20 Dogs Found In Feces-Filled Cages With No Food Or Water In Capital Region: Police
An elderly person and 20 dogs were rescued from inhumane conditions at a home in New York, police said.
The dogs were living in feces- and urine-filled cages with insufficient ventilation, New York State Police said Thursday, Aug. 13. Additionally, the dogs did not have immediate access to food or water, authorities said.
Troopers responded to a complaint about the home in Argyle on Sunday, Aug. 9 around 1 p.m., according to state police. In addition to the dogs, they found an elderly person “in need of immediate assistance due to mobility issues.”
Carol Kiaer, 72, of Argyle, was arrested …
John Gotti's Oyster Bay Grandson Lands In Lockup After Mom’s Kidney Transplant Drama
John Gotti’s COVID fraudster grandson has finally reported to prison, after delaying his report date for nearly half a year, authorities said.
Carmine G. Agnello, 40, of Oyster Bay, NY, is being held in federal prison in Fairton, NJ, according to Bureau of Prisons records.
Agnello was sentenced to 15 months behind bars in April 2026. He pleaded guilty to stealing $1.1 million in federal COVID relief funds and spending the money on cryptocurrency investments.
But Agnello insisted he needed to remain free to donate a kidney to his mother, Victoria Gotti, the daughter of notorious “Teflon Don…
Northport Woman, 87, Found Dead In Backyard Pool After Drowning, Cops Say
An elderly Long Island woman drowned in her backyard pool on Wednesday morning, Aug. 12, police said.
Eileen Specht, 87, of Northport, was found unresponsive in the pool just before 8 a.m., the Suffolk County Police Department said. She was pronounced dead at the scene, and police do not suspect criminal involvement in her death.
Specht is the third person to drown in a backyard pool on Long Island in the past week, according to authorities.
Former NYPD chief Anthony Izzo, 75, was found dead in a pool at his Stony Brook home on Friday, Aug. 7 around 7:45 p.m., police said. Then on Sunday, …
0.30 BAC Measured At Capital Region Driver’s Morning Arrest In Galway, Police Say
A Capital Region driver had a 0.30 BAC when he was arrested Friday morning, Aug. 7, police said.
Ryan Callahan, 46, of Hoosick Falls, was nearly four times the legal limit when cops pulled him over around 9:30 a.m. Friday on State Route 29 near Greens Corner Road in Galway, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said.
Callahan was hit with a felony DWI charge because he has a previous DWI conviction in the past 10 years, according to the sheriff’s office. He was also accused of unlawful disposal of a traffic summons and multiple traffic infractions.
The suspect’s name, age, and hometown matc…
0.18-bac Driver Hit 106 MPH Before Deadly Freeport Crash, Pleads Guilty: Authorities
A drunk Long Island driver who hit 106 mph seconds before causing a deadly crash has pleaded guilty, authorities said.
Bryan Mizhirumbay, 24, of Lindenhurst, admitted his role in the death of 55-year-old Craig White on Sept. 3, 2025, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said.
Mizhirumbay will likely be sentenced to 7-15 years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide, second-degree manslaughter, second-degree assault, and aggravated DWI, according to prosecutors.
After drinking on the job while working at a restaurant, Mizhirumbay drove home around 11 p.m. tr…
Child Rapist Living In Beacon Violated Sex Offender Parole Rules, Locked Up Again: Cops
A convicted New York child rapist was rearrested Tuesday, Aug. 11 for failing to meet the conditions of his parole, police said.
John G. Coler Jr., 46, of Beacon, created several new social media and email accounts without notifying authorities, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said Wednesday, Aug. 12.
Coler was required to provide notice of all his activities after he was convicted of raping a 16-year-old girl he knew in 2018 in Clifton Park, according to the New York sex offender registry.
But between May 2024 and December 2025, Coler created at least 10 new accounts without letting …
