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9-Year-Old Girl Murdered In NY Tried To Avoid Trip With Alleged Killer Dad, Mom Says
A 9-year-old girl who was strangled to death in New York begged to get out of a trip to Ethiopia with her father, who is accused of killing her, according to testimony heard Tuesday, July 28.
Melina Frattolin instead traveled through New York and Connecticut with her dad, Luciano, for multiple weeks in the summer of 2025, according to authorities.
Kali Galanis, Melina’s mother and Luciano’s ex-wife, testified Tuesday that Melina told her “she didn’t want to go” with her father to Ethiopia, the New York Post reported.
Instead Luciano and Melina toured the region south of her Montreal home. …
Dinner And Disorder: Wild NY Restaurant Scuffle With Cops Ends In Two Arrests, Police Say
A Capital Region duo has been arrested following a fight with police inside a restaurant, cops said.
Christopher Selig, 46, and Amy Noonan, 48, both of Cohoes, were booked following the altercation Wednesday, July 22 at Emma Jayne’s Restaurant in Halfmoon, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said.
Deputies responded to a disturbance call at the restaurant around 10 p.m. and attempted to place Selig in custody, authorities said.
During the confrontation, Selig engaged in “violent, tumultuous, and threatening behavior with intent to cause public inconvenience, annoyance, or alarm,” the she…
Dead Cat, Starving Dog Found At Capital Region Home, Accused Abuser Arrested: Cops
A Capital Region man tortured dogs and cats at his home, including one pet found dead during a search, authorities said Tuesday, July 28.
Sirell Fiel, 41, of Day, was charged with two counts of overdriving, torturing, and injuring animals; failure to provide proper sustenance, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said.
Deputies searched Fiel’s York Road home on Tuesday, July 21 and found a dead cat and a malnourished dog, investigators said. Four other cats and the dog were seized with a court order, according to authorities.
The animals were taken to Saratoga County Animal Shelter, while …
Drunk NY Driver Who Tried To Hide Open Drink After Deadly Crash Pleads Guilty: Authorities
A Capital Region woman pleaded guilty Monday, July 27 in a deadly drunken car crash last year, authorities said.
Morgan Lange, 34, of Glenville, copped to second-degree vehicular manslaughter and evidence tampering in the death of Joshua Soden on Sept. 8, 2025, the Saratoga County District Attorney’s office said.
Lange was driving with a 0.12 BAC outside Bentley’s Tavern in Ballston Spa when she struck Soden, 30, pinning him under her vehicle, investigators said. She then attempted to dispose of an open alcoholic beverage in the car, according to authorities.
Soden was rushed to a local ho…
Armed Trespassing In Capital Region Leads To Three Arrests, Including Schenectady Man: Police
Two teenagers were among three people busted for trespassing and gun possession in the Capital Region, police said.
Antonio Hudson, 23, a 15-year-old boy, and a 16-year-old girl were arrested around 9 p.m. Sunday, July 26 following a trespassing report, the Albany Police Department said.
As cops were investigating the trespassing at a private residence on the 300 block of Second Street near Judson Street, they determined one of the suspects had a gun, police said.
Hudson, of Schenectady, was holding a loaded handgun and charged with second- and third-degree weapons possession and first-deg…
NFL Coach's Son Arrested For Shooting Wife At Family Home, Officials Say
The son of an NFL coach has been arrested for a shooting at the family home in Virginia, Daily Voice has learned.
Eric Bieniemy's wife, Mia Bieniemy, 57, was reportedly shot by their son Elijah Zion Bieniemy, 27, on Sunday, July 26, in the 20000 block of Northpark Drive, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office and ESPN. Eric Bieniemy is the Kansas City Chiefs' offensive coordinator.
Deputies were called shortly after 7:30 p.m. on July 26 to the home, where there were reports of gunshot wounds. One woman was treated and rushed to an area hospital.
Mia Bieniemy was listed in st…
Strip-Searched And Fired: State Police Recruit Claims Mistreatment, Teases Lawsuit
A New York State Police recruit says she was partially strip-searched by superiors during her time at the agency’s academy, according to a new report.
Daiana Doran, 34, had been accused of concealing an Apple Watch while she was attending the academy’s 28-week training course, the Albany Times-Union reported Sunday, July 26.
Doran filed a notice of claim, a typical precursor to a lawsuit, in which she detailed the experience, according to the Times-Union. The search began with troopers tossing her dorm room but coming up empty in the search for the watch, according to the notice of claim.
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American Woman Disappears During Beach Trip In Caribbean
A trip to one of the Caribbean’s most celebrated shorelines has turned into a mystery with a family waiting for answers.
Elizabeth “Liz” Waddell, 44, of Cary, North Carolina, was last seen at Grand Anse Beach in St. George’s, Grenada, on Wednesday, July 22, according to the Royal Grenada Police Force.
Police issued the missing-person alert on Thursday, July 23.
The alert describes Waddell as 5 feet 5 inches tall, with a medium build and short blonde hair. It identifies her as a US citizen residing in the Grand Anse area during her stay.
Authorities asked anyone who has seen Waddell or kno…
Sleeping DWI Driver Awakens, Spits On, Injures 2 Officers In NY: Police
A driver injured two police officers after they found him asleep behind the wheel of an SUV in New York early Sunday morning, police said.
Fourth Precinct officers responded to the area of Nassau Expressway and Rock Hall Road at approximately 5:48 a.m. Sunday, July 26, for a report of a vehicle stopped with its driver appearing to be asleep, according to a Nassau County Police Department release issued Sunday, July 26.
When officers attempted to wake the driver of a red Hyundai Santa Fe, he allegedly became combative and spat at them, police said. During the ensuing arrest, two officers su…
