Long Island

Mom confesses to killing twin toddlers

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SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY – A young mother from Long Island confessed to murdering her toddler twin girls by suffocation in June 2019, according to law enforcement officials. Tenia Campbell, 28, from Medford, New York, admitted to two counts of first-degree murder in a Suffolk County state court on Monday, stated Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney. Campbell is likely to face a prison sentence of 20 years in the upcoming month, officials noted. The …

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Drunk driver kills two teens in tragic wrong-way crash

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A devastating accident on Long Island led to the tragic loss of two 14-year-old boys on Wednesday night when their vehicle was hit by a wrong-way driver who was intoxicated. The incident occurred on North Broadway in Jericho, involving a 2019 Dodge Ram pick-up truck and a 2019 Alfa Romeo four-door sedan carrying four teenagers. The driver of the pick-up truck, 34-year-old Amandeep Singh of Roslyn, was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes when the …

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He Wanted His Home, She Wanted It More

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On Thursday, March 25, Donatila O’Mahony, a 43-year-old woman from Long Island, New York was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the March 8, 2020 murder of 69-year-old Lee Pedersen of Aquebogue, New York. The Suffolk County District Attorney, Raymond A. Tierney, reported that the homicide was fueled by O’Mahony’s greed and her desire to steal Pedersen’s home. The investigation identified a single gunshot wound to the back of Pedersen’s head and …

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Lifeguard Survives Shark Attack During Training Exercise By Fighting Back

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Lifeguard on Long Island Survives Shark Attack After Hitting Shark Three Times. On Sunday, according to Suffolk County authorities, Zack Gallo, a lifeguard, was bit by a 4-to-5-foot-long shark while playing the role of a victim during a training exercise in the ocean near Long Island. Gallo, who was in “excellent spirits” after the attack, received immediate treatment from other officials already engaged in the training. Officials stated that Gallo was bit in the hand …

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