NY Girl, 16, Forced Into Suggestive Pose For MRI, Technician Walks Free After Conviction: DA NY Girl, 16, Forced Into Suggestive Pose For MRI, Technician Walks Free After Conviction: DA
NY Girl, 16, Forced Into Suggestive Pose For MRI, Technician Walks Free After Conviction: DA A Long Island MRI technician who made a 16-year-old girl disrobe and pose suggestively during an exam was released following his conviction, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 14. Robert Baguio, 37, of Wheatley Heights, was convicted of child endangerment, but his sentencing hearing Thursday, Aug. 13 ended with a conditional discharge and an order of protection, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. The MRI The victim went for an MRI on Oct. 1, 2023, at Orlin & Cohen Orthopedic Group in Bohemia, where Baguio worked as a technician, authorities said. She was recovering from…
Flock Around, Find Out: NJ Man Praised After Allegedly Destroying Controversial Cop Cam Flock Around, Find Out: NJ Man Praised After Allegedly Destroying Controversial Cop Cam
Flock Around, Find Out: NJ Man Praised After Allegedly Destroying Controversial Cop Cam A 31-year-old New Jersey man was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 13, for cutting down a Flock safety camera, police said. Andrew Wardell, a Brick resident, intentionally cut down the Flock camera at 181 Drum Point Rd. by the Exxon gas station on Wednesday, July 8, Brick Township police said. Wardell is charged with criminal mischief, police said. Wardell's arrest comes amid national controversy over Flock cameras. Earlier this week, three deputies in Georgia were arrested for using the license plate readers to stalk people, some of whom they were dating. In response, Flock rolled out new safegua…
Dog Food Sold In NY Recalled After Salmonella Causes Illnesses Dog Food Sold In NY Recalled After Salmonella Causes Illnesses
Dog Food Sold In NY Recalled After Salmonella Causes Illnesses A Connecticut company is recalling pet food sold in several Northeast states after it tested positive for Salmonella. Oma's Pride issued a recall for 639 six-pound bags of its Woof Complete Canine Chicken Recipe, according to a Food and Drug Administration notice published on Wednesday, Aug. 12. The Avon-based company is investigating the source of the contamination. The FDA received a consumer complaint and later collected and analyzed a sample of the food, which tested positive for Salmonella. Three illnesses were reported in connection with the complaint, though the notice…
Wife Strangled With Neckties, Husband Charged With Homicide: DA (UPDATE) Wife Strangled With Neckties, Husband Charged With Homicide: DA (UPDATE)
Wife Strangled With Neckties, Husband Charged With Homicide: DA (Update) A husband has been charged with killing his wife, who was found on a bedroom floor with multiple men's neckties wrapped around her neck, authorities announced on Friday, Aug. 14. Michael P. Myers, 59, of Bristol Borough, was arrested after his wife, 54-year-old Dawn Myers, was found dead inside their home at 1305 Wood Street early Thursday, Aug. 13, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Myers is charged with criminal homicide, strangulation, aggravated assault, intimidation of witnesses or victims, possession of an instrument of crime, and false imprisonment. Court recor…
Brothers Found Dead In LI Basement Died In Murder-Suicide, Police Say Brothers Found Dead In LI Basement Died In Murder-Suicide, Police Say
Brothers Found Dead In LI Basement Died In Murder-Suicide, Police Say The two brothers found dead in a Long Island basement on Wednesday, Aug. 12 were killed in a murder-suicide, police said Friday, Aug. 14. Garfield Adamson, 50, of Hempstead, fatally shot his older brother, 52-year-old David Adamson, in the Hempstead home before turning the gun on himself, the Nassau County Police Department said. Cops were called to the home at 16 Angevine Avenue around 10:20 a.m. Wednesday for reports of a shooting, authorities said. Arriving officers found the Adamson brothers suffering from life-threatening gunshot wounds, and they were pronounced dead at the scene, pol…
Luigi Mangione Makes Stunning Admissions As Slain CEO’s Family Reacts In Court Luigi Mangione Makes Stunning Admissions As Slain CEO’s Family Reacts In Court
Luigi Mangione Makes Stunning Admissions As Slain CEO’s Family Reacts In Court A startling confession inside a packed Manhattan courtroom has dramatically shifted one of the nation’s most closely watched criminal cases. Luigi Mangione, 28, pleaded guilty on Friday, Aug. 14, to two federal stalking counts stemming from the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Each count carries a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. Sentencing has been scheduled for Friday, Dec. 18. “I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan, and he died,” Mangione told the judge. “I knew what I was doing was illegal.” Members of Thompson’s family, including hi…
