Suffolk County on Long Island aggressively uses the law to take guns from people in crisis in an effort to prevent shootings and suicides. Its experience could inform a national debate. By Andy Newman, Benjamin Weiser and Ashley Southall of the New York Times June 5,...

Long Island authorities said a joint law enforcement operation aimed at disrupting gang activity yielded results earlier this month by taking 69 gang targets off the streets. Credit: Newsday/James Carbone A joint law enforcement operation aimed at disrupting Long...

The mother of a 5-year-old boy who died last year in what Suffolk police Friday called “a shocking case of abuse” is facing a murder charge along with her boyfriend. Officers found victim King Owusu at a Brentwood apartment after a 911 call on April 1, 2021, Police...

Updated October 13, 2021 8:25 PM A Port Jefferson Station man was charged with driving while intoxicated after Suffolk police said his car struck and killed a pedestrian Tuesday night in Coram. Jason Hank, 24, was driving a 2009 Toyota Corolla north on Route 112,...

Defense attorneys say the prosecution team withheld evidence in the 2013 murder case that led to the conviction of a Brentwood man. Photo Credit: James Carbone By Nicole Fuller of Newsday Attorneys for a Brentwood man found...

A Shirley man who killed a mother of three while driving drunk last year pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide, Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy Sini announced Thursday. Chris Montpetit, 36, is expected to be sentenced to 5-2/3 to 17 years in prison...

Four Long Island residents accused of selling temporary Texas license plates in Suffolk County have been arrested and charged with second-degree criminal possession of a false instrument, Suffolk District Attorney Timothy Sini said. The arrests stem from an...

By Antonio Planas [email protected] Updated October 13, 2020 7:51 PM A Huntington Station man charged with child sex abuse has an "impeccable record" as a volunteer firefighter and employee in the Town of Huntington, his lawyer said Tuesday. Suffolk County...

An NYPD officer from West Islip was one of three Long Islanders facing charges, alleged to be part of a drug ring. Authorities on Wednesday said the investigation was triggered by a fatal drug overdose. Here is Newsday's Cecilia Dowd with the latest. Credit: Howard...

Suffolk County District Administrative Judge C. Randall Hinrichs speaks at a news conference about a drug treatment program in 2018. Credit: Daniel Goodrich By Zachary R. Dowdy [email protected] Updated July 7, 2020 4:13 PM A respected state Supreme Court...