Sullivan County, County Manager Held In Criminal Contempt Over Nursing Home Closure Sullivan County, County Manager Held In Criminal Contempt Over Nursing Home Closure Sullivan County, County Manager Held In Criminal Contempt Over Nursing Home Closure
Sullivan County, County Manager Held In Criminal Contempt Over Nursing Home Closure A judge has found Sullivan County and its county manager in criminal contempt of court after officials continued moving residents out of a nursing home despite an order prohibiting the transfers. State Supreme Court Justice Kevin Bryant issued the ruling on Thursday, Oct. 29, finding that the county and its manager, Joshua Potosek, knowingly violated an injunction meant to prevent residents from being removed from the Care Center at Sunset Lake in Liberty.  The ruling followed testimony from eight witnesses, including seven called by attorney Michael H. Sussman of Goshen, who represent…
EMS Workers Attacked By Patient In Capital Region, Assault Charges Filed: Police EMS Workers Attacked By Patient In Capital Region, Assault Charges Filed: Police EMS Workers Attacked By Patient In Capital Region, Assault Charges Filed: Police
EMS Workers Attacked By Patient In Capital Region, Assault Charges Filed: Police An ambulance patient attacked two EMS workers who were attempting to help her on Wednesday, Oct. 28 in the Capital Region, police said. Jennifer Euber, 36, of Mechanicville, was arrested Thursday, Oct. 29 after she was discharged from the hospital, New York State Police said. State troopers responded around 1:45 p.m. Wednesday for reports of a “combative individual” being transported to Samaritan Hospital, authorities said. The Troy Police Department assisted EMS workers at Oakwood Avenue in Brunswick, and state police continued investigating at the hospital, where they determined Euber ki…
New York Native Killed In Pennsylvania Motorcycle Crash New York Native Killed In Pennsylvania Motorcycle Crash New York Native Killed In Pennsylvania Motorcycle Crash
New York Native Killed In Pennsylvania Motorcycle Crash A motorcyclist killed in a collision with a sedan on Route 30 in Pennsylvania has been identified, the coroner’s office announced Friday, Oct. 30. Richard Pieper, 62, of Paradise, PA, originally of New York, was pronounced dead at the scene on Lincoln Highway at Simmontown Road in Salisbury Township, according to the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office. The crash happened around 3:53 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, emergency dispatchers said. The coroner’s office responded at 4:56 a.m., and a coroner investigator pronounced Pieper dead, according to the release. Pieper was transported to the Lancas…
Loaded Gun, Drug Residue Found In Capital Region Traffic Stop, Police Say Loaded Gun, Drug Residue Found In Capital Region Traffic Stop, Police Say Loaded Gun, Drug Residue Found In Capital Region Traffic Stop, Police Say
Loaded Gun, Drug Residue Found In Capital Region Traffic Stop, Police Say A police K9 helped state troopers uncover a loaded handgun and items with drug residue during a Northway traffic stop in the Capital Region, police said. Nicholas D. Vanasse, 36, of Brownington, VT, was a passenger in the vehicle when troopers pulled it over on Interstate 87 in Round Lake on Sunday, Oct. 25, around 8:15 p.m., New York State Police said Thursday, Oct. 29. The investigation uncovered an illegally possessed loaded handgun and multiple items containing drug residue, police said. Troopers seized the items and arrested Vanasse. Vanasse was charged with second-degree weapons poss…
Newborn Found Dead In Movie Theater Toilet: Nearly 30 Years Later, Mom Faces Murder Charges Newborn Found Dead In Movie Theater Toilet: Nearly 30 Years Later, Mom Faces Murder Charges Newborn Found Dead In Movie Theater Toilet: Nearly 30 Years Later, Mom Faces Murder Charges
Newborn Found Dead In Movie Theater Toilet: Nearly 30 Years Later, Mom Faces Murder Charges Nearly three decades ago, a newborn baby boy was found dead inside a Long Island movie theater bathroom. On Wednesday, Oct. 28, his mother was arrested hundreds of miles away in Hampton, Virginia, as detectives cracked the 1996 cold case. Michelle Chronick Tyson, 59, is facing multiple counts of second-degree murder in connection with the death of her newborn baby in November 1996 when she was 29 years old, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office. Investigators say that at around 12:30 a.m. on Nov. 18, 1996, the newborn was found inside a toilet in the women's bathroom o…
Autopsy Results Released In Deaths Of Woman, Ex-Husband In New York: Police Autopsy Results Released In Deaths Of Woman, Ex-Husband In New York: Police Autopsy Results Released In Deaths Of Woman, Ex-Husband In New York: Police
Autopsy Results Released In Deaths Of Woman, Ex-Husband In New York: Police Autopsy results in two suspicious deaths in New York separated by 200 miles were released Thursday, Oct. 29. Mellissa K. Pelc-Lohr, 50, of Brushton, was killed Tuesday, Oct. 27 by a gunshot to the head, New York State Police said. Her death was ruled a homicide. Norman E. Lohr Jr., 50, of Michigan, died from a self-inflicted gunshot to the head, according to state police. Lohr was Pelc-Lohr’s ex-husband, state troopers confirmed to the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle. “Just days ago, I was celebrating my 30th birthday in Las Vegas with my mom, her boyfriend, and my brother. I never imag…
