6-Year-Old Child Left Alone At NY Community Center By Family Friend, Police Say 6-Year-Old Child Left Alone At NY Community Center By Family Friend, Police Say
6-Year-Old Child Left Alone At NY Community Center By Family Friend, Police Say A 6-year-old boy was found alone at a community center after the family friend who was supposed to be watching him allegedly left him unattended, police said.  The incident happened around 8:15 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, in New Cassel, according to Nassau County Police. Officers responded to the Town of North Hempstead Community Center at 141 Garden St. after receiving a report of a found child.  When officers arrived, they found the unattended 6-year-old boy and launched an investigation. Police determined the child had been left in the care of a family friend, who then left the res…
NY Post Office Stabbing: Man Charged With Attempted Murder (UPDATE) NY Post Office Stabbing: Man Charged With Attempted Murder (UPDATE)
NY Post Office Stabbing: Man Charged With Attempted Murder (Update) A Rockland County man has been charged with attempted murder after police said he stabbed a postal worker multiple times inside a Putnam County post office before a sheriff's deputy deployed a TASER device to stop the attack. The suspect, identified as 38-year-old Howard McNiff, of Nanuet, was charged following the stabbing at the United States Post Office at 29 Fair St. in the hamlet of Carmel on Thursday, July 30, according to a press release issued Saturday, Aug. 1.  McNiff is charged with: Attempted murder in the second degree Two counts of assault in the second degree Criminal p…
UTV Pins 2 Children, Killing 12-Year-Old, Critically Injuring 10-Year-Old In NY UTV Pins 2 Children, Killing 12-Year-Old, Critically Injuring 10-Year-Old In NY
UTV Pins 2 Children, Killing 12-Year-Old, Critically Injuring 10-Year-Old In NY A 12-year-old child was killed, and a 10-year-old remains in critical condition after a UTV rolled over and pinned both children beneath it, authorities announced on Saturday, Aug. 1. The crash happened in the area of 84 County Route 56 in Maplecrest, where deputies with the Greene County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a UTV accident.  A preliminary investigation found the UTV was being driven on a private gravel driveway that serves several homes when it veered off the left side of the driveway, struck a boulder, and rolled onto its passenger side, ejecting all four oc…
2 Men, Teen Charged With Murder In Fatal Stabbing Of New York 18-Year-Old 2 Men, Teen Charged With Murder In Fatal Stabbing Of New York 18-Year-Old
2 Men, Teen Charged With Murder In Fatal Stabbing Of New York 18-Year-Old More than a month after an 18-year-old was found fatally stabbed on a New York street, police have arrested three people in connection with his killing. Denis A. Gonzalez Sorto, 21, of Hempstead, Isaac Lopez Alvarez, 20, of Hempstead, and a 17-year-old adolescent offender have each been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Michael David Grajeda Suazo, according to Nassau County Police in an update issued Saturday, Aug. 1.  The arrests stem from the fatal stabbing that happened around 9:25 p.m. Sunday, June 28, outside 545 Fulton Ave. in Hempstead. Officers responding to a…
Missing 69-Year-Old Woman Found Dead Inside SUV At NY Hotel Missing 69-Year-Old Woman Found Dead Inside SUV At NY Hotel
Missing 69-Year-Old Woman Found Dead Inside SUV At NY Hotel A missing 69-year-old woman was found dead inside her SUV in a Saratoga County hotel parking lot Friday evening, authorities said. Investigators with the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office responded to the parking lot of the Home2 Suites in Malta at approximately 6:20 p.m. on Friday, July 31, after developing information during their investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Ryle, 69, of Wilton, according to the sheriff's office. Deputies located Ryle's 2015 Toyota RAV4 in the parking lot and, upon examining the vehicle, found her deceased inside, authorities said. The Sheriff's Office…
E-Bike Crash Takes Armed NY Man On Detour To Albany County Jail: Cops E-Bike Crash Takes Armed NY Man On Detour To Albany County Jail: Cops
E-Bike Crash Takes Armed NY Man On Detour To Albany County Jail: Cops A New York man went from an e-bike crash to jail after cops found a gun on him during his hospital visit, according to police. Angelo Crawford, 37, of Rensselaer, was being treated at Albany Medical Center around 4:40 a.m. Friday, July 31, when hospital personnel spotted a loaded handgun on him, the Albany Police Department said. Cops responded, took possession of the gun, and determined Crawford was not permitted to have it, police said. Investigators later determined Crawford had been riding an electric bike in Schenectady earlier in the morning when he was involved in a crash, cops said…
