Sex Crimes; Man Admits To Fatal Beatdown: 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 admitting to fatally beating his landlord with a dumbbell; a woman pleading guilty to a fatal DWI crash; a teenager accused of threatening a mass shooting at a school; a father admitting to sexually abusing his daughter repeatedly; a former teacher facing 45 lawsuits after being accused of sexual abuse; a man being charged with attempted murder; a man being sentenced for raping his daughters; a teenager pleading guilty to raping and stabbing a mother; a man being sentenced for raping his stepdaughter; a U.S. Navy petty officer accused of meeting with an agent posing as a teenager; a funeral home owner stabbed during a robbery; three indicted on charges of narcotics and weapons trafficking; a man sentenced for running a drug ring; a woman was indicted in connection with setting three homes ablaze; a man stealing $91K of silver bars; Hamptons copper thieves arrested; a loaded handgun found; a woman trying to bite an employee during a theft; and a spa being broken into, officials said.

Suffolk Man Admits To Beating Landlord To Death With Dumbbell: DA

A Coram man has admitted to beating his landlord to death with a dumbbell and then swiping his wallet, Suffolk District Attorney Ray Tierney said Wednesday. Read more.

Baldwin Woman Pleads Guilty To Fatal High-Speed DWI Crash: DA

A Baldwin woman pleaded guilty on Monday to killing a man in a drunken high-speed crash in May 2022, Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly announced. Read more.

Man Charged With Attempted Murder Of Woman In Valley Stream: Police

A Cambria Heights man was arrested and charged with attempted murder after Nassau police said he stabbed a woman in Valley Stream. Read more.

LI Teen Charged In Mass School Shooting Threat: DA

A 17-year-old was arrested stemming from an anonymous email threatening to “shoot up” Sequoya High School in Holtsville on Wednesday, Suffolk District Attorney Ray Tierney said. Read more.

Prison Sentence For Lindenhurst Man Who Raped, Abused Daughters: DA

A 42-year-old Lindenhurst man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for raping one daughter when she was 12 and sexually abusing his other daughter when she was 8 years old, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said Monday. Read more.

Boy, 16, Pleads Guilty In Rape, Stabbing Of LI Mom In Home Invasion

A 16-year-old boy has pleaded guilty in connection with the rape and stabbing of a mom in front of her young child in a vicious attack in Mastic Beach in 2022, Suffolk District Attorney Ray Tierney said Tuesday. Read more.

45 Suits Filed Against Bay Shore, Teacher Accused Of Sex Abuse: DA

Forty-five lawsuits were filed by alleged victims against the Bay Shore school district and retired elementary school teacher Thomas Bernagozzi under the New York State Child Victims Act, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney said Thursday. Read more.

Suffolk Man Gets 23 Years In Stepdaughter's Rape

A 43-year-old Shirley man was sentenced to 23 years in prison for the rape and sexual abuse of his stepdaughter over a year, starting when she was nine years old, District Attorney Ray Tierney said Tuesday. Read more.

Suffolk Man Admits To Repeatedly Sexually Abusing Daughter: DA

A Huntington Station man pleaded guilty to repeatedly sexually abusing his daughter, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced Wednesday. Read more.

Bay Shore Man Convicted On Sex Abuse Charges Involving His Niece

A Bay Shore 36-year-old accused of sexually abusing his niece for three years starting when she was four years old was found guilty Tuesday after a jury trial. Read more.

Navy Petty Officer Toting Teddy Met With Agent Posing As Teen: Feds

A U.S. Navy petty officer was nabbed Saturday in a sting operation after he showed up at the Long Island Rail Road station in Valley Stream carrying a teddy bear after arranging to meet what he thought was a teen girl, a complaint filed in federal court shows. Read more.

3 Officers Injured By Shower Rod-Swinging Woman In Uniondale: Police

A Uniondale woman was arrested after she exposed herself and assaulted a Nassau police officer Thursday, police said. Read more.

Suffolk Man Paid Bribes For Contract From Fortune 500 Company: Feds

Two men are facing charges for participating in a scheme to bribe a senior project manager at a Fortune 500 real estate services firm to obtain contracting work, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced Thursday. Read more.

