Crime

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Cuomo directs State Police to investigate swastikas at park

The governor vowed to have those responsible prosecuted "to the fullest extent of the law."

Police: Third man charged with luxury car thefts
Nearly a dozen luxury cars were stolen over an approximately four-week period, police said.
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Cops: Two charged with selling vapes to minors
Two men both sold JUUL Mint Pods to minors who were actually underage undercover agents working with the narcotics vice squad, police said.
0:34 LI, NYC raids target dogfighting, officials say
Predawn raids resulted in the rescue of at least 28 dogs, authorities say.
0:34 WATCH NOW Officials: Raid nets dogfighting ring, rescues canines
An NYPD-led crackdown on dogfighting spurred raids in Uniondale and Manhattan early Thursday that ended with two people in custody, ...
0:36 Cops: Possible drug dealing link to student's death
Jay Patel of Glen Oaks was found by NYPD officers responding to a call for an unconscious male, police said.
Officials: MS-13 member sentenced for killing
Marlon Guevara was sentenced to 25 years in prison for taking part in the killing of a man that MS-13 mistakenly believed was a rival gang member
Dozens of prospective jurors in Scout death case say they can't be fair
Out of more than 80 prospective jurors interviewed, just 17 said they could be fair and impartial in the case.
LI drug dealer gets 10 years in supplying heroin to Bloods gang
Stanley Fuller, of Valley Stream, had pleaded guilty in April to two counts of heroin distribution conspiracy.
Ex-transportation inspector pleads guilty in fraud case
The inspector claimed an injury on the job and then secretly operated his own trucking company, officials said.
Arraignments set for fatal Oceanside stabbing case
Court files show Tyler Flach was indicted on charges of second-degree murder and first-degree gang assault.