Shipping Company Owner Defrauds Over Two Dozen Customers In Hudson Valley, Cops Say Shipping Company Owner Defrauds Over Two Dozen Customers In Hudson Valley, Cops Say
Shipping Company Owner Defrauds Over Two Dozen Customers In Hudson Valley, Cops Say The owner of a shipping company is accused of defrauding customers who paid to have items shipped internationally from Rockland County, police said.  Julio Fermin Germosen, 48, of the Bronx, was arrested on Friday, Aug. 14, following an investigation into more than two dozen complaints involving a business identified as Rockland Shipping, Haverstraw Police announced on Monday, Aug. 17. Police said the investigation began in June after the Rockland County Consumer Protection Department alerted Haverstraw Police to numerous complaints it had received about the company.  According t…
Man Forces Ex Into Car, Attacks Them In Woods Near Reservoir In Hudson Valley: Police Man Forces Ex Into Car, Attacks Them In Woods Near Reservoir In Hudson Valley: Police
Man Forces Ex Into Car, Attacks Them In Woods Near Reservoir In Hudson Valley: Police A 40-year-old man is accused of forcing his ex into his car, driving to a wooded area near a Westchester County reservoir, and attacking them, police said. Ossining resident Freddy Orlando Guamani Orbes, 40, was arrested on Sunday, Aug, 16, in connection with the incident, which happened the day before on Saturday, Aug. 15, New York State Police announced.  According to police, the incident began when Guamani Orbes arrived at his ex's workplace and demanded they get in his car. He then drove them to a secluded wooded area near the Muscoot Reservoir in Somers, police said.&nbs…
New Texts Emerge In Mystery Death Of Designer Aboard Investor’s Hamptons Boat: Report New Texts Emerge In Mystery Death Of Designer Aboard Investor’s Hamptons Boat: Report
New Texts Emerge In Mystery Death Of Designer Aboard Investor’s Hamptons Boat: Report A Long Island designer found dead on a boat last year complained of being “harassed” by her company’s only investor days before her body was found on his boat, according to a new report. Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra, 33, had even blocked Christopher Durnan, 61, for months to ignore his calls and texts, the New York Post reported Saturday, Aug. 15. But Nolan-O’Slatarra’s business partner, Dylan Grace, convinced her to unblock Durnan because he was now on the receiving end of Durnan’s communication, according to the Post. Durnan was concerned about fraud by the operators, according to texts obtain…
Off-Duty Philadelphia Police Officer Shot Dead ID'd: Reward Offered For Suspect (UPDATE) Off-Duty Philadelphia Police Officer Shot Dead ID'd: Reward Offered For Suspect (UPDATE)
Off-Duty Philadelphia Police Officer Shot Dead ID'd: Reward Offered For Suspect (Update) The off-duty Philadelphia police officer shot and killed over the weekend has been identified as police search for the man suspected in his murder. Officer Alhassane Barry, 29, a two-year veteran assigned to the Philadelphia Police Department's 12th District, was shot on the 7200 block of Elmwood Avenue on Sunday, Aug. 16, according to police. Barry was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at approximately 8 a.m., police said. A second adult man was also shot and taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. His condition has not been released. The Philadel…
Cops Raid Illegal Gambling Operations In Hudson Valley, Arrest 2 Cops Raid Illegal Gambling Operations In Hudson Valley, Arrest 2
Cops Raid Illegal Gambling Operations In Hudson Valley, Arrest 2 Two men are facing charges after police raided alleged illegal gambling operations at two locations in Rockland County following a month-long investigation, authorities said.  The investigation culminated at around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 12, when police executed multiple search warrants at 44 North Main St. and 26 North Main St. in Spring Valley, the Spring Valley Police Department announced on Monday, Aug. 17.  Police said the warrants targeted illegal gambling operations allegedly taking place at both addresses. More information about these operations was not released.&nbs…
Man, 18, Shot In Both Legs At Apartment Complex In Hudson Valley Man, 18, Shot In Both Legs At Apartment Complex In Hudson Valley
Man, 18, Shot In Both Legs At Apartment Complex In Hudson Valley An 18-year-old man was shot outside a Sullivan County apartment complex, and police are now asking the public for help identifying whoever was responsible.   The shooting happened at around 2:55 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 16, at the Woodlands Village apartment complex on Moon Manor Road in Monticello, according to the Village of Monticello Police Department.   Police said the 18-year-old Monticello resident was on a sidewalk at the complex when he was shot in both legs. He was taken to the emergency room at Garnet Health Medical Center - Catskills in Harris before later being …
