Farmingdale Area's Biggest Crime Stories of 2013

Crime doesn't take a holiday. We're often stunned by some of the criminal acts Patch reports on.

Here's a look back at some of the biggest crime stories of the past year in and near Farmingdale: (click on the headline to see the original story.)

1. Cops: Son Who Attacked Farmingdale Dad Apprehended: 23-year-old faces attempted murder charges; discovered in Queens Court on unrelated charge.

2. Break-in, Beating Lead to Big Drug Bust in Farmingdale: Two NYC men attack man in 9th Avenue home; Cops arrive and find guns and drugs. All three arrested.

3. Two Nassau Sheriffs Charged with Perjury Rice: Pair accused of lying about fight with an inmate.

4. Woman, 23, Acccused in $10K Heist in Hicksville: Cops: Woman was employed as telemarketer at private home; stole money, jewelry from bedroom.

5. Dina Lohan Arrested for DWI on Northern State: Police said her alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit.

6. D.A. Announces Prostitution Sting Aimed at Johns: More than 100 nabbed in undercover sting using website ads.

7. Ex-Farmingdale Business Owner Sentenced to Three Life Terms: Christian Tarantino, 46, sentenced in the murders of three men between 1994 and 2003.

8. Off-Duty Cop Dies in Southern State Crash: Joseph Capo, 27, of West Islip, served in Manhattan's 9th Precinct.

9. Farmingdale Man Stabbed Repeatedly in Feud: Confrontation ends with victim stabbed, suspect arrested in Farmingdale.

10. Suspect Beats Bethpage Man with Table Leg: Cops: Levittown man goes on rampage, steals car, crashes on Southern State ramp.