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Accused Cop Shooter Charged With Attempted Murder For 'Senseless' Attack On Long Island Officer
The 20-year-old man accused of shooting a Long Island police officer on the job could spend decades behind bars.
Janell Funderburke, age 20, of Coram, was formally arraigned on over a dozen criminal charges, including aggravated attempted murder, in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, May 25.
Suffolk County Police officers were surveilling Funderburke’s Coram home, located on Homestead Drive near Norfleet Lane, as part of an armed robbery investigation on Thursday, May 11, according to the Suffolk County DA’s office.
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Driver, 3 Passengers Face Weapons Charges After Fiery Crash In Dix Hills
Four people are facing weapons charges after they were rescued from a fiery crash on Long Island.
Officers were on patrol in North Babylon early in the morning on Thursday, Aug. 18, when they saw a 2018 BMW speeding and swerving on Route 231 near Commack Road, the Suffolk County Police Department reported.
Police attempted to pull the BMW over, but the driver didn't stop, and officers discontinued the traffic stop, authorities said.
A short time later, at about 12:50 a.m., the driver, identified as 22-year-old Eric Johnson, of Medford, lost control of the vehicle on Commack Road near…