, of North Cliff Avenue in Sayville, pleaded not guilty Thursday in First District Court in Central Islip to charges of promoting a sexual performance of a child and possessing a sexual performance by a child.

Man, 23, charged with possessing over 100 images of child porn, police say

The former inmate at Suffolk County's Riverhead jail was assaulted without provocation by correction officers and suffers from physical and emotional injuries as a result, the suit says.

Ex-Suffolk inmate files $69M federal lawsuit against county

For years, the counties have been paying departing employees for unused days off. But experts question whether they are kicking the recurring expense down a road with no end in sight.

Nassau, Suffolk struggle with 'alarming' employee payouts

Lorraine Pilitz was spotted taking video of a tattoo parlor owned by a former employee who testified against her before speeding away when the witness opened the front door to step outside, prosecutors said.

Defendant tried to 'annoy or alarm' witness who testified against her, feds say

The conductors asked the teen for his fare and he attacked them with their ticket equipment, according to the MTA.

Two LIRR conductors assaulted by teen, MTA says

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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.

Suffolk DA: '... make sure something like this never happens again ...'

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. 

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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

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