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Former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano will face a new corruption trial, along with his wife, after a mistrial was declared in his first trial on Thursday.

Mistrial declared in Mangano corruption trial

A mistrial was declared on Thursday, Day 47 of the trial of former Nassau county Executive Ed Mangano and his wife, Linda. Jurors remained deadlocked on a verdict after nearly nine days of deliberations. more

By Eden Laikin and Erik Hawkins | 5/31/18

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

Former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto, pictured in March, left, was cleared of all corruption-related charges in federal court in Central Islip on Thursday.

Former TOB Supervisor Venditto cleared of all corruption charges

Former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto was found not guilty of all corruption-related charges against him on Thursday, according to numerous published reports, after a jury deliberated for five days. more

By Laura Lane and Erik Hawkins | 5/24/18

Nassau County police are on the lookout for seven people who started a brawl at the Brokerage comedy club in Bellmore on Friday night.

Police seek Bellmore comedy club brawlers

A brawl erupted at the Brokerage Comedy Club in Bellmore on Friday night, sending a club employee to the hospital — and the suspects involved are still at large, according to police. more

By Erik Hawkins | 4/29/18

Police seek failed robbery suspect in Merrick

Police are searching for a man who allegedly tried to rob a gas station in Merrick late on Monday night. more

By Erik Hawkins | 4/24/18

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

Dr. Michael Belfiore walked out of U.S. District Court in Central Islip on Tuesday. He is on trial for allegedly overprescribing opioids and causing the overdose deaths of two men, and was implicated, but not charged, in the death of another.

Trial for doctor linked to Glen Cove overdose begins

The Merrick physician facing federal charges of illegally prescribing opioids, and causing the overdose deaths of two South Shore men, began on Wednesday, with prosecutors calling Dr. Michael Belfiore “a dealer, not a healer,” and Belfiore's defense attorney insisting that the doctor is being unfairly prosecuted. more

By Erik Hawkins | 4/19/18

Feds: Merrick doctor a 'dealer, not a healer'

The Merrick physician facing federal charges of illegally prescribing opioids, and causing the overdose deaths of two South Shore men, began on Wednesday, with prosecutors calling Dr. Michael Belfiore “a dealer, not a healer,” and Belfiore's defense attorney insisting that the doctor is being unfairly prosecuted. more

By Erik Hawkins | 4/19/18