A member of the street gang MS-13, Yonathan Sanchez, 23, a/k/a Turbo, was sentenced to 34 years to life in prison on July 1 by Judge Tammy Robbins for his role in two murders.
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By Jeff Bessen
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7/1/20
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When she was 4-years-old, Christine Drakatos found a litter of kittens in a sewer drain and made her mother help rescue them, and since then the Astoria native who lives in Far Rockaway has helped saved animals.
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By Jeff Bessen
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6/21/20
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Village of Cedarhurst officials said that the New York Police Department has issued a warning that there are people going to buildings saying they are coronavirus cleanup crews, who then try to break into offices and residences to steal.
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By Jeff Bessen
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3/25/20
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A New York City police officer from Oceanside who is charged in an alleged murder-for-hire plot against her estranged husband and her boyfriend’s teenage daughter was delayed by a federal judge after the woman’s attorney requested more time to review recently submitted evidence.
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By Mike Smollins
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3/12/20
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Nothing could stop NYPD officer Ross Dichter from reaching 20 years on the job without taking a sick day — not even the tongue cancer he developed because he worked at ground zero in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
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By Mike Smollins
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2/6/20
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Luis Alvarez “marched to his own beat” and liked to stay under the radar, recalled his oldest brother, Phil Alvarez.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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12/26/19
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An NYPD officer from Oceanside who was charged with allegedly hiring a hit man to murder her estranged husband and the teenage daughter of her boyfriend was denied bail and will head to trial on April 20.
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By Mike Smollins
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9/26/19
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Oceanside resident and NYPD Detective Luis Alvarez didn’t live to see the extension of the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund he spent his final days fighting for, but his remarks on Capitol Hill before a Congressional committee weeks before his death helped keep hope alive.
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By Mike Smollins
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8/1/19
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Firefighters, police officers and emergency medical technicians lined up outside St. Raymond’s Roman Catholic Church on July 18 to pay their respects and salute the memory of Daniel C. Pignataro, …
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By Steve Grogan
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7/25/19
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When NYPD officer Marc St. Arromand, 42, of Elmont, was involved in a motorcycle crash on his way to work on April 11, he was rushed to Long Island Jewish Hospital in Valley Stream. Despite …
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By Mike Senatore
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7/19/19
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