🌱 Pet Store Sold Sick Pets + Man Shared Explicit Pics Of Girls

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First, today's weather:

Breezy and cooler with rain. High: 46 Low: 40.

Here are the top four stories in Five Towns today:

1. New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against pet store, Shake A Paw, for illegally selling sick and injured dogs in Hicksville and Lynbrook. (Daily Voice)
2. Nassau County school districts are trying to reassure students and parents after social media posts sparked rumors of school violence on Friday. The rumors are nationwide. (WABC-TV)
3. A 20-year-old man from Seaford is accused of sharing sexually explicit images of former high school classmates online. Patrick Carey took images of Levittown students from social media and edited them to appear sexual. (WABC-TV)
4. Hofstra University will require a COVID-19 booster for students and employees beginning January. Everyone must get a booster shot within a week of becoming eligible to receive it starting Jan. 18. (News 12)

Today in Five Towns:

• RWC Breakfast with Santa, Valley Stream 24 UFSD.

From my notebook:

• A Uniondale man was convicted at trial for attempting to murder four NCPD officers by firing a gun at them following a traffic stop in 2018: Duane Costa, 37. (Patch)
• Leeya Azemoun, Hiral Chavre, and Ibrahim Rasheed from the Chinese 4H class at Hewlett High School have been selected to participate in the 2022-2023 STARTALK Chinese program. (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Inwood: "Hey neighbors, I found a bunny in the Inwood area by the Community Center. If you know anyone in the area that lost their rabbit, please let me know. 516 717-8504." (Nextdoor)

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