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Couple Sentenced For Murdering Boy Found At Brentwood Home
Valerie Owusu and Emmanuel Addae, both 28 and from Queens, were each sentenced to 25 years to life in prison in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, May 1. It followed a two-week trial after which jurors found the couple guilty of fatally beating Owusu’s 5-year-old son, King. Prosecutors argued...
Beloved giraffe that summers in NY dies — as officials trade blame on animal’s sad end
A Long Island game farm where a beloved giraffe died under mysterious circumstances came under fire this week after a scathing federal report blamed the animal’s death on malnourishment. But reps from the Long Island Game Farm in Manorville defended the 54-year-old establishment’s reputation Thursday, saying the giraffe was weakened by medication-resistant parasites just before its death last year. “It’s unfortunate we lost him, but we did everything in our power to save that animal,” Greg Drossel, the farm’s director, told The Post. “We didn’t starve it to death, although it was mentioned malnutrition, and the minute you mention that everybody thinks...
After son tased by police, family using event to spread message about mental health awareness
After their 16-year-old son, who has behavioral issues, was tased by police, the family is working to raise awareness about the right way to deal with people in the event of a mental or emotional disturbance.
LI Man Gets 125 Years for Rapes, Burglaries
A Bellport man was sentenced to 125 years in prison Wednesday for several rapes and other charges, including one crime that he committed in Huntington Station after he was released following a court hearing. Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said that between June 22, Read More ...
Trying to ‘Catch ‘Em All’: Cops hunting down Pokémon card stealer in Centereach
This guy took the “Gotta Catch ‘Em All” Pokémon slogan to new depth. Suffolk Police said the male subject is wanted for stealing about $340 worth of Pokémon cards from Target in Centereach on April 9. Cops said he walked out of the store about 9:30 p.m., and security cameras captured him grabbing and carrying the loot.
$50K Powerball ticket sold at Bay Shore convenience store
Greater Bay Shore coverage is funded in part by Shoregate, now leasing brand-new premium apartment homes in the heart of Bay Shore. Click here to schedule a tour. A Bay Shore convenience store sold a Powerball prize-winning ticket worth $50,000 in the May 1 drawing, lottery officials said. The lucky...
Watch: Plane makes emergency landing on Long Island beach
Watch the moment a single-engine plane makes an emergency landing on a Long Island beach.The Cessna 152 aircraft was forced to land on Cedar Beach in Mount Sinai at around 7:30pm on Wednesday 1 May after the pilot reported an engine failure.In a video shared on social media, the plane is seen moving across the sand and coming to an abrupt stop, before nearly flipping over.The 60-year-old pilot and his 59-year-old passenger escaped uninjured, according to local reports.They had reported an engine failure just before landing on the Suffolk County beach. Read More Massive alligator blocks plane at Air Force base in FloridaIrish police dismantle 200 tents housing asylum seekers in DublinGaza protesters face off with police at Dartmouth College as US demonstrations spread
Suffolk County Police Department Holds Graduation of 190th Recruit Class
Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine and Suffolk County Acting Police Commissioner Robert Waring presided over the Suffolk County Police Academy graduation ceremony in Brentwood on May 2 at 10 a.m. As part of their training, the recruits completed 31 weeks of academy training with more than 1,000 hours of instruction...
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