NY Crack Dealer Convicted While On The Run Finally Learns His Fate, DA Says NY Crack Dealer Convicted While On The Run Finally Learns His Fate, DA Says
NY Crack Dealer Convicted While On The Run Finally Learns His Fate, DA Says A New York City drug dealer who fled trial in the Capital Region has learned his fate. Nicomus James, 51, of Brooklyn, got seven years and six months behind bars, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said. James was first arrested alongside his 46-year-old brother, Lewis, in November 2019 by Colonie Police on Central Avenue, prosecutors said. Cops found crack cocaine and marijuana on the two brothers, then searched their room at the Red Carpet Inn and found even more drugs and distribution paraphernalia, according to authorities. But when the brothers’ trial date arrived in May 2…
NY Pastor Sexually Abused Child Above His Church, Authorities Say NY Pastor Sexually Abused Child Above His Church, Authorities Say
NY Pastor Sexually Abused Child Above His Church, Authorities Say An Albany pastor accused of sexually abusing a child under age 11 committed some of the crimes in an apartment above his church, authorities said. Bienvenido Lopez, 75, was arraigned Friday, July 31 for the abuse dating to 2000, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said. Lopez is accused of sexually assaulting the victim between May 2000 and December 2000 at two addresses in Albany, an apartment at 153 Central Avenue and a residence on 602 Third Street, according to prosecutors. The 153 Central Avenue apartment was above the church where Lopez was a pastor, investigators said. The …
Passenger Hijacks Traffic Stop, Tries To Ditch Drugs In Chaotic Capital Region Chase: Police Passenger Hijacks Traffic Stop, Tries To Ditch Drugs In Chaotic Capital Region Chase: Police
Passenger Hijacks Traffic Stop, Tries To Ditch Drugs In Chaotic Capital Region Chase: Police A Capital Region man led cops across county lines in a chase after he tried to flee a traffic stop with illegal drugs, state police said. Danzille Robinson, 34, of Schenectady, was the passenger in a vehicle that was pulled over on the I-87 Northway in Saratoga County around 2:15 p.m. Thursday, July 30, New York State Police said. As troopers were questioning the driver outside the vehicle, Robinson jumped behind the wheel and sped away from the stop, authorities said. Robinson pulled a U-turn on the Northway and began traveling southbound on the highway before taking Exit 11 into Ballston…
Potentially Fatal Virus Discovered In New York, No Vaccine Or Treatment Potentially Fatal Virus Discovered In New York, No Vaccine Or Treatment
Potentially Fatal Virus Discovered In New York, No Vaccine Or Treatment A rare, potentially fatal virus carried by ticks has been detected in New York for the first time. The case of Bourbon virus was confirmed in Suffolk County by researchers at Stony Brook University, according to a Tuesday, July 21 announcement. Michael Larkin, 67, survived his encounter with the virus, which has no treatment, no commonly available test, and no vaccine, WCBS reported. He was working outdoors when a lone star tick infected him. Because there is no simple test for Bourbon virus and its symptoms mirror Lyme disease, it is difficult to identify and had only been confirmed in fo…
Passed Out Albany Bus Rider Gets Prison Time After Cops Find Loaded .45: Authorities Passed Out Albany Bus Rider Gets Prison Time After Cops Find Loaded .45: Authorities
Passed Out Albany Bus Rider Gets Prison Time After Cops Find Loaded .45: Authorities A Capital Region man who passed out on a bus is now headed to prison on a gun charge, authorities said. Brendon Marino, 40, of Albany, was sentenced Thursday, July 30 to five years behind bars, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said. He’ll also be on probation for five years after his release. Marino was riding a CDTA bus on March 12 around 9:45 p.m. on Delaware Avenue when police and emergency crews responded to a report of him passing out on board, authorities said. As first responders were loading Marino onto a stretcher, cops noticed a .45-caliber handgun sticking out of his…
NY Ponzi Schemer Took Disney, Turkey Trips In $600K Fraud Scheme, Dodges Prison: Authorities NY Ponzi Schemer Took Disney, Turkey Trips In $600K Fraud Scheme, Dodges Prison: Authorities
NY Ponzi Schemer Took Disney, Turkey Trips In $600K Fraud Scheme, Dodges Prison: Authorities An investment schemer who targeted New York’s Haitian community and stole more than $600,000 has avoided prison time after pleading guilty, authorities said. Marc Henry Menard, 43, got five years of probation and was barred from trading securities for five years, the New York Attorney General’s office announced Thursday, July 30. Menard, a former Mineola resident, used the money he stole to travel to Turkey, Puerto Rico, and Disney World, buy a Mercedes-Benz and a BMW, and splurge on Gucci and Louis Vuitton items, investigators said. To his customers in Nassau, Suffolk, and Rockland counti…