Registered NY Sex Offender Posed As Woman Online While Messaging Minors: Feds Registered NY Sex Offender Posed As Woman Online While Messaging Minors: Feds
Registered NY Sex Offender Posed As Woman Online While Messaging Minors: Feds A registered sex offender from Northern Westchester is facing new federal charges after prosecutors said he posed as a woman on social media to persuade children to send him sexually explicit images.  Dustin Tompkins, 38, of Mount Kisco, was charged with two counts of sexual exploitation of a child, receipt and distribution of child pornography, and committing offenses against children while being a registered sex offender, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Friday, Sept. 11.  Tompkins, who prosecutors said was already detained for violatin…
Billy Joel Reveals The Procedure That Improved His Health — And How He Almost Passed On It Billy Joel Reveals The Procedure That Improved His Health — And How He Almost Passed On It
Billy Joel Reveals The Procedure That Improved His Health — And How He Almost Passed On It Billy Joel has shared details of his brain surgery process as he works to battle the disorder that forced him to cancel numerous shows. The 77-year-old “Piano Man” said Wednesday, Sept. 9 on his SiriusXM channel that he initially didn’t want to have the surgery to implant a brain shunt but eventually changed his mind. “I said, ‘Well what does that entail?’” Joel explained. “Well, we drill a hole through your skull and we stick a shunt inside your brain. I said, ‘Nah, I think I’ll pass on that.’” But after learning more about the procedure and the shunt — a clear tube that drains fluid on t…
ICE Takes Person Into Custody Near School Bus Stop In Hudson Valley: Mayor ICE Takes Person Into Custody Near School Bus Stop In Hudson Valley: Mayor
ICE Takes Person Into Custody Near School Bus Stop In Hudson Valley: Mayor Federal immigration agents took a man into custody in Northern Westchester early Friday morning, prompting concerns from local officials because the operation happened near a school bus stop.  The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity happened on Brook Street in Croton-on-Hudson at around 7 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 11, Mayor Brian Pugh announced.  According to Pugh, one man who lives on Brook Street was taken into federal custody.  Croton Police had no advance knowledge of the operation and did not participate in it, Pugh said. The village did not have more veri…
Suspected Mail Thief Flees Post Office In BMW, Escapes From Cops In Hudson Valley: Police Suspected Mail Thief Flees Post Office In BMW, Escapes From Cops In Hudson Valley: Police
Suspected Mail Thief Flees Post Office In BMW, Escapes From Cops In Hudson Valley: Police A suspected mail thief led officers on a brief chase after fleeing from a Westchester County post office, police said.  The incident happened outside the US Post Office at 41 Purdy Ave. in Rye at around 6 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 10, the City of Rye Police Department announced on Friday, Sept. 11.  An officer on patrol saw what the department described as a suspected mail theft from a mailbox in front of the post office. The officer then saw a person run from the mailbox, cross the street, and get into a BMW X7, police said.  When the officer tried to stop the vehicle, t…
Man Who Shot Victim Twice In Head In Hudson Valley Convicted, Faces Prison Time: DA Man Who Shot Victim Twice In Head In Hudson Valley Convicted, Faces Prison Time: DA
Man Who Shot Victim Twice In Head In Hudson Valley Convicted, Faces Prison Time: DA A man has been convicted of attempted murder after shooting a man twice in the head inside an Orange County home, prosecutors said.  Anthony Parrish, 56, was found guilty of all charges against him following a jury trial in Orange County Court on Thursday, Sept. 10, according to Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler.  The shooting happened at around 8 a.m. on June 6, 2024, when Parrish went to the victim's home in the Town of Crawford and shot him twice in the head before fleeing, prosecutors said. Despite his severe injuries, the victim managed to crawl out of the ho…
Pilot's Final Facebook Post May Have Revealed Couple's Destination Hours Before Deadly Crash Pilot's Final Facebook Post May Have Revealed Couple's Destination Hours Before Deadly Crash
Pilot's Final Facebook Post May Have Revealed Couple's Destination Hours Before Deadly Crash Hours before a training aircraft crashed in a wooded area in Massachusetts, killing both people aboard, one of the victims shared where he was headed that morning. Kenneth R. Moore, 66, of Pembroke, posted on Facebook at 9:39 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, that he was flying to Northampton for the Three County Fair. Moore and Marcy Asbury,  62, of East Falmouth, were later identified as the victims on board the plane. Asbury's Facebook profile shows the two were dating. Both were killed in the crash. Final post by Ken Moore Ken Moore Facebook About 12 hours after the post, the Piper P…
