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Update: Teenage Trio Steal Purse At Bank, Caught After Multi-Agency Search In Westchester
UPDATE: Three teenagers are accused of forcibly stealing a victim's purse at a bank in Westchester County before fleeing to another city where they were caught, police said.
The incident began at around 11:44 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 6, when officers responded to TD Bank at 3660 Lee Rd. in Jefferson Valley on a report of a strong-arm robbery, according to Yorktown Police.
Police said that Ashton Munoz Cordoba, 19, of Queens; Engelber Eduardo Rudas Seijas, 19, of College Point; and Harguar Steven Arias Salamanca, 18, of Queens, acted together to forcibly steal a victim's purse containing…
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…
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
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…
NYC TikToker Once 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 Who Slashed Ex's Face With Knife, Left Her Scarred In Westchester Attack Gets Prison
A man who was convicted of breaking into his ex-girlfriend's Westchester County apartment and slashing her across the face with a kitchen knife, leaving her permanently scarred, will spend over a decade behind bars.
Mount Vernon resident Ajany Waite, 33, was sentenced by Westchester County Court Judge Anne Bianchi to 18 years in state prison, followed by five years of post-release supervision, in connection with the 2025 attack, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Aug. 5.
The sentence follows Waite's conviction on June 17, when a jury found him guilty o…
