Teens Attack Elderly In New York Twice In Two Hours: Police Teens Attack Elderly In New York Twice In Two Hours: Police
Teens Attack Elderly In New York Twice In Two Hours: Police Two elderly men were targeted in separate incidents on Long Island within just over an hour, leading to the arrests of an 18-year-old and a 17-year-old, police announced on Saturday, Aug. 15. The first attack happened in the parking lot of Bolla Market at 504 Route 111 in Hauppauge at approximately 3:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11, according to Suffolk County Police. Keeghan Lynch, 18, and two 17-year-old boys approached a 73-year-old Hauppauge man who was collecting bottles in the parking lot, police said. The two 17-year-olds struck the man with a bottle before punching and kicking him, acc…
MASS SHOOTING: 5 Shot Outside Virginia State University Dorms As Campus Locks Down MASS SHOOTING: 5 Shot Outside Virginia State University Dorms As Campus Locks Down
Mass Shooting: 5 Shot Outside Virginia State University Dorms As Campus Locks Down Gunfire shattered the early morning quiet at Virginia State University before dawn Saturday. Five people were shot outside residence halls in the 3300 block of Boisseau Street at around 1:28 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15, triggering a lockdown and massive police response as investigators began searching for answers, campus officials confirmed. One victim was critically injured. The other four suffered injuries that were not considered life-threatening, according to an update from VSU. All five were taken to area hospitals. What led to the shooting remains unclear. In an early-morning alert, …
TV News Star Accused Of Sexual Harassment In Lawsuit Against ABC News: Reports TV News Star Accused Of Sexual Harassment In Lawsuit Against ABC News: Reports
TV News Star Accused Of Sexual Harassment In Lawsuit Against ABC News: Reports Former ABC News Chief Correspondent and New Jersey native Matthew Gutman is named in a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by a former ABC News colleague who alleges he made sexual remarks that contributed to a hostile work environment. Former ABC News producer Samira Said filed the lawsuit Friday, Aug. 14, in Los Angeles Superior Court against 48-year-old Gutman, ABC News, and its parent company, The Walt Disney Co., according to the New York Post and Los Angeles Times. In one incident, Gutman allegedly initiated a conversation rating a female correspondent's appearance, the outlets report,…
8 Rescued From 62-Foot Vessel Taking On Water Off Long Island (PHOTOS) 8 Rescued From 62-Foot Vessel Taking On Water Off Long Island (PHOTOS)
8 Rescued From 62-Foot Vessel Taking On Water Off Long Island (Photos) Eight people were rescued from a 62-foot vessel that began taking on water off Long Island, police announced on Friday, Aug. 14. The Nassau County Marine Bureau responded to the vessel near Success Rock in Sands Point at 7 p.m., according to Nassau County Police. Eight passengers were aboard the boat as it took on water. The Town of North Hempstead Bay Constables, US Coast Guard, Rye Police Department Marine Bureau, and FDNY Marine Bureau also responded to assist, police said. All eight passengers were safely brought back to shore by Nassau County Marine 3. No injuries were reported. TowB…
Man Spray-Paints Flock Camera In New York: Police Man Spray-Paints Flock Camera In New York: Police
Man Spray-Paints Flock Camera In New York: Police A Long Island man is accused of spray-painting a police camera and damaging it, authorities announced on Friday, Aug. 14. Russell Clough, 48, of Huntington Station, was arrested at his Old Country Road home at 5:12 p.m. on Friday following an investigation by Suffolk County Police Property Auto Crime Section detectives, according to police. The investigation began after Fourth Precinct officers responded to a 911 call in Hauppauge on July 23 reporting that a Flock camera appeared to have been spray-painted, police said. Clough was charged with Criminal Mischief in the Third Degree and issu…
Trump Says He’d ‘Give Up’ Blakeman’s Success For A Key Political Win In Long Island Speech Trump Says He’d ‘Give Up’ Blakeman’s Success For A Key Political Win In Long Island Speech
Trump Says He’d ‘Give Up’ Blakeman’s Success For A Key Political Win In Long Island Speech President Trump threw his support behind Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman in the governor's race, though he did suggest one world in which he'd be okay with him losing during a speech on Long Island on Friday, Aug. 14. Trump’s visit to Nassau County’s police academy in Garden City was billed as an event touting a decrease in nationwide crime, according to FBI statistics. But Trump also used it as an opportunity to boost his own credentials and back Blakeman, who trails the incumbent Hochul in the polls. “He's going to win. I feel it,” Trump said. “Under Bruce, Nassau County has been …
After Car Crashes Into Gazebo, Park In Westchester Gets $100K Redesign After Car Crashes Into Gazebo, Park In Westchester Gets $100K Redesign
