16 Arrested In Child Exploitation, Sex Offender Compliance Operations In Sullivan County 16 Arrested In Child Exploitation, Sex Offender Compliance Operations In Sullivan County
16 Arrested In Child Exploitation, Sex Offender Compliance Operations In Sullivan County Sixteen people have been arrested in two separate investigations targeting alleged online child exploitation and sex offenders accused of failing to comply with registration requirements in a Sullivan County village, police announced.  The arrests were detailed by Village of Liberty Police Chief Steven D’Agata during a press conference on Thursday, Aug. 20, following investigations dubbed “Operation Dangerous DMs” and “Operation Registry Repo.”  Although the investigations were separate, D’Agata said they shared the same objective: “protecting children, protecting this community, …
Ex-NYPD Sergeant Admits Driving Drunk In Fatal Wrong-Way Crash On NY Parkway: AG Ex-NYPD Sergeant Admits Driving Drunk In Fatal Wrong-Way Crash On NY Parkway: AG
Ex-nypd Sergeant Admits Driving Drunk In Fatal Wrong-Way Crash On NY Parkway: AG A former NYPD sergeant from Orange County has admitted to causing a head-on crash that killed a 61-year-old man on the Taconic State Parkway in Westchester County, prosecutors said. Warwick resident Tiffany Howell, 48, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Aug. 19, to aggravated vehicular homicide and second-degree manslaughter in connection with the Thursday, Jan. 22 crash that killed Peekskill resident Manuel Boitel, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced.  Howell, who was an off-duty NYPD sergeant at the time of the crash, entered the plea before Westchester County Court Judg…
Jeanine Pirro Targeted, Hunted By NY Man Who Threatened ‘Bullet In Your F—kin Head’, Feds Say Jeanine Pirro Targeted, Hunted By NY Man Who Threatened ‘Bullet In Your F—kin Head’, Feds Say
Jeanine Pirro Targeted, Hunted By NY Man Who Threatened ‘Bullet In Your F—kin Head’, Feds Say An angry Long Island man threatened to kill ex-Fox News host and D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro in a series of unhinged social media posts, federal authorities said. Daniel Kretsinger replied to an X post from Pirro with a video and said, “I’m specifically targeting you when I come to Washington D.C. and put a bullet directly between your eyes c–t and if Trump keeps up his bulls–t I may kill the president too,” according to charging documents filed in New York’s Eastern District. Pirro is not identified specifically in the documents, but Kretsigner’s listed X account shows him replying to…
Man Who Killed Couple In Hudson Valley Xanax-Fueled Crash Arrested For Car Break-Ins: Police Man Who Killed Couple In Hudson Valley Xanax-Fueled Crash Arrested For Car Break-Ins: Police
Man Who Killed Couple In Hudson Valley Xanax-Fueled Crash Arrested For Car Break-Ins: Police A 33-year-old man who served prison time for killing a husband and wife in a Xanax-fueled crash in Rockland County, New York has been arrested again, this time on robbery and burglary charges in Bergen County, authorities said Thursday, Aug. 20. On Sunday, Aug. 16, officers responded to the parking garage at 170 Prospect Ave. in Hackensack on a report of someone burglarizing vehicles, Hackensack Police Capt. Gregory Zisa said. Upon arrival, they encountered one of the vehicle owners and security for the building in a physical confrontation with the suspect, later identified as Matthew Sindon…
Doctor, Air National Guard Veteran Killed In Midair Plane Crash With State Police Helicopter Doctor, Air National Guard Veteran Killed In Midair Plane Crash With State Police Helicopter
Doctor, Air National Guard Veteran Killed In Midair Plane Crash With State Police Helicopter The pilot killed when his Cessna collided with a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter at Carlisle Regional Airport has been identified as a 57-year-old Hershey man with decades of experience in emergency medicine. Paul William Sokoloski, 57, of Hershey, was pronounced dead at the scene of the Wednesday, Aug. 19 crash, according to Pennsylvania State Police and Cumberland County Coroner Charley Hall. Sokoloski was the pilot and sole occupant of a Cessna 150 single-engine airplane that collided with a PSP Bell 407GX helicopter at the airport, located at 228 Petersburg Road in South Middleton …
Pilot Killed, Troopers Injured In Midair Collision Between Police Helicopter And Plane (UPDATE) Pilot Killed, Troopers Injured In Midair Collision Between Police Helicopter And Plane (UPDATE)
Pilot Killed, Troopers Injured In Midair Collision Between Police Helicopter And Plane (Update) A pilot was killed, and two Pennsylvania State Police troopers were injured when a small plane struck a police helicopter during a training exercise at Carlisle Regional Airport on Wednesday evening, Aug. 19, officials said. Cpl. Bryce Corman and Trooper Jason Mills were conducting routine training exercises in a Bell 407 helicopter when a Cessna 150 approached from behind and struck the helicopter, Pennsylvania State Police Acting Commissioner Lt. Col. George Bivens said during a late-night briefing with Gov. Josh Shapiro. The pilot of the Cessna was killed in the crash. Authorities know t…
