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‘You Are Going to Die Here’: Man Who Cleaned Blood After Stabbing Girlfriend Sentenced: DA | Patch PM
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Albaro Chacon stabbed the mother of his children, tried to clean the scene while the kids were present, DA says.
Find out what's happening in Brentwood-Central Islipfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
At least 11 million people have gotten sick, and 5,000 people have died from the flu this season as vaccination rates wane: CDC
Find out what's happening in Brentwood-Central Islipfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
"I stabbed them both in the throat . . . I deserve to go to jail." What a LI son accused of killing his parents reportedly said at arrest.
Investigators are looking at "a couple of different scenarios" for the cause of the blaze, Christopher Mehrman says.
She was pulled from the vehicle just in time before it went under the water, police say.
The restaurant shared the news in a New Year's Eve post.
28-year FDNY veteran Kevin Cahlil said he used a snow shovel to knock a burning piece of ductwork from the exterior of the burning home.
LI Assemblymember Charles Lavine is pushing for legislation to pass; NYS GOP disagrees.
It will be Rex Heuermann's first court appearance in almost four months, with a trial expected to begin this year.
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