you're out in suffolk county. we don't play out in suffolk county, number one, you know that. >> sufferin' county. >> most of the inmates call it sufferin' county, and they don't play, right? i told you that when i first met you, but dining room -- >> at the end of the day, i'm thankful for what you're doing, though. >> i understand that. that's my job, to keep officers safe, and believe it or not, keep you safe while you're here. >> all right, man. thank you. >> so i always talk to him and i try to help him to keep him a little more calm so he doesn't go off and cause problems or, you know, god forbid, hurt an officer. >> crazy. he's going to lose it. >> mickey says he has no thoughts of causing trouble. he's convinced his second degree murder charge will not hold up but expects to do prison time for assault and robbery. >> that's eight. you heard that. >> now at age 30, with a family to support, he says he's looking at life beyond the bloods. >> right there. >> no pinching behind this. there's no you did your 20

i was like all right. >>> behind the walls of suffolk county jail on long island.t been three days since his girlfriend was caught attempting to smuggle in balloons with tobacco, marijuana and heroin during a visit. soon after the visit, officers found more tobacco filled balloons in his cell. >> this is the evidence that was taken. this is the tobacco balloons that were found on the visitor. p this is actually the tobacco balloons and strikes of matches found in the cell. he's been around the block a long time. he's 52 years old and he knows the system. he watches what we do and he tries to play the system against us. >> i've estimated over 150 times i've brought stuff in. how many times have i got in trouble? once. i only got caught once this past week. >> his history with the suffolk county jail dates back more than 30 years. most of his convictions are for burglary and he served three state prison terms. since that was a parole violation of a prior burglary conviction, he could soon be headed back to prison. >> do i like this? no, absolutely not. sounds like my

show more of you. >> the the district attorney says patrick o'sullivan is not >>> long island suffolk county is known for its beautiful beaches. the town of riverhead, inmates at the county jail can't hear the crash of the waves but they can at least soak in the sun. >> life on long island. zblechb though she's on lockdown status or what inmates call the box, hearth will be permitted outside an hour a day on the yard as well as, most of the time she will be locked inside a single-person cell on a tier along with other inmates with the same status. >> you get lonely in here. you don't have contact with anybody really. it's just you and the box. i feel like eventually i will get used to it after a little bit. it's not something i really want to be useded to. i don't really have a choice. i have to deal with it. i guess it gives me time to think. >> verdon got in trouble a day earlier in the chapel. she crossed the aisle and lunged at angela because she felt angela was flirting with her girlfriend. >> it's not that common something happens at a catholic mass. things i have to consider reacting

in suffolk county's yapang jail.been offered a ten-year prison sentence in exchange for guilty pleas to four of the 14 counts of second degree armed robbery. the other charges would be dismissed. >> those are 20s. >> while he admits to the robberies, he's reluctant to accept the deal. it would be his first time in prison. >> it's scary. it's a lot. committing yourself to a certain amount of time hoping for a better sentence. not ready to give up hope on that, so i'm just going to keep trying as long as i can until it's at that point and there is nothing more i can do. >> marino admits to introducing greco to heroin and having been physically abusive to her. but he wrote to her after their most recent court appearance to say he did not mean to implicate her in the robberies. >> i told you awhile ago that they wrote that you were the driver, and i didn't see it before i signed the statement. it was 13 [ bleep ] pages. it was hard to read every page. while being rushed by the cops. either way, you wrote statements sayin

. >>> 70 miles from new york city, the small towns of eastern long island's suffolk county provide an escape from urban life. but for some the island's many offerings have given way to some harsh realities. >> lovely day in paradise, right? >> drug addiction is a powerful force as the man in charge of the two jail facilities and largest law enforcement agency knows all too well. >> the biggest thing is heroin. people using heroin, people dying from heroin, but the other part of heroin or any other addiction is that you need money to buy it. so a lot of people who wind up here in the suffolk county jail are in here boss they committed burglaries, robberies and maybe murders. the underlying theme to committing the crimes is heroin. >> most of the men and women incarcerated in the town and at the older main jail facility in riverhead are only charged with crimes and are awaiting trial at the resolution of the cases. but today investigator hastings will act on tips that a drug crime will occur within the jail specifically in the visiting room where new york state law allows most the right

