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LI Motel Sold For $2M After Sex Trafficking, Drug Charges: Feds | PM

Also: Beloved LI giraffe dies / Man sold drugs to cops: DA / Koi fish heist / Couple killed by drunk driver: DA / Varsity tennis team shines

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Long Island Motel Sold For $2M After Sex Trafficking, Drug Charges: Feds

The property will be repurposed by its new owner for the benefit of the residents of Long Island, feds say.

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'Heartbroken': LI Game Farm's Beloved Giraffe, Bobo, Dies Suddenly

A recent celebration was held for Bobo at a fundraiser to facilitate building a brand-new, year round giraffe house at the LI Game Farm.

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Long Island Man Gets 10 Years In Prison For Drug Sales To Cops: DA

Undercover officers purchased cocaine and fentanyl from the man, who was also on parole for a 2003 manslaughter conviction, the DA says.

Koi Fish Statues Stolen From Long Island Aquatic Nursery: Police
The two statues were worth a combined $6,000, police say. Detectives are looking for the thieves, who are wanted for grand larceny.

Drunken, Reckless Driving Crash Killed Husband, Wife: Prosecutors

Sotirios Spanos faces charges that include aggravated vehicular homicide and vehicular manslaughter, DA says.

Long Island Varsity Girls Tennis Team Continues To Shine

"There's just a lot of good chemistry within the group."

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