Cecilia Dowd
Reporter at News 12 Long Island
Reporter for News 12 Long Island. President of PCLI. Former FiOS1 reporter and News 12 assignment editor. Lover of learning. Retweets are not endorsements.
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Jul 18, 2024 |
newyork.news12.com | Cecilia Dowd
A Suffolk County man is facing hate crime charges, accused of threatening four Muslim men in traditional dress and ramming the car they were in. Brendan Marchetti, 35, is the defendant. He lives near the Huntington mosque the men said they’d been heading to for prayer. The alleged incident happened in June.
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Jul 11, 2024 |
newyork.news12.com | Cecilia Dowd
Janell Funderburke, of Coram, was sentenced to 25 years to life for the attempted murder of Suffolk County Police Officer Michael LaFauci. The shooting happened last year in Coram. Officer LaFauci spoke at the sentencing. “I was just trying to do my job, but you were trying to kill me," he said. The judge called the defendant an “absolute menace to society.”He said if not for the agreement between prosecutors and the defense, he would’ve sentenced him to more time.
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Jul 8, 2024 |
newyork.news12.com | Cecilia Dowd |Kevin Vesey
Security at Adventureland is being called into question following a stabbing inside the popular East Farmingdale amusement park. An Adventureland spokesperson tells News 12 bags are searched at the entrance, but there are no metal detectors. Long Islanders took to social media to express their concerns.
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Jul 3, 2024 |
newyork.news12.com | Cecilia Dowd
Nassau DA says person who tied mastiff to pole could face misdemeanor charge or felony•Jul 3, 2024, 10:05 PM•Updated 2 hr agoNassau DA says person who tied mastiff to pole could face misdemeanor charge or felonyAuthorities are asking anyone with information on Roxi, the mastiff found tied to a pole on the Southern State Parkway Monday, to call state police. No one has been charged in connection with the case.
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Jun 14, 2024 |
newyork.news12.com | Cecilia Dowd
Police: Woman arrested for motorcyclist hit-and-run in Patchogue •Jun 14, 2024, 9:57 AM•Updated 30 min agoMaria Guallpa-Bonilla is accused in a deadly hit-and-run that left a beloved firefighter dead. The crash happened in Patchogue on Monday night at the intersection of Rider Avenue and Main Street. Guallpa-Bonilla, 36, allegedly cut off Christopher Hlavaty’s motorcycle, which his mom says he’d only just gotten.
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