. >>> some 75 miles east of new york city on long island is suffolk county and the farming unit. the county built one of its two jails here in 1959. back then, it was nicknamed the farm. and inmates worked in the adjoining fields. today, the nickname remains. but inmates no longer tend crops. and the jail is a newly renovated modern facility. it usually houses more than 700 men, most of whom are only charged with crimes and are awaiting trial and the resolution of their cases. >> right foot. >> the majority of inmates live in spacious dorm-like settings free of cells, but as renovations continue, some live in temporary tent like quarters known as the sprung unit. >> it has like a canvas top. still pretty secure. i envision it like the tennis courts they make, they spring up. sprung unit. it's a 60-bed unit. right now, we currently keep minimum security inmates in there for obvious reasons. there's a six-foot fence. they could basically jump the fence. >> let's start cleaning. if they're not off their bunk, make sure you wake up your partner. get off the phones, start help cleanin

yards at the suffolk county jail's riverhead facility it might seem like any other park. inmates are allowed on the yard one hour a day. only the most extreme weather conditions will keep most of them from the outdoors. >> this is as free as i'm going to get right now. >> their activities are closely monitors by officers with live ammo shotguns and a 45 foot tower as well as officers on the ground only permitted to carry collapsible batons, pepper spray and handcuffs. >> officers stay in the catwalk and then an officer is required to enter the yard and do a supervisory tour. which is recorded digitally. very rarely other than that would an officer enter the yard during recreation. >> the process of going in is called a punch. you'll see the metal device in the back when we touch it. just records that we did a tour. >> you are looking for things, body language and tell when something is going to happen. there is definitely a little heightened sense of awareness when you're walking in there. it is definitely not the most comfortable feeling to be in there by yourself but so

miles east of new york city on long island, the small towns, farms and roadside attractions of suffolk county offer a quiet alternative to urban life. in the town of riverhead the county jail is a reminder that crime knows no bounds. >> crimes you thought you got away coming back to bite you in the ass. >> the riverhead facility is one of two jails operated by the sheriff's office. it houses about half of the county's 1,500 inmates, most of whom are only charged with crimes and are awaiting trial at the resolution of the cases. >> timing is everything. it's fast. >> i do. nonviolent general population inmates are usually allowed out of their cells between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. >> i'm going to get right back to, you right back to you. >> but that freedom is taken away if they violate rules. they can go on lockdown status in another part of the jail. >> this is what the inmates refer to and the officers as the box. it's disciplinary housing unit. >> we're in jail right now. this is not much worse than this. >> when you are sent to the box you are required to stay in your cell 22 1/2 hours a

there are were other positive tests in suffolk. 19 mosquito samples and three birds have tested positive in the county. no humans have gotten the virus in suffolk this year. >>> and a third death tonight to report linked to the outlook of legionnaire's disease in the longs. the mayor's office informed us of the death within the past half-hour. no details except the person had underlying health problems. there are no 57 confirmed cases of the disease in the bronx. it's spread through water droplets in the air. it's not contagious but is treatable with antibiotics. >>> some of the most vulnerable people in our society victimized. the elderly, some suffering from dementia, preyed on in their own homes. lou young reports from connecticut. >> reporter: targeting the elderly in the upscale suburbs near fairfield while the homeowners are distracted. the victims claim to be utility workers. >> then from the water company. >> reporter: this darien resident says the man at the door said he was from the aquarian water company and needed to check their water pressure. he kept an eye on him not realizing the guy w

. >>> health officials on long island want a suffolk county park closed because of concerns about the west nile virus. a mosquito sample from beliedenberg county park in smithtown tested positive for the virus prompting health officials to ask the parks department to suspend activities in the park during 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. six other mosquito samples and three birds tested positive for the virus in suffolk county. however, no people have tested positive for it in suffolk this year. >>> some long island residents not happy with what is parked in the neighbor's driveway. look. >> why they're picking on me i don't understand. >> this man says if they can park their boats at their house, why can't he park his plane at his? >> danger at the door. a warning about a scam artist posing as utility workers, the towns they are targeting. >> and pills mixed up by the pharmacy. same color, similar names, but they treat very different illnesses. lonnie weekend is clear here we go. it's the weekend. is it a beach weekend or a weekend to get out of town to do something outdoors? we'll talk about that co

