Ray Tierney

Lawyers for accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann asked a Suffolk County judge for five separate criminal trials for the seven murders he’s charged with.

Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney announced a series of shoplifting arrests under the Retail Protection Partnership.

Long Island officials say they’re investigating the cause of several brush fires after a volunteer firefighter was charged with arson for one of them.

Suffolk County officials have unveiled a new tool in the fight against drug overdoses — a handheld device that can identify over 500 substances, including fentanyl.

A Suffolk County grand jury has handed down two more murder indictments in the Long Island serial killer case. Rex Heuermann of Massapequa Park now faces murder charges in the deaths of six women. He has pleaded not guilty to all of them.

The task force investigating the Gilgo Beach serial killings on Long Island will take on other murder cases that have gone cold in Suffolk County, according to District Attorney Ray Tierney.

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.

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.

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.

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.