Woman Convicted In NYPD Cop's Death; Murder-Suicide: 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 murder-suicide; a woman being found guilty in the death of Long Island NYPD officer Anastasios Tsakos; human remains found in a park; a man sexually abusing his stepdaughter; a man being found guilty of murder after an argument; a man biting part of his roommate's ear off and then injuring a police officer; a man being accused of sexually assaulting two elderly women; a man pleading guilty to possessing 4,000 fentanyl pills; four getting indicted in connection with a $2 million theft; a man being sentenced for killing another man; a woman being fatally shot; a fatal drunken driving crash; and a man being accused of pointing a gun at a 6-year-old's head, officials said.

Uniondale Couple ID'D In Murder-Suicide: Police

A man who was found seriously injured alongside his wife after a domestic incident in their Uniondale residence has succumbed to his injuries, Nassau County Police said. Read more.

Woman Convicted On All Counts In LIE 2021 Crash Killing NYPD Cop: DA

A jury found a Hempstead woman guilty in the 2021 hit-and-run crash that killed an NYPD highway officer, the Queens district attorney announced. Read more.

Police ID Man Whose Remains Were Found At Sunken Meadow State Park

Yoneli Abimael Ramos Moreno, 20, of Brentwood, was identified as the man whose remains were found at Sunken Meadow State Park on Monday afternoon, New York State Police said in an update on Wednesday. Read more.

LI Man Found Guilty Of Murder After An Argument: DA

A Riverhead man was sentenced Thursday to 25 years to life in prison after being found guilty of murder following a 2021 argument, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said. Read more.

2 Charged In Connection To April Murder Of Woman In Hempstead: Police

Police have made a pair of arrests in connection to the April death of a woman in Hempstead, police announced. Read more.

Man Indicted After Sexually Abusing Stepdaughter, Fleeing Country: DA

A Brentwood man was indicted on Thursday, for charges of repeated sexual assaults against his then 14-year-old stepdaughter between 2002 and 2003 — then fleeing the country for about 20 years, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said. Read more.

Man Sexually Assaulted 2 Elderly Women During Home Burglaries: SCDA

A man was indicted Wednesday after he was accused of sexually assaulting two elderly women in Mastic Beach after breaking into their homes, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney said. Read more.

Man Pleads Guilty To Possession Of 4K Fentanyl Pills, On LI: DA

A Virginia man pleaded guilty in court on Monday to illegally possessing more than 4,000 pressed fentanyl pills, more than 200 pressed methamphetamine pills, and three loaded firearms — including a pistol modified to function as a machine gun — on Long Island, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced. Read more.

4 Indicted After Stealing $2M From Financial Services Company: Feds

A two-count indictment was unsealed in federal court on Tuesday, charging four men — including three Long Islanders — with stealing more than $2 million from a California-based global financial services company through a securities fraud and money laundering scheme, Breon Peace, United States Attorney, Eastern District of New York announced on Tuesday. Read more.

Sentencing For 2021 Murder Of Hempstead Man: Prosecutors

A North Carolina man was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for murdering a 40-year-old man outside of his Hempstead in January 2021, prosecutors announced. Read more.

Man Bit Part Of Roommate's Ear Off, Stabbed Him In Baldwin: Police

A Baldwin man was arrested after Nassau police said he assaulted his roommate, biting a part of his ear off, on Thursday morning. He was also accused of injuring a police officer trying to arrest him, police said. Read more.

Fatal Drunken Driving Crash In Five Towns: Police

A drunken driver caused a crash that led to a death during the overnight hours Monday in Lawrence, police said. Read more.

Man Pointed Gun At 6-Year-Old's Head In Manhasset: Police

A Manhasset man was arrested Saturday after Nassau police said he pointed a gun at a 6-year-old boy's head after he and his sister dropped candy off at the incorrect home. Read more.

LI Man Pleads Guilty To Distributing Fentanyl That Led To 4 ODs: Feds

A Riverhead man pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiring to distribute the fentanyl-laced cocaine that led to four overdoses in one day on the North Fork, Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, said. Read more.

3 Robbed At Gunpoint In Westhampton Rental: PD

Three people were robbed at gunpoint in a Westhampton home Wednesday, police said. Read
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Man Posing As Customs & Border Agent At Levittown Eatery: Police

A man was arrested for posing as a Customs and Border Protection Officer in Levittown on Wednesday morning, police said. Read more.

2 Officers Injured As Man Resists Arrest In Elmont: Police

Two officers were injured when a man resisted arrest in connection with a disturbance at a home in Elmont on Monday night, Nassau police said. Read more.

Loaded Gun Found During Traffic Stop In Baldwin: Police

Four men were arrested Wednesday night during a traffic stop in Baldwin. Read more.

Drugs, Gun Found During Levittown Traffic Stop: Police

Two men were arrested in Levittown after drugs and a handgun were discovered in their car, police said. Read more.