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Enough Fentanyl To Kill 117K Found At Couple's Long Island Home With Child, DA Says Enough Fentanyl To Kill 117K Found At Couple's Long Island Home With Child, DA Says
Enough Fentanyl To Kill 117K Found At Couple's Long Island Home With Child, DA Says A Long Island couple’s kitchen pantry had enough fentanyl inside to kill tens of thousands of people, prosecutors allege. Tammy and Victoria Webster, both of Greenport, were arraigned on over a dozen drug and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Monday, Dec. 18. According to prosecutors, officers raided the couple’s home in early December 2023 and found Tammy Webster in her car with fentanyl and cocaine. Inside the home, they found Victoria Webster with the couple’s 2-year-old child. A search of the residence turned up 234 grams of fentanyl and 44 grams of cocaine that was stored in…

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Tenant Admits Beating Landlord To Death With Dumbbell Outside Long Island Home Tenant Admits Beating Landlord To Death With Dumbbell Outside Long Island Home
Tenant Admits Beating Landlord To Death With Dumbbell Outside Long Island Home More than three years after a landlord was beaten to death outside his Long Island home, his killer has formally confessed. Albert Coppedge, age 49, of Coram, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Dec. 20, in the death of Kenneth Mitchell. Prosecutors said multiple witnesses saw Coppedge arguing with the 62-year-old Mitchell in the backyard of their Coram home shortly after 11 a.m. on Dec. 6, 2020. Earlier Report: Tenant Beats Landlord To Death With Dumbbell Outside Coram Home, DA Says The argument escalated and Coppedge repeatedly struck Mitchell in …

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Woman Who Struck Triathlete During Long Island Race Was Speeding On Suspended License, DA Says Woman Who Struck Triathlete During Long Island Race Was Speeding On Suspended License, DA Says
Woman Who Struck Triathlete During Long Island Race Was Speeding On Suspended License, DA Says A woman accused of driving into a closed racecourse and striking a triathlete bicyclist on Long Island should not have been behind the wheel, prosecutors said. Jakeline Figueroa, age 29, of Westbury, was arraigned on nearly a half dozen criminal charges in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Dec. 20. Prosecutors said Figueroa was speeding in her SUV when she drove through a stop bar and into a triathlon event in the parking lot of Smith Point Beach in Shirley on Sunday, Aug. 6. Earlier Report: Triathlete 'Fighting For His Life' After Being Struck By Car During Shirley Race Moments …

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Long Island Man Who Sexually Abused Stepdaughter For Months Gets Decades In Prison Long Island Man Who Sexually Abused Stepdaughter For Months Gets Decades In Prison
Long Island Man Who Sexually Abused Stepdaughter For Months Gets Decades In Prison A Long Island man will spend decades behind bars for subjecting his young stepdaughter to months of sexual abuse. The 43-year-old Shirley man, who prosecutors are not naming to protect the victim’s identity, was sentenced to 23 years in prison in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Dec. 19. It followed his jury conviction for multiple sex crimes in November 2023. According to prosecutors, the man began abusing the girl in July 2016 when she was nine years old. The abuse would occur while her mother was at work. He often threatened the girl in order to keep the abuse quiet, investigators said…

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Teen Admits Raping, Stabbing Woman In Front Of Her Young Daughter At Long Island Home Teen Admits Raping, Stabbing Woman In Front Of Her Young Daughter At Long Island Home
Teen Admits Raping, Stabbing Woman In Front Of Her Young Daughter At Long Island Home A 16-year-old boy has admitted to raping and stabbing a young mother during a home invasion robbery on Long Island. The defendant, who prosecutors did not name due to his age, pleaded guilty to rape and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Dec. 19. Prosecutors said the boy was 14 years old when he and an accomplice broke into the victim’s Mastic Beach home at around 3:15 p.m. on April 19, 2022. As they were searching for items to steal, they found a locked bedroom door and kicked it in. Inside, they found a 23-year-old woman and her 4-year-old daughter. The defendant admit…

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Funeral Home Stabbing: Suspect Nabbed After Attacking Long Island Mortuary Owner, Police Say Funeral Home Stabbing: Suspect Nabbed After Attacking Long Island Mortuary Owner, Police Say
Funeral Home Stabbing: Suspect Nabbed After Attacking Long Island Mortuary Owner, Police Say A suspect has been arrested in connection with a violent robbery and stabbing of a funeral home owner on Long Island. The incident happened Wednesday, Aug. 30, in Amityville at the Slinger-Hasgill Funeral Home, located on Sunrise Highway. Prosecutors said Jason Funderburke, age 37, of Hempstead was with an accomplice when the two men approached owner Joseph Slinger as he returned to the business. Earlier Report: Funeral Home Stabbing: Employee Attacked, Robbed At Amityville Mortuary Funderburke displayed a photo of Slinger’s family and threatened him before both men began punching …

