Fatal Party Shooting; Man Fatally Stabbed Wife, Kid: 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 fatal shooting at a party; a man was indicted after he was accused of fatally stabbing his wife and child; a man was sentenced in the murder of his wife; the owner of Chihuahua puppies that ate cocaine and fentanyl drove 140 MPH to the vet hospital; a former Suffolk police chief was arrested; a man sexually abused a child; and a former Long Islander attacked law enforcement during the Capitol breach, officials said.

Fatal Shooting At 'Illegal Party' On Long Island Probed: Police

A gunman sprayed a crowd fatally wounding a 20-year-old Brooklyn man and injuring four teens at an illegal party inside of a rental hall in Valley Stream on Monday night, police said. Read more.

'Tragic': Brentwood Man Indicted For Fatally Stabbing Wife, Child: DA

A Brentwood man who fatally stabbed his wife and 2-year-old child last month was indicted in court on Monday, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced. Read more.

Levittown Man Gets 50 Years To Life For Murdering Wife: Prosecutors

A Levittown man was sentenced on Thursday to 50 years to life in prison for murdering his wife and attempting to murder his brother-in-law. Read more.

LI Cocaine Chihuahuas' Owner 'Drove 140MPH' To Vet Hospital: Court Doc

The Long Island owner of Chihuahua puppies that somehow gobbled cocaine and fentanyl this Spring told investigators he drove 140MPH to get them to the vet hospital where they were revived from overdoses with Narcan, court documents show. Read more.

Ex-Suffolk PD Chief Tried To Get Out Of Arrest: Officials

Former Suffolk County Police Chief James Burke was arrested Tuesday after soliciting a male undercover officer, Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison said at a press briefing Tuesday. Read more.

Man Arrested After Sexually Abusing Female Child: Southampton PD

A Mastic man was arrested and charged after he sexually abused a juvenile female for seven months in 2020, police said. Read more.

Man Scammed 2 Suffolk Residents Out Of Thousands Of Dollars: Police

A man was arrested Wednesday after Suffolk police said he scammed two women out of hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of gold bars and cash in Huntington and Kings Park. Read more.

Ex-Farmingdale Man Attacked Law Enforcement During Capitol Breach: DOJ

The man was accused of trying to hit officers with a baton and throwing an object at them during the U.S. Capitol breach, the DOJ says. Read more.

Man Dead In North Valley Stream Hit-And-Run On Southern State: Police

A man was killed in a hit-and-run crash on the Southern State Parkway early Wednesday, state police said. Read more.

Calverton Man Pleads Guilty After 'Savagely' Slashing Ex's Family: DA

A Calverton man pleaded guilty Monday after he reportedly slashed his ex-girlfriend's family members with a razor blade in December, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said. Read more.

LI Driver Flees After Cars Goes Ablaze, Crashes Into Parked Car: Cops

Suffolk County Police are currently seeking out a driver who struck a parked car, causing a two-car vehicle fire in East Farmingdale. Read more.

Nassau Man Fires Shots From Apartment, Hits 2 Neighboring Homes: Cops

A North Massapequa man was arrested for firing a semi-automatic rifle that struck two neighboring homes. Read more.

Man Seriously Injured In North Amityville Shooting: Police

A man is seriously injured after a shooting in North Amityville on Saturday, Suffolk County Police said. Read more.

2nd Teen Charged In Connection To Swastika At Merrick Playground: Cops

A second teenager has been arrested for a bias incident in Merrick. Read more.

LI Man Charged With Crashing Stolen Vehicle Into 3 Parked Cars: Police

A man was arrested on Wednesday, after he fled the scene after crashing a stolen vehicle into a fence and several parked cars in Lindenhurst, Suffolk County Police said. Read more.

2 Teens Arrested, Charged With Vandalizing Dowling Campus: Police

Two teenagers were arrested and charged with burglary after they spray-painted a building in the former Dowling College campus on Wednesday, Suffolk County police said. Read more.

Robbery At CVS; Suspect Threatens Worker With Knife: Police

A Westbury man was taken into custody for a Tuesday afternoon robbery. Read more.

Woman Caught Driving Drunk With 4 Kids In Car In Shirley: Cops

A woman who was caught driving drunk in Shirley with four children, one less than one year old, in her car was charged under Leandra’s Law Wednesday night, Suffolk police said. Read more.