After Car Crashes Into Gazebo, Park In Westchester Gets $100K Redesign A Northern Westchester park has a new look after a car crashed into its gazebo last year, prompting town officials to turn the damage into an opportunity for a larger redesign.  The newly renovated Michael C. Mongero Veterans Memorial Park in Cortlandt officially reopened over the weekend following improvements supported by a $100,000 state grant secured by New York State Sen. Pete Harckham, his office announced on Thursday, Aug, 13.  The park, located at the corner of Locust Avenue and East Main Street along Route 6, had stood since 1999.  The project was prompted by a vehi…
NY Girl, 16, Forced Into Suggestive Pose For MRI, Technician Walks Free After Conviction: DA NY Girl, 16, Forced Into Suggestive Pose For MRI, Technician Walks Free After Conviction: DA
NY Girl, 16, Forced Into Suggestive Pose For MRI, Technician Walks Free After Conviction: DA A Long Island MRI technician who made a 16-year-old girl disrobe and pose suggestively during an exam was released following his conviction, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 14. Robert Baguio, 37, of Wheatley Heights, was convicted of child endangerment, but his sentencing hearing Thursday, Aug. 13 ended with a conditional discharge and an order of protection, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. The MRI The victim went for an MRI on Oct. 1, 2023, at Orlin & Cohen Orthopedic Group in Bohemia, where Baguio worked as a technician, authorities said. She was recovering from…
Flock Around, Find Out: NJ Man Praised After Allegedly Destroying Controversial Cop Cam Flock Around, Find Out: NJ Man Praised After Allegedly Destroying Controversial Cop Cam
Flock Around, Find Out: NJ Man Praised After Allegedly Destroying Controversial Cop Cam A 31-year-old New Jersey man was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 13, for cutting down a Flock safety camera, police said. Andrew Wardell, a Brick resident, intentionally cut down the Flock camera at 181 Drum Point Rd. by the Exxon gas station on Wednesday, July 8, Brick Township police said. Wardell is charged with criminal mischief, police said. Wardell's arrest comes amid national controversy over Flock cameras. Earlier this week, three deputies in Georgia were arrested for using the license plate readers to stalk people, some of whom they were dating. In response, Flock rolled out new safegua…
Teen Gets Arson Charge In Garbage Can Blaze Outside NY Home That Led To Evacuations: Cops Teen Gets Arson Charge In Garbage Can Blaze Outside NY Home That Led To Evacuations: Cops
Teen Gets Arson Charge In Garbage Can Blaze Outside NY Home That Led To Evacuations: Cops A 19-year-old has been arrested after police said he randomly set fire to garbage outside a Rockland County home, sparking a blaze that spread to a vehicle and forced a family to evacuate.  The Suffern resident, whose name was not released, was charged with third-degree arson and second-degree criminal mischief following the Monday, Aug. 10 fire on Woodland Drive, Suffern Police Chief Andrew Loughlin announced on Friday, Aug. 14.  The arrest comes after surveillance footage of the incident showed a person allegedly setting fire to garbage outside the home before walking away, as D…
Car Plunges Into River After Being Rear-Ended On Thruway In Hudson Valley Car Plunges Into River After Being Rear-Ended On Thruway In Hudson Valley
Car Plunges Into River After Being Rear-Ended On Thruway In Hudson Valley A car crashed through a guardrail and plunged into a river after being rear-ended on the New York State Thruway in Rockland County, authorities said.   The crash happened in the Village of Hillburn at around 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 13, according to New York State Police. Investigators determined that a 29-year-old Brooklyn resident was driving a 2022 Ford van northbound on the Thruway when he rear-ended a 2020 Volkswagen sedan, police said.  The impact sent the Volkswagen through the guardrail and into the Ramapo River, according to State Police.  The Volkswagen…
Wife Strangled With Neckties, Husband Charged With Homicide: DA (UPDATE) Wife Strangled With Neckties, Husband Charged With Homicide: DA (UPDATE)
Wife Strangled With Neckties, Husband Charged With Homicide: DA (Update) A husband has been charged with killing his wife, who was found on a bedroom floor with multiple men's neckties wrapped around her neck, authorities announced on Friday, Aug. 14. Michael P. Myers, 59, of Bristol Borough, was arrested after his wife, 54-year-old Dawn Myers, was found dead inside their home at 1305 Wood Street early Thursday, Aug. 13, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Myers is charged with criminal homicide, strangulation, aggravated assault, intimidation of witnesses or victims, possession of an instrument of crime, and false imprisonment. Court recor…
Brothers Found Dead In LI Basement Died In Murder-Suicide, Police Say Brothers Found Dead In LI Basement Died In Murder-Suicide, Police Say
