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Child Ingested Cocaine At NY Home Where MMA Fighter Dad Killed Daughter, DA Says Child Ingested Cocaine At NY Home Where MMA Fighter Dad Killed Daughter, DA Says
Child Ingested Cocaine At NY Home Where MMA Fighter Dad Killed Daughter, DA Says New details have surfaced in the case of a father accused of starving his 5-year-old daughter to death at a home in the region. Police were called to a Schenectady residence on Elmer Avenue near Poplar Street at around 3 a.m. Sunday, April 14, for a young girl who was unconscious and not breathing. Medics pronounced the girl dead a short time later. An investigation found that the girl’s father, 33-year-old Robert Buskey, starved her of food and water for at least four days before her death, WRGB reports, citing court documents. Earlier Report: Dad Charged In 5-Year-Old Daughter's …

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New Details: NY Mom Threw Infant Daughter Down Utility Shaft, Killing Her, DA Says New Details: NY Mom Threw Infant Daughter Down Utility Shaft, Killing Her, DA Says
New Details: NY Mom Threw Infant Daughter Down Utility Shaft, Killing Her, DA Says This story has been updated. A New York mother is being charged with murder after throwing her infant daughter down a utility shaft, prosecutors allege. Schenectady Police said search crews found the body of 11-month-old Halo Branton at the bottom of an 8-foot utility shaft on GE’s Old River Road campus on Sunday afternoon, March 10. The discovery came hours after police issued an AMBER alert for the child, who was last seen at around 9:15 p.m. Saturday, March 9, near Campbell Avenue and 12th Street. In an update on Monday, March 11, Schenectady Police Chief Eric Clifford said a security…

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Passenger Dies In Fiery Drunk-Driving Crash Near College In Region, Police Say Passenger Dies In Fiery Drunk-Driving Crash Near College In Region, Police Say
Passenger Dies In Fiery Drunk-Driving Crash Near College In Region, Police Say A suspected drunk-driving crash near a college campus in the region claimed the life of a 47-year-old woman. The fiery wreck happened just before 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, in Schenectady, on Eastern Avenue. The scene was two blocks away from Union College. According to Schenectady Police, 31-year-old Gregory Mitchell, of Scotia, was driving while intoxicated when he crashed into a parked car on Eastern Avenue near Degraff Street. The impact ignited a fire and trapped his passenger, Jacqueline McCole, of Scotia, inside the vehicle.  By the time members of the Schenectady Fire Departme…

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NY Teen Samantha Humphrey Remembered As 'A Light In The Dark' Following Death At Age 14 NY Teen Samantha Humphrey Remembered As 'A Light In The Dark' Following Death At Age 14
NY Teen Samantha Humphrey Remembered As 'A Light In The Dark' Following Death At Age 14 Tributes are pouring in for beloved New York teen Samantha Humphrey as police continue to investigate the 14-year-old’s mysterious death. The Schenectady High School sophomore was found dead in the Mohawk River on Wednesday, Feb. 22, according to Schenectady Police. It marked a tragic ending to a monthslong search that began when her mother reported her missing on Nov. 25, 2022. Earlier Report: New Update: Death Of Schenectady 14-Year-Old Samantha Humphrey Being Treated As Homicide Jaclyn Humphrey revealed on a GoFundMe campaign that the girl sneaked out of their home at around 11 p.m. o…

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'Dreaded This Day': Body Found In River ID'd As Missing NY Teen Samantha Humphrey 'Dreaded This Day': Body Found In River ID'd As Missing NY Teen Samantha Humphrey
'Dreaded This Day': Body Found In River ID'd As Missing NY Teen Samantha Humphrey The search for a missing 14-year-old girl from upstate New York has come to a tragic ending after the teen’s body was pulled from a river not far from where she disappeared months earlier, authorities said. In an update Monday, Feb. 27, Schenectady Police confirmed that a body found in the city’s Mohawk River on Wednesday, Feb. 22 is that of Samantha Humphrey. Earlier Report: New Update: Body Found In River Where 14-Year-Old Schenectady Girl Disappeared Months Ago The Schenectady High School student’s body was found near Riverside Park, where she had last been seen alive at around 11:30 …

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