Man Accused Of Killing Girlfriend; School Bomb Scare: 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 getting arrested in connection with the slaying of his girlfriend; a teenager pleading guilty to murder; a bomb threat at a school; two elderly women getting assaulted in their homes; a man wielding a knife at a hospital; and a law firm losing $77K from a fraudulent check, authorities said.

Man Arrested After Killing His Girlfriend In Suffolk: Police

A Yaphank man was arrested after he murdered his girlfriend earlier this year, police said. Read more.

Huntington Station Teen Pleads Guilty To Fatal Shooting: Suffolk DA

A Huntington Station teenager pleaded guilty Wednesday to second-degree murder after he fatally shot a 21-year-old in 2021, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney said. Read more.

LI Man Gets 17 Years To Life For Fatal Shooting Caught On Video: DA

An East Islip man was sentenced to 17 years to life in prison on Friday, after fatally shooting another man outside a restaurant in 2021 — which was all caught on camera, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced. Read more.

Bomb Threat At LI School Includes Demand For Cash: PD

A bomb scare led to the evacuation of the Amagansett elementary school Wednesday morning, police said. Read more.

Bay Shore Dealer Gets 8.5 Years In Prison For Fatal Overdose: DA

A Bay Shore man pleaded guilty and was immediately sentenced to 8.5 years in prison on Tuesday, for selling cocaine laced with fentanyl that resulted in a fatal overdose, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced. Read more.

LI Man Pleads Guilty To Hate Crimes Against Same Sex Couple: DA

A Holbrook man pleaded guilty Friday to assault and aggravated harassment as hate crimes, after a Mother's Day attack on a same sex couple at a dock in Patchogue on Mother's Day, District Attorney Ray Tierney said. Read more.

2 Elderly Women Assaulted In Mastic Beach Home Burglaries: SCPD

Two elderly women were assaulted during a pair of home burglaries in Mastic Beach over the past week, Suffolk police said. Read more.

Man Wields Knife At NYU Langone Hospital; Violent With Officers: Cops

A Hempstead was taken into custody for menacing a police officer at NYU Langone Hospital, authorities said. Read more.

Massapequa Law Firm Loses $77K From Fraudulent Check: Police

A man is accused of fraudulently paying a Massapequa law firm, police said. Read more.

Man Broke Into Russell Gardens Home: Police

A homeless man was arrested after Nassau police said he broke into a Russell Gardens home early Tuesday. Read more.

Shots Fired Into Central Islip Home: Police

Suffolk County Police are investigating a Central Islip shooting, after shots were fired into a house on Monday. Read more.

Man Drove Away From Suffolk Officers In Stolen Car: Police

A man was arrested early Monday after he committed a carjacking in Lake Ronkonkoma and then fled from police in the stolen car, police said. Read more.

Man Threatened Employee, Stole BMW From Riverhead Car Dealership: PD

A man was arrested after he threatened an employee and stole a BMW from a Riverhead car dealership Monday, police said. Read more.

$2,300 Charge Made On Stolen Credit Card In Huntington Station: Police

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is seeking the public's help finding the man and woman who, police said, used a stolen credit card in Huntington Station in September. Read more.

Bay Shore Man Found Guilty of Possessing Illegal Handgun: DA

A Bay Shore man was found guilty on Thursday, of possessing an unserialized gun, after an altercation with a neighbor where police were called in, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced. Read more.

Man Caught Trespassing In A Riverside Business: Police

A man was arrested and charged with trespassing in Riverside Tuesday night, police said. Read more.