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False Report Led To LIRR Derailment: Patch Week In Review

ALSO: Woman tried to steal man's home by murdering him | Teacher charged in student's sexual assault | Husband and wife reunited.

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Here are some of the biggest stories that Long Island Patches covered for the week of March 15-19.
Here are some of the biggest stories that Long Island Patches covered for the week of March 15-19. (Kristin Borden/Patch)

LONG ISLAND, NY — Here are some of the biggest stories that Long Island Patches covered for the week of March 15 through 19.

Former LIRR Worker's Falsified Report Linked To Derailment: DOJ

"This individual put many riders at risk and it is a miracle no one was critically injured because of his actions."

Woman Charged In LI Man's Murder Tried To Steal His Home: DA

The woman had a forged will, tried to steal the home of the man whose murder she's charged in, prosecutors said Monday.

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Faces Of Coronavirus: Husband Sees Wife For 1st Time In 6 Months

She's in a nursing home; he finally got to bring her a Christmas present.

Killer Who Inspired 'Amityville Horror' Films Dies In Prison

Ronald DeFeo Jr. died while serving a life sentence for murdering his parents and siblings in 1974.

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Teacher From LI Charged In Sexual Assault Of Student: Prosecutors

The student told investigators the assaults happened at a New Jersey school when she was 11 years old, prosecutors said.

Teacher Removed Over Sexual Assault Allegations: Report

The teacher asked students to sit on him while he laid on a bed of nails, and bought them food after, accuser alleges in petition.

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