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The attorney in the alleged drunken crash into a Deer Park nail salon, which killed four, said his client's preexisting leg injury may have been a factor. 

The alleged drunken driver who crashed into a Deer Park nail salon, killing three employees and a customer, bought liquor and drove around the area for about five hours before the crash.

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An East Quogue man beat his friend for six hours before stabbing him to death, prosecutors said at his arraignment in Southampton Town Justice Court.

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Prosecutors say it is "quite likely" that New York City Mayor Eric Adams will face two more charges and have co-defendants added to the case.

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An elderly woman whose $2.9 million home was stolen by Joseph Makhani was forced to move into a homeless shelter, Attorney General Letitia James said.

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The fraudulently obtained funds were used to keep East End Bus Lines, which provided transportation for students on Long Island and elsewhere, in operation, investigators found.

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Crash suspect Steven Schwally is facing four counts of second-degree murder.

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Prosecutors made the disclosure during a hearing days after the mayor was indicted on five counts.

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While Suffolk's computer system remains hobbled by a Sept. 8 attack, the consulting firm and security company responsible for safeguarding the county have been awarded new contracts to manage the response, determine how the breach occurred and help fix it. Steve Langford reports for NewsdayTV.

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Former Steve Bellone deputy Lisa Black said the 2022 attack affected only 2% of county systems in her testimony Wednesday.

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John Gotti's grandson, Carmine G. Agnello, 38, of Smithtown, pleaded guilty to fraudulently receiving over $1 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds. 

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Ronald Schroeder, 41, pleaded not guilty to concealment of a human corpse in connection with the death of 31-year-old Seikeya Jones and felony drug charges at his arraignment on Wednesday.

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Investigators said they arrested Ryan Schroeder earlier this month after a search of his apartment revealed "a strong odor of human remains."

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According to sources Wednesday, entertainer Justin Timberlake is expected to plead guilty Friday to a lesser charge in his drunken driving case in Sag Harbor Justice Court. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

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Convicted killer John Bittrolff seeks DNA comparison of alleged Gilgo Beach killer Rex Heuermann. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

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Police searched Kellenberg H.S. in Uniondale Thursday after an anonymous threat, the third at the school that officials said came through a suicide hotline.

Tensions high at school

Noah Green, of Shirley, pleaded guilty Thursday in the drive-by shooting outside the home of then-Rep. Lee Zeldin in October 2022. 

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Suffolk district attorney Ray Tierney formed the county's first cold case unit to solve homicides and review death investigations. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa and Newsday courts reporter Grant Parpan report.

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Babylon cardiologist Frank Pollaro had avoided prison time and a suspended license in 2009 for possessing child sex abuse images. On Monday, a judge handed him both following his second arrest.

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The 44-year-old man will be sentenced in November, according to the Suffolk district attorney.

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Daniel Coppola, accused of fatally shooting his ex-wife and her boyfriend, pleaded not guilty from a hospital bed. Coppola, who injured himself while under suicide watch, had surgery this week for a spinal cord injury, attorneys say.

Man accused in St. James double homicide pleads not guilty

Police said a Lindenhurst teen was arrested after threatening in an online chat to shoot people at the school.

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