Patrick Stewart Dead At 86: English Actor Leaves Behind Decades Of Iconic Performances Patrick Stewart Dead At 86: English Actor Leaves Behind Decades Of Iconic Performances Patrick Stewart Dead At 86: English Actor Leaves Behind Decades Of Iconic Performances
Patrick Stewart Dead At 86: English Actor Leaves Behind Decades Of Iconic Performances Patrick Stewart, the iconic British stage actor who became a familiar face in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and the "X-Men" films, has died at 86, his representatives announced.  Stewart died Wednesday at his Los Angeles home, longtime spokesperson Kelly Bush Novak told The Hollywood Reporter Thursday.  His family shared a statement on social media that he died following “a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia.” He is survived by two adult children and his wife, singer Sunny Ozell.  Bush Novak told THR that loved ones gathere…
Cocaine, Weed, Guns Found In Large-Scale Police Operation In Capital Region: Troopers Cocaine, Weed, Guns Found In Large-Scale Police Operation In Capital Region: Troopers Cocaine, Weed, Guns Found In Large-Scale Police Operation In Capital Region: Troopers
Cocaine, Weed, Guns Found In Large-Scale Police Operation In Capital Region: Troopers Half a pound of cocaine and two handguns were seized as part of an expansive investigation across Schenectady County on Wednesday, Oct. 28, state police said. Qasim K. Bradford and Ronald C. Anderson, both 47-year-old Schenectady men, were arrested following the searches, New York State Police said. Troopers found more than half a pound of cocaine, cannabis, drug paraphernalia, and two illegal handguns when they searched a property rented by Bradford, according to authorities. In another search at Anderson’s home in Schenectady, investigators found “felony-weight narcotics,” state police s…
Ex-'RHONJ' Editor Is Killing Off Housewives In Murder Mystery Ex-'RHONJ' Editor Is Killing Off Housewives In Murder Mystery Ex-'RHONJ' Editor Is Killing Off Housewives In Murder Mystery
Ex-'Rhonj' Editor Is Killing Off Housewives In Murder Mystery An award-winning writer who spent nearly a decade working on some of the biggest fights on Bravo's "Real Housewives" franchises has found a new way to deal with the drama: killing off the housewives. Fictionally, of course. Timothy Hedden, a longtime reality television editor who worked on "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," "Atlanta," and "Potomac," has released his debut novel, "Dead Housewives of Philadelphia," a murder mystery inspired by his 25 years behind the scenes. After watching thousands of hours of reality TV footage, Hedden decided writing a novel in which housewives get murd…
Attempted Murder Suspects Arrested Days After Capital Region Shooting: State Police Attempted Murder Suspects Arrested Days After Capital Region Shooting: State Police Attempted Murder Suspects Arrested Days After Capital Region Shooting: State Police
Attempted Murder Suspects Arrested Days After Capital Region Shooting: State Police Two men have been arrested for attempted murder following a shooting in the Capital Region, police said. Devin Mackey, 23, and Demetries Mackey, 21, both of Hudson, are accused of shooting a 44-year-old man on Tuesday, Oct. 20 in Stockport, New York State Police announced Thursday, Oct. 29. Police responded around 4:20 p.m. Oct. 20 to Hill Street in Stockport and located a man suffering from gunshot wounds, authorities said. The victim was rushed to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, state police said. The Mackeys were arrested Monday, Oct. 26, according to state police. …
Head-On Collision With Box Truck Kills Greene County Woman, Police Say Head-On Collision With Box Truck Kills Greene County Woman, Police Say Head-On Collision With Box Truck Kills Greene County Woman, Police Say
Head-On Collision With Box Truck Kills Greene County Woman, Police Say A Capital Region driver was killed when her car collided head-on with a box truck on Wednesday, Oct. 28, police said. Lenore M. Nevins, 50, of Coxsackie, was traveling through New Baltimore in a 2023 Nissan Altima on Wednesday morning when the crash occurred, New York State Police said. Nevins was making a left turn from County Route 51 to head north on Route 9W around 10:30 a.m. when her car entered the southbound lane and struck a southbound 2016 Hino box truck, according to investigators. Nevins was airlifted to Albany Medical Center in critical condition and later pronounced dead, pol…
PhD Student Who Killed Infant, Abused Twin Baby Brother Sentenced PhD Student Who Killed Infant, Abused Twin Baby Brother Sentenced PhD Student Who Killed Infant, Abused Twin Baby Brother Sentenced
PhD Student Who Killed Infant, Abused Twin Baby Brother Sentenced A former PhD student from New Jersey who killed her friend’s infant son and abused his twin brother was sentenced in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, Oct. 28, court records show. Nicole Elizabeth Virzi, 32, of Saddle Brook, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder, aggravated assault, and endangering the welfare of children in the death of 6-week-old Leon Katz and injuries to his twin brother. Leon was alert, behaving normally, and had no head injuries when his parents left him with Virzi at their Pittsburgh apartment, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, Oct. 29. His p…