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Search Still On For Missing NY Man: Over 2.5K Acres Searched In Upstate Wilderness Search Still On For Missing NY Man: Over 2.5K Acres Searched In Upstate Wilderness
Search Still On For Missing NY Man: Over 2.5K Acres Searched In Upstate Wilderness The search for a missing 73-year-old Putnam County man whose RV was discovered at a remote Upstate New York campsite has now covered more than 2,500 acres, officials said.  Mahopac resident Craig Streeter remains missing a month after he was last seen in Indian Lake on Sunday, Aug. 2, according to an update released by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation on Wednesday, Sept. 2.  Over the past two and a half weeks, DEC Forest Rangers have joined dozens of personnel from several other agencies, including New York State Police, in searching the Moose River Plai…

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by Ben Crnic
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$683K Gold-Bar Scam Targeting 78-Year-Old PA Woman Led By NY Men: Prosecutors $683K Gold-Bar Scam Targeting 78-Year-Old PA Woman Led By NY Men: Prosecutors
$683K Gold-Bar Scam Targeting 78-Year-Old PA Woman Led By NY Men: Prosecutors A 78-year-old Pennsylvania woman was convinced that her identity and Social Security number had been compromised before New York scammers directed her to hand over $683,000 in gold bars, prosecutors said. The South Whitehall Township woman, whose name was withheld, was contacted by people claiming to represent “American Bank” weeks before police were called to Luther Crest Senior Living on June 30, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office. The callers told her to transfer her assets into a newly acquired account because her personal information had been compromised, authori…

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Man Kills Fiancé, 33, After Argument Turns Physical In Hudson Valley: Sheriff Man Kills Fiancé, 33, After Argument Turns Physical In Hudson Valley: Sheriff
Man Kills Fiancé, 33, After Argument Turns Physical In Hudson Valley: Sheriff A 47-year-old man is accused of shooting and killing his fiancée after an argument turned physical late Tuesday night, Sept. 1, according to police and those who knew the couple. Ulster County sheriff's deputies and New York State Police responded to a home on Route 213 in Esopus just before 11:30 p.m. on a report of an unconscious and unresponsive woman suffering from a gunshot wound, the sheriff's office said. Police and EMS provided emergency medical care to the woman, identified as Brianna S. Wittl, 33, of Ulster Park. She was taken to Health Alliance Hospital in Kingston, where she die…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Drugs Found Inside McDonald's Happy Meal Toy Given To Child, Woman Says Drugs Found Inside McDonald's Happy Meal Toy Given To Child, Woman Says
Drugs Found Inside McDonald's Happy Meal Toy Given To Child, Woman Says A woman claims she found drugs inside a child’s Happy Meal toy at a Connecticut McDonald’s. Brittany Fitzpatrick said in a Facebook post that she had taken her daughter and her niece to the restaurant at 611 South Main Street in Middletown. Fitzpatrick said her niece found the "rocks" inside a "Stranger Things" promotional toy inside a Happy Meal.  “She opened it and said there was something wrong with her toy, someone put 'rocks' in it,” Fitzpatrick said. “I took it from her to look and immediately noticed it was weed.” Fitzpatrick contacted police. The Middletown Police Department …

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Coast Guard Pilots Make First Single-Engine Landing With DHS Secretary Aboard Coast Guard Pilots Make First Single-Engine Landing With DHS Secretary Aboard
Coast Guard Pilots Make First Single-Engine Landing With DHS Secretary Aboard The pilots who safely brought a disabled Coast Guard jet back to the ground in Virginia had never done it before. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the Coast Guard pilots told him after Wednesday, Sept. 2's emergency landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport that it was their first time landing on a single engine. “The United States Coast Guard pilots made the single engine landing feel routine,” Mullin said in a post on X. “No panic, just straight professionalism.” The United States Coast Guard pilots made the single engine landing feel routine. No panic, jus…

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NJ Times Square Stabbing Victim Was On Her First Day Back From Maternity Leave NJ Times Square Stabbing Victim Was On Her First Day Back From Maternity Leave
NJ Times Square Stabbing Victim Was On Her First Day Back From Maternity Leave Erin Piacenti was on her first day back following maternity leave when she was fatally stabbed in Times Square on Monday, Aug. 31. Piacenti, a Chester, NJ resident, had welcomed her daughter Madison five months ago, according to a GoFundMe set up to support her daughter and husband, Frank. "Becoming a mother was Erin's lifelong ambition, and Madison gave her the greatest possible joy," Shray Gupta, who organized the fundraiser said. "Erin's life was defined not by the circumstances of her death, but instead by the way she lived. Erin was deeply devoted to her family and friends, except…

