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Nassau County officials held a news conference at the east end of Federick Avenue in Roosevelt to announce that they had found a fifth body allegedly killed by the El Salvadoran gang MS-13. At the lectern was Detective Lt. Richard Lebrun. From left were Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder, County Executive Laura Curran and District Attorney Madeline Singas.

NCPD identifies fifth victim in alleged MS-13 killing spree

At the east end of Frederick Avenue in Roosevelt, on a leafy residential block with a Baptist church, Nassau County police set up a command post Wednesday afternoon. In the dense woodland to the … more

By Scott Brinton | 5/30/18

Josue Figueroa-Velasquez, 18, was charged with second-degree murder in connection with the killing of Angel Soler, of Roosevelt. Authorities have tied Soler's death to the El Salvadoran gang MS-13.

Police: Another suspect arrested in reported MS-13 murder of Roosevelt teen who attended Freeport High

Nassau County police have arrested a Freeport teenager in connection with the murder of a Freeport High School student from Roosevelt last year. Authorities believe the killing was related to the El … more

By Scott Brinton and Nadya Nataly | 5/30/18

Long Islanders came out to protest or support Donald Trump before he met with Nassau and Suffolk County officials and politicians to discuss MS-13.

Trump draws protests, supporters at Bethpage MS-13 talk

Dueling protests developed outside the Morrelly Center in Bethpage on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump and U.S. Rep. Peter King, a Seaford Republican, held a forum on the threat posed by El Salvadoran gang MS-13 on Long Island. more

By Ronny Reyes and James Mattone | 5/24/18

President Donald Trump joined Rep. Peter King, a Seaford Republican, at a forum in Bethpage on May 23 to discuss the threat posed by MS-13.

Trump joins Rep. King to talk MS-13 threat

Seated with President Donald Trump at a Bethpage forum on threat posed by El Salvadoran gang MS-13 on Wednesday is U.S. Rep. Peter King, a Seaford Republican, and Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder. more

By Eden Laikin | 5/24/18

Declare Nassau a sanctuary county

The promise inscribed on the Statue of Liberty — “send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me” — is the promise of hope that America makes . . . more

5/17/18

Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder, joined by County Executive Laura Curran, said that the El Salvadoran gang MS-13 had threatened county police officers.

MS-13 issues threat to cops

Members of the El Salvadoran gang MS-13, or Mara Salvatrucha, have threatened Nassau County and Village of Hempstead police officers, according to County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder. If … more

By Nadya Nataly, Christina Daly, Zach Gottehrer-Cohen and Scott Brinton | 4/27/18

Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder, joined by County Executive Laura Curran, said the El Salvadoran gang MS-13 has threatened Nassau County police officers.

NCPD: MS-13 threatens police officers

Members of the El Salvadoran gang MS-13, or Mara Salvatrucha, have threatened Nassau County and Village of Hempstead police officers, according to County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder. The threats follow the extradition from Maryland this week of Miguel Angel Corea Diaz, known on the street as “the Reaper,” an MS-13 kingpin who is the gang’s highest-ranking member on the East Coast. more

By Nadya Nataly, Christina Daly and Scott Brinton | 4/20/18

Alleged kingpin of the international criminal gang MS-13, or Mara Salvatrucha, Miguel Angel Corea Diaz, 35, of Laurel, Md., extradited on April 18 and arraigned on April 19, faces up to 25 years.

Alleged Northeast MS-13 kingpin arraigned

The alleged Northeast kingpin of the international criminal gang MS-13, or Mara Salvatrucha, 35-year-old Miguel Angel Corea Diaz, of Laurel, Md., was arraigned on Thursday before Acting Nassau County … more

By Nadya Nataly | 4/19/18

The Kevlar president runs the gantlet

Remember when observers marveled that Ronald Reagan was the Teflon president, because nothing thrown at him by his adversaries seemed to stick? His naturally sunny disposition . . . more

3/22/18

U.S. Rep Peter King took part in a meeting with President Trump and members of Congress in Washington, D.C. last week to discuss ongoing efforts to combat the deadly MS-13 gang.

King joins strategy talks to help combat MS-13

U.S. Rep. Peter King met with President Trump and members of Congress at a roundtable meeting on Feb. 6 to discuss the ongoing efforts to fight MS-13, the international gang from El Salvador that is … more

By Rebecca Anderson | 2/16/18