Gang Indictments; Man Shot To Death: 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 two Gambino crime family members getting indicted; a man getting shot to death; a man pleading guilty to a fatal hit-and-run; a school district investigating a woman's claims a teacher sexually assaulted her; a man getting indicted in connection with a fatal hit-and-run; a loaded gun, fentanyl, crack and cocaine found at a traffic stop; a man scamming $2,300 in a bogus home rental; 16 pets found covered in urine; a man stealing $500K; a man getting shot; frying oil stolen; and more, officials said.

2 Gambino Crime Family Members From LI Indicted: Prosecutors

Ten alleged members of the Gambino family, including two men from Nassau County were charged Wednesday in a sprawling 16-count indictment in Federal Court in Brooklyn. Read more.

Man Shot To Death On Mastic Reservation: Police

A man was gunned down on the Poospatuck Indian Reservation in Mastic on Tuesday night, Suffolk police said. Read more.

Man Pleads Guilty To Fatal Huntington Station Hit-And-Run: Suffolk DA

A Holtsville man pleaded guilty to a fatal hit-and-run that killed a man in Huntington Station in August, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced Monday. Read more.

Suffolk Man Indicted In Hit-And-Run That Killed Woman: DA

A Holtsville man has been indicted in connection with his leaving the scene of a car crash that left a woman dead earlier this year, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney's office said Wednesday. Read more.

Man Indicted For Stealing $500K At 2 Nassau Locations: Prosecutors

A Queens man has been indicted on grand larceny in which he allegedly burglarized a Plainview business and stole more than $500,000 in merchandise and cash, prosecutors said. Read more.

Loaded Gun, Fentanyl, Crack, Cocaine Found After LI Traffic Stop: PD

A Riverhead traffic stop Friday led to the discovery of a loaded Glock handgun, as well as fentanyl, crack, and cocaine, police said. Read more.

14 Cats, 2 Dogs, Covered In Urine In 'Squalor' Bayport Home: SPCA

A Bayport woman was arrested and charged with animal cruelty on Monday after she failed to maintain a habitable living environment for her 14 cats and two dogs, allowing them to live in squalor, Roy Gross, Chief of the Suffolk SPCA said. Read more.

Man Shot, Seriously Injured In Mastic Beach Fight: Police

A man was seriously injured in a shooting in a fight in Mastic Beach Thursday night, Suffolk police said. Read more.

300 Pounds Of Marijuana Seized At Town Of Smithtown Traffic Stop: SCPD

Just less than 300 pounds of marijuana was seized at a traffic stop on the Sunken Meadow State Parkway on Wednesday afternoon, New York State Police said. Read more.

Rocky Point Man Scammed $2,300 In Bogus Home Rental In Mastic: Police

A Rocky Point man scammed an unsuspecting woman out of thousands of dollars she believed was for a deposit on a bogus rental home in Mastic, Suffolk police said Tuesday. Read more.

Suffolk Woman Left 2 Cats Behind In Closet In Apartment Move: SPCA

A Holtsville woman was charged with abandoning her two cats after they were found alive in a closet days after she moved out of an apartment, the Suffolk Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said Tuesday. Read more.

Owner Injured By Thieves Stealing From North Fork Liquor Store: PD

The owner was injured when a pair tried to steal from a liquor store in Cutchogue recently, police said. Read more.

3 Break Into Roslyn Estates Home: Police

Three people broke into a Roslyn Estates home early Wednesday, Nassau police said. Read more.

Jewelry At Macy's In Roosevelt Field Stolen; Man Sought: Police

A man stole jewelry from the Macy's in Roosevelt Field and fled, police said. Read more.

5 Nabbed In Downtown Riverhead Drug Sweep: Police

Community complaints over street level drug deals led to the arrests of five individuals during the past month, police said. Read more.

Drunken Freeport Crash Into Pole Sends 2 To Hospital: Police

A driver and his passenger were sent to the hospital after their vehicle left the road in Freeport and slammed into a pole during a drunken crash, police said. Read more.

Huntington Burger King Cooking Oil Theft; $1,600 Worth Stolen: Police

Two men stole $1,600 worth of cooking oil from a Burger King in Huntington on Oct. 31, Suffolk police said. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is seeking the public's help finding them. Read more.

String Of FedEx Packages Stolen In Nassau County: Police

Several FedEx packages were stolen across from outside homes in Massapequa, Massapequa Park and Wantagh last month, Nassau police said. Read more.