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Michael O'keeffe

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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Michael O'Keeffe

    Two Long Island men charged in major drug trafficking operation, prosecutors say (opens the original)

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    Two Long Island men have been charged with running a multimillion-dollar drug ring that Suffolk prosecutors said is a major narcotics trafficking operation. Shamiek T. Porter, 34, of Freeport, and Branden J. Harris, 36, of West Babylon, pleaded not guilty to drug and weapons charges in separate arraignments before acting State Supreme Court Justice Richard Horowitz in Riverhead. If convicted, they face life in prison. An eight-count indictment also charged the men with conspiracy, saying they me

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Michael O'Keeffe

    Ex-NYS court officer Brian Burke talks about Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann's chilling admissions (opens the original)

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    The victim impact statements at Rex A. Heuermann’s June 17 sentencing hearing were delivered by relatives of the eight women the Gilgo Beach serial killer admitted strangling with the raw pain, boiling anger and grievous loss that had bubbled inside them for decades. The Massapequa Park architect had shown little emotion — and no remorse — since his 2023 arrest, but he seemed rattled by the fury of his victims’ relatives when he returned to his cell at the Suffolk County courthouse in Riverhead.

  3. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Michael O'Keeffe

    Suffolk pumps brakes on Saturday's popular vehicle auction because of nor'easter (opens the original)

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    Bad news, motorheads: The Suffolk County Police Department vehicle auction, scheduled for Saturday, has been postponed due to the nor’easter forecast to hit Long Island this weekend. But those cruising for a new set of wheels are in luck: A new date will be announced in the future, police said in a statement. Approximately 80 vehicles, including sedans and SUVs, will be auctioned off at the rescheduled sale, which will be held at the department’s impound facility at 100 Old Country Road in Westh

  4. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Michael O'Keeffe

    Suffolk officers fail to comply with body camera policies in increasing numbers, oversight report says (opens the original)

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    Suffolk police officers failed to comply with the department’s body camera protocols in more than half of the Internal Affairs Bureau investigations reviewed by the county’s Human Rights Commission, according to the latest oversight report released by the agency. Officers did not comply with body camera policy in 179 of 336, or 53%, of Internal Affairs cases monitored by the HRC, according to the 2025-2026 Annual Civilian Police Oversight Report that was released in late July. That is more than

  5. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Michael O'Keeffe

    Jairo Saenz, high-ranking MS-13 leader, sentenced for 7 murders, including Brentwood girls Kayla Cuevas and Nisa Mickens in 2016 (opens the original)

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    An MS-13 leader who acknowledged his participation in seven murders — including the slayings of two Brentwood High School students whose death focused national attention on the region’s gang violence — was sentenced to 60 years in prison on Tuesday in Central Islip. Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul Scotti told U.S District Judge Gary Brown that defendant Jairo Saenz, 30, the No. 2 leader in MS-13’s Sailors clique for Brentwood and Islip behind his brother, Alexi Saenz, was at the center of a "histor

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