An off-duty NYPD sergeant shot and killed himself at his Queens home, marking the 10th NYPD officer to do so this year."Tragically, last night we lost another member of our NYPD family to suicide," said NYPD Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill. "We vow to keep fighting this fight, to do better on these and many other fronts, and to put a stop to this epidemic once and for all."The ...

Two Highland residents are behind bars after being popped for allegedly selling heroin laced with Fentanyl.Casey A. Kurtz, 27, and Kyla Knowlton-Romanelli, 30, were arrested Friday, Oct. 11, following a long-term investigation by the Ulster Regional Gang Enforcement Narcotics Team into sales of heroin laced with Fentanyl in the Town of Lloyd, said the Ulster County Sheriff's ...

A construction worker is recovering from serious injuries after being hit by a vehicle while working in Westport.The incident took place around 9:13 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 13, when Westport officers responded to the area of 333 Post Road for a report of a car crash with injuries, said Westport Police Lt. Anthony Prezioso.Once on the scene, police and first responders found that the man had ...

This story has been updated.One man was shot and another beaten with a flashlight following an "altercation" while driving on Long Island.The incident, which police say they have not classified as road-rage, took place around 11:15 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 15, at the intersection of Bellmore and Magnolia roads, in Bellmore, Nassau County Police said.According to detectives, a 62-year-old man ...

A Fairfield resident's purse is a little heavier after winning $100,000 in a lottery scratch-off game.Alexandru Giulan won the lucky bucks on a $5,000,000 Ultimate scratch-off ticket, according to the Connecticut Lottery.The tickets cost a whopping $30, but hey, she more than made up for the cost.Giulan claimed the $100,000 prize at lottery headquarters in Rocky Hill on Tuesday, Oct. ...

A Long Island teen was killed in a car crash while on a family vacation in Iceland.Zachary Zabatta, was killed Saturday, Oct. 12, in the crash that also critically injured his younger sister, Sophia and his mother and father, according to a GoFundMe page and officials at his school, St. Mary's High School in Manhasset.According to the GoFundMe page, the entire family is currently ...

A Hudson Valley teacher who was recently accused of the alleged sexual abuse of an elementary student years ago was found dead at his Orange County home.Shawn Memmelaar, a retired Newburgh physical education teacher, was found dead Sunday, Oct. 13, of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Town of Goshen Police said.Memmelaar, who was a gym teacher at the now-closed Union Grove Elementary ...

Update:A Norwalk woman who went missing on Sunday, Oct. 13 has been found.Hyacinth McNichol, 80, was located in Norwalk, Norwalk Police announced on Wednesday morning, Oct. 16.Original report:Police are asking the public for help locating a woman who has been missing since Sunday, Oct. 13.A Silver Alert has been issued for 80-year-old Hyacinth McNichol who was last seen in Norwalk ...

A longtime area Catholic priest has been placed on administrative leave following an allegation of child abuse from years ago.Monsignor Edward Weber, the director of Priest Personnel Office in the archdiocese, is one of four priests in the Archdiocese of New York to be placed on leave following new allegations, said an article in the Catholic New York, the archdiocese's ...

A 47-year-old man was nabbed for an alleged early morning robbery and damage to a Stratford Citgo Gas station.The incident took place around 115 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 15, at the station located at 805 Main Street, said Stratford Police Capt. Frank Eannotti.Based on surveillance video, during the robbery, the suspect, Matthew Russell Walsh, of Wethersfield, caused ...