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Poughkeepsie Man Convicted In Fatal Stabbing of Roommate
A 33-year-old Hudson Valley man is facing up to 25 years behind bars after being found guilty of fatally stabbing his roommate in the skull.
Related: Arrest Made In Gruesome Murder Of Poughkeepsie Man Stabbed In Head
Dutchess County resident Andrew Alex Fraser of Poughkeepsie was convicted of murder on Monday, May 13, after two days of jury deliberations.
According to the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office, Fraser killed Dontay Brown, age 24, during a knife attack, which resulted in a fatal stab wound into Brown’s skull, on Sunday, June 4, 2023, at…
$900K+ Winning Lotto Ticket Sold At Tinton Falls Convenience Store
A lottery ticket worth more than $900,000 was sold at a Monmouth County convenience store, officials said.
The Jersey Cash 5 ticket was purchased at The Mart on Shrewsbury Avenue in Tinton Falls, the New Jersey Lottery said in a news release on Monday, May 13. The ticket matched all five numbers in the drawing on Saturday, May 11.
The winning numbers were 13, 18, 24, 29, and 35. The XTRA number was 03.
A supermarket in Newark also sold a winning ticket in the drawing. The two winners are worth $900,420 in the $1,800,840 jackpot.
The stores will get bonus checks of $2,000 for selling …
Man With Mental Health Diagnoses Missing Over Week, Harrisburg Police Say
A man with a mental health diagnoses has been missing for over a week, the Harrisburg police announced on May 13.
A 34-year-old Black man, Jordan Brown, was first reported as missing to the Harrisburg Bureau of Police on Monday, May 6.
He was last seen wearing dark pants, a dark-colored polo shirt, and white shoes and walking towards Division Street from North 4th Street, the police explained.
He is described as being approximately 5'7" with a medium build, brown eyes, and short black hair.
"Brown has mental health diagnoses," the police said. …
Man Carjacks Woman In Westchester, Fires Weapon Near Group: Here's His Sentence
A 28-year-old man will spend years in prison for committing several violent incidents in Westchester, including an armed carjacking during a police pursuit, officials announced.
Mount Vernon resident Christopher Smith, also known as "Christopher Johnson," "Mad Max," "Max," and "Trouble," was sentenced on Thursday, May 9 to eight years in prison for two shootings and an armed carjacking that took place in Westchester and the Bronx, according to the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.
According to federal officials, the first of these incidents happened in Septem…
Punxsutawney Phil's Twins Names Revealed On Mother's Day
Punxsutawney Phil and his mate, Phyllis, have been parents since the end of March but on Mother's Day, the twins' names were finally revealed by the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club.
"The first family of groundhogs" announced the pups' name via the club vice president reading a scroll:
“Here ye, hear ye, hear ye. Now, on this 12th day of May in the town of Punxsy Phil, the news is not about the weather, spring air or winter’s chill. No. Today the first family of groundhogs has grown. Punxsutawney Phil and wife, Phyllis, have two kits of their own. Born to royalty — a boy and a girl. Names have b…
