Crime & Safety
2 Gang Members Charged In 8-Year-Old's Shooting On LI: DA | Patch PM
Also: LI girl battling leukemia / Casino licenses update / Chemical drums unearthed near ball field / CPS failed Thomas Valva: DA / Blakeman
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It's a example of "the havoc and danger that gangs inflict," DA says. One lawyer says his client's case is based on circumstantial evidence.
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Aubrey, who is facing AML, encouraged everyone to "stay strong." The girl's father, Patrick, said "when she's happy, I'm happy."
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The commission announced delays due to "legislative requirements."
Supervisor renewed demands for Grumman to excavate contaminated soils at the park after drums were found near the ball field.
"If CPS had done its job, Thomas Valva would be alive today." — Suffolk County DA Ray Tierney. Despite 11 reports to CPS, help never came.
"We can be responsible for what we say. He, as an elected official, can speak for himself," Holocaust Tolerance Center's Alan Mindel said.
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