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Westchester YMCA Worker Lifted Toddler, Slammed Them To Floor 'With Full Force:' DA
A child care worker at a Westchester YMCA has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child for allegedly handling a toddler roughly on multiple occasions, officials said.
Molly Swain, 34, of Rye, was arraigned Friday, April 24 in Rye City Court, where she was released on her own recognizance, according to Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace.
The charge stems from a Wednesday, April 1 incident in Rye, where Swain allegedly lifted a 19-month-old toddler by the arms and dropped the child to the floor with force, authorities said.
On two other occasions, Swain is accused …
Coke, Fentanyl, Cash: Albany Man Sentenced In Major Drug Bust
A New York man who had 391 grams of cocaine and 125 grams of fentanyl in his possession has been sentenced to several years in prison, authorities announced Friday, April 24.
Quentin Rowlett, 37, was sentenced to eight years behind bars followed by five years of probation after pleading guilty to felony drug possession charges, the Albany County District Attorney’s office announced.
The guilty plea for Rowlett, of Albany, marked his second felony drug conviction, prosecutors said.
Albany County Sheriff’s deputies and the FBI searched Rowlett’s home on Marshall Street on Aug. 21, 2025, as p…
Ambulance Standoff: NY Patient Pulls Knife In Vehicle, Stabs Self: Cops
An Albany man pulled a knife while inside an ambulance and later stabbed himself when the cops responded on Thursday, April 23, police said.
Kyle Seymour, 36, was a “mentally unwell” patient in the ambulance when he drew the knife around 1:10 p.m. as the vehicle was traveling on New Scotland Avenue near Holland Avenue outside Albany Medical Center, the Albany Police Department said.
When officers responded, Seymour charged at them with the knife, and they closed the back doors on him, police said. Seymour then moved to the side door of the ambulance, and officers tried and failed to use a T…
Award-Winning UMass Chef Accused Of Killing Wife In Campus Hotel Room
An award-winning chef at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, accused of beating his wife to death at a university hotel, has pleaded not guilty.
Jeffrey MacDonald, 36, of Wilbraham, is charged with murder and assault and battery on a police officer after his arrest at Hotel UMass, according to the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office.
Campus police received a 911 call around 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, reporting an emergency in Room 413. When they arrived, officers found the body of 31-year-old Emma MacDonald, authorities said.
Police said Jeffrey MacDonald attacked an officer …
NY Dad Who Slugged Fellow Father At Play Area Convicted Of Assault
A New York man who punched another father in the face outside a children’s play area was convicted of assault on Wednesday, April 22, authorities said.
Joshua Hunter, 47, was found guilty of third-degree assault and seven counts of child endangerment, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said.
Hunter, of Schenectady, was at The Littles Play Café in Latham on Feb. 23, 2025, when he spotted another man speaking with his daughter, investigators said.
He then yelled at the 43-year-old man and they stepped out of the facility, at which point Hunter punched the other man in the face, aut…
Widow, 2 Boys Survive Dad Dragged, Hidden In NY
A Spring Valley man has been arrested after a body was found beneath a pickup truck in a Ramapo parking lot, police said.
Officers responded at approximately 7:15 a.m. on Saturday, April 18, to a report of a deceased person at 18 Park Ave., in the South Spring Valley section of Ramapo, according to a release from the Ramapo Police Department.
Upon arrival, officers found the body of 30-year-old Carlos Fabian Ayala Ninazunta, of Spring Valley, beneath a parked pickup truck, and determined the parked vehicle was not involved in the incident, police said. Investigators from the departmen…