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'Let This Be Warning': Father From Long Island Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Young Daughters 'Let This Be Warning': Father From Long Island Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Young Daughters
'Let This Be Warning': Father From Long Island Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Young Daughters A Long Island father will spend decades behind bars for sexually abusing his two young daughters. The 42-year-old Lindenhurst man, who prosecutors are not naming to protect the victims’ identities, was sentenced to 30 years in prison in Suffolk County Court on Monday, Dec. 18. It came months after a jury found him guilty of multiple sex crimes in September 2023. Earlier Report: 'Reprehensible': Lindenhurst Father Sexually Abused Young Daughters, Jury Finds According to prosecutors, the man went into his 8-year-old daughter’s bedroom and sexually abused the child in early 2016. Afte…

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'Below Deck' Star, NY Urologist Used Cast Member Names To Obtain Opioids, DA Says 'Below Deck' Star, NY Urologist Used Cast Member Names To Obtain Opioids, DA Says
'Below Deck' Star, NY Urologist Used Cast Member Names To Obtain Opioids, DA Says A Long Island doctor and his wife are accused of using the names of reality show cast members to prescribe and fill prescriptions for opioid drugs. Francis and Jessica Martinis, of Fort Salonga, were arraigned on multiple charges in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Dec. 14. Mr. Martinis is a Northport-based urologist and works with several hospitals, including Mount Sinai Hospital and Huntington Hospital at Northwell Health. According to prosecutors, the couple landed in the sights of investigators in January 2023 when Jessica Martinis allegedly tried to fill a hand-written prescription f…

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Long Island Mother Admits Suffocating Twin Toddler Daughters: 'She Executed Them' Long Island Mother Admits Suffocating Twin Toddler Daughters: 'She Executed Them'
Long Island Mother Admits Suffocating Twin Toddler Daughters: 'She Executed Them' A Long Island mother has admitted to suffocating her twin toddler daughters. Tenia Campbell, age 28, of Medford, pleaded guilty to two counts of murder in Suffolk County Court on Monday, Dec. 11 in connection with the girls’ killings in June 2019. Prosecutors said Campbell’s mother called 911 at around 2:40 p.m. on June 27, 2019, saying Campbell was driving around in the family van threatening to kill her daughters. The call prompted a large-scale police search between Medford and Montauk. Finally, at around 4 p.m. an East Hampton Police officer spotted the van off Montauk Highway, a few …

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Man Building 'Hang Out' Spot Clears $20K Worth Of Timber From Long Island Park: DA Man Building 'Hang Out' Spot Clears $20K Worth Of Timber From Long Island Park: DA
Man Building 'Hang Out' Spot Clears $20K Worth Of Timber From Long Island Park: DA A man’s attempt at building a wooded sanctuary allegedly caused thousands of dollars in damage to a Long Island park. Terence Wolffe, age 41, of Mastic, was arraigned on a felony charge and several environmental conservation violations in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Dec. 6. An investigation found that he had spent “a prolonged period of time” clearcutting over 1,100 square-feet of trees and vegetation at Nesconset’s Commerdinger County Park. Armed with a machete, axes, and shovels, Wolffe regularly went to an off-trail area of the park and chopped down native trees and plants and du…

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Teachers' Union Treasurer On Long Island Admits Embezzling Over $20K In Dues Teachers' Union Treasurer On Long Island Admits Embezzling Over $20K In Dues
Teachers' Union Treasurer On Long Island Admits Embezzling Over $20K In Dues The former treasurer of a teachers’ union on Long Island has admitted embezzling tens of thousands of dollars in union dues. Fannie Bowe, age 54, of Bellport, pleaded guilty to grand larceny in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Dec. 6, following an investigation into questionable expenses at the Bellport Teachers Association Affiliates. In October 2020, she was elected as treasurer of the union, which represents teacher assistants and school aides at the South Country Central School District, headquartered in East Patchogue. She also worked as a school monitor for the district. Earlier…

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State Worker Admits Drugging, Sexually Abusing 15-Year-Old At Long Island Juvenile Facility State Worker Admits Drugging, Sexually Abusing 15-Year-Old At Long Island Juvenile Facility
State Worker Admits Drugging, Sexually Abusing 15-Year-Old At Long Island Juvenile Facility A New York State employee has confessed to drugging and sexually abusing an underage girl at a juvenile detention center on Long Island. Ovzie Cannon, age 40, of Queens, pleaded guilty to rape and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Friday, Dec. 1. According to prosecutors, Cannon worked as a youth support specialist at the Brentwood Residential Center for Girls between January and February 2023. The facility – operated by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services – serves girls ages 12 to 18 who have been adjudicated as juvenile delinquents. Cannon admitted to givi…

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