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Woman gets maximum sentence for NYPD hit-and-run
The woman convicted of driving drunk when she struck and killed an NYPD officer on the Long Island Expressway in 2021 will spend decades behind bars after being sentenced Wednesday to the maximum penalty.
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Sentencing day in the death of NYPD officer
Today, the woman convicted of killing NYPD officer Tsakos in April 2021 when driving on the Long Island Expressway while being drunk and high was found guilty. Her team rejected a plea deal that would’ve sentenced her to 16 years in prison. Romney Smith reports live from Queens.
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Long Island Man Gets Prison for Stabbing Transfer Student in Heart Over a Girl, Killing Him
Pei-Sze Cheng reporting on the 25-year sentence a man was sentenced to after stabbing someone in a Long Island parking lot.
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Long Island Man Gets Prison for Stabbing Transfer Student in Heart Over a Girl, Killing Him
The 16-year-old victim had just transferred to the high school. He was only there 10 days, trying to make some new friends, when he walked a girl home.
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Florida Man Gets 20 Years to Life for 2000 Murder of NYC Woman
A Florida man was sentenced to decades behind bars for the murder of a Bronx woman in 2000, according to Bronx District Attorney’s Office. Christopher Gonzalez, 41, of Naples, Florida, was sentenced Friday to 20 years to life in prison, Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark said. He initially pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on Dec. 21, 2022. According to the…
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Gang Member Gets Decades Behind Bars for Shooting Death of Innocent Teen on NYC Street: DA
A gang member is facing decades behind bars for shooting an innocent teen walking home from playing basketball in Brooklyn nearly six years ago, according to prosecutors. Zidon Clarke, 23 and from Flatbush, was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison on the charge of first-degree manslaughter and an indeterminate term of seven to 21 years in prison on the…