Crime & Safety
LI Man Raped Woman After Drugging Her On Date: DA
Also: Transgender athletes ban "illegal": NYCLU / Skin cancer scare / Woman recorded undressing: PD / Expansion talk / Mosque trespasser: PD

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The man was accused of recording himself raping her after he used a sleep aid while they went out for drinks, DA says.
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County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed the controversial executive order on Thursday.
Find out what's happening in Smithtownfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Allyson Scerri was dealt a terrifying blow when both she and her daughter had skin cancer, months apart. "Early detection saves lives."
He faces a count of unlawful surveillance, police said.
A proposed expansion of the charter school has students, residents pleading both sides of the issue.
The man was arrested after he went into a mosque, made statements regarding the Israel-Palestine conflict and didn't leave, police say.
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