Long Island

Illegal street racers unleashed a night of mayhem on Long Island over the weekend, burning rubber, doing donuts and figure eights on a street. It was part of an ongoing issue that was taken to a new level. When police showed up to shut down the race the drivers attempted to escape in their souped-up cars — and several of...

Suffolk County police are investigating after human remains were found in a sump on Long Island. Officers responded Monday at 10:55 a.m. to reports of remains in a sump in Brentwood, police said. The remains were found at Fifth Avenue and Bancroft Road. It was determined the remains were human and they were transported to the medical examiner’s office...

Authorities have launched an internal investigation in the case of a New York State trooper who said he was shot by a suspect on Long Island’s Southern State Parkway last week, authorities said Monday. 

Authorities have launched an internal investigation in the case of a New York State trooper who said he was shot by a suspect on Long Island’s Southern State Parkway at the end of October, authorities said Monday. Sources familiar with the investigation say they are looking into whether trooper Thomas Mascia shot himself in the leg, as opposed to...

Illegal street racers stepped on the gas when police came to shut down their event on Long Island, but authorities said several of the drivers had to run on foot after crashing their rides. Two police officers were also involved in crashes, with each striking a pole during their response. Firefighters from Islip were dispatched around 2 a.m. Sunday for…

Two police officers also were involved in crashes. They are expected to recover.

Illegal street racers stepped on the gas when police came to shut down their event on Long island overnight, but authorities said several of the drivers had to run on foot after crashing their rides. Firefighters from Islip were dispatched around 2 a.m. Sunday for reports of fires at a race event on Commack Road at the Sunrise Highway overpass,…

A pastor at a Long Island church has been arrested over accusations he sexually abused an adult male victim, according to police. Nassau County police allege Thomas Moriarty, 62, who is a pastor at the Holy Spirit Church in New Hyde Park sexually abused a 22-year-old victim. The alleged incident occurred Oct. 26 at 12:30 a.m. in Oceanside. Moriarty was…

A 27-year-old state trooper was shot in the leg while approaching a vehicle in the Long Island’s Southern State Parkway. Officials announced a $5,000 reward for information that can lead to the arrest of a suspect who escape in a vehicle with a temporary New Jersey license plate. The state trooper’s injuries were described as non life-threatening. NBC New York’s Greg...

Authorities are investigating the shooting of a New York State trooper on Long Island’s Southern State Parkway, and the person believed to be responsible is still on the loose. According to investigators, officer Thomas Mascia was patrolling shortly before midnight Wednesday on the westbound highway near Exit 17 in West Hempstead — about a mile from his parents’ home —…

A state trooper has been shot on the Southern State Parkway. Romney Smith reports.

News 4’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports. 

Thomas Gannon, 56, was found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, according to Suffolk County police. His connection to the victim, previously identified by police as 33-year-old Sabina Rosas, of Brooklyn, wasn’t immediately clear. Police said only that the case was domestic. Wednesday’s development came hours after Rosas’ family released a statement expressing...

BREAKING UPDATE: Suspect in murder of NYC woman at luxury Hamptons spa found dead The family of a woman who police say was found murdered in a guest room at a high-end resort and spa in the Hamptons this week released a statement early Wednesday expressing their devastation — and asking for help finding her killer. Police identified the victim…

Police have not revealed how 33-year-old Sabina Rosas, of Brooklyn, was killed — only saying she was a victim of violence. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports.

BREAKING UPDATE: Suspect in murder of NYC woman at luxury Hamptons spa found dead Authorities are investigating the apparent murder of a woman whose body was found in a guest room at a high-end resort and spa in the Hamptons a day ago, according to police. Officers from Southampton Town Police went to the Shou Sugi Ban House on Montauk…

Police are investigating a woman’s suspicious death at a high-end resort and spa in the Hamptons.

A police investigation is underway after a “suspicious death” was reported at a high-end resort and spa in the Hamptons on Long Island, according to town law enforcement.

A child therapist on Long Island was arrested on “heinous and disturbing” child pornography charges after she distributed videos that contained victims as young as just 6 months old, federal prosecutors said.

Parents in a Long Island school district are split on a new strategy to ban cellphones in class. Many agree that they can be a distraction, but some parents say the move to spend $67,000 to fix the recurring problem is a bit steep. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.