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Harrison Driver Hit Kid On Bike, Sending Child To Hospital With Serious Injuries: Police
A New York man is facing serious charges after police say he veered out of his lane and hit a child riding a bike in Norwalk, seriously injuring the young victim.
Giovani Holguin, 30, of Harrison, New York, turned himself in to police on Tuesday, May 14, after investigators tied him to the crash that happened on Wilson Avenue in Norwalk last month, authorities said.
According to Norwalk Police, the crash happened on April 19 around 7:15 p.m. Multiple 911 calls came in about a child struck by a car. First responders, including Norwalk Police, Fire, and EMS teams, rushed to the scene. T…
Mugshot Released For Driver Who Dragged Cop, Nearly Hit Pedestrian Fleeing NY Traffic Stop: PD
A New Jersey woman dragged a Nassau County police officer and nearly struck a pedestrian while fleeing a traffic stop in Valley Stream, authorities announced on Friday, May 2.
Charmaine N. Norville, 47, of Irvington, was behind the wheel of a black 2010 Volkswagen Jetta with multiple violations — an expired inspection sticker, a missing front plate, and an unregistered rear plate — when officers stopped her in the parking lot of 77 Green Acres Road West at 1:50 p.m., on Thursday, May 1, according to detectives with the Fifth Squad.
Norville allegedly refused to provide her license and regis…
Connecticut Woman Held Stepson Captive For 2 Decades In 'Horrific' Conditions: Police
A Connecticut woman has been arrested after police say she held her stepson captive for over two decades, subjecting him to extreme neglect and abuse before he allegedly set fire to their home in a desperate bid for freedom.
Kimberly Sullivan, 56, of Waterbury, was arrested on Wednesday, March 12, and charged with multiple felonies, including first-degree assault, second-degree kidnapping, first-degree unlawful restraint, cruelty to persons, and first-degree reckless endangerment, police said.
New Report: Stepmom Accused Of Holding Man Hostage Posts Bond; Police Detail Victim's Lif…
Wrong-Way Driver Leads Cops On Multi-County Pursuit In Yorktown, Putnam: Police
A 47-year-old New Jersey man was jailed after allegedly leading police on a high-speed chase across Westchester and Putnam counties, driving into oncoming traffic, and ignoring orders to stop, authorities said.
Bergen County resident Noel Mendez of Fairview, age 47, was arrested on felony reckless endangerment charges following a multi-jurisdiction police pursuit in November that ended in Putnam County, Yorktown Police announced on Wednesday, Feb. 19.
According to the department, the chase began at around 11 a.m. on Nov. 27, 2024, when Yorktown officers were alerted to a susp…
Worker Buried Alive: Contractor Admits 'Recklessness' In Westchester Trench Death, DA Says
A Connecticut contractor has pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment following the death of a worker who was buried alive at a Westchester construction site in 2021, officials announced.
Fairfield County resident Michael Conway, age 60, of Bethel, admitted to disregarding federal safety regulations that could have prevented the fatal collapse, Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace said on Friday, Feb. 7.
On May 4, 2021, 46-year-old Jose Vega was working inside a nine-foot-deep trench when it suddenly collapsed, completely burying him. The site lacked required cave-in…
$1.3M Insurance Fraud Scheme: Westchester Man Accused Of Plotting His Own House Fire, DA Says
A Westchester man is facing charges for allegedly orchestrating an arson scheme to burn down his home and claim over $1.3 million in insurance money, officials announced.
Yonkers resident Majid Haddad, also known as Peter Haddad, age 59, was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 17, by Yonkers Police and arraigned Wednesday, Dec. 18, on a six-count indictment, Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah said.
According to Rocah, Haddad allegedly conspired with a man to set fire to his single-family home on Odell Avenue in Yonkers between Feb. 20 and Feb. 28, 2021. Investigators said Haddad …
Rental Home Owners Dodge Jail After NY Fire That Killed 2 Sisters
A husband and wife will avoid jail after admitting fault in a fire at their New York vacation rental that killed two sisters.
On Long Island, Peter Miller, age 56, and Pamela Miller, age 55, were each sentenced to community service in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Nov. 7, in the deaths of Lindsay and Jillian Wiener, CBS New York reports.
The 19-year-old Lindsay and 21-year-old Jillian, both of Potomac, Maryland, were vacationing with their brother and parents at the Millers’ Noyac home when the blaze broke out on the morning of Aug. 3, 2022.
Earlier Report: Sisters On Vacation K…
Ex-Penn State Frat Leader From NY Sentenced For Hazing Student To Death
The former president and vice president of a frat at Penn State have been sentenced in connection with the death of a student from New Jersey, Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry announced on Tuesday, Oct. 1.
Timothy "Tim" J. Piazza, 19 of Lebanon, NJ, died at Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, PA, after being hazed at Beta Theta Pi fraternity on Saturday, February 4, 2017, according to his obituary and the AG's release.
Brendan Young, 28, of Malvern, Pennsylvania, and Daniel Casey, 27, of Ronkonkoma, New York, pleaded guilty to multiple misdemeanors including 14 …
Charges Reinstated Against State Trooper For Murder Of Girl,11, In Hudson Valley Crash
A state appellate panel has reinstated a murder charge against a former New York State Police trooper who allegedly rammed a vehicle twice at 130 miles per hour during a traffic stop, killing an 11-year-old girl.
The incident occurred in Ulster County on I-87 in Kingston on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, around 11:30 p.m.
In a statement released by New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday, Sept. 19, James said the charges of murder, depraved indifference murder, and reckless endangerment had been reinstated against former Trooper Christopher Baldner in connection with the death of 11-ye…