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Dad Murders Mom Before Plummeting To Death From Hudson Valley Bridge, Orphaning 2 Kids: Cops
A Hudson Valley father murdered his wife before jumping to his death from a bridge, orphaning their two toddlers, police said. Emergency crews in Ulster County were called to the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge for a report of a jumper at around noon Wednesday, April 23. A short time later, investigators located the body of Caleb Smith, 45, of Kingston. When officers went to his Fair Street residence to notify his family, they found his wife, 37-year-old Kaleigh Smith, dead from stab wounds, police said. Detectives concluded that Smith stabbed his wife to death before taking his own life, po…
Schools
School Employee Had 'Inappropriate' Conversations With Students At NY Campus: Cops
A school employee was placed on leave after allegedly having inappropriate conversations with students at a campus in upstate New York, police said. Schoharie County resident Paul Hallock, 65, of Cobleskill, was arrested Thursday, April 10, following a New York State Police investigation into alleged misconduct at William H. Golding Middle School. An investigation found that Hallock, who works as a lunch monitor at the school, engaged in inappropriate conversations with multiple students between October 2024 and February of this year, according to police. Troopers opened a formal investig…
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Drunk Driver Busted Picking Up Kids At NY School, Police Say
A woman was caught driving drunk while picking up children at a New York elementary school, police alleged. Susan Maund, 47, was arrested on suspicion of DWI and related charges outside Cayuga County’s Cato Elementary School on Friday afternoon, April 4. Deputies initially responded to a residence in the Town of Victory for a possible domestic violence incident, according to the Cayuga County Sheriff’s Office. During the investigation, they learned that the subjects were at the student pickup line at Cato Elementary. When they got to the school, deputies spotted Maund driving a car and wai…
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Store Clerk Sexually Abused Boy In Region Before Fleeing Country, Police Say
A 71-year-old employee is accused of sexually abusing a teenage boy at a Capital Region convenience store before fleeing the country. Salah Osman, of Albany, was arrested Wednesday, April 5, following a Rensselaer County investigation into an alleged groping incident at a store in Castleton-on-Hudson in October 2024. Schodack Police responded to “The Store,” located on South Main Street, where a 13-year-old boy told officers that Osman had inappropriately touched him, police said. The agency moved forward with the investigation and applied for an arrest warrant after learning that Osman ha…
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Daycare Worker Abused 2-Year-Old In Capital Region, Police Say
A daycare employee is accused of physically abusing a toddler in the Capital Region, police said. Sheriff’s officials in Warren County were notified about possible inappropriate conduct by a staff member at the Childtime Daycare in Queensbury on Wednesday, Feb. 26, according to the Warren County Sheriff’s Office. An investigation found that Helen Oprencak, 72, pulled a 2-year-old boy by the hood of his sweatshirt and held him down until he went to sleep, deputies said. The alleged incident happened on Thursday, Feb. 13, nearly two weeks before the complaint was filed. Oprencak, of Fort Edw…
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Mom Stabs 16-Year-Old Son During Argument In Region, Police Say
A Capital Region mother is accused of stabbing her teenage son. Schenectady Police responded to a residence on State Street near Furnam Street for a report of a stabbing shortly after 11 p.m. Sunday, March 30. Officers located a 16-year-old boy with a non-life-threatening stab wound to his arm. An investigation found that the boy’s mother, 36-year-old Ashley Young, stabbed him during a dispute, police said. Young was arrested on suspicion of assault and endangering the welfare of a child.
Police & Fire
Sex Offender Breaks Into Family's Home Hours After Attending Party In Hudson Valley: Sheriff
A 39-year-old man who attended a party at a Putnam County home is now facing felony charges after allegedly returning later that night and breaking into the same residence, authorities said. Putnam Valley resident Joseph Taylor Brown was arrested on Tuesday, March 25, after investigators executed a search warrant at his home in connection to a residential burglary that occurred earlier in March, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office announced on Friday, March 28. The investigation began on Sunday, March 9, when deputies responded to a report of a break-in at a residence in Putnam V…
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Child Sex Abuse: Beekman Man Accused Of Touching Young Victims,
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A 49-year-old Dutchess County man has been charged with multiple sex crimes against two young children following an investigation, police announced Beekman resident Eric Pentenrieder was arrested on Friday, March 14 on sexual abuse charges, New York State Police announced. According to troopers, Pentenrieder had inappropriate contact with two children under the age of 14 between November 2021 and January 2024. The children were not related to him, police said. Pentenrieder has been charged with the following: Forcible touching; Second- and th…
Police & Fire
Trapped For 20 Years: Police Detail Life Of Man Held Captive By Stepmom
The numbers are chilling. A 32-year-old man, standing five feet nine inches tall and weighing just 68 pounds, was forced to live in an 8-by-9-foot room for 20 years. All because his 56-year-old stepmother said so, Waterbury police said. Kimberly Sullivan was arrested this week and charged with first-degree assault, second-degree kidnapping, first-degree unlawful restraint, cruelty to persons, and first-degree reckless endangerment, police said. She was released from jail on Thursday after posting a $300,000 bond. Original Report: Waterbury Woman Held Stepson Captive For 20 Y…
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Connecticut Woman Held Stepson Captive For 2 Decades In 'Horrific' Conditions: Police
A Connecticut woman has been arrested after police say she held her stepson captive for over two decades, subjecting him to extreme neglect and abuse before he allegedly set fire to their home in a desperate bid for freedom. Kimberly Sullivan, 56, of Waterbury, was arrested on Wednesday, March 12, and charged with multiple felonies, including first-degree assault, second-degree kidnapping, first-degree unlawful restraint, cruelty to persons, and first-degree reckless endangerment, police said. New Report: Stepmom Accused Of Holding Man Hostage Posts Bond; Police Detail Victim's Lif…
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Death Of Young Mom At Hands Of Ex-Lover In NY Could Have Been Prevented, Family Says
More than three years ago, Brenda Alfaro-Alcantara moved to the United States to be with the man she loved, her family said. But the 29-year-old mother's American dream came to a tragic and senseless end when she was stabbed more than 30 times last October by that same man, identified by authorities as 43-year-old Jose Funes-Zabala, of Roosevelt. It all happened in front of the couple's 2-year-old son, who relatives say was found covered in blood at his family's apartment. On Monday, Feb. 10, Funes-Zabala was indicted on second-degree murder and related charges in Nassa…
Business
Daycare Worker Abused Toddler In Region, Police Say
A daycare worker is facing charges and a second employee was fired after the woman allegedly abused a toddler at a Capital Region daycare. Amy Henninger, 48, of Ballston Spa, was taken into custody on suspicion of assault and related charges on Thursday, Jan. 30. It came a week after troopers were notified that a toddler had suffered injuries while in the care of SmartEarly Learning Centers in Clifton Park, New York State Police said. The child was left at the facility for about five hours on Tuesday, Jan. 21. Later that evening, the parent noticed injuries on the child and brought them t…
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