Brothers Found Dead In LI Basement Died In Murder-Suicide, Police Say The two brothers found dead in a Long Island basement on Wednesday, Aug. 12 were killed in a murder-suicide, police said Friday, Aug. 14. Garfield Adamson, 50, of Hempstead, fatally shot his older brother, 52-year-old David Adamson, in the Hempstead home before turning the gun on himself, the Nassau County Police Department said. Cops were called to the home at 16 Angevine Avenue around 10:20 a.m. Wednesday for reports of a shooting, authorities said. Arriving officers found the Adamson brothers suffering from life-threatening gunshot wounds, and they were pronounced dead at the scene, pol…
Taxi Driver Hits Code Officer During Ticketing, Flees In Hudson Valley: Report Taxi Driver Hits Code Officer During Ticketing, Flees In Hudson Valley: Report
Taxi Driver Hits Code Officer During Ticketing, Flees In Hudson Valley: Report A taxi driver was arrested after allegedly backing into a code enforcement officer and fleeing the scene while being ticketed in Rockland County, according to a report.  The incident happened on Decatur Avenue near West Central Avenue in Monsey on Thursday, Aug. 13, The Monsey Scoop reported.  According to the outlet, the code enforcement officer was issuing a ticket to the driver of a white Toyota Prius taxi when the driver allegedly backed up, struck the officer, and fled.  Spring Hill EMS and Ramapo Police responded to the scene following the reported hit-and-run, accordi…
Overnight I-684 Lane Closures To Last Through November In Westchester Overnight I-684 Lane Closures To Last Through November In Westchester
Overnight I-684 Lane Closures To Last Through November In Westchester Drivers traveling on I-684 in Northern Westchester can expect overnight lane reductions for the next several months as construction work continues, officials announced.  Interstate 684 will be reduced to two lanes between Exit 6 for Route 35 in Bedford and Exit 7 for Route 116 in North Salem on weeknights through the end of November, according to an advisory issued by the New York State Department of Transportation on Wednesday, Aug. 12.  The lane reductions are scheduled from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Monday through Friday nights, NYSDOT said. The restrictions are needed to accommodate c…
Mom Died Fearing Daughter's Accused Killer Would Never Face Trial: Now, He Will Mom Died Fearing Daughter's Accused Killer Would Never Face Trial: Now, He Will
Mom Died Fearing Daughter's Accused Killer Would Never Face Trial: Now, He Will Janet Pizzelli became known for her fight to see the man accused of killing her 27-year-old daughter, Mary Rose Fealey, face justice. But when the 61-year-old mother died of breast cancer in December 2025, less than two years after her daughter's murder, she believed that day might never come. Now, months after her death, the outcome she had hoped for has arrived: David Shroitman, the 30-year-old Somerville man charged in Fealey's killing, has been found competent to stand trial. On Thursday, Aug. 13, Superior Court Judge Peter J. Tober made the ruling, following another…
Reckless ATV Driver Leads Cops On Chase In Hudson Valley, Drives Wrong Way: Police Reckless ATV Driver Leads Cops On Chase In Hudson Valley, Drives Wrong Way: Police
Reckless ATV Driver Leads Cops On Chase In Hudson Valley, Drives Wrong Way: Police An ATV driver is facing charges after police said he led officers on a pursuit through Orange County streets and a city park before abandoning the vehicle and trying to hide in nearby backyards.  New Windsor resident Edwardo Moreno Jr., 34, was arrested following the incident on Thursday night, Aug. 13, according to the City of Newburgh Police Department.  The incident began at around 8:30 p.m., when officers spotted an ATV being driven on Farrington Street, police said.  When officers tried to pull him over, the department said Moreno drove recklessly, ran stop si…
Man Caught With Child Sexual Abuse Videos, Images Depicting Toddlers In Hudson Valley: NYSP Man Caught With Child Sexual Abuse Videos, Images Depicting Toddlers In Hudson Valley: NYSP
Man Caught With Child Sexual Abuse Videos, Images Depicting Toddlers In Hudson Valley: Nysp An Ulster County man is facing felony charges after police said they discovered child sexual abuse material at his home.  Richard D. Wade Jr., 46, of Port Ewen, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 12, following an investigation by New York State Police, the agency announced on Friday, Aug. 14. The investigation began earlier in August after State Police received a CyberTip from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, authorities said.  As part of the investigation, State Police executed a search warrant at Wade's residence in Esopus on Wednesday. Investigators …
Sleeping Child Thrown Onto Walmart Parking Lot Pavement: Police Sleeping Child Thrown Onto Walmart Parking Lot Pavement: Police
