Long Island crime
Follow crime and courts news in Nassau and Suffolk, including incidents reported in your neighborhood, trial coverage, sentencings and more.
NYPD: Shootings at record low but youth crime persistently high
The police commissioner acknowledged a continuing crime problem with city youth 18 and under, who she said account for a significant portion of shootings.
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Suffolk cocaine trafficking ring probe leads to arrest of 11 people, DA says
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Hempstead man sentenced to 25 years for fatal 2024 shooting
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Teen pleads guilty to fatal shooting of college basketball player
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LI nail salon defendant guilty of murder in crash that killed 4
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Suffolk will offer police department test every 2 years, citing decline in applicants
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Rex Heuermann corresponds with Happy Face Killer from jail
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NYPD says OT for July 4 holiday events could hit $92M
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Jury in fatal Long Island nail salon crash fails to reach verdict on first day of deliberations
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4 charged in alleged drug ring that shipped fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills to LI
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LI murder suspect pretended to look for help as his girlfriend was dying, prosecutor says
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Former NYPD detective sentenced to 4 years for COVID relief fraud
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Mastic Beach man charged in shooting that left 2 hospitalized
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Jurors in deadly Long Island nail salon crash trial expected to begin deliberations Wednesday
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Suffolk sheriff launches program showing inmates impact of gun crimes
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LI judge orders DNA samples in Theresa Fusco's murder case
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LI man indicted on murder charges in the stabbing deaths of 2 women
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LI judge orders DNA samples in Theresa Fusco's murder case
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How an expert in human remains got pulled into the Gilgo Beach serial killer case
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Her disappearance on LI led to a serial killer manhunt. 16 years later, questions persist about how she died.
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1 girl, 23 arrested in 2 states: Inside LI's hidden world of drugs, sex trafficking
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32 killed in crashes in one of LI's deadliest months. Here's the devastating impact.
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Nearly 6,000 LI households could face homelessness if Trump cuts Section 8 funding
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Turtle-sniffing dogs searching LI for science
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Rex Heuermann's life behind bars
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Odell Beckham Jr. back with the Giants
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NYS takes crack at lowering auto insurance premiums. Here's what that means for LI.
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Out East: What's new at the Long Island Game Farm
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NYU Langone plans new hospital in Melville
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Arcade, bowling and giant claw machine at Main Event
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Making ice cream at Coyle's in Islip
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Rockville Centre's Lavert Henderson-Hobbs a Knicks' season-ticket holder since 1969
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Trendy Bites: Trying a Jalen Brunson-inspired sandwich
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