Off-Duty NYPD Cop Drunkenly Crashes Car With Three Kids Inside: State Police Off-Duty NYPD Cop Drunkenly Crashes Car With Three Kids Inside: State Police
Off-Duty Nypd Cop Drunkenly Crashes Car With Three Kids Inside: State Police An off-duty NYPD officer was driving drunk and crashed his car with three young children inside, state police said. Anthony N. Guglielmo, 38, of Staten Island, crashed on Route 23 in Greenport in Columbia County, with 7-, 6-, and 5-year-old children in the car on Wednesday, Aug. 5, New York State Police said. Troopers responded around 10:30 p.m. to reports of a property damage crash and a Volkswagen that left the scene, authorities said. Investigators located the car at 120 County Route 31 in Greenport, the address for A. Colarusso & Son Inc., a crushed stone supplier, according to stat…
Teen Killed In Metro-North Train Strike In CT Remembered As 'Lovely Person, Good Friend' Teen Killed In Metro-North Train Strike In CT Remembered As 'Lovely Person, Good Friend'
Teen Killed In Metro-North Train Strike In CT Remembered As 'Lovely Person, Good Friend' The Connecticut teen who was killed after being struck and run over by a Metro-North train is being remembered as a kind person, a loyal friend, and a hardworking young man. Jefrey Ordonez, 16, has been identified as the teen who was killed Wednesday evening, Aug. 5, after being struck by a Metro-North train near the Merritt 7 station at 353 Main Ave. in Norwalk, MTA officials said. Metro-North Train 1889 was traveling from Danbury to South Norwalk when it struck Ordonez just after 8 p.m. Ordonez's family has launched a GoFundMe campaign to help pay for his funeral expenses. "Losing him ha…
Man Found Dead In CT Minivan Died By Suicide; Woman Also Found Shot: Police Man Found Dead In CT Minivan Died By Suicide; Woman Also Found Shot: Police
Man Found Dead In CT Minivan Died By Suicide; Woman Also Found Shot: Police A South Carolina man found dead inside a Connecticut minivan along with a woman suffering gunshot wounds died by suicide, according to the Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. The office ruled that 46-year-old Ronnie Narine, of Myrtle Beach, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside a minivan found parked on Maennerchor Avenue in Norwich Friday, July 31, authorities said.  An unidentified 40-year-old Norwich woman was also found inside the minivan with gunshot wounds. She was taken to a hospital in critical condition, police said. Authorities have not provided a…
Ex-CT Church Treasurer Diverted $33K From Congregation Rebuilding After Devastating Fire Ex-CT Church Treasurer Diverted $33K From Congregation Rebuilding After Devastating Fire
Ex-CT Church Treasurer Diverted $33K From Congregation Rebuilding After Devastating Fire A former Connecticut church leader is accused of stealing more than $33,000 from a congregation that has spent years rebuilding after a devastating fire. Bruce Gordon Hall, 65, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 6, after investigators obtained an arrest warrant accusing him of stealing from Thompson Congregational Church, Connecticut State Police said.  Investigators allege Hall cashed eight checks totaling $33,732.92 taken from the Thompson church's accounts. They said he deposited the money into bank accounts belonging to his company, Eureka Inventing, LLC, between April and September 2…
Illegal Loaded Gun Found On CT Man Driving Through New York: Police Illegal Loaded Gun Found On CT Man Driving Through New York: Police
Illegal Loaded Gun Found On CT Man Driving Through New York: Police A Connecticut man driving through New York was arrested with an illegal gun, police said. Chris Dumas, 37, of Waterbury, was traveling westbound on Interstate 90 through Canaan, NY, when he was pulled over for a traffic stop around 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5, New York State Police said. Troopers found a loaded Glock 40 handgun in Dumas’s possession, authorities said. He was charged with second-degree weapons possession and criminal firearm possession, state police said. Dumas was held in Columbia County, NY, jail on $75,000 cash bail, $100,000 bond, or $150,000 partially secured bond after h…
Marvel Artist Andy Fish Faces Double Cancer Battle As Friends, Family, Comic Fans Step Up Marvel Artist Andy Fish Faces Double Cancer Battle As Friends, Family, Comic Fans Step Up
Marvel Artist Andy Fish Faces Double Cancer Battle As Friends, Family, Comic Fans Step Up Some people spend a lifetime lifting others up. Now, a Maryland family is hoping the favor comes back around. The call for help starts in Hagerstown, where Gina Gabianelli has launched a GoFundMe campaign for her cousin, nationally recognized comic book artist Andy Fish, who was diagnosed with two rare blood cancers and is preparing for a life-saving stem-cell transplant. Fish, a father of three and longtime Massachusetts resident, has spent nearly three decades building a career as a professional artist, writer and educator.  His work has appeared in Marvel Comics, Archie Comics, War…
