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Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney is calling for changes to the state’s confidentiality laws after a grand jury investigation into the child abuse death of eight-year-old Thomas Valva couldn't recommend criminal charges against child protective workers.
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Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said the allegations concern the destruction and removal of county records, though it’s unclear which departments are involved, if the destruction was intentional, or if criminal charges are coming.
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OLA, an advocacy group that supports Latino residents on eastern Long Island, met with Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney and judges from the New York state court system earlier this month to discuss how to best serve non-native English speaking residents navigate the justice system.
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Prosecutors have handed over a heap of evidence to lawyers against suspected Long Island serial killer Rex Heuermann — including 2,944 tips that police received from the public in the 13 years since several victims were found near Gilgo Beach.
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Prosecutors have charged suspected Long Island serial killer Rex Heuermann with the murder of a fourth woman. The remains of a 25-year-old Connecticut woman were among the first remains of sex workers to be discovered near Gilgo Beach over a decade ago.
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Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney backs the bills to crack down on the fentanyl overdose epidemic. The bipartisan package would allow police to charge drug dealers with manslaughter.
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The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office says no further action is necessary after its investigation into falsified timesheets from outgoing Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison.
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Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison said new witnesses have connected accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann to two more victims — Shannan Gilbert and Karen Vergata.
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Moses K. Johnson, a 63-year-old former Town of Huntington employee, was charged with grand theft for allegedly continuing to collect his deceased mother's pension for more than a year.
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After almost three decades, the dismembered remains of “Fire Island Jane Doe'' have been identified but law enforcement have yet to connect her to the suspect in the Gilgo Beach serial killer investigation.