Mom Died Fearing Daughter's Accused Killer Would Never Face Trial: Now, He Will Mom Died Fearing Daughter's Accused Killer Would Never Face Trial: Now, He Will
Mom Died Fearing Daughter's Accused Killer Would Never Face Trial: Now, He Will Janet Pizzelli became known for her fight to see the man accused of killing her 27-year-old daughter, Mary Rose Fealey, face justice. But when the 61-year-old mother died of breast cancer in December 2025, less than two years after her daughter's murder, she believed that day might never come. Now, months after her death, the outcome she had hoped for has arrived: David Shroitman, the 30-year-old Somerville man charged in Fealey's killing, has been found competent to stand trial. On Thursday, Aug. 13, Superior Court Judge Peter J. Tober made the ruling, following another…
Toddler's Death Prompts Urgent Warning Over Children's Playsets Toddler's Death Prompts Urgent Warning Over Children's Playsets
Toddler's Death Prompts Urgent Warning Over Children's Playsets Federal safety officials are warning parents to stop using a children's slide playset after it was linked to a toddler's death. The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the alert for Model WPX-4 Indoor and Outdoor Slide Playsets on Thursday, Aug. 13. The manufacturer, Wenzhou Yidian Amusement Equipment Co., Ltd. of China, hasn't agreed to a recall, the agency said. The warning comes after a 17-month-old child died when they became trapped in the playset, according to the CPSC. The playsets contain several openings where a child's torso can fit through but their head can't, cr…
Man Caught With Child Sexual Abuse Videos, Images Depicting Toddlers In Hudson Valley: NYSP Man Caught With Child Sexual Abuse Videos, Images Depicting Toddlers In Hudson Valley: NYSP
Man Caught With Child Sexual Abuse Videos, Images Depicting Toddlers In Hudson Valley: Nysp An Ulster County man is facing felony charges after police said they discovered child sexual abuse material at his home.  Richard D. Wade Jr., 46, of Port Ewen, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 12, following an investigation by New York State Police, the agency announced on Friday, Aug. 14. The investigation began earlier in August after State Police received a CyberTip from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, authorities said.  As part of the investigation, State Police executed a search warrant at Wade's residence in Esopus on Wednesday. Investigators …
Airport Emergency: United Flight Abruptly Aborts Takeoff As Crews Rush To Runway Airport Emergency: United Flight Abruptly Aborts Takeoff As Crews Rush To Runway
Airport Emergency: United Flight Abruptly Aborts Takeoff As Crews Rush To Runway Passengers expecting a routine departure instead found themselves stopped on the runway as emergency crews converged around their jet. United Airlines Flight 455 aborted takeoff at Chicago O'Hare International Airport after two main landing gear tires blew on Thursday, Aug. 13, according to multiple reports. The Boeing 737-900 was bound for Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport with 161 passengers and six crew members, ABC News reported. The aircraft was accelerating along the runway at about 115 mph when the tires failed around 1:45 p.m. The pilots rejected the takeoff and brought the …
Sleeping Child Thrown Onto Walmart Parking Lot Pavement: Police Sleeping Child Thrown Onto Walmart Parking Lot Pavement: Police
Sleeping Child Thrown Onto Walmart Parking Lot Pavement: Police A sleeping child was thrown onto the pavement outside a Lancaster County Walmart, leading to a man's arrest, police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 12. Justin Martin Wagner, 41, of Lancaster, was arrested following the incident at the Walmart at 890 East Main St. in Ephrata Township at 6:58 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11, according to the Ephrata Police Department. Wagner had been causing a disturbance inside the store before witnesses saw him take a sleeping child from a shopping cart, lift the child into the air, and throw the child onto the pavement in the parking lot, police said. Wagner was la…
Falling Blades Prompt Huge Recall Of Ceiling Fans Sold At Home Depot Falling Blades Prompt Huge Recall Of Ceiling Fans Sold At Home Depot
Falling Blades Prompt Huge Recall Of Ceiling Fans Sold At Home Depot A popular ceiling fan is being recalled after reports of blades breaking and separating from the motor, officials said. Youngo Limited is recalling about 9,460 Hampton Bay Halwin 52-inch Indoor/Outdoor Ceiling Fans, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Thursday, Aug. 13. The recall was issued because the fan blades can separate from the motor flywheel. The recall covers fans with model numbers AK396H-MBK and AK396H-BN. The fans have an adjustable white LED light, come in matte black or brushed nickel finishes, and include a remote. Youngo has received 11 reports of fan blade…