Ex-NY Giants Star Raising Money After Losing $500K: Alleged Scheme's Founder Dies, Report Says Ex-NY Giants Star Raising Money After Losing $500K: Alleged Scheme's Founder Dies, Report Says
Ex-NY Giants Star Raising Money After Losing $500K: Alleged Scheme's Founder Dies, Report Says Former New York Giants linebacker Tae Crowder says he lost his entire life savings in an alleged financial scheme that also ensnared other former NFL players, leaving him trying to rebuild after losing at least $500,000.  Tae Crowder, who spent three seasons with the Giants, launched a GoFundMe on Saturday, Aug. 8, saying the loss has left him without the financial stability he spent years building.  The fundraiser follows allegations involving Motion Venture, a company run by 23-year-old New Jersey resident Mohamed Coulibaly, who was found dead on Friday, July 31, ESPN reported.&…
Hudson Valley Man, 73, Missing After RV Found At Remote NY Campsite Hudson Valley Man, 73, Missing After RV Found At Remote NY Campsite
Hudson Valley Man, 73, Missing After RV Found At Remote NY Campsite Authorities are searching for a 73-year-old Putnam County man who has not been seen in weeks after his RV was discovered at a remote campsite in Upstate New York.   Mahopac resident Craig K. Streeter, 73, was reported as possibly missing on Monday, Aug. 17, New York State Police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 19.  The search began after New York State Forest Rangers found Streeter's recreational vehicle at campsite 36 on Moose River Rd. in the town of Inlet with no known recent activity.  Forest Rangers searched for Streeter but could not find him, prompting more law enfo…
Freak Badminton Racket Accident Killed NJ 6-Year-Old: Now, Her Family Is Suing Freak Badminton Racket Accident Killed NJ 6-Year-Old: Now, Her Family Is Suing
Freak Badminton Racket Accident Killed NJ 6-Year-Old: Now, Her Family Is Suing The New Jersey family of a 6-year-old girl killed when a metal badminton racket shaft broke free from its handle and pierced her skull has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Franklin Sports. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Lucy Morgan's family by attorneys Travis M. Brennan and Charles P. Hehmeyer of Berman & Simmons, the Maine law firm announced Wednesday, Aug. 19. Lucy was spending the final day of a family vacation at a lake house in Limerick, Maine, on Saturday, June 1, 2024, when her older siblings began playing badminton in the front yard, according to the complaint. Lucy …
Molotov Cocktail Plot: Massachusetts Trans Woman Sentenced In Plan To Firebomb Scott Bessent Molotov Cocktail Plot: Massachusetts Trans Woman Sentenced In Plan To Firebomb Scott Bessent
Molotov Cocktail Plot: Massachusetts Trans Woman Sentenced In Plan To Firebomb Scott Bessent A Massachusetts woman will spend more than six years in federal prison after admitting to bringing two homemade firebombs and a knife to Washington, D.C., in an attempt to kill then-Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent, federal authorities said. Ryan Michael English, 26, of South Deerfield, previously pleaded guilty to two federal weapons charges. A judge sentenced English to 73 months in prison on Tuesday, Aug. 18, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced. English must also serve three years of supervised release. The plot unfolded on Jan. 27, 2025, when Bessen…
Cause Of Death Revealed For CT Dad Who Fell At Madison Square Garden Goose Concert Cause Of Death Revealed For CT Dad Who Fell At Madison Square Garden Goose Concert
Cause Of Death Revealed For CT Dad Who Fell At Madison Square Garden Goose Concert New York City officials have ruled the death of a Connecticut father who fell during a concert at Madison Square Garden an accident. Paul Kueker, 51, of Niantic, was attending a Goose concert with his wife on June 20. The couple was celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. Kueker left his seat to use the bathroom midway through the show. Witnesses told police that Kueker appeared intoxicated and climbed over a plexiglass barrier several sections from his seat, the New York Daily News reported. Authorities said he fell from a 150-foot balcony into the 300-section of the arena shortly be…
Meet The Mountainville Fault: Scientists ID Cause Of 2024 NJ Earthquake Meet The Mountainville Fault: Scientists ID Cause Of 2024 NJ Earthquake
Meet The Mountainville Fault: Scientists ID Cause Of 2024 NJ Earthquake New Jersey’s massive Ramapo Fault seemed like the obvious suspect after a 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck in 2024. It wasn’t.  Researchers have now traced the quake to a previously unmapped fault in the New Jersey Highlands, one they’ve named the Mountainville Fault. The discovery was detailed in a study published Monday, Aug. 11, in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. The 2024 earthquake struck near Tewksbury and close to the roughly 300-kilometer-long Ramapo Fault, the largest fault in the region, according to the study. But the Ramapo Fault is not well posit…