NY Murder Suspect Shot And Killed By Police Outside Massachusetts Motel: Cops NY Murder Suspect Shot And Killed By Police Outside Massachusetts Motel: Cops
NY Murder Suspect Shot And Killed By Police Outside Massachusetts Motel: Cops A Long Island man wanted for the murder of his ex-girlfriend was shot and killed Wednesday, Sept. 9 outside a hotel in Massachusetts, police said. Brandon William Hampson, 55, stabbed Rachel Frislid, 62, to death inside her home in Sayville, NY, on Thursday, Sept. 3, the Suffolk County (NY) Police Department said Thursday, Sept. 10. Authorities found Hampson Wednesday, Sept. 9 outside the French King Restaurant and Motel in Erving, MA around 9:15 p.m. smoking a cigarette, Worcester County (MA) District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. said. Officers ordered Hampson to surrender, but he …
Yacht Owner, Ex-Navy Commander Accused Of Drugging, Raping Deckhand, 22, In Nantucket Harbor Yacht Owner, Ex-Navy Commander Accused Of Drugging, Raping Deckhand, 22, In Nantucket Harbor
Yacht Owner, Ex-Navy Commander Accused Of Drugging, Raping Deckhand, 22, In Nantucket Harbor A yacht owner faces multiple charges after a young employee said he allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted her aboard a vessel in Nantucket Harbor last month, according to a news report. Christian Bradley Williams, 54, of Florida, was arraigned Friday, Sept. 4, in connection with the alleged Aug. 9 attack. The 22-year-old woman had started working as a deckhand aboard his yacht, Chimera, in June. She received housing on the boat in exchange for the work. The US Sun reported that Williams is a former Navy commander of the USS Springfield submarine.  The alleged assault happened hours…
Father Assaults 4-Year-Old, Leaves Them Home Alone In Hudson Valley, Mom Also Charged: Cops Father Assaults 4-Year-Old, Leaves Them Home Alone In Hudson Valley, Mom Also Charged: Cops
Father Assaults 4-Year-Old, Leaves Them Home Alone In Hudson Valley, Mom Also Charged: Cops A frightened 4-year-old child with substantial injuries was found unattended in Rockland County, leading to the arrests of both parents, police said.   The child was found in the area of Chestnut Street and Furman Place in Spring Valley at around 9:38 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, the Spring Valley Police Department announced on Thursday, Sept. 10. Police said a Spring Valley Department of Public Works employee found the unattended child and flagged down an officer. Officers found that the child had substantial injuries and appeared frightened, police said.  They located …
Arrest Made In Hudson Valley Shooting That Left Wounded Man In Driveway: Police Arrest Made In Hudson Valley Shooting That Left Wounded Man In Driveway: Police
Arrest Made In Hudson Valley Shooting That Left Wounded Man In Driveway: Police A suspect has been arrested in the shooting of a man outside a home in the Hudson Valley, police said Thursday, Sept. 10. Russell J. Long, 46, of Ellenville, was arrested for the shooting that occurred around 3:25 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8 in Ellenville, New York State Police said. The victim was a 43-year-old man from Jamaica, Queens, who suffered multiple gunshot wounds to his lower extremities, according to state police. The person was initially identified as a 46-year-old man. Long fired multiple shots in a “popular suburban area” and hit the victim, state troopers said. He was charged wit…
Plane Crash: Police ID 2 Victims Killed In Massachusetts Aviation Disaster Plane Crash: Police ID 2 Victims Killed In Massachusetts Aviation Disaster
Plane Crash: Police ID 2 Victims Killed In Massachusetts Aviation Disaster Authorities have identified the two people who were killed when the training aircraft they were on crashed into a wooded area in Massachusetts over the weekend.  Kenneth R. Moore, 66, of Pembroke, and Marcy Asbury, 62, of East Falmouth, died in the Saturday, Sept. 5, crash, Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni announced on Thursday.  The Piper PA-28 Cherokee went down near Center Street around 9:15 p.m.  Ludlow police and Massachusetts State Police began searching the area after receiving a report of a missing aircraft. Crews later found the plane off Center Street. …
Man Stabbed In Face By Stepbrother In Hudson Valley, Police Say Man Stabbed In Face By Stepbrother In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Man Stabbed In Face By Stepbrother In Hudson Valley, Police Say A 24-year-old man is facing an assault charge after police said he stabbed his stepbrother in the face in Rockland County and fled.  Spring Valley resident Kashief Kobe Hall, 24, was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 9, six days after the stabbing, according to the Spring Valley Police Department. The incident happened at around 7:11 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3, at 5 Rosehill Oval in Spring Valley, police said. Responding officers found an adult man suffering from stab wounds to his face.  Police said they determined that the victim's stepbrother stabbed him before fleeing the scen…