Man Faces Charges In Fatal Overdose; Man Kills Dog: LI Crime Roundup

LONG ISLAND, NY — Check out the week's top police and DA news covered by Patches across Long Island. Stories this week include a man selling cocaine leading to a fatal overdose; a man killing his aunt's dog; a man getting sentenced for a fatal shooting; a man getting sentenced for a drunken driving fatal crash; two illegally living in a Hamptons home and selling the owner's belongings; a man stealing his deceased mother's pension; and two IRS employees stealing coronavirus relief funds by creating fake businesses, authorities said.

Smithtown Man Sold Cocaine, Leading To Fatal Overdose: Suffolk DA

A Smithtown man was indicted after he was accused of selling cocaine, causing two people to overdose, one fatally, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney said Friday. Read
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West Islip Man Indicted After Killing Aunt's Dog: DA

A 21-year-old man was indicted on Friday for fatally pushing his aunt's dog down a flight of stairs, resulting in its traumatic injuries, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced. Read more.

Port Jefferson Man Sentenced To Prison For 2018 Fatal Shooting: SCDA

The man who shot another man dead at a pool hall in Port Jefferson in 2018 was sentenced to 23 years to life in prison, plus five years of post-release supervision, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced Wednesday. Read more.

Freeport Man Sentenced For Drunken Driving Fatal Crash: Prosecutors

A Freeport man was sentenced on Friday to six to 18 years in prison for striking and killing a woman while he was drunken driving in March, prosecutors said. Read more.

Pair Lived Illegally In Hamptons Home, Sold Owner's Possessions: PD

A man and woman were arrested Monday after they were found living in someone else's home in Southampton and selling the homeowner's possessions, police said. In addition, the man was charged in relation to a recent gunpoint robbery in Southampton, police said. Read more.

Huntington Man Stole Mother's Pension: Suffolk DA

A former Town of Huntington employee was arrested after county officials said he stole his mother's public pension payments after she died in April 2021. Read more.

2 IRS Employees From Suffolk Charged With Grand Larceny: DA

Two Internal Revenue Service employees were arrested, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney said on Friday. Read more.

Suffolk Man Impersonated Cop To Receive Store Discount: DA

A Brentwood man pleaded guilty in court on Wednesday, to impersonating a police officer to receive a discount while shopping and to possessing multiple fraudulent NYPD identification cards, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced. Read more.

Man Stabbed, Seriously Injured In Brentwood Burglary: Police

A man was seriously injured after he was stabbed during a burglary of his own Brentwood home on Monday, Suffolk County Police said. Read more.

Franklin Square Cigar Shop Robbed At Gunpoint: Police

A cigar shop in Franklin Square was robbed over the weekend. Police said an unknown man entered the Franklin Avenue store on Saturday morning. Read more.