Accused Cop Shooter Charged With Attempted Murder For 'Senseless' Attack On Long Island Officer
The 20-year-old man accused of shooting a Long Island police officer on the job could spend decades behind bars.
Janell Funderburke, age 20, of Coram, was formally arraigned on over a dozen criminal charges, including aggravated attempted murder, in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, May 25.
Suffolk County Police officers were surveilling Funderburke’s Coram home, located on Homestead Drive near Norfleet Lane, as part of an armed robbery investigation on Thursday, May 11, according to the Suffolk County DA’s office.
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Man Beat Girlfriend For 30 Minutes Before She Died Outside Long Island Skating Rink, DA Says
A 34-year-old homeless woman was brutally beaten at the hands of her boyfriend for nearly half an hour before she died outside a Long Island skating rink, prosecutors said.
The alleged killer, 32-year-old Oscar Morocho-Morocho, of Shirley, was formally charged with manslaughter in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, May 24, in the death of Ruth Para-Martinez.
According to the Suffolk County DA’s office, Morocho-Morocho became angry with Para-Martinez on the evening of Sunday, May 7, and began to “publicly and violently” beat her outside the Gr8skates skating rink in Shirley, located on The G…
Firefighter Who Lost Both Legs Admits Causing Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Long Island Teacher
More than two years after a high school teacher was killed in a drunken, wrong-way crash on a Long Island parkway, the man responsible for the wreck has pleaded guilty.
Joseph Norris, age 40, of Babylon, copped to multiple charges, including aggravated vehicular homicide, in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, May 23, in the death of Anthony Mariano in November 2020.
According to the Suffolk County DA’s Office, Norris, an off-duty New York City firefighter, had a blood alcohol content nearly three times the legal limit when he got behind the wheel of his Chevrolet pickup truck on the evening o…
New Details: Mom Charged In Daughter's Drowning At Long Island Hotel Was Drinking At Bar: DA
The mother of a 7-year-old girl who died more than a year after being found unresponsive in a hotel pool on Long Island was drinking at the time, prosecutors allege.
Katlyn Pineda, of Queens, was found unresponsive in the Marriott Melville pool on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022. She remained in a coma until she died from her injuries on Monday, May 1, according to Suffolk County Police.
Following an investigation by Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives, Pineda’s mother, Erica Baez, was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter on Monday, May 15, in Manhattan.
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