Sleeping Child Thrown Onto Walmart Parking Lot Pavement: Police A sleeping child was thrown onto the pavement outside a Lancaster County Walmart, leading to a man's arrest, police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 12. Justin Martin Wagner, 41, of Lancaster, was arrested following the incident at the Walmart at 890 East Main St. in Ephrata Township at 6:58 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11, according to the Ephrata Police Department. Wagner had been causing a disturbance inside the store before witnesses saw him take a sleeping child from a shopping cart, lift the child into the air, and throw the child onto the pavement in the parking lot, police said. Wagner was la…
Hidden Camera Found In Athletic Club Bathroom In Westchester, Employee Flees To Kansas: Cops Hidden Camera Found In Athletic Club Bathroom In Westchester, Employee Flees To Kansas: Cops
Hidden Camera Found In Athletic Club Bathroom In Westchester, Employee Flees To Kansas: Cops A Rockland County man has been arrested after investigators said he hid a recording device inside a New York Athletic Club bathroom in the Westchester County location where he worked, where several victims, including children, were allegedly recorded.  West Nyack resident Ryan Mack, 33, was charged with second-degree unlawful surveillance, a felony, New Rochelle Police announced on Thursday, Aug. 13.  The investigation began on Sunday, July 5, when the New York Athletic Club contacted the department after a hidden recording device was discovered inside a bathroom at the club, acco…
Mother, 2 Kids Rebuilding After Violent Attack In Hudson Valley — Here's How To Help Mother, 2 Kids Rebuilding After Violent Attack In Hudson Valley — Here's How To Help
Mother, 2 Kids Rebuilding After Violent Attack In Hudson Valley — Here's How To Help An Orange County mother and her two young children are trying to rebuild their lives and find a safe, permanent home after a near-fatal domestic violence attack.  The New Windsor family is now safe and staying in temporary housing, but they face significant financial and logistical challenges as they attempt to move forward, according to a GoFundMe page organized by family member Sabrina Toto.  Their most pressing need is finding a permanent home where the mother, whom Toto identified as Jennifer, and her children can feel secure and begin recovering from what happened. …
Crash With Injuries Snarls Traffic On Saw Mill River Parkway (DEVELOPING) Crash With Injuries Snarls Traffic On Saw Mill River Parkway (DEVELOPING)
Crash With Injuries Snarls Traffic On Saw Mill River Parkway (Developing) A crash with injuries caused delays on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Westchester County during the Thursday evening commute.   The crash happened on the southbound side of the parkway south of Exit 23 for Old Saw Mill Road in Greenburgh at around 4:52 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 13, according to 511NY traffic reports. The right lane of the two-lane parkway was blocked at mile marker 12.8, but has since reopened as of 5:53 p.m.  511NY reported injuries in connection with the crash. However, the number of people hurt and the severity of their injuries were not immediately available…
Man Caught In Stolen Car On Taconic State Parkway In Westchester, Police Say Man Caught In Stolen Car On Taconic State Parkway In Westchester, Police Say
Man Caught In Stolen Car On Taconic State Parkway In Westchester, Police Say A Queens man was arrested after police said they caught him driving a stolen car on the Taconic State Parkway in Westchester County with a suspended license.  William Saquinga-Lema, 32, of Jamaica, Queens, was arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 11, following a traffic stop on the parkway, Yorktown Police announced on Thursday, Aug. 13. The incident began shortly before 8 a.m., when Yorktown Police were alerted by the Westchester County Real Time Crime Center about a stolen vehicle in the area of the Taconic State Parkway.   Officers searched the area, found the wanted vehicle, and pu…
Fraudster Sold 266% Of Mount Vernon Home He Didn't Own, Stole $3 Million From Investors: Feds Fraudster Sold 266% Of Mount Vernon Home He Didn't Own, Stole $3 Million From Investors: Feds
Fraudster Sold 266% Of Mount Vernon Home He Didn't Own, Stole $3 Million From Investors: Feds A fraudster stole more than $3 million by selling properties across Long Island and Westchester County, including at least one he owned no part of, according to federal investigators. Alberto Gomez, 48, of Boca Raton, FL, used a Queens-based accounting practice to carry out the brazen scheme, the Justice Department said Monday, Aug. 10. Gomez’s most ambitious project centered on a Mount Vernon property, where he met with seven different investors and convinced them they were entering exclusive agreements to co-own the property with him, investigators said. Through the scheme, Gomez effecti…
Lost Hiker From Westchester Runs Out Of Water, Escorted Off Hudson Valley Mountain Lost Hiker From Westchester Runs Out Of Water, Escorted Off Hudson Valley Mountain
