<p>Thomas Valva died on&nbsp;Jan. 17, 2020, after his father, then-NYPD Officer Michael Valva, and the father&rsquo;s fiancee, Angela Pollina, forced him and his brother to spend the night in their unheated Center Moriches&nbsp;garage.</p>


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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.

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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.

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"The purpose of chokes is to render your aggressor unconscious or gain control in a close combat situation through less than lethal force," the instructor said at the trial of Daniel Penny.

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The two men "snuck up on" a man seated in a Honda Civic, screamed at him to get out and drove off with the car, authorities said.

2 Bronx gang members charged in Garden City carjacking

George Moore of Freeport 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 pleads guilty in drunken driving crash that hurt 2

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

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

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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.

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

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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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