Convictions, Charges Filed In Several Killings: 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 Bloods gang member being found guilty in a fatal shooting; a man getting indicted in connection with a slaying; a man getting sentenced for sexually abusing two children; a man pleading guilty to raping a teenage girl; a woman charged in a fatal hit-and-run; a man pleading guilty to slashing a bouncer; a teacher getting probation after pleading guilty to endangering the welfare of a child; a man pleading guilty to vehicular manslaughter; three arrested in connection with a robbery at gunpoint; a veterans home resident being accused of shooting at a security guard; cocaine, fentanyl and money found in a man's home; a man barricading himself for hours; a man trying to scam a grandmother; a man was sentenced for catalytic converter thefts; a skimming device installed at a bank ATM; and two women stealing more than $3.6 worth of clothing, officials said.

LI Bloods Gang Member Found Guilty In Fatal Shooting: DA

After two days of deliberation, a Nassau jury found a Bloods gang member from Hempstead guilty Monday of the murder of a 21-year-old man and the attempted murder of another back in November 2020, District Attorney Anne Donnelly's office said. Read more.

Mastic Man Indicted In Connection With Slaying On Reservation: DA

A Mastic man faces upgraded charges in an indictment handed down in connection with the shooting death of man on the Poospatuck Indian Reservation earlier this month, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said. Read more.

LI Man Gets 30 Years In Prison After Sexually Abusing 2 Children: DA

A Southold man was sentenced to 30 years in prison for sexually abusing his niece and his ex-fiances' child, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said Thursday. Read more.

State Employee Pleads Guilty To Raping Girl At Dix Hills Facility: DA

A Queens man employed as a youth support specialist admitted to raping a teenage girl at a state facility, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced Friday. Read more.

Suffolk Woman Changed Cracked Windshield After Fatal Hit-And-Run: DA

An East Northport woman is facing upgraded charges in connection with a hit-and-run in Lake Ronkonkoma over the summer, after Suffolk prosecutors say she changed her windshield two hours after bolting from the crash scene. Read more.

LI Driver, 18, Indicted After Crash That Killed Motorist: DA

A West Babylon resident was indicted Friday after a crash that killed a motorist in April, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said. Read more.

Man Pleads Guilty To Slashing Bouncer At Huntington Bar: Suffolk DA

An Islip Terrace man pleaded guilty Tuesday to first-degree assault after he slashed a bouncer with a sharp object at a Huntington bar in October 2022, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced Thursday. Read more.

LI Teacher Gets Probation After Sex With Minor Student: DA

A former Babylon High School teacher who pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a child —while previous charges against him, including rape, were dropped — was sentenced Monday to three years' probation, his attorney, as well as Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney, confirmed. Read more.

LI Man Pleads Guilty To Vehicular Manslaughter In Hit-And-Run Death

A Ronkonkoma man has pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter in connection with the hit-and-run death of a woman last year, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said Thursday. Read more.

LI Woman Tried Set Fire To 3 Homes, Hold Up Store At Knifepoint: DA

An East Quogue woman was indicted Thursday after she tried to set fire to three homes and then, attempted to steal money from a Hampton Bays store at knifepoint just hours after being released on her own recognizance, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said. Read more.

Nassau Man Pleads Guilty In Fatal High-Speed Crash

A Hicksville man pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide in connection with a June 2022 high-speed crash that killed a 48-year-old man and seriously injured his wife, Nassau District Attorney Anne Donnelly said Thursday. Read more.

East Meadow Man Indicted In Fire Alarm Contract Scheme: Prosecutors

An indictment was unsealed on Thursday charging an East Meadow man, and another man, with wire fraud conspiracy for systematically defrauding the City of New York, the US Attorney's office said. Read more.

Veterans Home Resident Accused Of Shooting At Office, Security Guard

A resident of a home for veterans on East Main Street faces charges over a shooting incident at 9:10 p.m. Wednesday. Read more.

3 Charged For Robbing Mail Carriers At Gunpoint: Prosecutors

Three people were arraigned on multiple counts of robbery for displaying a handgun to United States Postal Service mail carriers, prosecutors said. Read more.

Ex-LIRR Worker Pleads Guilty To Falsifying Report Pre-Derailment: Feds

A former Long Island Rail Road employee who was accused of falsifying an inspection report before a 2019 derailment in Speonk —that brought service to a screeching halt on Memorial Day weekend— has pleaded guilty, federal officials said Friday. Read more.

Man In Custody After Barricading In Woodbury Home For Hours: Police

A 25-year-old man was taken into custody on Tuesday after barricading himself in his home. It started just after 9 a.m. as he was seen chasing a 14-year-old naked girl, police said. Read more.

Kilo Of Cocaine, Fentanyl; Over $300K Found In Suffolk Man's Home: DA

A Medford man is facing charges in connection with selling cocaine and fentanyl from his home, Suffolk District Attorney Ray Tierney's office said. Read more.

Wrong-Way Drunken Driver Pleads Guilty To Fatal Crash: Nassau DA

A Freeport man pleaded guilty to a November 2022 wrong-way drunken driving crash that killed two men and seriously injured another in Massapequa Park, prosecutors said. Read more.

Man Tried To Scam LI Grandma Out Of $12K: Police

A man was arrested after he tried to steal $12,000 from a Bridgehampton grandmother in a phone scam, police said. Read more.

LI Man Sentenced After String Of Catalytic Converter Thefts: DA

A Shirley man was sentenced Tuesday after stealing catalytic converters in Wading River, as well as for his involvement in both commercial burglaries and a robbery in Suffolk County, District Attorney Ray Tierney said. Read more.

Bellport Man Pleads Guilty To Drug, Weapon Charges: DA

A Bellport man pleaded guilty to numerous weapons and drug charges shortly before opening arguments in his trial were about to begin, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said Thursday. Read more.

Man Broke Into Uniondale Home: Police

A Hempstead man was arrested after Nassau police said he broke into a Uniondale home on Tuesday morning. Read more.

Skimming Device Installed At Bank ATM In Seaford: Police

Two men are sought for installing a skimming device at a bank in Seaford. Read more.

2 Women Steal $3.6K+ In Clothing From LI Polo On Black Friday: PD

Two women stole more than $3,600 worth of clothing from the Polo Ralph Lauren store at the Tanger Outlets in Riverhead on Black Friday, police said. Read more.