Former Wendy's Manager Earns Full Scholarship To Yale After Bosses' Promise To Help Former Wendy's Manager Earns Full Scholarship To Yale After Bosses' Promise To Help
Former Wendy's Manager Earns Full Scholarship To Yale After Bosses' Promise To Help A promise made behind the counter of a Wendy's changed the course of one young man's life. Years after surviving a shooting inside his family's home in Brazil and arriving in the United States without speaking English, former Wendy's shift manager Thalles Winner DeSouza will attend Yale University on a full scholarship. He shared his story last week, crediting two Cape Cod Wendy's owners who refused to let him give up on college and instead invested in his future. DeSouza started working at a Cape Cod Wendy's as a teenager after he, his mother and three siblings fled Brazil when he was 13 f…
Still Free: John Gotti’s Grandson Misses Promised Kidney Donation Date Again, Not Jailed Still Free: John Gotti’s Grandson Misses Promised Kidney Donation Date Again, Not Jailed
Still Free: John Gotti’s Grandson Misses Promised Kidney Donation Date Again, Not Jailed John Gotti’s grandson has once again failed to donate a kidney to his mother, despite promising the transplant to delay his prison sentence. Attorneys for Carmine G. Agnello, 40, of Oyster Bay, said he’s ready for the transplant, but his mother, Victoria Gotti, has a serious infection requiring another delay, the New York Daily News reported. Judge Nusrat J. Choudhury ruled Thursday, Aug. 6 that if Agnello donates the kidney before Monday, Aug. 10, he can still have his sentencing delay, Newsday reported. In that case, he would report to prison on Sept. 18. But if the transplant doesn’t ha…
Vacation Horror: American Boy, 9, Bitten 100 Times By Pack Of Dogs In Bahamas Vacation Horror: American Boy, 9, Bitten 100 Times By Pack Of Dogs In Bahamas
Vacation Horror: American Boy, 9, Bitten 100 Times By Pack Of Dogs In Bahamas A family vacation turned into a fight for survival after a young boy encountered a terrifying danger along a popular island beach. Beau Brattain, 9, was collecting sand near Bimini Cove in the Bahamas on Tuesday, July 28, when six dogs escaped and attacked him, according to police. The animals, all Staffordshire Bull Terriers, bit Beau, a Florida resident, 100 times across his head, face, arms, and legs, according to The Nassau Guardian. He also suffered a severe scalp injury that left tissue and nerves exposed, NBC6 South Florida reported. A bystander chased the dogs away before Beau made…
8-Foot Python Slithers Through Residential NJ Yard: SPCA 8-Foot Python Slithers Through Residential NJ Yard: SPCA
8-Foot Python Slithers Through Residential NJ Yard: SPCA A resident in Freehold had quite the surprise in his backyard. An 8-foot Burmese python was found hiding under the floor of a shed, the Monmouth County SPCA said. A local contractor removed the floorboards and animal control officer gently unwound the snake so as not to cause injury, the SPCA said. The python was taken to the SPCA. An X-ray showed the python had eaten a large possum, the SPCA said. Fins and Feathers in Red Bank helped find a snake expert who will keep the snake safe until a permitted owner comes forward, the SPCA said.
New England TikToker Accused Of Faking Cancer Dead At 26 New England TikToker Accused Of Faking Cancer Dead At 26
New England TikToker Accused Of Faking Cancer Dead At 26 Sydney Towle, a New England-born TikToker who has been documenting her battle with a rare cancer for three years, has died. She was 26 years old. Towle, who was raised in New Hampshire and graduated from Dartmouth, was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma, a rare and aggressive bile duct cancer, in 2023. The New York Times featured her story last year after she became the target of online critics who accused her of faking her diagnosis or using her illness for financial gain. Her death was announced Thursday morning, Aug. 6, two days after her brother, Austin, announced she'd entered hospice c…
Man Found Shot To Death Inside Bullet-Riddled Hartford Car ID'd As 20-Year-Old Man Found Shot To Death Inside Bullet-Riddled Hartford Car ID'd As 20-Year-Old
Man Found Shot To Death Inside Bullet-Riddled Hartford Car ID'd As 20-Year-Old Police have identified the 20-year-old man found shot to death in a Connecticut car.  Richard Williams, 20, of Hartford, was found after officers responded to the 100 block of North Canaan Street in Hartford's Blue Hills neighborhood just after 10:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5, police said.  Officers arrived to find Williams unresponsive inside a vehicle, Hartford police said. He had been shot multiple times near the North Canaan Street and West Morningside Street intersection Williams was pronounced dead at the scene. Images from the scene show the car covered in bulle…