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	Mukhtar Suleiman was closing Crown Chicken and Grill in Hicksville when&nbsp;Maxwell Thomasson entered the restaurant demanding money. Suleiman was able to grab Thomasson and hold him down on the ground until police showed up.
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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

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James Luca blamed Nassau Child Protective Services for revoking his visitation rights with his children, the district attorney said.

LI man charged with terrorism for trying to blow up social services building

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George Moore pleaded guilty to charges stemming from drinking at several Rockville Centre bars before driving on the Meadowbrook State Parkway, where he collided with another car.

Ex-NYPD detective from LI pleads guilty in drunken driving crash that injured 2

Jonathan Quiles is charged with arson, accused of lighting a fire in a wooded area of Medford.

LI volunteer firefighter charged with setting brush fire

The metro area is under a red flag warning, indicating critical fire weather conditions.

FDNY issues brushfire warning as state burning ban in effect

Suffolk police said the incident took place in Manorville when the officer harassed a worker and used a racial slur.

Rockville Centre detective charged with hate crime

The Port Jefferson school board approved a resolution to cover the settlement of a decades-old case.

School district to use bonds, reserve funds for sex abuse settlement

Devin Spraggins was convicted of the attempted murder of Brett Boller, a police officer from Hauppauge.

Jury convicts Queens man of shooting NYPD officer from LI

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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.

'Shots fired. I'm hit'

Suffolk police said a man suspected of killing a Brooklyn artist at a Southampton resort was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot at his home in Pennsylvania.

Suspect found dead of self-inflicted gunshot wound

A 33-year-old Brooklyn woman found in a guest room at Shou Sugi Ban House in Water Mill has been identified as Sabina Rosas. NewsdayTV's Jasmine Anderson reports.

'A victim of violence'

Michael Jeffries, former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO, pleaded not guilty on federal charges that he ran a prostitution and international sex trafficking business in the Hamptons and New York City.

Michael Jeffries, former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO pleads not guilty to sex trafficking and prostitution charges 

Police body cam video shows Amandeep Singh, accused of killing two Roslyn teens in a wrong-way drunken crash, talking to Nassau police moments after the collision in May 2023.

Explicit language warning: Bodycam footage

Rex Heuermann appeared calm as attorneys discussed DNA and electronic evidence in court. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. 

Heuermann's attorney: 'They're not a forensic, accredited crime lab'

A Suffolk police officer and a public school teacher have been indicted on charges that they managed sex workers at brothels in Holbrook and West Babylon.

'No one is above the law' 

Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney announced the indictment of Remon Gibson, 43, of Bellport, who is charged with operating as a major drug trafficker. 

Suffolk DA: Large amounts of fentanyl found in man's home 

Prosecutors say Jeremy Allen, 43, begged his friend to die after he beat him for six hours, placed a bag over his head and stabbed him in a killing captured by his home surveillance system.

Prosecutors release new details on East Quogue killing

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