Crime

By Hank Russell Rex Heuermann appeared in Suffolk County Court in Riverhead to hear charges of allegedly murdering a seventh woman. Heuermann, 61, of Massapequa, was charged on December 17 with the murder of Valerie […]

A Mineola man was arrested for an assault that occurred in Westbury. On December 16 at 7:30 p.m., Nassau County officers from the Third Squad responded to a Cross Street residence for a disturbance. Mauro […]

Victim Was the Daughter of the Defendant’s Girlfriend A 60-year-old Connecticut man was found guilty after a jury trial for sexually abusing a child for five years, starting when she was six years old. The girl’s […]

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the death of a man who was assaulted and had his vehicle stolen in Deer Park last week.   On December 11, Donald Klune was sitting in his […]

A Shirley man was sentenced to 13 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy, assault, and weapons-related charges spanning two separate gang take-downs and three total indictments. Janell Johnson was one of 18 defendants […]

The Suffolk County Police Department is warning the public about a scam during which callers purport to be from a law enforcement agency and claim there is a warrant for the victim’s arrest if money […]

A 56-year-old man residing in the Town of Islip was found guilty of sexually abusing his daughter. In February 2023, following an incident of sexual abuse by the defendant, the then-17-year-old victim disclosed the abuse to […]

An Elmont man was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for murdering his girlfriend inside her penthouse apartment two years ago. Between the evening hours of July 28, 2022, and the early morning […]

A Shirley man was sentenced to 12 years in prison for sexual trafficking of a homeless woman. In July 2023, Javesh Persaud met the 18-year-old victim on Omegle, the now-defunct online chat platform that randomly […]

A Hempstead man was sentenced to 17 years to life in prison for the murder of a 24-year-old man during a November 2021 attempted robbery in Uniondale. On the night of November 10, 2021, Khamari […]