Police Arrest 17-Year-Old In Killing Of Planned MS-13 Trial Witness In New Cassel
A 17-year-old boy has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of man who had reportedly been preparing to testify against alleged MS-13 gang members.
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A 17-year-old boy has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of man who had reportedly been preparing to testify against alleged MS-13 gang members.
Nassau Police laid out a timeline that implicated new laws about revealing evidence for trials called discovery.
Officials are concerned the victim of a brutal attack at the hands of suspected MS-13 gang members may have been exposed under a new justice reforms, a point quickly refuted by legal associations.
Police say a case of carbon monoxide poisoning is to blame for four people being rushed to the hospital in Nassau County.
MTA officials say the underpass will improve safety, train reliability and traffic.
Nassau County police said child protective services performed a welfare check on the girls, ages 8 and 11, and found marks that suggested they had been struck by a cord and bitten.
Family members told CBS2's Reena Roy 19-year-old Louis Germosen is safe and sound.
Nineteen-year-old Louis Germosen of New Cassel disappeared on June 28.
According to authorities, police responded to a fight on Roman Avenue and Costar Street to find a teen suffering from a stab wound.
Mohammed Saleem was last seen leaving his residence on Elderberry Lane in New Cassel Sunday at 4:50 p.m.
Nassau County police late Friday were searching from a 13-year-old boy who has been missing since Monday morning.
Lord Pardo, 26, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of 19-month-old Mason Robinson of New Cassel, police said.
A man was arrested and charged Monday in the death of a 19-month-old boy on Long Island.
Police late Monday were investigating a shooting that left a man dead in New Cassel, Long Island.
Raleigh Maddox, 44, is accused of prying open the door of the Eglise Baptist Haiti Enne Church on Prospect Avenue in New Cassel in August and stealing $12,000 worth of audio/visual equipment.
Police on Long Island say they've arrested a woman after her three young children were found home alone.
The suspects, who were holed up in a Long Island motel, demanded ransom for a kidnapping victim authorities say was never taken.
Police on Long Island have arrested four people in connection with an attempted grand larceny that took place in New Cassel on Thursday night.
Two male victims ages 22 and 21 returned to a Roman Ave residence when they were attacked by three unknown Hispanic males, in their late teens, armed with bats, machetes, and a knife.
The head of the lab advisory board said that no one is going to get out of jail following the retesting.
Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man near his Long Island home.
The 44-year-old man and his daughter were walking on Maplewood Drive in New Cassel when the dogs came running at them from an open gate on Monday afternoon, police said.
Bonilla allegedly knocked a 68-year-old Hempstead man down and kicked him the head and body. The victim suffers from dementia and Alzheimer's, police said, and has been in a coma since.
Detectives went to Manuael Carranza's New Cassel home on Wednesday afternoon after receiving a call that the 46-year-old was operating an unlicensed dental practice.
Back in January, police were called to a domestic disturbance at an apartment in Elmont where they found an emaciated 3-year-old pit bull named Bronco.
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Dangerous heat is building across the Tri-State Area with the threat of severe storms, making Thursday and Friday First Alert Weather Days.
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Ten of the 16 stadiums hosting Men's World Cup matches across North America are using Rutgers turfgrass, which is bred at a sprawling 300-acre research farm in Freehold.
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The man accused of driving drunk and killing a Nassau County police officer in January has changed his plea to guilty.
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Early voting in the 2026 New York primary election is underway.
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Taylor Swift attended Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the Knicks and Spurs at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday.
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Vinícius Júnior scored an equalizing goal in the 32nd minute to give five-time champion Brazil a 1-1 draw against Morocco.
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