NY Cocaine Pipeline To Penn State Frats Lands Aspiring Lawyers, Entrepreneurs Charges (UPDATE) NY Cocaine Pipeline To Penn State Frats Lands Aspiring Lawyers, Entrepreneurs Charges (UPDATE)
NY Cocaine Pipeline To Penn State Frats Lands Aspiring Lawyers, Entrepreneurs Charges (Update) Aspiring lawyers, entrepreneurs, finance students, and former athletes are among 14 people accused in a cocaine trafficking operation that allegedly moved kilos of drugs from New York to Penn State fraternity houses, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Monday, Aug. 17. Thirteen defendants were Penn State students at or around the time of the alleged conduct in 2023 and 2024, while the 14th is the father of one of the accused students, according to the Attorney General's Office. Agostino Abbatiello, of Westbury, New York, and Thomas Robinson, of Pittsburgh, were identified…
Couple Killed Man, Dumped Car In Newburgh To Cover Tracks: Both Get Life In Prison Couple Killed Man, Dumped Car In Newburgh To Cover Tracks: Both Get Life In Prison
Couple Killed Man, Dumped Car In Newburgh To Cover Tracks: Both Get Life In Prison A married couple convicted of killing a man inside their Dutchess County home and carrying out an elaborate scheme to cover up the murder will spend the rest of their lives in federal prison.  Jamie Orsini, 38, and Nicholas Orsini, 36, both now of Amsterdam, New York, were each sentenced to life in prison in connection with the 2020 murder of Steven Kraft, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced.  Jamie Orsini was sentenced on Tuesday, Aug. 11, while Nicholas Orsini received his sentence on Thursday, Aug. 13, federal prosecutors said. The pair…
Officer Injured After Chasing Pedestrian Who Nearly Caused Crash In NY: Cops Officer Injured After Chasing Pedestrian Who Nearly Caused Crash In NY: Cops
Officer Injured After Chasing Pedestrian Who Nearly Caused Crash In NY: Cops A man caught illegally crossing Route 9W in Rockland County led officers on a chase that escalated into a struggle, leaving an officer injured, police said.  The incident began in the Village of Haverstraw at around 11:48 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15, when a Haverstraw Police officer saw a man crossing Route 9W against a "NO WALK" pedestrian signal, according to the department.  Police said the man nearly caused a collision with a vehicle traveling on Route 9W. When the officer approached the man, he allegedly took off on foot, prompting a pursuit. Officers eventually caught up…
Ropes Used To Save Man From Hudson River Shore After Medical Emergency Ropes Used To Save Man From Hudson River Shore After Medical Emergency
Ropes Used To Save Man From Hudson River Shore After Medical Emergency A man experiencing a medical emergency along the Hudson River prompted a tricky rescue operation in Northern Westchester when first responders found him in an area inaccessible by both boat and utility vehicle.  The rescue unfolded at Croton Point Park on Sunday, Aug. 16, after Croton EMS was dispatched for a person experiencing an unknown medical condition, according to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department.   EMS crews eventually found the man along the Hudson River shoreline below the park's cabins and requested help from firefighters. Soon after, nearly two dozen Crot…
Actress Hayden Panettiere, Hudson Valley Native, Dead At 36: Report Actress Hayden Panettiere, Hudson Valley Native, Dead At 36: Report
Actress Hayden Panettiere, Hudson Valley Native, Dead At 36: Report Hayden Panettiere, a Rockland County native known for her role on "Heroes" has died, her representatives told ABC News on Sunday, Aug. 16. She was 36 years old and died in South Carolina. "It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden," her father Skip Panettiere said in a statement. "She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her -- and to the millions who watched her onscreen." Born in Palisades, Panettiere attended South Orangetown Middle School, while regularly acting in film and TV, being …
Albany Police Employee Suspended After Child Molestation Arrest In Georgia Albany Police Employee Suspended After Child Molestation Arrest In Georgia
Albany Police Employee Suspended After Child Molestation Arrest In Georgia An Albany Police Department employee has been suspended without pay following his arrest on child molestation charges in Georgia, the department announced on Sunday, Aug. 16. Blaize Garry Gallimore, 26, of Watervliet, has worked as a telecommunications specialist for the Albany Police Department since June 2023, according to the department. Gallimore is accused of molesting a girl under the age of 16 inside the pool at the SpringHill Suites by Marietta Atlanta Northwest at 230 Interstate North Circle in the Atlanta area around noon on Wednesday, Aug. 5, according to an arrest warrant obtain…