. >> for lifetime in the balance in the suffolk county town early sunday morning as three teens were turning him from a party knocked on the wrong door. an off duty state trooper ended up answering with gunfire. i went up here to check out the neighborhood whispering along called the sack with nice beautiful well spaced apartment homes where the shipper lived. no one would talk to mean a neighborhood in the police are keeping guard on the trooper's home. from talking to the families along with the attorney general's office investigating this with their shooting response team we piece the story together. here's what happened according to the attorney general's office. three teens were looking for a friend's house on the street. when they stopped here by accident area knocking on the door front and back they awoke the sleeping trooper who confronted them and there was a verbal altercation according to the attorney general. when they fled the house he pursued them with his personal weapon. they fled in the car down the street which happens to be a cul-de-sac. when they came back here th

from our delaware bureau a suffolk county man, dustin drew was arrested on several heroin charges. look at what police say they found inside his home. their search revealed nearly a thousand bags of heroin plus marge math and suspected drug money. >>> we're learning more about a cyber attack on internet gambling websites. investigators say a hacker shut down four of those site last week and threatened to create more trouble unless someone paid a ransom using the online currency bitcoin. no player money was stolen and everyone's personal information is safe according to the state of new jersey. authorities are investigating. >>> a new accuser has come forward against convicted child molester jerry sandusky. this could mean new charges against the former penn state assistant football coach. that new accuser will get his court in october. he claims sandusky abused him at a penn state football camp almost 30 years ago. a judge will hear arguments on the statute of limitations in that case. sandusky is serving a 30-to-60 year prison sentence for molesting young boys. >>> an investigator

suffolk county dealing with heavy rain. also milt yn up towards slaughter beach heavy showers and around river view. you will of this rain is moving up north an these areas locally heavy. now we see now more showers flaring up through parts of lehigh valley and poconos and east allen as well. i think a lot of that should start it lighten up a bit. but the ones we are watching mostly is sussex county. humidity overnight will be noticeable into tomorrow morning p. isolated showers an possibly overnight. and the morning commute and we could see scattered showers around noon tomorrow and scattered showers. and forecast by evening hours some of this could still be around. weather hatpat rn will remain unsettle heed. middle of the day wednesday early after not in. locally heavy rain fall pretty widespread. lasting through wednesday evening and we won't see it cleared up until thursday. tonight isolated showers, more humidity and low 60s in the area tomorrow mid to upper 80s. thunderstorms in the forecast. pretty widespread. more

suffolk county assistant district attorney elizabeth miller. >> it was a bride. she survived and a group of friends. it was a group of women celebrating an upcoming wedding. >> reporter: it happened saturday evening. the driver and seven women were returning from a vineyard in the wine country. police say as the limo attempted a u-turn a red pickup barreled into its side. police say three of the women died on impact. two others were hospitalize with serious injuries. the victims from new york include 23-year-old britney shulman of smithtown, 23-year-old amy grabina from commack, steveny belly from kings park and lauren baruch from smithtown. the driver of the pickup, 55-year-old steve romeo, was arrested for drunk driving. he was arraigned sunday on $1 million bond. his lawyer, daniel o'brien. >> tragic event. condolences to all the families that are involved. >> reporter: the driver of the limousine, 58-year-old carlos pinot was also hospitalized. he will not face charges. the limousine company released this statement: "this was a tragic accident on what should

the crock found some inn melville suffolk county was 3 feet long under 10 pounds. it took an animal control supervisor 10 minutes to fully restrain it. they say it is the first time a crocodile has ever been recovered on long island. an investigation is under way to figure out who left the animal there. >> it is now 5:48. and "action news" will be right back. >> with a reminder of how bad our winter was. some of its remnants have yet to melt in upstate new york. >> all right guys, looking at the seven day with hot conditions obviously. you're going to want to head to the pool and if you do bring the sunscreen. it's that kind of day. we'll be back with your day planner forecast. >> it may be almost august but a huge dirt covered snow pile remains in buffalo. the nearly 10-foot mound sits at the site where city officials dumped excess snow this past winter. the dirt and weeds covering the mound have helped insulate it even amid 90-degree temperatures. it is not clear how long it will take to completely melt. it may not until next winter. >> yeah. >> wow. >> maybe it

the suffolk county d.a.is inperative she is identifiable if her caretakers have needed help. >> they were talking about the need to find who the caretakers are or parents, why is that important? >> it is very important any time you have a homicide investigation. that is what this means, the quicker they find the caretakers the quicker resolve in this case. what is very important is the autopsy itself become from the victim, it is a very sad case. there in the community where you have the d.a. and police asking people in that community around the country if a child that you would normally see that would show up, if for someone reason they are not there. it is operated with nothing at all. >> many are putting the sketch out there to get anything. what is it about this case to sort of find any connection? >> well, i think what is very painful for all of us. but to identify that child would be a start in the investigation of this case. but here's what i believe and what i have learned over time, if they continue

