Long Island Woman Found Guilty In Death Of Anti-Gang Advocate Evelyn Rodriguez
Hearts pounded as jurors pronounced Patchogue nurse Drago guilty on all counts in the running over and killing of Rodriguez.
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Hearts pounded as jurors pronounced Patchogue nurse Drago guilty on all counts in the running over and killing of Rodriguez.
Prosecutors painted Annmarie Drago as a manipulative, unrepentant, callous thief who stole and destroyed memorial items honoring the second-anniversary vigil for Kelsey Cuevas, killed by MS-13 gang violence.
The court saw intense moments as the victim's spouse took the stand to describe the day the MS-13 opponent died.
With her proud daughters looking on, Victoria Gumbs-Moore was given her robe and became the first black Family Court judge in Suffolk County.
Women's handbags were snatched right out of their cars, while distracted victims were pumping their own gas. On Wednesday, a Suffolk County man was charged in the brazen series of thefts.
The victims' bodies were found in a wooded area of Central Islip.
The judge threatened to withdraw his plea deal and replace it with life in prison, calling his absence "a ploy to avoid consequences of his heinous crimes."
A New York City police officer accused in a murder for hire plot was back in court Thursday.
It happened Tuesday at 8:09 a.m. at their home on Cocoanut Street in Central Islip.
A decorated NYPD officer accused of hiring a hitman to kill her ex-husband and a child was formally charged in federal court in Central Islip on Friday.
The suspect, 34, is an officer with the NYPD's Viper Unit, which monitors cameras in NYCHA buildings. She has been suspended.
Jamel Turner, 25, of Bellport, pleaded guilty to charges including aggravated vehicular homicide, assault and driving while ability impaired by drugs.
Little League practices are about to get underway. But in one Long Island community there is continued frustration about persistent flooded fields and dangerous fencing in need of a fix.
So what will happen to the land? Some residents have a few ideas.
Both vehicles stopped after hitting him, and four people pulled the victim to the side of the road before abandoning him.
Suffolk County police say two men fled a traffic stop and were caught after fleeing on foot from their vehicle.
Small business Christmas tree shops are feeling the sting of winter a little bit extra this year.
An indictment has been filed against the driver of an SUV that struck and killed a New York mother who led a crusade against MS-13 gang violence after her daughter was slain.
At least 8,600 children from Central America between the ages of 6 and 17 have made their way to Long Island in the past four years.
A man is being called a hero for helping a woman who fell onto the tracks after she was attacked at a Long Island Rail Road station.
A good Samaritan rescued a fellow commuter who fell onto the tracks after she was punched in the face by a man at a Long Island Rail Road train station.
A mother is accused of taking her baby to a bank while she robbed it. The baby is safe, but now that mother is facing a slew of charges.
Districts plagued with gang violence took high honors in one of the most prestigious science competitions in the nation.
Thousands of Long Islanders have family in Mexico whom they have not been able to reach since the deadly earthquake this week – and now, many of them are doing all they can for the relief effort.
New York State Police are being sent into public schools on Long Island to combat what Governor Cuomo called 'communities under siege.'