Lost Hiker From Westchester Runs Out Of Water, Escorted Off Hudson Valley Mountain Two hikers who became lost after reaching a fire tower on a Dutchess County mountain had to be guided to safety after running out of water and watching their cellphone batteries dwindle, officials said.  The rescue happened at the Stissing Mountain Multiple Use Area in Pine Plains on Saturday, Aug. 8, according to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.  At around 2 p.m., forest rangers were alerted about two lost hikers, a 51-year-old from Brooklyn and a 55-year-old from Dobbs Ferry, officials said. The pair had successfully reached the fire tower on Stissin…
Missing Man Found Dead In Woods Near His Hudson Valley Property Missing Man Found Dead In Woods Near His Hudson Valley Property
Missing Man Found Dead In Woods Near His Hudson Valley Property A search for a missing man ended in tragedy when forest rangers found him dead in a wooded area near his Orange County property, officials said.  The search began in Montgomery on Thursday, Aug. 6, after Montgomery Police contacted New York State Forest Rangers at around 8 a.m. regarding a despondent 40-year-old resident reported missing by an acquaintance, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation said on Thursday, Aug. 13.  According to the DEC, the acquaintance had last communicated with the man two days before the search.  Forest Rangers joined Environm…
Man Lured Women To US On Dating Apps, Raped Them In Westchester: DA Man Lured Women To US On Dating Apps, Raped Them In Westchester: DA
Man Lured Women To US On Dating Apps, Raped Them In Westchester: DA A man is facing a 27-count indictment after prosecutors said he used dating apps to lure two women from Europe to the United States before repeatedly sexually assaulting them at his Westchester County apartment.  Yonkers resident Pablo Alexander De La Cruz, 33, was arraigned in Westchester County Court on Wednesday, Aug. 12, in connection with alleged attacks between March and June 2026, according to Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace.   Prosecutors allege De La Cruz separately met two women, one from Eastern Europe and another from Northern Europe, through dat…
'Door Kick Challenge' On Rise In Hudson Valley: 'Could Get Someone Killed,' DA Says 'Door Kick Challenge' On Rise In Hudson Valley: 'Could Get Someone Killed,' DA Says
'Door Kick Challenge' On Rise In Hudson Valley: 'Could Get Someone Killed,' DA Says Authorities are issuing an urgent warning after a dangerous social media challenge involving people violently kicking the doors of occupied homes has been reported in several Dutchess County communities.  Multiple incidents connected to the so-called "door kick challenge" are under investigation in the towns of Beekman, Poughkeepsie, and LaGrange, Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced on Thursday, Aug. 13. The social media trend involves participants kicking or striking residential doors, sometimes while masked and during overnight hours, according to prosecutors. …
Are Flock Cameras Watching You? This Map Shows Where They Are Are Flock Cameras Watching You? This Map Shows Where They Are
Are Flock Cameras Watching You? This Map Shows Where They Are You have probably driven past one without realizing it. Flock's license plate readers have spread along roads and through communities across the country, giving police a tool to locate vehicles while fueling a growing debate over just how much the cameras can reveal about where people go. Now, a growing privacy advocacy project is letting you see where those cameras have been spotted. DeFlock, an independent open-source effort opposed to widespread automatic license plate reader surveillance, maintains a searchable nationwide map of the devices. As of Thursday, Aug. 13, the map displayed …
20 Dogs Found In Feces-Filled Cages With No Food Or Water In New York: Police 20 Dogs Found In Feces-Filled Cages With No Food Or Water In New York: Police
20 Dogs Found In Feces-Filled Cages With No Food Or Water In New York: 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 …
3 Children Airlifted With Severe Electrical Burns After Power Lines Fall In NY 3 Children Airlifted With Severe Electrical Burns After Power Lines Fall In NY
3 Children Airlifted With Severe Electrical Burns After Power Lines Fall In NY Three children suffered severe electrical burns after coming into contact with live wires that fell at a Sullivan County camp, prompting all three to be airlifted to a trauma center, officials said. The incident happened just after 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 12, in Fallsburg, according to the Fallsburg Fire Company.  Emergency crews responded after a high-voltage power line came down, leaving three children with severe electrical burns, fire officials said. It was not immediately available what caused the line to fall.  News12 Hudson Valley reported the incident happened at C…