the "usa today" suffolk county poll shows trump leading the republican field, but still losing to hillarylinton by a wide margin. >>> and we're just seeing some new poll numbers into the newsroom this morning. only 39% of americans have a favorable view of hillary clinton. this is according to the poll. nearly half few her unfavorably. >>> there's a special cookout at the annapolis house today. larry hogan and boyd rutherford and families will make food with locally produced food. they're hoping you will buy local food. during the week you have to at least one locally grown product in every meal. >>> a special forum in germantown about what to do if someone steals your identity. maryland's attorney general, state police and someone from the government's office of personnel management will be there. they organized it after many had their information hacked last month. go to black rock center for the arts tonight. >>> in "news4 your health" as we approach 5:36, virginia among the states where lyme disease appears to be getting worse. certain kind of ticks carry that bacteria that causes it

>> i got off the phone with a spokesman for the suffolk county district attorney's office.s that the child was placed on the shoreline left on the rocks. as you recall wrapped in the black plastic garbage bag. the reason they don't think she was put on the water elsewhere and came ashore there at deer island where she was found was based on the condition of her body. there was some talk maybe she was a missing child from canada or nova scotia found so far north in boston. norts now authorities now think that is not the case. >> do you have new information on the toxicology reports on her? >> i do. i have learned that some toxicology testing has come back. these are critical tests. we know they're looking to see if perhaps she was poisoned or maybe ingested some type of poison or drug on her own. on friday we had been told it could take a wk toeek to get the results back. i am told tonight some of them are back they do not indicate that baby doe ingested any type of drano, bleach or anything easily found under the kitchen sink. now they're doing further toxicology tests as a

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that's according to the suffolk county district attorney. a bride to be survived the crash. eight people in all were inside that limo. the truck driver steven romeo is charged with drunken driving. he's being held on $1 million bond. >>> lane closures remain in place for at least another hour or so truck loaded with hot tar crashed and overturned this morning in loudoun county. crews have managed to contain that spill, but the lane closures on the ramp getting from route 28 to 606 will remain in place until at least 6:00. >>> let's talk about this oppressive let's today. >> yes indeed. our mola lenghi is live at dupont circle with just how washingtonians are dealing with the rituals of summertime. mola? >> reporter: well, guys, oppressive is one way to put it, sticky, uncomfortable. these are other ways to describe the weather that we've seen today, the weather we saw yesterday, but we probably had it easy over the last few weeks because the heat and humidity we've seen over the last few days is pretty typical of july in the d.c. area. tank tops and sunglasses, mats and umbr

my district is in the county of suffolk, which has the largest veteran population in new york, the second highest of any county in the entire country. so with so many veterans in my home county i'm extremely proud to serve on the house veterans affairs committee. with the pass odge of the veterans compensation adjustment act of 015, h.r. 675, which has been amended to include my bill, h.r. 1569, veterans are securing a bill victory here in the halls of congress. the vets act is a commonsense reform to v.a. benefit payouts that will help veterans on long island and across the country. it would require the department of veterans affairs to pay certain benefits earned by a veteran to the veteran's estate. under current law the veteran passes away while v.a. is reviewing the claim, they no longer have to pay the benefits. currently on a -- only a veteran's spouse or minor child can receive the benefits. now zult children could also receive benefits earned should there be no other beneficiary. i encourage all my colleagues to support h.r. 675 and i yield back the balance of my time. the speake

county. tickets start at $250. >>> a new poll puts donald trump at the head of the republican presidential field which is a first for the billionaire businessman. the latest suffolkersity/"usa today" poll of gop voters shows trump getting 17% support. jeb bush was second with 14%. the rest of the republican candidates were in single digits. there are now just 15 candidates and the republican presidential race. on the democratic side five hopefuls running for their party's nomination. >> pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kane says she doesn't plan to resign if she's formally charged in the investigation. her attorney met with the district attorney's office to hand over evidence. she spoke about the investigation in harrisburg. >> for the past 13 months i have been carrying on. i will handle it and i will continue to do my job. >> the grand jury recommended in december that kane be charge for engaging in a cover-up and lying about her role in the leak. >>> new information in the bill cosby scandal. washington, d.c.'s smithsonian will host a sign outside an exhibit of african-american art owned by the comedian the sign will tell visitors the collection is about