Long Island

The Village of Hempstead on Long Island has formed the police reform and reinvention committee, consisting of members from law enforcement, religion, and the community, in an effort to improve police practices and strengthen community relations. News Four’s Pei-Sze Cheng has the latest community reactions to the effort

A Long Island man has been arrested after he allegedly raped two 13-year-old girls this year, according to police. Suffolk County Police say Brendan Sullivan, 20, of Bohemia contacted the victims through Snapchat and had sexual contact with them in March and August. Sullivan was arrested on Thursday, police said, and he had previously been arrested in May on child…

A New York lawmaker who made fighting substance abuse one of this top priorities, but has since been accused of trading opioids for sex, has stepped down from his position as Majority Leader of the Suffolk County Legislature’s Democratic Caucus. Suffolk County Legislature Presiding Officer Rob Calarco made the announcement Thursday, releasing a statement regarding Dr. William “Doc” Spencer....

Documents left inside the trailer indicate that the asbestos was taken from MTA sites back in 2016, with hundreds of bags of the potentially cancer-causing material supposed to have been disposed of in places like Ohio

A witness told the U.S. Coast Guard they saw the chopper go down into the marsh near Nassau County’s Point Lookout, where there’s about 1-4 feet of water

A helicopter crashed into marshlands on the south shore of Long Island Wednesday afternoon, possibly leaving one person injured, officials said.

Bags full of asbestos destined for a waste site in Ohio end up in a Long Island backyard. And the company behind the waste? The MTA. Greg Cergol reports from Islip with reaction from the renter who found it.

A lawmaker and doctor who was supposed to be a well-regarded member of the community faces criminal charges. Accused of trying to trade drugs for sexual favors. Pei-Sze Cheng reports from Huntington.

A report says officers planned to make an arrest after one of the suspects told police by phone that he had been discharged from the hospital and was returning to the hotel — even though he had already packed his things and the couple was already on their way back to New York

Suffolk County Legislator William Spencer — who is also an ear, nose and throat specialist — faces drug-related charges after he was arrested for allegedly attempting to meet with a woman with whom he could swap pills for sex, two senior law enforcement officials said.

A Long Island lawmaker, who is also a well-regarded doctor, was arrested after allegedly trying to trade drugs for sexual favors, according to two senior law enforcement officials. Katherine Creag reports.

Suffolk County Legislator William Spencer — who is also an ear, nose and throat specialist — faces drug-related charges after he was arrested for allegedly attempting to meet with a woman with whom he could swap pills for sex, two senior law enforcement officials said.

A report coming out of the Suffolk County Police Department reveals that black and hispanic drivers are far more likely to be arrested, searched, or restrained at a traffic stop when compared to white drivers. News Four’s Pei-Sze Cheng has the latest on how county officials are responding to the department bias

A Long Island lawmaker, who is also a well-regarded doctor, was arrested after allegedly trying to trade drugs for sexual favors, according to two senior law enforcement officials. NBC New York’s Jonathan Dienst reports.

The report found that compared to white drivers, Black drivers are 59 percent more likely to be arrested, more than twice as likely to have their car searched or be searched and 84 percent more likely to be restrained

Bystanders helped rescue an elderly couple from a sinking car Monday after it careened into a Long Island canal

Patchogue’s bustling Main Street echoes with the sounds of a typical Monday — but if you listen closely, you’ll hear a church bell tolling softly. Every bell toll emanating from the 850-pound bell at the Congregational Church of Patchogue represents an American dead from COVID-19. The sound of mourning now echoes every six seconds in Patchogue Village, Long Island. This...

A Suffolk County police officer shot and killed a knife-wielding man after a woman in Coram reported that her ex-boyfriend was drunk and refused to leave her apartment.

The county fire marshal’s office issued twelve violations to the operators of the Bayville Scream Park on Saturday night for lack of social distancing and other fire code violations

A couple was rescued after their a car crashed and landed in a canal on Long Island. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.