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A bomb threat was made Wednesday at the Suffolk County home of former Rep. Lee Zeldin, President-elect Trump's pick to lead the EPA. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

'My family and I were not home at the time and are safe'

A woman crossing Veterans Memorial Highway in Bohemia on Wednesday was killed. Police are searching for the hit-and-run driver. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Police searching for hit-and-run driver

Suffolk police said they responded to a 911 call at a Dix Hills home Wednesday night and found Josephine Bekatoros, 84, stabbed to death.

Daughter faces murder charge in stabbing of mother

Christopher DiGiovanna was charged with more than 20 counts of animal cruelty after 11 dogs were discovered in his rat-infested home, authorities said.

Centereach man charged with animal cruelty 

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The suspect, Luigi Nicholas Mangione, 26, "had everything going for him," said a former classmate at an all-boys Baltimore prep school.

Suspect in CEO killing was a standout student, comes from prominent Maryland family

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Manhattan prosecutors have filed murder and other charges against Luigi Nicholas Mangione, who had appeared in a Pennsylvania court earlier Monday for arraignment on forgery and weapon charges.

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After eight weeks of trial, the dismissal of the top count of second-degree manslaughter, a deadlock and multiple jury notes, the panel of seven women and five men found Penny not guilty of criminally negligent homicide.

Daniel Penny found not guilty by jury in subway chokehold death

Police said a bullet fragment from the man's gun hit a house in Elmont, going through a window.

Lynbrook man charged after gun discharged in struggle with cops

Kenneth Stewart, 64, was arrested after hitting Angela Sarant, 69, of Dix Hills, police said.

Cops: Huntington Station man driving drunk when he fatally struck pedestrian

No one was struck by the single bullet allegedly fired from a .40 caliber gun, but a detective was injured as a result of Lam resisting arrest, police said.

Lynbrook man accused of firing gun while 'violently resisting arrest' in Elmont

While police said they have found some key pieces of evidence, on Saturday they still were pursuing a man wanted for questioning in the case and released two new photos of him.

NYPD releases new photos while gathering evidence in hunt for gunman who shot UnitedHealthcare CEO

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The family of accused Gilgo Beach killer Rex Heuermann will be moving out of their Massapequa Park home. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Heuermann's wife 'no longer feels connected' to their family home

The boats were set ablaze after a woman crashed into one while driving intoxicated, Suffolk police said. 

'They were brand new boats' 

Police continue their search for fugitive Matthew Zoll, who is wanted in his father's killing and may be injured after a car crash.

Police continue search for Matthew Zoll

Nassau and Suffolk police on Saturday night shut down illegal street takeovers at a Uniondale parking lot and the Ronkonkoma train station, where more than 40 cars had gathered. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

'Crazy to do it in the train parking lot'

Charges again North Merrick's James Luca were upgraded after he allegedly tried to blow up the Nassau Department of Social Services building using a propane tank. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

'Allegedly placed several propane tanks ... at the doors of the DSS building'

Jonathan Quiles, a 20-year-old volunteer with the Medford Fire Department, is accused of intentionally setting two fires on Tuesday. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

'This arrest will serve as a warning'

Rockville Centre police Det. John Murphy is charged with a hate crime after authorities said he harassed a cellular service worker, using a racial slur. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'No place for hate in this county'

Quay-Sean Hines, 30, of Bay Shore, who allegedly fatally shot Northwell Health employee Amelia Laguerre in a company parking garage in New Hyde Park, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Saturday at First District Court in Hempstead. Newsday's Steve Langford reports.

Bay Shore man pleads not guilty in fatal shooting of Northwell employee

Two people have been arrested in connection with a "street takeover" during which a Suffolk officer was assaulted and dragged by a vehicle in Islip Sunday. Suffolk police have set up a task force. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn has the story.

'I've never witnessed anything like that before in my life'

The nature of the dispute wasn't disclosed.

Poll worker faces charges after Election Day altercation

Trooper Thomas Mascia was released from Nassau University Medical Center after being wounded in a shooting on the Southern State Parkway Wednesday night.

Trooper released from hospital, search for suspect continues

Trooper Thomas Mascia was shot in the leg during a traffic stop on the Southern State. The search for the gunman is continuing. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

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