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MS-13 leader pleads guilty in case involving 8 killings, including deaths of Brentwood teens Kayla Cuevas and Nisa Mickens
The leader of a powerful and violent Long Island MS-13 street gang on Wednesday acknowledged his role in the murders of two Brentwood teens and six others while pleading guilty to racketeering and weapons charges in federal court in Central Islip. Alexi Saenz, 29, will be sentenced to 40 to...
Notorious MS-13 Leader Pleads Guilty to Eight Murders, Including Teen Girls
Alexi Saenz, a top member of the MS-13 gang, admitted to eight killings and three counts of racketeering in federal court in Central Islip, New York, on Wednesday. Based on the plea deal, he could spend anywhere from 40 to 70 years in jail. Two Long Island teens, Nisa Mickens (15) and Kayla Cuevas (16), […]
MTA delays purchase of Port Jefferson Station superfund site planned for rail yard
The long-expected purchase by the MTA of a 40-acre section of a Port Jefferson Station Superfund site has been delayed at least till the end of the year — further postponing plans to build a rail yard at the former Lawrence Aviation Industries property. Plans for the rail yard,...
Janell Funderburke, of Coram, sentenced to 25 years to life in shooting of Suffolk Police Officer Michael LaFauci
A Suffolk police officer told a Coram man who admitted to trying to kill him when he shot him last year that he could never forgive him before the defendant was sentenced to an agreed-upon 25 years to life in prison Thursday. Janell Funderburke, 21, had pleaded guilty in June...
Long Island 'Dance Instructor' Sought Sexual Photos From 10-Year-Old Girls, DA Says
Taner Ocal, age 22, of Lindenhurst, was arraigned on 30 criminal counts, including possessing child pornography, in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, July 11. According to prosecutors, Ocal contacted two 10-year-old girls in Texas on Instagram in June 2024 while pretending to be a dance instructor. He allegedly asked them...
HISTORY: The Miracle of Father Bernard Quinn
“They do not want to learn English, they are taken away the jobs of real Americans, their religious doctrine teaches disloyalty to traditional American values, and they are the cause of a higher crime wave.”. The above statements were the Ku Klux Klan’s argument for an anti-immigration platform, highlighted in...
Mother’s Intestines, Son’s Spleen Removed After Hit-Run Crash Caused By Brentwood Man: DA
Jamal Graham, age 30, of Central Islip, was indicted on assault and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Monday, July 8, in connection with the May 2023 crash. Prosecutors said Graham was speeding in an Infiniti sedan on Hale Street in Brentwood when he ran a stop sign at Lincoln Avenue and crashed into a Nissan SUV at around 11:30 p.m. on May 29, 2023.
Dr. Tia Knight-Forbes of North Amityville Honored as 15th Legislative District 2024 “Healthcare Hero”
Suffolk County Legislature Minorite Leader Jason Richberg recognized Dr. Tia Knight Forbes of ITAV-NP Family Health in North Amityville as the 15th Legislative District’s 2024 “Healthcare Hero” at the legislature’s general meeting on Tuesday, June 25 in Riverhead. Suffolk County designated the month of June as...
High-ranking MS-13 member pleads guilty to racketeering charges in case involving 8 murders
A high-ranking member of the MS-13 gang pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges in a case involving eight murders.Alexi Saenz, 29, appeared before a judge in federal court in Central Islip and pleaded guilty to racketeering and firearms charges.Saenz pleaded guilty to charges in the brutal killings of two teenage girls, Kayla Cuevas and Nisa Mickens, back in September 2016 in Brentwood.Prosecutors say Saenz and his brother Jairo hunted the best friends down and attacked them with machetes and beat them with baseball bats.It has been a grueling journey for Mickens' mother, Elizabeth Alvarado, to get justice for her daughter."I...
Crooked Couple Go on Stealing Spree at Centereach Store, Make Off with Food, Home Goods & Clothing
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate two people who stole merchandise from a Centereach store. A man and woman stole groceries, home goods and clothing from Target, located at 265 Pond Path, on...
Joshua Perez-Rodriguez, 23, Remembered As 'Hard Worker'
Joshua Perez-Rodriguez, of Brentwood, died following a two-vehicle collision in Central Islip, at the intersection of East Suffolk Avenue and Carleton Avenue, on Friday night, July 5. Suffolk County Police said he was driving a 2009 Honda Accord northbound on Carleton Avenue when he failed to stop at a red...
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