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Police say a retired Suffolk County detective was shot and killed in his Deer Park home Wednesday, following an argument with his son.  

Central Islip's Jhon Lopez Campo, 18, pleaded not guilty in the Feb. 17 killing of a man at a Central Islip homeless encampment. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

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Mangano was originally scheduled to be resentenced on April 15. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

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Wilkens Adonis pleaded guilty to manslaughter and other charges and will serve 5 to 15 years in prison. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

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Detectives investigating a Nassau resident's fatal overdose allegedly found a Queens man in Elmont with weapons and illegal narcotics, police said.

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Christopher Miller has been charged with second-degree murder.

Police arrest man for allegedly shooting his retired Suffolk police detective father to death, officials say

Quanzhong An, 58, who a government attorney said has a net worth of $44 million and owns a large hotel in the heart of Flushing's Chinatown, apologized for his conduct in court.

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Jose Escobar was struck and killed Saturday in North Amityville by a vehicle being driven by an off-duty MTA police officer.

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Francisco Javier Roman-Bardales, 47, was arraigned in U.S. District Court in Central Islip before Judge Joan M. Azrack and pleaded not guilty to charges

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Andrew Denton, 19, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to nearly two dozen felony and misdemeanor counts.

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Jhon Lopez Campo, of Central Islip, is charged with second-degree murder in the Feb. 17 slaying of Condido Guadalupe Saravia Devenites.

Not guilty plea in killing of man at homeless encampment

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Jose Saez Jr., a pastor at Brentwood's Iglesia Cristiana Alumbrando El Camino, has pleaded guilty in federal court to sexual exploitation of a child. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports. 

Brentwood pastor pleads guilty to sexual exploitation of child 

Former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano will be resentenced on April 15, weeks after two counts of his corruption case were tossed out by an appellate court. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Mangano's prison time could be reduced

Hempstead's Kevin Brown pleaded not guilty and was arraigned Wednesday in Mineola for allgedly running a fentanyl and dog fighting operation. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

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Suffolk police arrested and charged Yolany Y. Mejia Carranza, 55, with three counts of unauthorized practice of a profession. 

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An Attorney General report says there will be no criminal charges for the Suffolk police officer who hit and killed a 13-year-old in 2023. 

Report: No criminal charges for officer who hit and killed 13-year-old 

An Inwood man has been charged with murder for allegedly killing an infant. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa has more. 

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A pretrial hearing date has been set to determine whether DNA evidence can be used against alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. 

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Samuel Miele, former fundraiser for George Santos, has been sentenced to a year in prison. Miele pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud back in November 2023 and admitted to impersonating a high-ranking congressional aide while raising money for Santos' campaign.

Samuel Miele pleaded guilty to wire fraud charges

A bomb threat at Westhampton Beach High School and middle school caused students to evacuate the campus. Separately, Center Moriches schools went into a lockout because of a nearby police pursuit. 

Westhampton Beach schools evacuated due to bomb threat  

Seven people were arrested in relation to an alleged $20 million money laundering scam, Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly announced. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

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Former Nassau detective Hector Rosario, who was accused of moonlighting for the Bonanno crime family, was convicted of lying to the FBI and acquitted of obstruction of justice. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Convicted of lying to FBI, acquitted of obstructions of justice

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