LI Funeral Home Owner Stabbed, Robbed; Hempstead Man Indicted: DA

A Hempstead resident accused of robbing and stabbing an Amityville funeral home owner and threatening his family has been indicted, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced Monday. Read more.

3 Indicted On Narcotics, Weapons Trafficking Charges In Brentwood: DA

Three individuals have been indicted on charges relating to "large scale narcotics scales" and conspiracy to distribute narcotics, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said Tuesday. Read more.

Hempstead Man Sentenced For Running Drug Ring: Prosecutors

A Hempstead man was sentenced on Tuesday to 22 years in prison for his role in operating a violent drug ring, prosecutors announced. Read more.

2 Suffolk Correctional Officers Took False Leave From Work: DA

Two corrections officers working for the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office were arrested after they were accused of taking leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA") by falsely claiming they needed to miss scheduled shifts to care for sick relatives, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney said Thursday. Read more.

Woman Pushed To Ground, Robbed At Roosevelt Field Parking Lot: Police

A woman was robbed leaving the Roosevelt Field Mall late Tuesday afternoon, police said. Read more.

Man Displays Gun In Melville 7-Eleven Robbery: Police

A man robbed a store in Melville at gunpoint in August, and Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is seeking the public's help finding him, police said Thursday. Read more.

Man Robbed In Downtown Riverhead: Police

A man was robbed in a downtown Riverhead apartment complex Wednesday, police said. Read more.

Woman Who Tried To Set Three LI Homes On Fire Indicted: DA

An East Quogue woman who stands accused of trying to set three homes on fire in Hampton Bays and then rob a Dollar Tree at knife point was indicted Tuesday, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said. Read more.

Man Steals $91K Worth Of Silver Bars In East Farmingdale: Police

A man stole tens of thousands of dollars worth of silver at an East Farmingdale business in November, police said, and the Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is seeking the public's help finding him. Read more.

Queens Man Bilked Thousands From Women While In Locust Valley: Police

A Queens man bilked thousands of dollars, promising to invest the funds in real estate and stocks for two women while in Locust Valley last July, Nassau police said. Read more.

Nassau Woman Indicted In Connection With Striking Triathlon Athlete: DA

A Nassau woman has been indicted in connection with striking a bicyclist with her vehicle in a triathlon at Smith Point County Park back in August, Suffolk District Attorney Ray Tierney said Wednesday. Read more.

Copper Thieves Nabbed In Hamptons After Year Of Investigation: Police

Four people were arrested and charged after stealing "large amounts" of copper from a Hampton Bays business in 2022, police said. Read more.

Loaded 9MM Ruger Handgun, MDMA Found After Uniondale Drug Sale: Cops

A Laurelton man was arrested on gun and drug possession on Sunday after he was caught during an alleged drug sale with a loaded 9mm Ruger handgun and Methylenedioxymethamphetamine pills on Sunday, Nassau said. Read more.

Woman Tried Biting Employee In Oceanside Store Robbery: Police

A woman tried to bite a shop employee in Oceanside while stealing from the store on Sunday, Nassau police said. Read more.

LI Man Stole More Than $20K In Proceeds From Occupied Home: PD

A Greenport man was arrested after he stole more than $20,000 in proceeds from a Shelter Island home in January, police said. Read more.

Suspects Swiped $3.5K In Fragrances From Ulta In Patchogue: Cops

Suffolk police are seeking the public’s help in identifying three suspects they say swiped $3,350 worth of fragrances from Ulta in Patchogue back on Oct. 21. Read more.

Spa Burglarized In Roslyn Heights: Police

A spa in Roslyn Heights was burglarized on Sunday morning, Nassau police said. Read more.

LSD, Cocaine, MDMA Found During Atlantic Beach Traffic Stop: Police

Four people were arrested on drug charges Friday morning in Atlantic Beach, Nassau police said. Read more.

3 Women Steal Wallet Containing Credit Cards In Commack: Police

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is seeking the public's help in finding the three women who, police said, stole a wallet from a store in Commack in September. Read more.