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Man Accused Of Sexual Abuse After Incident Involving Child At Park In Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Sexual Abuse After Incident Involving Child At Park In Hudson Valley
Man Accused Of Sexual Abuse After Incident Involving Child At Park In Hudson Valley A 24-year-old man is facing charges following a month-long investigation into the alleged sexual abuse of a juvenile at a Westchester County park, police said.   Port Chester resident Manuel Lazala was arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 1, the City of Rye Police Department announced on Wednesday, Sept. 2.  Police said the charges stem from an incident involving a juvenile at Rye Town Park but did not disclose when it happened or provide details about what occurred.   Lazala was charged with two counts of third-degree sexual abuse and two counts of endangering the welfare o…

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by Ben Crnic
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Student Loan Schemes On Rise In NY — Here's How To Tell If It's A Scam Student Loan Schemes On Rise In NY — Here's How To Tell If It's A Scam
Student Loan Schemes On Rise In NY — Here's How To Tell If It's A Scam New Yorkers with student loans are being warned to watch for scammers promising debt relief as changes to federal repayment programs create confusion for borrowers.  New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a consumer alert on Wednesday, Sept. 2, saying fraudsters are taking advantage of changes to federal student loan repayment options to target people seeking lower payments or financial relief.  According to James' office, recent changes by the Trump administration include eliminating the Saving on a Valuable Education, or SAVE, payment plan and phasing out existing income…

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by Ben Crnic
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Corrections Officers Injured In 2 Brutal Attacks At Sing Sing Prison In Hudson Valley Corrections Officers Injured In 2 Brutal Attacks At Sing Sing Prison In Hudson Valley
Corrections Officers Injured In 2 Brutal Attacks At Sing Sing Prison In Hudson Valley Several correctional officers were injured in two separate attacks at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Westchester County, including one officer who was repeatedly punched and another who was slashed several times.  The incidents happened at the maximum-security prison in Ossining on Sunday, Aug. 16, and Saturday, Aug. 29, the New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association announced on Tuesday, Sept. 1.   In the first incident on Aug. 16, an officer approached an inmate's cell and directed him to come out for a routine pat frisk. After leaving…

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‘Crime Junkie’ Arrested Outside Lindsay Clancy Trial Says Filming Jurors Was Misunderstanding ‘Crime Junkie’ Arrested Outside Lindsay Clancy Trial Says Filming Jurors Was Misunderstanding
‘Crime Junkie’ Arrested Outside Lindsay Clancy Trial Says Filming Jurors Was Misunderstanding The attorney for a self-described “crime junkie” accused of filming jurors outside the Lindsay Clancy murder trial called the incident a “misunderstanding.” Dawn Light, 56, of Sutton, was charged with aggravated intimidation of a juror on Tuesday, Sept. 1, after police said she entered a restricted area and recorded members of the deadlocked jury, Plymouth Assistant District Attorney Nicole Piacentini told the court. Light pleaded not guilty Wednesday and was released on personal recognizance.  Click here to watch video of Wednesday's hearing.  Lindsay Clancy is accused of killi…

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Man Kicks Officer In Face After Incident At Grocery Store In Sullivan County: Cops Man Kicks Officer In Face After Incident At Grocery Store In Sullivan County: Cops
Man Kicks Officer In Face After Incident At Grocery Store In Sullivan County: Cops A man is facing a felony assault charge after allegedly kicking a police officer in the face while being taken into custody following a disturbance at a Sullivan County supermarket, authorities said.  Woodridge resident Benjamin Salvay was arrested after police responded to a disturbance at the IGA supermarket in Woodridge on Friday, Aug. 28, according to the Woodridge Police Department. Salvay became combative and resisted officers' attempts to subdue him, police said. As officers tried putting him inside a police vehicle, Salvay kicked one of them in the face, causing an injury …

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by Ben Crnic
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NY AG Sues Amazon, Says They Overcharged Advertisers By More Than $20 Billion NY AG Sues Amazon, Says They Overcharged Advertisers By More Than $20 Billion
NY AG Sues Amazon, Says They Overcharged Advertisers By More Than $20 Billion Amazon secretly manipulated its online advertising system to overcharge more than 1.2 million businesses by over $20 billion, potentially driving up prices for consumers in the process, according to a new lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James.  New York Attorney General Letitia James joined the Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from 21 other states in filing the lawsuit against the e-commerce giant on Monday, Aug. 31.  The coalition alleges Amazon rigged auctions used to determine how much businesses pay to advertise products on its website, includi…

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by Ben Crnic